Synthetics API MRP Planner

At Johnson & Johnson, we believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build a world where complex diseases are prevented, treated, and cured, where treatments are smarter and less invasive, and solutions are personal. Through our expertise in Innovative Medicine and MedTech, we are uniquely positioned to innovate across the full spectrum of healthcare solutions today to deliver the breakthroughs of tomorrow, and profoundly impact health for humanity. Learn more at jnj.com . As guided by Our Credo, Johnson & Johnson is responsible to our employees who work with us throughout the world. We provide an inclusive work environment where each person is considered as an individual. At Johnson & Johnson, we respect the diversity and dignity of our employees and recognize their merit. Job Function: Procurement Job Sub Function: Strategic Sourcing Job Category: Professional All Job Posting Locations: Geel, Antwerp, Belgium Job Description: The Synthetics API planning team is recruiting for a Materials Requirement Planner (MRP). Are you interested in joining a team that is positively impacting patients' lives by ensuring material availability and planning process readiness for our Innovative Medicine products? In this role, you will work in a truly global environment, supporting the API manufacturing sites in Geel (Belgium) and Cork (Ireland) while collaborating closely with suppliers and Contract Manufacturing Organizations (CMOs) worldwide. You will play a key role in ensuring reliable supply while contributing to exciting brands and strategic launches, including Icotyde and Milvexian. Apply today for this exciting opportunity! The Materials Requirement Planner is responsible for the supply of pharmaceutical products for our patients. The MRP planner owns the inventory management of raw materials ensuring product availability while optimizing cost, including Slow Moving and Obsolete (SLOB) inventory. The planner defines, measures, analyzes, implements improvements and planning control processes to ensure base business performance, launch readiness and long-term preparedness are aligned with J&J IM Supply Chain strategic objectives. The success of this role is measured by timely deliveries of orders, which meet target inventory levels and maintain continuity of supply to our internal network & customers.

Develop, maintain, publish and communicate Materials Requirements Plans (MRP) to ensure that patients and customers’ requirements are met. Set up a balanced master plan optimizing operations efficiency, inventory cost and reliable supply for the horizon of 0-36 months. Maintain healthy inventory levels, while minimizing excess, obsolete and expired materials. Contribute to the global balancing effort of Materials and Components ensuring efficient and effective procurement & inventory practices and optimizing the balance between quality, service, reliability and cost. Maintain accurate purchase orders, inventory parameters, and demand forecasts across planning systems (OMP, SAP, and One Network) and communicate to our suppliers & CMO’s accordingly to ensure material availability and a reliable supply plan Proactively identify issues that may impact supply, drive short- and long-term planning activities/processes and day-to-day planning Lead improvement projects, participate in IMT and critical issue discussions Create and maintain relationships, internally and externally, that allows plants to interpret demand and inventory requirements and respond with the right capacity, products and schedules to meet (internal) customer requirements. Collaborate across a diverse stakeholder network, including SMEDS, Procurement, API manufacturing sites in Geel and Cork, External Quality, and EPLs to ensure alignment on supply, planning, and operational priorities Partner with Global Procurement and SMEDS to drive Supplier performance improvement including quality and timely