• International, pharmaceutical company
  • 12 months contract with extension option

About Our Client

Our client, an internationally renowned pharmaceutical company in the Solothurn area is recruiting. On its behalf we are now looking for a Material Planner (a) starting asap, ideally March/April, to join their international team for a period of 12 months.

Depending on the selected candidate's performance and motivation, there is a possibility of an extension or a permanent take over.

Hybrid work model: 1-2 days HO possible.

Job Description

The Material Planner (raw materials) will support Manufacturing Planning reports) liaising with different internal stakeholders of the Supply Chain, Procurement and Quality teams. The responsibilities will be around the following task areas:

Main day-to-day:

• Raw materials planning and inventory control activities, including forecasted demand, safety stock levels, expiry reporting, TD forecasting, QC release, and the weekly management of ASCP purchasing suggestions
• Revising and maintaining SOPs, SLRs, BOM's, Formulas, Recipes, Validity Rules, Production Rules, Warehouse Rules in OPM
• Supporting tech transfers and the development/maintenance of manufacturing bills of materials, as needed, and ensuring that the raw materials are procured and on-hand to support the manufacturing schedule

Further on:

• Supporting new item creation process and Master Data enrichment as required
• Reviewing process and raw material vendor change notifications for inventory impact and facilitation of cross-functions discussions, as required, to drive changes to closure and/or visibility of change or inventory impact
• Analyzing data and creating the Expired and Obsolete report quarterly and reviews the information with the site planning management team
• Supporting site leadership team meetings as needed and escalating potential issues to management as required.

The Successful Applicant

In order to be considered for the role, the selected candidate must have:

• Bachelor degree in pharma/life science or Supply Chain field
• 2-5 years work experience in Material Planning (min.2 years in a pharma company)
• Proficiency with ERP sytems such as Oracle, SAP, etc.
• Advanced skills with Excel and Power BI are welcome
• Strong communication skills in English
• Proactive teamplayer

What's on Offer

The selected candidate will be part of a dynamic team and actively contribute to the discovery, development and delivery of innovative therapies to improve the lives of patients.

Hybrid: 1-2 HO possible.

Quote job ref

JN-032025-6687244

Job Function

Logistics, Procurement & Supply Chain

Specialisation

Supply Planning

Industry

Healthcare / Pharmaceutical

Location

Solothurn

Contract Type

Interim

Job Reference

JN-032025-6687244