Senior Planner Advanced Therapies

Johnson & Johnson Johnson & Johnson · Pharma · Sassenheim, Netherlands

Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine is seeking a Senior Planner Advanced Therapies to support their Lentiviral Vector (LVV) production facilities, which are crucial for CAR-T cell therapy. The role involves managing the day-to-day production schedule, ensuring material availability, and collaborating with operations and global network teams. Requires a Master's degree, 3+ years of planning experience, and SAP experience.

What you'd actually do

  1. Convert the Master Production Schedule (MPS) to the detailed day-to-day production schedule, optimize and update it according to MPS, demand and available capacity.
  2. Provide planning support to the operations team for all operations planning (ex. Downtime, maintenance, short-term planning) related aspects.
  3. Act as the key point of contact with operations, planning groups and all other functional areas to coordinate and resolve any production and/or material constraints.
  4. Assist in the development of medium-term plans to support scenario analysis, conflict analysis and production schedule business decisions.
  5. Ensure material availability in scope to carry out the production schedule.

Skills

Required

  • Master’s degree or equivalent with a focus in Engineering, Supply Chain Management or other related Business subject area
  • 3 years of experience in planning or inventory management or similar supply chain function
  • SAP experience
  • Strong understanding of detailed scheduling processes
  • Excellent problem-solving skills
  • Customer-focused
  • Strong interpersonal, organizational and communication skills
  • Proven ability to operate in a highly collaborative manner and within a cross-functional organization
  • Ensure a high level of integrity and implementation of Credo-based actions

Nice to have

  • Experience in Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) manufacturing environment
  • Experience in Pharmaceutical, Medical Device or Chemical industries
  • Proven eye for business in the areas of inventory management and inventory entitlement, supply planning, scenario analysis, sales and operations planning, or process excellence
  • Supply Chain or Six Sigma Certification (e.g APICS, Green Belt, Black Belt)
  • Experience in OMP

What the JD emphasized

  • Master’s degree or equivalent with a focus in Engineering, Supply Chain Management or other related Business subject area is required.
  • A minimum of 3 years of experience in planning or inventory management or similar supply chain function
  • Experience in SAP
  • Strong understanding of detailed scheduling processes.