Material Planner

Company Description

With sales of €500m and 2,800 employees worldwide, Nemera is one of the leading global manufacturers of complex drug delivery systems for the pharmaceutical industry, offering to patients a broad product portfolio which includes inhalation devices, injection devices, nasal and dermal pumps and ophthalmic delivery devices. Nemera has built very long lasting, strong relationships with the leading global pharmaceutical companies globally by providing high quality development, industrialization and manufacturing services. Nemera develops and manufactures its own IP product platforms but also offers also fully custom developments and contract manufacturing.

Nemera’s manufacturing sites are located in the US, France, Germany, Brazil and Poland. The headquarters and Innovation Center for early device design and development are located in France (Lyon).

We have big ambitions at Nemera! We are growing our franchises and strengthening our capabilities.

Job Description

Purpose:

The Material Planner ensures that raw materials, packaging, and components are delivered to Nemera production sites to support production needs with optimal efficiency. This role involves understanding Nemera’s supply chain and production operations and being an expert on assigned products or commodities.

The Material Planner deploys inventory strategies, manages product changes and associated material planning implications, resolves exceptions, and drives supplier execution. This role requires daily management of supply and constraints, status reporting and escalation, supplier engagement, and a relentless pursuit of operational excellence and continuous improvement. Cross-functional engagement within Nemera and across the extended supply chain is essential.

Key Responsibilities / Essential Functions:

The Material Planner creates and deploys supply requirements via SAP to achieve production, inventory, and cost objectives. They ensure demand is supported appropriately, including production consumables such as PPE, gloves, and plastic bags. The planner manages safety stock levels, optimizes logistical efficiency by managing EOQs, and handles material planning, demand forecasting, and stock policy.

They gather market trends and qualitative inputs to anticipate shortages, run statistical forecasts and manual inputs from customer requirements, and challenge and integrate supplier forecasts. The role involves defining stock strategy according to criticality and stock level, building and maintaining operational partnerships with assigned suppliers, and acting as the primary interface with suppliers on delivery status, issues, and resolution.

The Material Planner coordinates supplier ramp-up and ramp-down for new product launches, ensuring suppliers deliver shipments needed to support production targets. They manage engineering changes to minimize obsolete inventory and ensure continuous supply, partnering with IT and other business stakeholders on planning process and system improvements.

The planner works in a stabilized environment, coordinates and achieves consensus between different roles and functions, manages supplier orders and market inputs, maintains and reviews reports and KPIs, and addresses data issues, managing setup and cleansing.

Qualifications

Position Requirements:

• A bachelor's degree (business or logistics-related degree is preferred)
• 2 years of experience in material planning, inventory management, purchasing, or a related position.
• Strong organizational and time management skills.
• Knowledge of manufacturing processes and supply chain management.
• Strong negotiation and forecasting skills
• Good communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and material management systems.
• Experience with MRP and SAP software
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

Additional Information

Why Join Nemera?

At Nemera, we prioritize patients when creating drug delivery devices, understanding that accurate dosing and ergonomics are crucial for treatment adherence. Joining Nemera means becoming part of a team that enjoys working together and consistently delivers on its commitments. We take pride in our work because it improves patients’ lives.

We look forward to receiving your application (resume submitted in English is appreciated). We offer varied jobs job in an international group, if you want to discover more about Nemera, please look at our website www.nemera.net

Know someone at Nemera? We have a Referral Program so, be sure to have them submit you as a referral prior to applying for this position!

PAY RANGE: $75,000 - $95,000 USD Salaried (This is the range that we in good faith believe is the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting. This range may be modified in the future.)

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Nemera is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any person on the basis of race, religion, color, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected class indication. This company is required by federal law to hire only persons who can establish they are eligible to work in the United States.