Biotech Production Materials Planner & Scheduler

Twistbioscience; Portland (OR); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Twist Bioscience is seeking a Production Planner to develop daily schedules and plans for production, ensuring customer orders are fulfilled efficiently. You will generate build plans, review daily schedules, conduct CTB assessments, and monitor inventory across labs and shipping in a regulated ISO 13485 environment.

Ideal candidates have 2+ years in material planning or inventory control, ERP experience (SAP preferred), and strong Excel/Sheets skills, with a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in material planning, manufacturing or inventory control.
• ERP experience required; SAP experience preferred.
• Bachelor's degree or 4 years of work experience equivalent.
• Strong Excel/Sheets skills and data analysis ability.

Responsibilities

• Generate manufacturing build plans for critical stock to maintain lab supply.
• Review daily production schedules for manufacturing execution.
• Review stock and conduct CTB assessments to confirm material availability.
• Own inventory discrepancy resolution across production labs and shipping.
• Establish and review Kanban levels for efficiency.
• Serve as a point of contact for inventory requirements; track and expedite special orders.
• Develop and maintain reports to monitor production order output.
• Follow ISO 13485 requirements.
• Assist in lab cycle counts and reconciliations.
• Analyze material usage and troubleshoot shortages or expired stock.
• Reserve materials in the system and close work orders timely.

Skills

Inventory control

Material planning

Data analysis

Excel

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree or 4 years work experience

Tools

SAP

Job description

Twist Bioscience is seeking a Production Planner to develop daily schedules and plans for production, ensuring customer orders are fulfilled efficiently. You will generate build plans, review daily schedules, conduct CTB assessments, and monitor inventory across labs and shipping in a regulated ISO 13485 environment.

Ideal candidates have 2+ years in material planning or inventory control, ERP experience (SAP preferred), and strong Excel/Sheets skills, with a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work