The Opportunity

The main purpose of a Senior Supply Planner is to create valid production and supply plans using the Kinaxis RapidResponse planning software and the SAP Module PPDS (Production Planning Detailed Scheduling). The supply plan covers a rolling 24-month horizon that ensures supply of finished products and intercompany semi-finished products to satisfy identified demand while aligning with the IBP inventory status quo. The Senior Supply Planner is considered a Subject Matter Expert in your field and partners with Commercial Operations, Global Planning, Kankakee Operations, and Product Care to identify and verify changes in demand, raw material or capacity availability.

The Role

Use demand forecasts and sales trends to conduct scenario analysis and capture outcomes, impacts and observations scenarios. Use the collaboration feature in RapidResponse to manage and agree on main planning choices with broader planning community and checks the feasibility of options and proposed actions with other functions. Develop financial implications of the supply plan and scenarios. Create supply plans, capacity plans, master production and plasma demand schedules in Rapid Response and SAP module PPDS (Production Planning Detailed Scheduling).Coordinate and maintain master planning data and planning parameters. Identify and adjust constraint data, BOM structures, planning time fences, lead times, and other main parameters while using SAP and RapidResponse capabilities to improve productivity at the Kankakee site. Perform daily maintenance in SAP to cleanse and reschedule open orders and inspection lots.Create production schedules for each assigned product group using SAP module PPDS (Production Planning Detailed Scheduling) that are developed and maintained to support sales goals, inventory financial targets, and minimizing the age of product when shipped to a customer. Work with these Production Schedules to assure the readiness of valid shop documentation and controls and produce component purchase schedules that promote cost-effective production, warehousing, and laboratory operations.Anticipate and resolve conflict between support of finished goods, packaging, and purchasing schedules and concurrent or future demands on manufacturing, materials, and support services resources. Use supply planning dashboards, scorecards, and other KPIs within RapidResponse to identify root causes and develop plans to meet performance targets.Support Inventory Control Analysis and Inventory Control Reporting to ensure adherence to sound inventory management and control practices. Review and agree on normal stock levels while taking into account exceptions and future projects. Manage finished goods inventories for assigned items to achieve our financial targets. Planner initiates action strategies to prevent Inventory burden, capacity backlog, and finished goods rescheduling.Manage activities within and outside of the production planning group to minimize work-in-process inventory obsolescence and aging costs and to expedite the disposition of quarantined and rejected inventories.Develop Supply Review Meeting (SRM) content and required actions in collaboration with other Senior Supply Planners, Product Care and Master Data team using the RapidResponse and PPDS tools.Identify areas for improvement using KPI's (Key Performance Indicators) and track the Kankakee site's actual performance vs. targets.Provide a positive and equitable working environment emphasizing the CSL Values: Customer Focus, Innovation, Integrity, Collaboration, and Superior Performance and comply with requirements from CSL Behring's Safety Program.Comply with requirements from CSL Behring's Safety Program, including Health and Safety mandates and OSHA requirements.Complete any other responsibilities assigned by management.

Your Skills & Experience

Bachelor's degree in business, supply chain management or technical field relevant to CSL products5+ years' experience minimum in manufacturing preferably supporting manufacturing, or production planningAmerican Production and Inventory Control Society (APICS) Certification preferredExperience in materials management systems/ SAP applications preferred

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