The Materials Planner is responsible for managing all material related Planning activities needed to meet pre-clinical, early to late phase clinical, commercial, and process development manufacturing requirements. The principal objective of the Material Planner is to coordinate and improve the material planning function within Catalent through the implementation of planning best practices and the full utilization of an ERP system. This position will closely interface with Finance, Process Development, Manufacturing, Quality Assurance, Quality Control, MS & T, and Project Management to ensure that all Manufacturing requirements are met and on-schedule.

Catalent Cell & Gene Therapy hires people with a passion to make a difference. Your expertise, coupled with our advanced technologies and collaboration with innovative pharmaceutical, biotech and healthcare companies, will help bring life-enhancing products to the people you know and love. Your talents, ideas and passion are essential to our mission; to develop, manufacture and supply products that help people live better, healthier lives. 

The role:

• Execute material requirements planning for multiple manufacturing sites and multiple products.   
• Ensure daily production requirements are achieved to meet the Master Production Schedule (MPS).   
• Execute / monitor MRP calculations and messages.   
• Drive maximum utilization of the ERP system (QAD) for all MRP functions and inventory control.   
• Interface with the Manufacturing and Quality groups to resolve material availability and production tracking issues on a real time basis.   
• Monitor the “MRP to consumption” flow of materials from receipt to issuance; including release testing and material disposition.   
• Coordinate production, inventory management, and procurement activities by partnering with the Master Scheduler, Manufacturing, Materials Control, and Project Management.   
• Work with Supply Chain to develop and implement inventory and planning strategies to support both MRP and non-MRP activities (i.e. reorder point planning, Kanban programs, safety stock demand planning, ABC categorization, etc.).   

The candidate:

• Bachelor’s degree or higher.    
• Proficiency with ERP / MRP systems.   
• Experience in developing and implementing processes, procedures, and systems.   
• Intermediate/Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office products.        
• Practical knowledge of MRP, database management, inventory planning and forecasting, and product structures.   
• Must be organized, possess time management skills, and be able to manage changing priorities.    
• Ability to develop processes and act as a change catalyst.   
• Strong analytical, problem solving, and communication skills. 

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. 

Catalent is committed to the health and safety of its employees, visitors and the customers and patients we serve. As a result of the global pandemic, we have modified many of our recruitment and on-boarding processes to maintain everyone’s safety. The Human Resources teams will communicate all necessary safety processes and procedures throughout each stage.

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