Supply Chain Director

THE COMPANY:

Formulated Solutions is redefining the Pharmaceutical and Self-Directed Consumer Healthcare CDMO experience through creativity and invention; delivering our world class Marketing Partners unmatched formulations, innovative packaging and cost effective, reliable supply.

Formulated Solutions is and shall always be a company of people with the knowledge and dedication to provide our Marketing Partners with a single source solution for delivering quality and innovative products to market. We shall embrace changes and new opportunities as a vehicle to continually develop and grow sustainable relationships. As a company we shall never accept anything less than a culture that fosters creativity, growth, and profitability for both our Partners and the company.

PRIMARY PURPOSE:

Directs scheduling, planning, materials management, and master data teams that results in

maximum output to drive the site’s financial and on time delivery goals.

MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Facilitates and directs the development of the master schedule.
• Leads, informs, directs and coordinates support departments to optimize production goals and sales opportunities. Communicates awareness of changing customer needs and cost awareness to manufacturing and manufacturing support departments.
• Responsible for creating and maintaining the monthly and quarterly sales and production plans. Drives the production and sales planning required to meet the customer demands as well as site financials goals. Provides daily updates to the plan and coordinates with the cross functional team members to ensure plans are met.
• Leads the monthly S&OP planning process: Forecasting, Demand Planning, Supply/Capacity Review, and Executive S&OP meeting.
• Directs and advises Purchasing and Logistics to resolve demand issues to optimize the production plan, customer satisfaction, cash flow and target inventory levels. Remove barriers related to global supply chain shortages / delays.
• Directs creation of production job orders and provides feedback to customer service on order scheduling, issues and changes.
• Collaborates with Project Management, Engineering, Production, Maintenance, and Quality to schedule line time as needed to support project and equipment work.
• Directs short term and long-term production meetings to meet customer needs and maximize schedule optimization.
• Leads capacity discussions with Senior Management advising of schedule conflicts, issues and bottle necks in meeting customer satisfaction and production goals.
• Compiles data and publishes metrics as they pertain to schedule attainment, future demands, purchasing forecasts, current inventory levels and on time delivery metrics.
• Publishes reports and leads discussions on past schedule performance and future capacity challenges to stimulate continuous improvement discussions and implementations.
• Establishes best business practices as it relates to scheduling, planning, materials management and inventory control.
• Reviews and certifies BOMs and new item cards to ensure they are properly represented in the data base with all information pertinent to the scheduling of production, ordering of materials and support of the host and ERP systems.
• Coordinates with IT for update and upgrades implementation to the host and ERP systems. Suggests and partners with IT for improvements to the computer systems to aid all areas. Fosters growth and development of the ERP system to foster continues improvement of systems.
• Partners with Production Managers in current and future labor planning and resource allocations to best execute the production plan in the most economical environment.
• Acts as a resource in weekly customer service calls and vendor calls as needed.
• Performs as an active member of change control team, slow and obsolescence inventory team and process improvement teams.
• Acts as a resource to other disciplines as it relates to materials management, scheduling, planning and other procedures.
• Completes other duties as business and Senor Management dictate.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Required

• BS in Materials Management or Business or experience equivalent
• Experienced in production planning and scheduling.
• Knowledge of forecast and demand planning and systems.
• Experienced in best practices in materials management and production control.
• Complete understanding of leading the S&OP Process.

Preferred Additional

• APICS certified
• Production experience.

CRITICAL SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• Possesses knowledge of manufacturing processes, planning and scheduling techniques.
• Possess experience and knowledge of materials management. Advanced computer skills and literacy
• MRP/ ERP and forecast programs
• Navision
• Microsoft Office