Materials Planner

**Beschreibung**:
For our international partner based in Basel, we are looking for a qualified and motivated **Materials Planner** for a temporary contract of 12 months with a possible extension.

As a Material Planner you are playing a crucial role in our clients Planning Community. You will plan and manage a broad portfolio of primary, secondary and tertiary packaging materials, process aids and excipients, ensuring continuous availability towards an optimized production schedule for Sterile and Packaging Manufacturing operations. They manage an exciting product portfolio across different technologies: More than 15 product families with different dosage strengths are being produced and filled as pre-filled syringes, liquid vials, powder vials and lyo vials. You will coordinate actions around replenishment and shipment of materials in close collaboration with their planning and manufacturing teams. You will act as a key contributor to ensure reliable and robust supply out of one of the largest Drug Product Manufacturing Sites within our clients network.

You will liaise with other departments on a daily basis to ensure business continuity and long term relationships with internal and external stakeholders. You maintain a professional and close relationship with their suppliers. Proactive communication, open-mindset, high level of resilience, end-to-end thinking and self-directedness are key factors to fulfill this exciting role. Finally, you will be responsible for resolving issues related to your portfolio, considering all related trade-off decisions, striving for the best possible solutions.

**Tasks**:

- Ensuring that the pharmaceutical supply chain is adequately supplied with primary and secondary packaging materials, process aids and production-supporting auxiliary materials for manufacturing operations
- Inventory management and definition of risk mitigation actions - as well as defining and implementing measures for efficient processes (management of safety stocks, process optimisation, risk analysis)
- Point of contact for all related suppliers regarding deliveries and tracking of purchase orders
- Maintain effective communication among all business partners (e.g. Sterile Manufacturing, Local & Global Procurement, External Suppliers, Master Production Scheduler, Quality, Warehouse, Logistics, etc.)
- Collaboration on projects within Materials Management in cooperation with internal and external stakeholders
- Data analysis and interpretation, definition of corrective actions
- Application of LPS methodology in order to strive for continuous improvement

**Must Haves**:

- Min. Bachelor degree or equivalent in a Supply Chain Discipline, Business Administration or Business Informatics
- Min. 3+ years in Supply Chain business, preferably in pharmaceutical supply industry
- First experience as Materials Planner
- Hands on experience with SAP ERP landscape knowledge (SAP MM transactions)
- Experience with GSuite
- Fluent in German (spoken and written) and English (min. B2 Level)
- Self-directed individual with strong interpersonal and collaborative skills
- Passion for teamwork and continuous improvement
- Identification and focus on value-added activities
- Agile mindset and a fast learner

**Nice to Haves**:

- APICS certification (or equivalent) are a strong plus
- Experience with OMP