Buyer-Planner

Job title: Buyer-Planner

Job description: New position

Jubilant HollisterSiter, a subsidiary of Jubilant Pharma Holdings Inc, is currently recruiting for a Planner Buyer position to join our growing team!

What can we offer?

A culture that values opportunity for professional growth and development, highly competitive base pay, comprehensive medical, dental and disability benefits programs, group retirement savings program, health and wellness programs.

Jubilant HollisterStier is a rapiuly growing company with offices in Kirkland, QC and Spokane, Washington. Our facilities in North America provide specialized manufacturing for the pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutica industries. We provide a full-range of support and services to streamline the manufacturing process such as on-site assistance from process qualifications through product release. Jubilant HollisterStier is a proud member of the Jubilant Pharma family. For more information, visit www.jublhs.com.

We will, with the utmost care for the environment and society, continue to enhance value for our customers and stakeholders by providing innovative products and economically efficient solutions’ through growth, cost effectiveness and wise investment of resources.

If you’re up for a rewarding challenge, we invite you to take the first step and apply today!

Jubilant Pharma Holdings Inc and all our subsidiaries prouuly embraces diversity in our workforce. Our goal is to have a workforce as diverse as the patients and clients we serve. We have an inclusive environment where our employees can thrive and where our differences are welcomed. By welcoming our differences, we create products that are beneficial for our patients, clients, and overall human health.

Summary

Coordinate the production activities by planning and purchasing raw materials, supplies and equipment. Prevent material/inventory shortages, to requisition and resolve critical material needs and to seek the best products through rationalizing and consolidating suppliers and identifying opportunities to reduce cost. Participate in special projects or cross-functional teams as appropriate.

Responsabilities

• Responsible for strategic sourcing and procurement of all company-related requirements,
• Use MRP to manage supply based on current demand. Maintain accurate inventory levels and appropriate safety stocks to ensure efficient flow throughout the manufacturing floor.
• Recognition of when a problem must be escalated and communicate to management in a timely manner.
• Develop and maintain supplier relationships. Rationalize and consolidate suppliers; identify and negotiate for best pricing, terms and opportunities to reduce cost.
• Maintain status for delivery items; verify delivery schedules. Coordinate logistic issues with shipping and receiving staff. Work closely with Warehouse, Quality and Planning to ensure flow is being maintained as scheduled.
• Reconcile invoice discrepancies to purchase orders with Finance.
• Enter and maintain purchase orders in SAP.
• Manage all relevant Supply Chain master data in SAP. Assure data integrity by entering data correctly and with 100% accuracy.
• Monitor vendor performance, issue periodic reports and take corrective action as per current SOP’s and standard cGMP guidance.
• Provide purchasing and planning support to all functional groups.
• Identify raw material delays which could affect the production schedule and communicate information to the Planning team. Expedite materials as needed to ensure schedule adherence.
• Provide user assistance to requisitioners to ensure the proper creation and structuring of requisitions.
• Suggest and participate in process improvement initiatives for the department and for the business as needed.
• Assist with the processing of returns and repairs. Contact the vendor(s) when a wrong item or an item received is out of compliance. Work on getting the replacement and/or credit. Work with Quality and Warehouse to get the materials returned if needed, and follow up to ensure timely investigation and corrective action form(s) are provided.
• Work directly with the Planning team to ensure raw materials are available as needed
• Coordinate efforts with Quality and Product Change Coordinator to manage the change control process for any new supply requirement changes

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree Business Administration or any related field
• APPICS certification as asset
• Min. 6-9 years of working experience

• Demonstrated experience utilizing SAP or similar MRP-type electronic system for planning and purchase requisitioning.
• Experience in buying

• Demonstrate skill in establishing and maintaining key supplier relationships.
• Understanding of manufacturing processes and critical aspects of supply
• Customer Service: Knowledgeable of principles and processes for providing quality customer service
• Advance level skills in Microsoft Office applications including but not limited to Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and SAP related systems.

• Ability to clearly speak to others conveying information effectively.
• Professional contact with individuals and/or groups from various divisions of the organization.
• Ability to manage priorities and meet deadlines.
• Ability to work without direct supervision and under tight schedules and deadlines.
• Strong attention to detail with accuracy in data entry skills.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations
• Advance level mathematic skills with the ability to apply arithmetic concepts and principles.
• Negotiation skills
• Result oriented
• Good understanding of financial flows and impacts
• Ability to work effectively in team

Company: Jubilant HollisterStier JHS

Expected salary:

Location: Kirkland, QC

Job date: Sat, 12 Jun 2021 22:20:11 GMT