Supply Network Planner

(Hybrid Working) Huddersfield

About the Company:

Thornton & Ross are one of the UK's fastest-growing, leading producers of household pharmaceutical products & own some of the country's most loved brands such as Covonia®, Hedrin®, Cetraben® as well as the leading disinfectant Zoflora®.  Many people in the UK will have a product from Thornton & Ross somewhere at home. We are also a trusted & reliable provider of prescription products, including emollients, bone health products & generics to the NHS with 100 years’ heritage behind us

We are part of the STADA group. STADA Arzneimittel AG is a German Stock Corporation with headquarters in Bad Vilbel, Germany. STADA focuses on a two-pillar strategy consisting of generics, including specialty pharmaceuticals & non-prescription consumer health products.  Worldwide, STADA Arzneimittel AG sells its products in approximately 120 countries

Like all success stories, our company history started with a great idea. In 1895, a group of pharmacists had a common objective: The standardised production of medicinal products to ensure an effective and reasonable provision of healthcare. This was the beginning of STADA’s impressive development. We are now a leading manufacturer of high-quality pharmaceuticals. With a long-standing heritage rooted in pharmacies, we continue to be a reliable and trustworthy partner. We help people regain and protect a dignified and able life. As STADA, we fundamentally care for people’s health as a trusted partner.

If you are ready for new challenges where you can make a difference to people’s health, you have come to the right place. We are looking for people with a great attitude and passion, who care about making a difference in the world.

About the Role:

The role exists to provide reviews and definitions of the supply plan for finished products which are manufactured and/or packed within an Inhouse site. Accordingly, providing all the necessary conditions in order to secure that the planning process runs smoothly,  using SAP and APO planning system. The candidate will perform the planning through timely replenishment of stocks of sales affiliations keeping the stocks at defined range.   

Key Accountabilities 

Responsible for performing supply planning in regular monthly and weekly planning cycle in operational and tactical planning horizon:

• Analyse net requirements changes and perform Supply planning accordingly on regular monthly cycle adhering to Make to Stock (MTS) and Make to Order (MTO planning processes
• Communicate with Affiliates Supply Chain department critical changes/issues in demand and supply via the Demand & Supply Review process
• Ensure alignment with all the functions involved in process especially with Demand Planning, L&T coordination, Production Planning, Purchasing site organization
• Provide input to Inhouse Supply Planner in process of Rough Cut Capacity Planning especially with regards to additional demand as result of demand assumption, tender, launch & transfers
• Analyse changes in S&OP planning horizon (24 months) as base for monthly Site Supply Re-view
• Understand Sites, and the production processes, to be able to incorporate the key planning parameters and bottlenecks in the APO supply plans
• Communicate Supply plan to Production Planner as part of weekly handover process
• Check Supply situation in regular weekly planning cycle
• Evaluate and root cause weekly stock outs as part of global SIM process
• Escalate risk of supply to Supply Network Planning Lead so that necessary escalation to Global Supply Chain SIM Process Owner takes place to get global support for solutions to solve issue
• In case of any constraint perform allocation of available resource based on prioritization rules, e.g. available API
• Be a single point of contact for affiliates provide Intercompany Customer service (converting PurReq to PO,  ePP, FMD, bolini sticking, narcotic drug delivery’s activities, etc). Execution de-pends on the Customer Service responsibilities in each site, i.e., direct responsibility such as SEE and UK or indirect via separate Customer Service Team such as DE.
• Master data maintenance and regular review according to SNP master data global guidelines    

About You:

At STADA we talk about diversity as Uniqueness. Everyone is unique and we recognise our differences as a strength. Our values Entrepreneurship, Integrity, Agility and One STADA ensure our uniqueness thrives, enabling us to care for people’s health as a trusted partner. Empower your Uniqueness, bring your whole self to STADA. If you are keen to add value and see results, thrive in a busy fast paced environment and have the can-do spirit that’s spearheading our success, bring those qualities, with the following:

• Degree or equivalent in Supply Chain, Economics/Finance or any similar
• experience as a Supply/Production Planner within Pharma or other batch production, make to stock, manufacturing environments. APICS/ASCM CPIM and CSCP accreditations preferred.
• experience with SAP MPS and MRP and APO SNP and/or PP/DS.
• Working knowledge of the end-to-end manufacturing site supply chain processes including demand management, S&OP, production planning, capacity planning, material planning and procurement, order fulfilment, master data and life-cycle management. Working knowledge of MRP2 is preferred.
• Ability to lead through influence and ensure that all stakeholders buy into an agreed supply plan. 

What’s in it for you?

Rewarding our employees is important to us, which is why we offer a range of fantastic benefits, such as:

• Competitive base salary
• 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays) and the opportunity to buy an additional 5 days leave.
• Generous Company Pension Scheme
• Life Assurance
• Annual bonus scheme.
• Employee Assistance Programme