What are the responsibilities and job description for the Material Supply Planner I position at Catalent?
Material Supply Planner I
Position Summary
Catalent, Inc. is a leading global contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) whose mission is to develop, manufacture, and supply products that help people live better and healthier lives. Catalent is dedicated to delivering unparalleled service to pharma, biotech, and consumer health customers, supporting product development, launch, and full life-cycle supply. With time-tested experience in development sciences, delivery technologies, and multi-modality manufacturing, Catalent supports the acceleration of development programs and the launch of more than a hundred new products every year. Powered by thousands of scientists and technicians and the latest technology platforms at more than 40 global sites, Catalent supplies billions of doses of life-enhancing and life-saving treatments for patients annually.
Catalent's Greenville, N.C. facility specializes in end-to-end turn-key solutions for oral solid dosage forms, including integrated formulation development, analytical services, commercial manufacturing, and packaging. This state-of-the-art facility has had over $100M of investments in recent years and features fit-for-scale capacity with potent handling capabilities, ideal for orphan or targeted drug development.
The Material Supply Planner I is responsible for the forecasting and demand planning of all commercial materials. The Material Supply Planner I will be Subject Matter Expert (SME) for material requirements across all departments and lead the organizational efforts around inventory management and readiness to execute production against the production plan.
Shifts: Regular working hours: Monday - Friday; 8:30 AM-5:00 PM with a 30-minute unpaid lunch.
Catalent is committed to a Patient First culture through excellence in quality and compliance, and to the safety of every patient, consumer and Catalent employee.
The Role
Drive material requirement planning and MRP calculations for the site by analyzing demand forecasts and adjust supply plans accordingly
Communicate with relevant departments to ensure forecast, materials, and process orders are aligned with operational needs
Collaborate with purchasing to ensure timely order and receipt of direct materials
Coordinate with scheduling, procurement, and logistics teams to manage inventory levels and minimize stockouts, including release and/or retest of raw materials
Create and maintain production process orders for a rolling 3-week period, incorporating all released materials to facilitate process orders
Monitor and report on key supply chain metrics, including inventory levels, lead times, and final material release with Quality Control to fulfil production schedule
Facilitate component planning meetings, inventory management meetings, ready-to-execute meetings, and other necessary site meetings
Perform other duties as assigned.
The Candidate
Master’s degree in supply chain discipline or related discipline with a Supply Chain concentration and 1 year of related experience in a manufacturing environment (or)
Bachelor’s degree with 2 years of related experience in a planning role in a manufacturing environment (or)
Associate degree with 3 years of related experience in a planning role in a manufacturing environment is required.
Experience in a pharmaceutical GMP environment or other similar regulated industry is preferred.
Proficiency in ERP (SAP preferred) in a manufacturing environment preferred.
Requires the ability to sit for extended periods of time.
Why You Should Join Catalent
Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
401(k) retirement savings plan with company match.
Fast-paced, dynamic environment.
152 hours of PTO 8 paid holidays.
Opportunity to work on Continuous Improvement Processes.
Catalent offers rewarding opportunities to further your career! Join the global drug development and delivery leader and help us bring over 7,000 life-saving and life-enhancing products to patients around the world. Catalent is an exciting and growing international company where employees work directly with pharma, biopharma and consumer health companies of all sizes to advance new medicines from early development to clinical trials and to the market. Catalent produces more than 70 billion doses per year, and each one will be used by someone who is counting on us. Join us in making a difference.
personal initiative. dynamic pace. meaningful work.
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Catalent is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and veterans.
If you require reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process due to a disability, you may submit your request by sending an email, and confirming your request for an accommodation and include the job number, title and location to DisabilityAccommodations@catalent.com. This option is reserved for individuals who require accommodation due to a disability. Information received will be processed by a U.S. Catalent employee and then routed to a local recruiter who will provide assistance to ensure appropriate consideration in the application or hiring process.
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