Material Requirements Planner

Johnson & Johnson Co.; Beerse; Hybrid; EUR 81,000 - 141,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Vacation days

Parental leave

Bereavement leave

Caregiver leave

Well-being reimbursement

Employee benefits program

Job summary

Johnson & Johnson is seeking a Material Requirements Planner in Belgium to translate production schedules into material needs for Pilot Plant operations. You will lead the establishment of MRP processes, coordinate with suppliers and internal teams, and ensure timely material availability for development and manufacturing programs.

The role requires strong analytical skills, cross-functional collaboration, and English proficiency, with experience in SAP/OMP and advanced planning systems highly

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in supply chain, operations, engineering, life sciences, or equivalent.
• 6+ years in supply chain, planning, procurement, or manufacturing.
• APICS or equivalent certification is desirable.
• Knowledge of clinical trials, clinical supply chains, MRP, inventory management, and production scheduling.
• Experience across synthetics, proteins, or cell and gene modalities is beneficial.
• Strong analytical and operational skills; ability to interpret exceptions and make data-driven decisions.
• Excellent communicator and collaborator who can influence across functions and cultures.
• English proficiency; SAP and MRP systems experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Translate master production schedules into material requirements for the Pilot Plant.
• Lead the maturation of MRP processes in Synth DP Pilot Plant.
• Review requisitions, confirm quantities, dates, purchase orders, and supplier commitments.
• Balance lead times, service, inventory, and budget targets; expedite materials when needed.
• Collaborate with Material Managers and Development Teams to ensure material availability.

Skills

English proficiency

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in supply chain or related field

Tools

SAP

OMP

Microsoft Excel

Job description

At Johnson & Johnson,we believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build a world where complex diseases are prevented, treated, and cured,where treatments are smarter and less invasive, andsolutions are personal.Through our expertise in Innovative Medicine and MedTech, we are uniquely positioned to innovate across the full spectrum of healthcare solutions today to deliver the breakthroughs of tomorrow, and profoundly impact health for humanity.Learn more at jnj.com.
As guided by Our Credo, Johnson & Johnson is responsible to our employees who work with us throughout the world. We provide an inclusive work environment where each person is considered as an individual. At Johnson & Johnson, we respect the diversity and dignity of our employees and recognize their merit.

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Beerse, Antwerp, Belgium

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About Innovative Medicine

Our expertise in Innovative Medicine is informed and inspired by patients, whose insights fuel our science-based advancements. Visionaries like you work on teams that save lives by developing the medicines of tomorrow.
Join us in developing treatments, finding cures, and pioneering the path from lab to life while championing patients every step of the way.
Learn more at https://www.jnj.com/innovative-medicine
We are searching for the best talent for Material Requirements Planner.
Purpose: Ensure the timely and cost-effective availability of raw materials and components required to execute the Pilot Plant production plan. The role converts the Master Production Schedule and Development-driven demand into material requirements, manages supplier commitments and inventory, resolves constraints, and leads the transition toward fully system-driven MRP.

You Will Be Responsible For

Material planning and execution

• Translate the Master Production Schedule, detailed schedules, and development demand into material requirements for the assigned Pilot Plant.
• Take an active leadership role in fully establishing and maturing the MRP processes, as no formal process currently exists for Synth DP Pilot Plant
• Review purchase requisitions and MRP exception messages; confirm order quantities, dates, purchase orders, supplier acknowledgements, and committed delivery dates.
• Balance supplier lead times, clinical flexibility, service, inventory, obsolescence risk, and budget targets.
• Expedite critical materials and ensure delivery and release in time to execute the production plan, including accelerated first-in-human timelines.
• Collaborate closely with Material Managers and Development Teams across both Solids Development and Parenteral Development to ensure the timely availability of materials.
  

Risk, scenarios, and performance

• Assess material feasibility, model supply scenarios, identify constraints and trade-offs, and recommend resolution options to the end-to-end planning team.
• Manage abrupt plan changes with suppliers; promptly escalated risks that cannot be resolved within required timelines.
  

Inventory and operational coordination

• Design and maintain raw-material and component inventory processes, parameters, targets, and budget controls.
• Partner with warehouse teams to manage storage constraints and communicate future inventory impacts.
• Coordinate with Quality and warehouse teams on rejected or defective materials, including supplier returns or disposal.
  

Systems, launches, and improvement

• Support system design and implementation initiatives that enable fully system-driven MRP.
• Support introduction of new materials, including master data, planning parameters, qualification, ordering, and stakeholder communication.
• Drive continuous improvement of MRP processes, tools, data quality, and ways of working.
• Maintain effective relationships with New Products Introduction coordinator, Pilot Plant Operations, Detailed Scheduling, Quality, Warehouse, Procurement teams and Supply Network Planning,
• Track supplier service performance, investigate recurring issues, and coordinate corrective actions with Procurement, Pilot Plant Operations, Quality and Supply Network Planning.
  

Qualifications/Requirements

• Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, operations, engineering, life sciences, or equivalent experience.
• Minimum of 6 years of relevant supply chain, planning, procurement, or manufacturing experience.
• APICS or equivalent supply chain certification is desirable.
• Knowledge of clinical trials, clinical supply chains, material requirements planning, inventory management, and production scheduling.
• Understanding of relevant manufacturing environments; experience across synthetics, proteins, or cell and gene modalities is beneficial.
• Strong analytical and operational skills, with the ability to interpret exceptions, assess cost-benefit trade-offs, manage complexity, and make data-supported recommendations.
• Results-oriented, adaptable, detail-focused, and able to operate with urgency in a volatile clinical environment.
• Effective communicator and collaborator who can influence across functions and cultures, tailor messages to the audience, and challenge existing processes constructively.
• Professional proficiency in EnglishExperience with enterprise resource planning and advanced planning systems; SAP and OMP experience is preferred
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Excel.Experience with applicable GMP, GCP, GDP, and quality-management processes
  

Other Requirements

• Requires proficiency in English (excellent written and verbal communication skills) to communicate effectively and professionally
• Requires the ability, through our flexible work policy, to work on-site a minimum of three days each week, with the option for two remote workdays each week
  

The Anticipated Base Pay Range For This Position Is

€81,400.00 - €140,530.00

Benefits

In addition to base pay, we offer the following benefits*: an annual bonus with set target (% of pay) depending on pay grade / location, where the actual amount is based on the employees’ and companies’ performance of the previous calendar year, or sales commissions. Moreover, we offer vacation days, parental leave for a minimum of 12 weeks, bereavement leave, caregiver leave, volunteer leave, well-being reimbursement, programs for financial, physical and mental health. We also offer service anniversary and recognition awards, and subject to the terms of their respective plans, employees - and in some location’s eligible dependents - can participate in several insurance plans. For more information, visit Employee benefits | Supporting well-being & career growth | Johnson & Johnson Careers.

• This is for informative purposes only. Amounts and actual benefits may vary by location and are subject to change.