Material Planner Job at BioMarin Pharmaceutical (Cork)

Material Planner

BioMarin Pharmaceutical

Location:
Ireland , Cork

Category:
Logistics

Contract Type:
Not provided

Salary:

Not provided

Save Job

Apply Position

Job Description:

The primary role of the Material Planner is to ensure the availability of raw material components to meet the production schedule in Drug Substance, Drug Product and Finish Goods Packaging Operations. Ensure raw material components are planned, purchased and released within the guidelines established in the ERP SAP system. The Material Planner will play a key role in the development and implementation of systems and processes to ensure optimal raw material coverage in line with the Master Production Schedule as well as product launch activities.

Job Responsibility:

Responsible for Material Requirements Planning (MRP) in line with the Master Production Schedule in SAP to ensure that operational requirements are met
Responsible for converting purchase requisitions to purchase order as required by SAP detail schedule including payment of supplier invoices
Responsible for monitoring Materials release status to meet detailed schedule
Responsible for Inventory Management end to end including (Pricing (Purchase Info Record), Purchase Price Variance (PPV), reserve process, expiry, FIFO, FEFO, safety stock, lead times etc)
Responsible for issuing quarterly supplier forecasts
Responsible for generating and issuing recurring Heatmap/Material Readiness to site stakeholders
Responsible for ensuring that supplier open order book is issued and aligned with SAP on a weekly basis
Responsible for Master Data accuracy in SAP for material components
Responsible for aging receipts, resolving issues and identifying root causes
Responsible for Short Term Exception Management (STEM) program as required and proactively engage with stakeholders to resolve schedule conflicts
Responsible for inputs into the monthly site Supply Chain Review meeting (SCR)
Participate in end of campaign performance review (Plan V Actual) to correct future campaign requirements
Participate in Global Category Form and Quarterly Business Review (QBR)
Participate in site Single Use Application strategy meetings
Member of the functional process team level as required
Facilitate Tier 1 Purchasing team meeting
Complete material planning scenarios as required to maintain detailed schedule
e as required in delivery of Change Request, CAPA ,Deviation & Supplier Change Notification (SCN) within the Quality Management System (QMS) system
Engage Right First Time (six-sigma) and lean manufacturing practices leading to Operational Excellence
Develop, maintain and publish KPI’s for supplier performance (OTIF)
Participate in Continuous Improvement (CI) projects
Safety and Quality
Standard Operating Procedures (SOP)
Participate in daily cross-functional meetings to ensure maintenance of Adherence to Schedule *(ATS) and Adherence to Plan *(ATP) in line with Make / Assess / Release commitments
Participate in weekly S&OE meetings ensuring cross functional alignment of plans
Participate in Material Planner Standard Work
Metrics
Cost Savings
Dual Sourcing
Operational Readiness Programs (ORP)

Requirements:

A minimum of an Honor's Degree (NFQ level 7) in Supply Chain Management or other related Business discipline
A minimum of 2 years relevant Supply Chain Management experience
Experience of SAP is essential
Experience working in a GMP environment for a minimum of 1 years
Supply Chain Certification is preferred e.g. APICS
Project Management or Lean Certification is desirable
Experience in Planning/Purchasing in a pharmaceutical environment with strong technical/systems background is desirable
Prove track record in end to end leading and managing of a direct material category (specific experience managing chemicals, SUT's (Single Use Technologies) highly desirable
Power BI or similar data analytics visual tool knowledge is desirable but not essential
Project Management with a focus on value creation and waste reduction programmes highly desirable

Nice to have:

Supply Chain Certification is preferred e.g. APICS
Project Management or Lean Certification is desirable
Experience in Planning/Purchasing in a pharmaceutical environment with strong technical/systems background is desirable
Prove track record in end to end leading and managing of a direct material category (specific experience managing chemicals, SUT's (Single Use Technologies) highly desirable
Power BI or similar data analytics visual tool knowledge is desirable but not essential
Project Management with a focus on value creation and waste reduction programmes highly desirable

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
March 19, 2026

Employment Type:

Fulltime

Work Type:

On-site work

BioMarin Pharmaceutical - All Job Offers

Job Link Share: