Senior Material Planner

Evotec; Abingdon; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Senior Material Planner in the Logistics Team, where your expertise will be crucial in managing the supply of materials for GMP Manufacturing. This role offers a unique opportunity to collaborate across departments, optimize processes, and contribute to innovative drug discovery. With a focus on teamwork and problem-solving, you'll play a vital role in ensuring efficient operations. The company offers excellent career progression, a supportive environment, and a comprehensive benefits package, making it an exciting place to advance your career in the pharmaceutical industry.

Benefits

Pension Scheme

25 Days Holiday

Private Health Insurance

Private Dental Care

Wellbeing Support

Career Progression Opportunities

Cycle to Work Scheme

Free Onsite Parking

Subsidised Restaurant

Annual Company Events

Qualifications

• Experience in Material Planning/MRP, preferably in GMP Manufacturing.
• Proficient in Material Management ERP Systems like SAP.

Responsibilities

• Plan and control material supply to meet GMP Manufacturing demands.
• Collaborate with teams to refine roles and responsibilities.

Skills

Material Planning

Problem Solving

Data Evaluation

Team Collaboration

Analytical Skills

Tools

SAP

Microsoft Excel

Job description

We are looking for a highly motivated and experienced Material Planner to work within our Logistics Team. The main responsibilities are to plan and control the supply of materials to meet the demands of the GMP Manufacturing. Reporting directly to the VP Head of Logistics (UK).

Role: Senior Material Planner GMP Warehouse

Job Type: Permanent

Working Hours: Working between the hours of 0700-1900 Monday to Friday

Salary: Competitive salary as well as excellent company benefits

Location: Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, UK

Aptuit is a member company of Evotec, a global pharmaceutical business.

Evotec is a leader in the discovery and development of novel small molecule drugs with operational sites in Europe and the US. The Company has built substantial drug discovery expertise and an industrialised platform that can drive new innovative small molecule compounds into the clinic. In addition, Evotec has built a deep internal knowledge base in the treatment of diseases related to neuroscience, pain, oncology, inflammation and metabolic diseases. Leveraging these skills and expertise the Company intends to develop best-in-class differentiated therapeutics and deliver superior science-driven discovery alliances with pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies.

Key Responsibilities or Core Accountabilities:

• Define replenishment methods and inventory levels for consumables and raw materials, utilising Material Master data for maximum system integration
• Collaborate with Production, Logistics, Quality, and Procurement to establish an end-to-end understanding from Demand to Supply, refining roles and responsibilities, and fostering collaborative thinking
• Process purchase requisitions based on Material Requirement Planning (MRP) for consumables and raw materials, including supplier selection
• Schedule the supply of materials to meet production requirements and warehouse space availability
• Take follow up actions on material shortages affecting Production
• Monitor inventory levels and material availability against agreed target levels
• Oversee EWM transactions to ensure reliable batch traceability and eliminate system input errors
• Maintain KPIs and create regular statistical reports to optimise processes
• Partner with Procurement on Return Materials Authorization (RMA) instances
• Develop and improve training for Logistics procedures based on standardised global processes
• Actively participate in the development of a centralised planning concept that will enable future remote planning and control of materials for other sites

Essential Knowledge, Skills & Capabilities:

• Previous Material Planning/MRP experience, ideally in GMP Manufacturing / Pharmaceutical
• Must have experience with Material Management ERP Systems preferably SAP
• Team player with the ability to work independently and as part of a small team
• Proficient in Microsoft applications specifically Excel / willingness to improve knowledge and apply to daily workload.
• Proactive approach to work with the ability to problem solve issues.
• Analytical and passionate about data evaluation.

Company Benefits Include:

• Pension on completion (but not subject to) of your 3-month probationary period. Contributions 5% for employees (salary sacrifice) and 5% for the employer. The employee can opt to increase their contribution and the employer will match the increase up to a maximum of 7.5%.
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays & an additional 1 day for each year completed up to a maximum of 30 days
• Private Health Insurance for you, your partner/family under the company scheme
• Private Dental Care Scheme
• Health Insurance providing 75% of base salary after a qualifying period
• Wellbeing support 24/7 and counselling services
• Excellent career progression opportunities within the company; we have excellent training and support and continuing professional development opportunities
• Eligibility to participate in the Company Bonus Scheme (This is a discretionary benefit)
• Cycle to work scheme
• Refer a friend scheme, team and annual company events, recognition awards and many more!

Additional Benefits:

• Free onsite parking
• Restaurant which is highly subsidised
• Great transport links from Oxford and the surrounding area as well as a shuttle bus service from Didcot train station
• Milton Park also offers great cycling, running & walking routes as well as annual events.

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ENG : In the frame of our Diversity policy, Evotec considers, with equal competences, all applications including people with disabilities.