Senior Production Planner - Pharma & Medical Devices

Guerbet; Raleigh (NC); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Guerbet, a global leader in medical imaging, seeks a senior Production Planner III in Raleigh, NC to optimize short-, mid-, and long-range production and inventory strategies. You will translate forecasts and constraints into executable plans, maximizing capacity and service levels in a highly regulated cGMP environment.

You will partner with Manufacturing, Quality, Engineering, Procurement, and Global Supply Chain, leading capacity planning, scenario analyses, and continuous improvement

Qualifications

• 7–10 years in production planning or master scheduling in regulated environments.
• Advanced understanding of production planning, inventory management, and capacity planning.
• Experience leading cross-functional planning with cross-functional teams.
• Proven ability to influence stakeholders and drive improvements.

Responsibilities

• Leads development and maintenance of integrated production schedules across multiple manufacturing areas.
• Owns mid-term and long-term planning horizons aligning site execution with MPS and business objectives.
• Evaluates tradeoffs between service, inventory, capacity and cost to make planning recommendations.
• Provides leadership during product launches, transfers, validations, and major changes.
• Escalates complex scheduling conflicts and supply risks as the primary point of contact.
• Drives site capacity modeling and utilization improvements for labor and equipment.
• Conducts scenario planning and what-if analyses to support decisions and risk mitigation.
• Identifies bottlenecks and develops corrective action plans with cross-functional teams.
• Drives inventory optimization while maintaining service levels and regulatory compliance.
• Participates in S&OP/IBP processes and supports ERP enhancements.

Skills

Production planning

Inventory management

Capacity planning

MRP/ERP systems

Supply chain operations

Analytical skills

Problem solving

Stakeholder influence

Continuous improvement

ERP tools

Education

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain

Tools

SAP

Kinaxis

OMP

Job description

Guerbet, a global leader in medical imaging, seeks a senior Production Planner III in Raleigh, NC to optimize short-, mid-, and long-range production and inventory strategies. You will translate forecasts and constraints into executable plans, maximizing capacity and service levels in a highly regulated cGMP environment.

You will partner with Manufacturing, Quality, Engineering, Procurement, and Global Supply Chain, leading capacity planning, scenario analyses, and continuous improvement