The Fountain Group is currently seeking a --------Supply Planner for a prominent client of ours. This position is located in --Vista, CA. Details for the position are as follows:
Title: Supply Planning Specialist
Location: Vista, CA
Pay: $35–48/hr
Duration: 6 Months
Job description
The Supply Planning Specialist will support global supply and demand planning operations for biologics/plasma manufacturing environments. This role is responsible for developing and executing supply and capacity plans to ensure material and product availability while optimizing inventory, production throughput, and on-time delivery performance.
Key responsibilities include:
- Develop and maintain MTS/MTO supply plans at SKU level while balancing manufacturing constraints, lead times, WIP inventory, intercompany transfers, regulatory requirements, lot sizes, and forecast variability.
- Execute capacity planning for manufacturing operations, including planned/unplanned downtime analysis, throughput optimization, and production constraint management.
- Analyze supply and demand data to identify bottlenecks, capacity risks, and inventory gaps; develop mitigation and contingency plans.
- Maintain detailed batch allocation forecasts and coordinate supply priorities across manufacturing and commercial teams.
- Support production planning execution and provide alternative supply strategies during demand or supply deviations.
- Collaborate with Manufacturing, Purchasing, Regulatory, Quality, Finance, and Global Supply Planning teams on product launches, component changes, and process flow updates.
- Drive SAP planning and inventory management activities, including BOM setup/modifications, validation batches, and process changes.
- Generate KPI reporting, supply analytics, and scenario planning models for leadership reviews.
- Support implementation and enhancement of SAP planning functionality and reporting tools.
- Operate within cGMP-regulated biological/pharmaceutical manufacturing environments while ensuring compliance with quality and regulatory requirements.
Required skills
- Supply Planning and Capacity Planning in manufacturing environments
- Production Planning and Inventory Optimization
- SAP ERP Planning and Inventory Management
- Advanced Microsoft Excel
- Supply/Demand Forecast Analysis
- Scenario Planning and Supply Risk Mitigation
- SKU-level Planning and Batch Allocation Forecasting
- BOM Management and Process Flow Change Management
- Manufacturing Constraints Analysis
- cGMP and Regulatory Compliance in biological/pharmaceutical environments
- KPI Reporting and Supply Chain Analytics
- WIP Inventory and Throughput Management
- Experience in Biological or Pharmaceutical Manufacturing environments
Preferred skills
- Power BI
- Tableau
- APICS certification
- Experience with global supply planning operations
- New product launch and validation batch planning
- SAP functionality implementation projects
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