Global Capacity Planning Leader – Multisite Pharma

Scorpion Therapeutics; Lexington (MA); On-site; USD 154,000 - 243,000; Full time

Job summary

Takeda seeks a senior capacity planning leader to drive global capacity across sites, product platforms, and supply nodes. You will develop a 0–36 month outlook using demand signals, plans, and constraints, identifying bottlenecks and proposing actionable mitigations.

In this role, you will partner with Site Planning, Global Planning, Finance, SBE, and Commercial, support S&OP/IBP governance, and advance planning models, tools, and data inputs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field; advanced degree preferred.
• 10+ years’ experience in capacity, production, or network planning in pharma/biotech or similar regulated manufacturing.
• Global, cross-functional, multi-site manufacturing network experience; lead through influence.
• Experience with enterprise planning/ERP systems (SAP, APO, IBP, Kinaxis).
• Strong scenario modeling, constraint analysis, and integrated business planning experience.
• Excellent analytical, modeling, communication, and presentation skills.
• Enterprise mindset with systems thinking, resilience, accountability, and execution discipline.

Responsibilities

• Lead global capacity planning across multiple sites and platforms.
• Develop 0–36 month capacity outlook using demand signals and plans.
• Identify constraints, assess impact, and run scenario analyses.
• Translate changes into capacity implications for launches and transfers.
• Partner with Site Planning, Global Planning, Finance, SBE, and Commercial.
• Support S&OP, IBP, and governance with capacity views and escalation.
• Develop and standardize planning models, tools, processes, data inputs.
• Provide network strategy insights on capacity investments and make-or-buy.
• Strengthen governance, ownership, scenario management, and planning standards.
• Communicate risks, options, and recommendations to senior leaders.
• Lead scenario-based planning for expansions, launches, and tech transfers.
• Provide capacity inputs to MRP and MYC volume planning.

Skills

Capacity planning

Scenario modeling

Constraint analysis

Integrated business planning

S&OP

Supply review

Analytical thinking

Modeling

Communication

Presentation skills

Systems thinking

Resilience

Accountability

Execution discipline

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, Operations, Life Sciences, Business, or related; advanced degree preferred

APICS/CPIM, Lean, or Six Sigma certification desirable

Tools

SAP

APO

IBP

Kinaxis

Job description

Takeda seeks a senior capacity planning leader to drive global capacity across sites, product platforms, and supply nodes. You will develop a 0–36 month outlook using demand signals, plans, and constraints, identifying bottlenecks and proposing actionable mitigations.

In this role, you will partner with Site Planning, Global Planning, Finance, SBE, and Commercial, support S&OP/IBP governance, and advance planning models, tools, and data inputs.