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West Pharma Specialist Supply Planning 
United States, Pennsylvania, West Whiteland Township 
537974758

17.04.2025
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
  • Analyze production requirements to purchase raw materials in accordance to vendor arranged lead times and MOQs Complete monthly inventory counts
  • Collaborate with vendors on continuous improvement initiatives (pricing, packaging, volumes, lead times, etc)
  • Manage open orders to ensure on time deliveries
  • Maintain material specific master data such as safety stock
  • Analyze usage trends to establish optimal inventory levels and safety stocks
  • Collaborate with Global Supply Chain and other West Facilities on the management of network controlled materials
  • Investigate and implement corrective actions when material outages occur
  • Collaborate with Site Planners to ensure production schedule changes are supported
  • Support site inventory initiatives and audits when applicable
  • Support/facilitate production variance analysis to determine root causes of any misses
  • Support/facilitate Supply Chain initiatives to consume at risk material timely and according to deviation work instructions
  • Participate in cost savings / Kaizen projects as applicable to operational material consumption and transactional management
  • Supports plant operations as needed while the site is running production for materials within portfolio
  • Comply with the company’s safety and quality policy at all times
  • Comply with the SOPs, as per Company policy, as relevant to the position covered by this Job Description
  • Other duties as assigned
Additional Responsibilities
  • Must maintain the ability to work well with others in a variety of situations
  • Must be able to multi-task, work under time constraints, problem solve, and prioritize
  • Must be able to maintain confidentiality and resolve conflicts
  • Ability to make independent and sound judgments
  • Read and interpret data, information, and documents
  • Analyze and solve problems
Education
  • High School Diploma required
  • Bachelor's Degree Business or relevant field preferred
Work Experience
  • Minimum 3 years in supply chain preferred
  • Sound knowledge of MS Office and SAP (MM/SD module) required
  • Experience developing master production schedules, and resource planning preferred
  • Basic knowledge and understanding of APO/SNP (SAP’s Advanced Planning and Optimization tool) preferred
Preferred Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
  • Previous manufacturing work experience
  • Experience with SAP, MES programs, Database programs
  • Excellent problem-solving and communication skills
  • Detail oriented with exceptional time management and multi-tasking ability
  • Ability to create Standard Operating Procedures
Additional Requirements
  • Moderate analytical, excel, report development skills and business acumen.
  • Ability to assess opportunities in the business and apply supply chain related solutions.
  • Broad perspective ability to see beyond the boundaries of his/her responsibilities or function.
  • Must be able to communicate effectively with written and oral skills, make quick decisions, interpret data, read and write, speak in front of groups, express and exchange ideas, understand direction and adhere to procedures at all levels of the organization. Work well with others in a variety of situations.
  • Ability to respond quickly, present a concise recommendation and defend it.
  • Moderate influencing and negotiating skills.
  • Ability to work independently and make sound judgements.
  • Read and interpret data, information and documents and a strong learning capacity.
  • Organizational skills that will enable planning, prioritization and achievement of goals especially of importance for the successful execution of related activities.
  • Must be able to multi-task, work under time constraints, problem solve, and prioritize
  • Observe and interpret situations, analyze and solve problems.
  • Able to routinely use standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines. Position operates in a professional office environment. May stand or sit for extended periods of time.
Physical Requirements
Sedentary-Exerting up to 10lbs/4kgs of force occasionally, and/or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time.