Tactical Planner

390889BR **Tactical Planner**: Belgium **About the role** 3, 4 to 24 months. You will build and lead an efficient "Master Production Schedule" at tactical level for 3, 4 to 24 months, including: production volumes based on demand, capacity analysis, and allocation of resources that result in the encouraged operational costs and inventory levels. **Key responsibilities**: Your responsibilities include, but are not limited to: - Responsible for production capacity and resource planning on a tactical level. - Coordinate the Supply Planning Review and action plans that resolve resource constraints. - Optimize local planning processes, such as lead times, product segmentation. - Ensure the accurate level of SKU Inventories at the next point of the supply chain. - Lead the planning parameters in an ERP system, such as the MOQ and product segregation. - Send action plans to achieve the supply performance objective and you will continue to strive for continuous improvements. - Handle supply important metric reporting and analysis. **Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion**: - We are committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse teams representative of the patients and communities we serve._ **Role Requirements** **Essential requirements**: - Bachelor or master’s degree (eg Engineering, Economics, Business Management,...) combined with experience in supply chain or manufacturing. - Passion for supply chain, planning, analyzing sophisticated situations and solving problems. - Communication skills and an adaptive style depending on the situation and your conversation partner. - Strategic insight, you can easily set priorities and you are a hands-on problem solver. - Looking for optimization and improvement of the way we work. - Expertise with numbers: excellent knowledge of Excel, Access, PowerPoint and SQL. **Desirable requirements**: - APICS Certification (CPIM, CSCP) - Knowledge of ERP systems, Advance planning solutions and S&OP processes. Work location: Puurs (Belgium). **You’ll receive**: We offer you a challenging, international and interdisciplinary work environment. Investment in people is a priority for Novartis. We offer a range of possibilities for personal development and career opportunities within the group to motivated, qualified people. We offer you a competitive salary and benefit package. Novartis also supports a flexible work-life integration (working remotely, flexi-time schedules,...). Your office will be based in Puurs. Locally, we offer benefits to ensure our associate's mental and physical well-being. There is a fitness available for our associates to use and we offer a bike-leasing program. We have a mental coach on site as well. **Why Novartis?** **Division** Operations **Business Unit** Ophthalmology **Work Location** Puurs **Company/Legal Entity** ALCON BEL **Functional Area** Technical Operations **Job Type** Full Time **Employment Type** Regular **Shift Work** No **Early Talent** Yes