Production Planning Supervisor

Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc; Hercules (CA); On-site; USD 108,000 - 148,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical plans

Free HSA funds

Fertility stipend

401k and profit sharing

Employee stock purchase program

Job summary

Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc is seeking a Production Planning Supervisor to lead a team of 4-5 planners and drive PCR workflow planning within an SAP-driven environment. You will shape mid- and long-term production plans, optimize capacity, and ensure on-time delivery while collaborating with global functions.

You will review production plans, manage stockouts, and mentor junior staff. A background in regulated manufacturing, SAP planning, and APICS CPIM is highly valued, with a focus on continuous

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in a related field.
• 2+ years of production planning and scheduling experience.
• 5+ years manufacturing production experience, preferably in a regulated environment.
• 1-2 years of supervisory experience desirable.
• APICS CPIM certification a plus.
• In depth SAP experience production planning and detailed scheduling.
• Understanding of cost components of applied planning practices.
• Exposure to NPI (New Product Introductions) and familiarity with BOM setup and costing.
• Green Belt training a plus.
• Experience mentoring junior planning staff.

Responsibilities

• Supervise and execute all planning activities to build and maintain supply and optimize build sizes.
• Identify and maintain mid and long term production plans using forecasts and constraints.
• Maintain appropriate planning parameters for capacity, resources, work centers, and shop calendar.
• Establish and maintain production schedules to meet on-time delivery.
• Monitor conflicts and bottlenecks, escalate issues as needed.
• Generate weekly/monthly scheduling metrics and communicate insights.
• Manage product lifecycle projects to ensure availability and minimize scrap.

Skills

Supervisory experience

SAP production planning

APICS CPIM certification

Forecasting

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Business or related field

Tools

SAP

Job description

The Production Planning Supervisor manages a team of 4-5 planners while also serving as the planning lead for the PCR workflow. Serves as the lead for managing stockouts by maintaining the plant stockout dashboard, which highlights both current and projected supply risks. Functions as the subject matter expert for the team on all planning and scheduling related activities in SAP.

The Production Planning Supervisor is responsible for supervising the timely execution of MRP in the SAP environment, will review mid and long term production plans by the production planning team that serve as the foundation for raw material, staffing, equipment, capital, and outsourcing plans. Daily/Weekly the candidate establishes and maintains finite PCR production schedules as required by MRP/ERP, maintains an optimal workflow for production facility, monitoring daily exceptions, analyzing data, and resolving routine and non-routine issues. Candidate analyzes inventory movement / trends for optimum utilization, identifies safety stocks, optimum batch size, processes capacity & efficiency, analyzes and dispositions excess and obsolete materials, uses / develops reports and tools that could improve production workflow and generates data or runs standard materials reports, summarizes and communicates conclusions generated from these reports, and recommends improvements. Collaborates with cross functional teams in a global, multi-tiered matrix organization. Serves as the subject matter expert for the planning team relative to all planning related activities, both inside and outside SAP.

How You’ll Make an Impact:

• Supervise and execute all planning activities needed to build and maintain supply. Provide necessary tools for the planning team to help ensure proper build sizes and build frequency to ensure optimal planning to meet customer demand and minimize scrap risk.
• Identify and maintain mid and long term production plans for raw material, semi-finished and finished goods in MRP. Utilize forecasts, direction from Global Supply Planning and understanding of supply and plant constraints to optimize plans. Review plans & schedules in the rough-cut capacity stage and respond in advance to demand greater than available capacity and level load time as needed.
• Understand plant capacities and constraints with the ability to articulate related insights to cross functional stakeholders. Accurately maintain the appropriate planning parameters for capacity, resources, work centers, and shop calendar to generate scheduling recommendations.
• Establish and maintain production schedules ensuring work orders are sequenced to meet on-time delivery using input from plant functions and by evaluating scheduling alternatives to determine options and preferred solutions.
• Proactively monitor potential conflicts and rectify bottleneck areas that may cause delays and promptly respond to demand and operational changes to support customer deliveries. Escalate unresolved issues as appropriate.
• Generate weekly and monthly scheduling related metrics and reporting to measure performance to plan. Summarize and communicate conclusions generated from these reports and recommend improvements.
• Manage product lifecycle projects for new, existing, and discontinuing products to ensure product availability and to minimize scrap via communications on status and issues with Production, Procurement, Supply Planning, Engineering, R&D, QC, and Division Marketing.

What You Bring:

• Education: Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent in Business, Product Supply Management or related discipline
• Work Experience: 2+ years of production planning and scheduling experience.
• 5+ years manufacturing production experience, preferably in a regulated environment.
• 1-2 years of supervisory experience desirable.
• APICS CPIM certification a plus.
• In depth SAP experience production planning and detailed scheduling.
• Understanding of cost components of applied planning practices.
• Exposure to NPI (New Product Introductions) and familiarity with BOM setup and costing.
• Green Belt training a plus.
• Experience mentoring junior planning staff.

Location:

This position must be based in Hercules, CA and requires the employee to be located within commuting distance of the office.

Total Rewards Package:

At Bio-Rad, we’re empowered by our purpose and recognize that our employees are as well. That’s why we offer a competitive and comprehensive Total Rewards Program that provides value, quality, and inclusivity while satisfying the diverse needs of our evolving workforce. Bio-Rad's robust offerings serve to enrich the overall health, wealth, and wellbeing of our employees and their families through the various stages of an employee’s work and life cycle.

Benefits:

We’re proud to offer a variety of options, including competitive medical plans for you and your family, free HSA funds, a new fertility offering with stipend, group life and disability, paid parental leave, 401k plus profit sharing, an employee stock purchase program, a new upgraded and streamlined mental health platform, extensive learning and development opportunities, education benefits, student debt relief program, pet insurance, wellness challenges and support, paid time off, Employee Resource Groups (ERG’s), and more!

Compensation:

The estimated base salary range for this position is $107,900 to $148,400 at the time of posting. Actual compensation will be provided in writing at the time of offer, if applicable, and is based on several factors we believe fairly and accurately impact compensation, including geographic location, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities, and other job permitted factors. This position is eligible for a variable annual bonus, which is dependent upon achievement of your individual objectives and Company performance.

Who We Are:

For 70 years, Bio-Rad has focused on advancing the discovery process and transforming the fields of science and healthcare. As one of the top five life science companies, we are a global leader in developing, manufacturing, and marketing a broad range of high-quality research and clinical diagnostic products. We help people everywhere live longer, healthier lives. Bio-Rad offers a unique employee experience with collaborative teams that span the globe. Here, you are supported by leadership to build your career and are empowered to drive change that makes an impact you can see.

EEO Statement:

Bio-Rad is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer, and we welcome candidates of all backgrounds. Veterans, people with physical or mental disabilities, and people of all race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin and citizenship status are encouraged to apply.