Planner jobs in United States, Massachusetts, Marlborough

Responsibilities:

Assist in process optimization projects for the regulatory affairs area (e.g. database maintenance, regulatory controls, automation).
Perform data analysis and report findings.
Process mapping to identify areas for optimization and automation

Requirements

Desirable skills or interests:

skills to clean and preprocess data to ensure its accuracy and consistency;
Interests in programming languages, scripts for task automation, database management

About the Role:

At Boston Scientific, the Supply Chain Planner I support the Clinical Supply Chain (CSC) organization by supporting the device distribution and tracking of investigational products from the trial planning phase through final reconciliation of products. This role involves coordinating with internal and external groups to meet clinical trial deliverables while ensuring regulatory compliance. Responsibilities include demand planning, data analysis, inventory management, document tracking, and ensuring clinical objectives are met within time, budget, and compliance parameters.

Your Responsibilities Include:

• Partner with other Clinical Supply Chain team members to complete and approve the Device Management plan prior to the start of study enrollment.
• Participate in the Device Management system user acceptance testing.
• Assist in developing demand plans and ensuring appropriate and timely supply for clinical trials.
• Engage with clinical team, customer care, distribution, and logistics teams to ensure product is distributed in a timely and compliant manner for clinical trials.
• Engage with external groups/vendors, when used, to ensure distribution and processes are in place to support on time enrollment within compliance.
• Monitor trial performance and inventory position as to reduce excess, expired and obsolete inventory (EE&O) risk.
• Using data models and device accountability systems to analyze and ensure that investigational devices are tracked throughout the clinical trial.
• Collaborate with internal and external groups to return and track un-used product into our distribution centers and to final device disposition.
• Support Vendor Management activities with existing or new trials.
• Escalate issues and potential risks to CSC management as applicable.

Qualifications Required:

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain or equivalent work experience required.
• Strong Analytical skills with ability to structure and perform data analysis.
• Experience solving urgent and complex business challenges.
• Excellent communication and relationship management skills.
• Strong Organization skills to work multiple issues in parallel over time.
• Strong PC skills, including Excel, Word, and Power Point.
• Adhere to procedures and practices that maintain compliance to regulations.

Qualifications Preferred:

• Medical devices/pharmaceutical clinical trials and device distribution experience preferred.
  Sales, Inventory, and Operations Planning (SI&OP) experience is a plus.
• Experience utilizing SAP or other ERP system preferred.

Compensation fornon-exempt (hourly), non-sales rolesmay also include variable compensation from time to time (e.g., any overtime and shift differential) and annual bonus target (subject to plan eligibility and other requirements).

Compensation forexempt, non-sales rolesmay also include variable compensation, i.e., annual bonus target and long-term incentives (subject to plan eligibility and other requirements).

For MA positions:It is unlawful to require or administer a lie detector test for employment. Violators are subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

Please be advised that certain US based positions, including without limitation field sales and service positions that call on hospitals and/or health care centers, require acceptable proof of COVID-19 vaccination status. Candidates will be notified during the interview and selection process if the role(s) for which they have applied require proof of vaccination as a condition of employment. Boston Scientific continues to evaluate its policies and protocols regarding the COVID-19 vaccine and will comply with all applicable state and federal law and healthcare credentialing requirements. As employees of the Company, you will be expected to meet the ongoing requirements for your roles, including any new requirements, should the Company’s policies or protocols change with regard to COVID-19 vaccination.

Your Responsibilities Include:

• Computer and Systems Knowledge: Uses advanced capabilities within the planning system to perform demand planning activities.
• Data Analytics: Conduct basic analytics on business problems and datasets. Produces, retrieves, and interprets reports using standard systems and tools. Possesses conceptual understanding of supply chain-related metrics.
• Inventory Management: Daily monitoring of inventory levels for products in their portfolio. With own judgement and functional knowledge, recommends inputs to inventory targets and maintain in system. Manages inventory to plan, identifies opportunities for improvement and in short supply situations, allocates product with general direction from a more senior level and using existing policies. Communicates supply updates to marketing and regional planners, with the use of factual information of limited complexity in straightforward situations.
• Manage Forecast Inputs / Improve Forecast Accuracy: Works directly with marketing, sales operations, and regional planners to set the forecast to meet global demand for stable portfolios, less complex supply chains. Explains information of limited complexity to improve forecast accuracy and reduce forecast bias through supervision and direction from more senior roles within the job function.
• SI&OP process: Facilitates portions of cross-functional SI&OP Demand Planning and Net Requirements meetings. Following processes, independently works with global peers to ensure complete and credible net requirements are being captured for products in their portfolio. Independently works with supply sites/SFMD’s for Supply Management on identifying and presenting straight forward issues or decisions needing escalation to Integration & Reconciliation.
• Manage product lifecycle events effectively (launches, transitions and EOLife/EOService): Following process prepares product lifecycle SI&OP templates. Following process ensures sufficient inventory per product event plan and communicates product lifecycle tracking materials to cross functional SI&OP team. Recommends changes to inventory strategy as needed. Escalate issues through SI&OP process. Represents supply chain on product development, sustaining engineering or EOL/EOS team.
• Partnership with Clinical Supply Chain: Partners with Clinical Supply Chain to gain general knowledge on clinical study inventory needs. Inquires and understands Clinical inventory strategy (e.g. one-time builds, replenishment/rolling builds). Includes clinical study demand in overall demand forecast.
• Master Data Maintenance: Ensures GSCP-owned fields are complete and accurate for the products in their portfolio. Remain current on training for SOP’s and Work Instructions regarding ERP and planning system master data.
• Project Management: Develops and documents project plans. Gain an understanding of dependencies and sequence of events. Executes required monthly/scheduled tasks with some oversight and using company policies and procedures. Not expected to lead a project team, may be a team member of a project that has a small scope, with guidance and direction from more senior level roles within job function. Escalates issues to management and uses and exercises judgment to solve problems in straightforward situations and determine appropriate action/solutions.
• Leadership: No supervisory responsibility; accountable for own contributions and meeting objectives.
• Supply Chain Design: Supporting the Supply Chain team within a franchise or product line, establishing the end-to-end supply chain design. (e.g. New Product Launches, Acquisitions, Integrations, Site Transfers Optimized Product Flow, Resiliency)

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain management, Business or Engineering.
• 2+ years of experience of Supply Chain and/or Materials Management.
• Strong PC skills utilizing such software programs as Excel, and relational databases.
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills
• Communication skills with the ability to successfully interact at all levels of the organization.
• Self-motivated independent worker.
• Detail oriented and organized.
• Highly adaptable, flexible and willing to accept new ideas, processes, and procedures.
• Working knowledge of DRP, MRP, and MPS

Preferred Qualifications:

• APICS certification – CPIM or CSCP.
• Experience utilizing SAP or other ERP systems.
• Experience utilizing Rapid Response or other Advance Planning systems.
• JIT experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Continuous improvement experience including Six Sigma, Lean Manufacturing

Maximum Salary: $ 115900

Compensation fornon-exempt (hourly), non-sales rolesmay also include variable compensation from time to time (e.g., any overtime and shift differential) and annual bonus target (subject to plan eligibility and other requirements).

Compensation forexempt, non-sales rolesmay also include variable compensation, i.e., annual bonus target and long-term incentives (subject to plan eligibility and other requirements).

For MA positions: It is unlawful to require or administer a lie detector test for employment. Violators are subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

Please be advised that certain US based positions, including without limitation field sales and service positions that call on hospitals and/or health care centers, require acceptable proof of COVID-19 vaccination status. Candidates will be notified during the interview and selection process if the role(s) for which they have applied require proof of vaccination as a condition of employment. Boston Scientific continues to evaluate its policies and protocols regarding the COVID-19 vaccine and will comply with all applicable state and federal law and healthcare credentialing requirements. As employees of the Company, you will be expected to meet the ongoing requirements for your roles, including any new requirements, should the Company’s policies or protocols change with regard to COVID-19 vaccination.

Among other requirements, Boston Scientific maintains specific prohibited substance test requirements for safety-sensitive positions. This role is deemed safety-sensitive and, as such, candidates will be subject to a prohibited substance test as a requirement. The goal of the prohibited substance testing is to increase workplace safety in compliance with the applicable law.

Your Responsibilities Include:

• Computer and Systems Knowledge: Possesses solid knowledge of Microsoft suite, with proficiency in Excel. Also possesses solid knowledge of SAP ERP and Kinaxis Rapid Response planning systems. Utilizes conceptual knowledge within the planning system to solve problems that impact daily planning.
• Data Analytics: Possesses the ability to conduct solid analytics on business problems and datasets. Produces, retrieves, and interprets reports using standard systems and tools. Applies understanding of supply chain-related metrics to accomplish own work.
• Inventory Management: Daily monitoring of inventory levels for products in their portfolio. Recommends inputs to inventory targets and maintain in system, applying understanding of business drivers and solid knowledge of own job function. Manages inventory to plan, identifies and leads opportunities for improvement and in short supply situations, allocates product with moderate level of guidance and using prescribed guidelines or policies. Communicates supply updates to marketing and regional planners, with factual sometimes complex and potentially dynamic information in straightforward situations.
• Manage Forecast Inputs / Improve Forecast Accuracy: Works directly with marketing, sales operations, and regional planners to set the forecast to meet global demand for stable portfolios, less complex supply chains. Organizes and presents data to influence and improve forecast accuracy and reduce forecast bias through moderate level of guidance and direction from more senior roles within the job function.
• SI&OP process: Facilitates portions of cross-functional SI&OP Demand Planning and Net Requirements meetings. Independently collaborates with global peers to ensure complete and credible net requirements for standard and more complex situations are being captured for products in their portfolio. Independently works with supply sites/SFMD’s for Supply Management on identifying and presenting standard and more complex issues or decisions needing escalation to Integration & Reconciliation. Support projects or analysis resulting from SI&OP process.
• Manage product lifecycle events effectively (launches, transitions and EOLife/EOService): Independently prepares product lifecycle SI&OP templates. Ensures sufficient inventory per product event plan and communicates product lifecycle tracking materials to cross functional SI&OP team. Recommends changes to inventory strategy as needed. Escalate issues through SI&OP process. Represents supply chain on more complex product development, sustaining engineering or EOL/EOS team.
• Master Data Maintenance: Ensures GSCP-owned fields are complete and accurate for the products in their portfolio. Remain current on training for SOP’s and Work Instructions regarding ERP and planning system master data. May be knowledgeable on master data fields managed in other functions to provide input when asked.
• Project Management: Develops and documents project plans. Gain an understanding of dependencies and sequence of events. Executes required monthly/scheduled tasks with some oversight and applies understanding of business drivers and how own team integrates with others to accomplish own work. May lead a project team of small to moderate scope with moderate level of guidance and direction. Escalates issues to management and uses prescribed guidelines or policies in analyzing situations and resolving problems to deliver continuous business results.
• Leadership: No supervisory responsibility; may provide informal guidance to new team members.
• Supply Chain Design: Supply Chain representative within a franchise or product line, supporting the end-to-end supply chain design. (e.g., New Product Launches, Acquisitions, Integrations, Site Transfers Optimized Product Flow, Resiliency)

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree Required
• 3+ years’ experience in Supply Chain Planning, materials management, manufacturing planning or inventory control function
• Working experience with DRP, MPS, MRP, SAP or ERP System
• Strong PC skills utilizing software programs like Excel, Access, Word, and PowerPoint
• Consistently performs to a high level of accuracy and with a high attention to detail.
• Adaptable, flexible, and willing to accept new ideas, processes, and procedures.
• Strong analytical skills: able to efficiently use data to make good decisions.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Ability to work independently and with business stakeholders to achieve business objectives.
• Strong communication skills: able to present information to varying levels of an organization.
• Strong collaboration skills: able to build relationships and trust with cross-functional business partners.
• Working experience with Kinaxis/Rapid Response & SAP
• Business Acumen

Maximum Salary: $ 127100

Compensation fornon-exempt (hourly), non-sales rolesmay also include variable compensation from time to time (e.g., any overtime and shift differential) and annual bonus target (subject to plan eligibility and other requirements).

Compensation forexempt, non-sales rolesmay also include variable compensation, i.e., annual bonus target and long-term incentives (subject to plan eligibility and other requirements).

For MA positions: It is unlawful to require or administer a lie detector test for employment. Violators are subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

Please be advised that certain US based positions, including without limitation field sales and service positions that call on hospitals and/or health care centers, require acceptable proof of COVID-19 vaccination status. Candidates will be notified during the interview and selection process if the role(s) for which they have applied require proof of vaccination as a condition of employment. Boston Scientific continues to evaluate its policies and protocols regarding the COVID-19 vaccine and will comply with all applicable state and federal law and healthcare credentialing requirements. As employees of the Company, you will be expected to meet the ongoing requirements for your roles, including any new requirements, should the Company’s policies or protocols change with regard to COVID-19 vaccination.

Among other requirements, Boston Scientific maintains specific prohibited substance test requirements for safety-sensitive positions. This role is deemed safety-sensitive and, as such, candidates will be subject to a prohibited substance test as a requirement. The goal of the prohibited substance testing is to increase workplace safety in compliance with the applicable law.