Senior Planning & S&OP Lead – GMP Manufacturing

UNAVAILABLE; Cork; On-site; EUR 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Hovione is seeking a planning professional to join its Operations Planning team. You will balance customer demand, capacity, and business priorities while driving continuous improvement in planning processes and data integrity.

The role requires strong expertise in production planning and scheduling, SAP PP, SchedulePro, and MS Project, with a GMP background and excellent communication skills. Fluency in English is essential.

Qualifications

• A degree in Business, Engineering, Life Sciences, Supply Chain, or related discipline.
• Approximately 5–8 years in Operations/Production/Supply Chain planning in GMP settings.
• Experience in planning within a CDMO/manufacturing context preferred.
• Strong understanding of planning and scheduling methodologies and data integrity.

Responsibilities

• Champion data excellence, ensuring planning data is accurate and reliable.
• Facilitate S&OP and execution processes to align demand and supply.
• Develop production plans across short-, mid-, and long-term horizons.
• Create and optimize detailed production schedules and shift plans.
• Assess resources and risks to ensure plan execution.
• Lead planning review meetings and drive timely decisions.
• Collaborate with Manufacturing, Supply Chain and Quality to improve practices.
• Drive plan optimization to maximize resource utilization.
• Standardize planning parameters and scheduling practices.
• Monitor KPIs like plan adherence and batch performance.
• Generate reports to support operations and strategy.
• Identify opportunities for data management improvements.
• Coach teams on planning and scheduling activities.
• Lead complex analyses with measurable impact.
• Make data-driven decisions under uncertainty and competing priorities.
• Support investigations and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Ensure GMP, HSE, and regulatory compliance.

Skills

Data accuracy

Cross-functional collaboration

Analytical thinking

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree in relevant field

Tools

SAP Production Planning

SchedulePro

Microsoft Project

Excel

Job description

Hovione is seeking a planning professional to join its Operations Planning team. You will balance customer demand, capacity, and business priorities while driving continuous improvement in planning processes and data integrity.

The role requires strong expertise in production planning and scheduling, SAP PP, SchedulePro, and MS Project, with a GMP background and excellent communication skills. Fluency in English is essential.