Senior MRP Planner Advanced Therapies

At Johnson & Johnson,we believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build aworld where complex diseases are prevented, treated, and cured,where treatments are smarter and less invasive, andsolutions are personal.Through our expertise in Innovative Medicine and MedTech, we are uniquely positioned to innovate across the full spectrum of healthcare solutions today to deliver the breakthroughs of tomorrow, and profoundly impact health for humanity.Learn more at jnj.com. As guided by Our Credo, Johnson & Johnson is responsible to our employees who work with us throughout the world. We provide an inclusive work environment where each person is considered as an individual. At Johnson & Johnson, we respect the diversity and dignity of our employees and recognize their merit.

Job Function: Supply Chain Planning Job Sub Function: Production Planning & Scheduling Job Category: Professional All Job Posting Locations: Beerse, Antwerp, Belgium

Job Description: About Innovative Medicine Our expertise in Innovative Medicine is informed and inspired by patients, whose insights fuel our science-based advancements. Visionaries like you work on teams that save lives by developing the medicines of tomorrow. Join us in developing treatments, finding cures, and pioneering the path from lab to life while championing patients every step of the way. Learn more at https://www.jnj.com/innovative-medicine Senior MRP Planner Advanced Therapies Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a member of Johnson & Johnson’s Family of Companies, is recruiting for a Senior MRP Planner Advanced Therapies Janssen Biotech, Inc. is part of the Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies. Janssen Biotech, Inc., one of the Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson, and Legend Biotech USA Inc., have entered into a global, strategic collaboration to develop, manufacture, and commercialize a chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy. This innovative strategic partnership is designed to combine the strengths and expertise of two companies to advance the promise of an immunotherapy CAR-T platform and investigational treatment.

Are you interested in joining a team that is positively impacting patients’ lives by ensuring material availability and planning process maturity to produce our cell therapy products? As a member of the Advanced Therapies Supply Planning team, this senior MRP Planner is responsible for partnering with Global Supply Chain colleagues on key initiatives in the material planning function. The MRP planner owns the inventory management of raw materials ensuring product availability while optimizing cost, including Slow Moving and Obsolete (SLOB) inventory. The planner defines, measures, analyzes, implements improvements and planning control processes to ensure base business performance, launch readiness and long-term preparedness of the CAR-T manufacturing sites.

Key Responsibilities

• Maintain healthy inventory levels, while minimizing excess, obsolete and expired materials.
• Contribute to the global balancing effort of Materials and Components ensuring efficient and effective procurement & inventory practices and optimizing the balance between quality, service, reliability and cost.
• Develop, maintain, publish and communicate Materials Requirements Plans (MRP) to ensure that patients requirements are met.
• Proactively identify issues that may impact supply, drive short- and long-term planning activities/processes and day-to-day planning Drive S&OP maturity with suppliers by strengthening planning processes, improving demand and supply visibility.
• Partner with key players including Vein to Vein, Operations, IT, Procurement, Warehouse, and Quality to close existing issues, implement process improvements, and manage program complexities.
• Drive inventory health coverage, cost optimization, and strategic initiatives for portfolio materials.
• Represent Planning team in strategic projects and various leadership forums Cross-train with peers to develop planning capabilities and agilely support tactical business needs.
• Quickly learn and ingest the complexities of advanced therapies materials including the dynamic nature and characteristics of these materials.

Qualifications

• Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience is required, preferably with a focus in Engineering or Supply Chain Supply Chain or Six Sigma Certification (e.g. APICS, Green Belt, Black Belt)
• Minimum six (6) years of relevant work experience
• Experience in Planning/Purchasing in a multi-national environment.
• Ability to develop, coach and lead in a matrixed environment to enable the execution and realization of departmental and company goals.
• Strong interpersonal skills and proven ability to work across organizational boundaries through influence and partnership
• Proficient writte