Senior Associate Supply Chain

NES Fircroft; Breda; On-site; EUR 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

On-site 4 days/week during training

Job summary

NES Fircroft is recruiting on behalf of a leading global biopharmaceutical company for a Senior Associate Supply Chain (Detailed Scheduler) in the Breda region. The role focuses on production planning, scheduling, and driving operational excellence within a complex manufacturing environment.

The successful candidate will manage short-term planning, develop detailed schedules, and monitor KPIs while coordinating across manufacturing, quality, and supply chain teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, Life Sciences, or related field.
• Experience in detailed production scheduling in a regulated environments is preferred.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities.

Responsibilities

• Manage short-term production planning and scheduling to support packaging and manufacturing operations.
• Develop and maintain detailed production schedules to ensure on-time product availability.
• Manage orders, product launches, and phase-in/phase-out activities.
• Monitor and improve planning KPIs while driving corrective/preventive actions.
• Lead capacity planning discussions to ensure achievable production plans.
• Identify and resolve operational bottlenecks impacting production flow.
• Drive standardization, automation, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Skills

Detailed production scheduling

Analytical thinking

Organizational skills

Problem-solving

Stakeholder management

Communication

Tableau

Databricks

Smartsheet

RPA

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Supply Chain or related field

Tools

Tableau

Databricks

Smartsheet

RPA

Job description

Please note: Only candidates currently residing in the Netherlands with a valid right to work and no requirement for visa sponsorship will be considered for this opportunity.

NES Fircroft is recruiting on behalf of a leading global biopharmaceutical company for a Senior Associate Supply Chain (Detailed Scheduler) based in the Breda region.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a high-performing supply chain organization responsible for supporting the delivery of life-changing medicines to international markets. The successful candidate will play a key role in production planning, scheduling, and driving operational excellence within a complex manufacturing environment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage short-term production planning and scheduling activities to support packaging and manufacturing operations.
• Develop and maintain detailed production schedules to ensure on-time product availability and supply continuity.
• Manage orders, product launches, and phase-in/phase-out activities.
• Monitor and improve planning KPIs while driving corrective and preventive actions.
• Participate in daily operational meetings and coordinate activities across manufacturing, quality, warehouse, and supply chain teams.
• Lead capacity planning discussions to ensure realistic and achievable production plans.
• Identify and resolve operational bottlenecks impacting production flow.
• Drive process standardization, simplification, automation, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Support root cause investigations and implement sustainable solutions.
• Ensure compliance with GMP and GDP guidelines while maintaining stable and efficient supply chain operations.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, Life Sciences, or a related field.
• Strong supply chain knowledge and experience.
• Relevant experience in detailed production scheduling.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities.
• Experience within a regulated manufacturing or pharmaceutical environment is advantageous but not required.
• Interest or experience in process automation and digital tools such as Tableau, Databricks, Smartsheet, RPA, or similar platforms is highly desirable.
• Comfortable working on-site a minimum of 3 days per week, with increased on-site presence required during the initial training period.

Additional Information:

• We welcome applications from both junior and experienced supply chain professionals.
• Candidates will be assessed based on the relevance and strength of their supply chain and scheduling experience rather than total years of experience.
• This role requests to be on-site for approximately 4 days a week!

What’s on Offer?

• Opportunity to join a globally recognized pharmaceutical organization.
• Exposure to complex international supply chain operations.
• Collaborative and innovative working environment.
• Strong focus on continuous improvement and professional development.
• Meaningful work supporting the delivery of medicines to patients worldwide.