Planning & Procurement Analyst

Planning & Procurement Analyst

Position Summary:

• Work Schedule: M-F 8am-5pm
• 100% on-site

This 206878 square-foot facility located in thePhiladelphia area is Catalents globalCenter of Excellence for Clinical Supply Packaging. Catalent offers GMP secondary packaging and clinical labeling services throughout our global network. Packaging can be configured to hold a single product or multiple products as determined by study requirements. We offer manual patient kit assembly along with semi-automated and automated wallet sealing and high-speed automated carding to meet the needs of studies of all sizes.

Catalent Pharma Solutions in Philadelphia PA is hiring a Planning & Procurement Analyst. The Planning & Procurement Analyst supports endtoend supply chain and procurement activities through data analysis reporting and process improvement. This role partners closely with Procurement Project Management Operations Finance and Suppliers to optimize cost improve supplier performance mitigate risk and ensure continuity of supply. The analyst provides actionable insights to support strategic sourcing decisions inventory optimization and costreduction initiatives.

The Role:

• Support Sales and Operations planning processes as needed
• Support sourcing initiatives RFQs/RFPs and supplier evaluations through cost modeling and total cost of ownership (TCO) analysis
• Track procurement savings costavoidance initiatives and contract compliance
• Analyze purchase price variance (PPV) and identify root causes
• Support contract lifecycle management pricing reviews and indexbased price adjustments
• Support tactical purchasing activities as needed
• Monitor supplier performance metrics (quality delivery cost responsiveness)
• Identify supply risks and support mitigation actions (dual sourcing safety stock supplier escalation)
• Support supplier business reviews with datadriven insights
• Analyze planning and procurement data (spend inventory lead times supplier performance) to identify trends risks and improvement opportunities
• Develop and maintain dashboards and reports (KPIs such as OTIF inventory turns PPV cost savings supplier lead times)
• Support demand and supply planning analysis to improve forecast accuracy and material availability
• Monitor inventory levels slowmoving and obsolete (SLOB) inventory and working capital impacts
• Support materials and/or production planning and/or scheduling activities as needed
• Participate in any/all aspects of the S&OP planning
• Identify opportunities to improve supply chain and procurement processes through automation standardization and better data usage
• Support internal controls audit requests and compliance related to procurement activities
• Partner with Finance to ensure accurate accruals forecasts and spend visibility
• Support project management engineering and other improvement projects as needed
• Other duties as assigned
  

The Candidate:

• Bachelors degree: (Supply Chain Finance Engineering etc.)
• 3 years of experience in supply chain procurement operations or analytical roles
• ASCM/APICS PMP SixSigma YellowBelt is preferred
• Experience working in highly regulated environments and strong knowledge of xGMP regulations is preferred

• Strong analytical and problemsolving skills with the ability to interpret complex data
• Proficiency in Excel (advanced formulas pivot tables); experience with ERP systems (e.g. SAP Oracle NetSuite)
• Experience with data visualization and reporting tools (e.g. Power BI Tableau)

Why you should join Catalent:

• Defined career path and annual performance review and feedback process
• Diverse inclusive culture
• Positive working environment focusing on continually improving processes to remain innovative
• Potential for career growth on an expanding team within an organization dedicated to preserving and bettering lives
• 152 hours of PTO 8 paid holidays
• Generous 401K match
• Medical dental and vision benefits effective day one of employment
• Tuition Reimbursement- Let us help you finish your degree or start a new degree!

Catalent offers rewarding opportunities to further your career! Join the global drug development and delivery leader and help us bring over 7000 life-saving and life-enhancing products to patients around the world. Catalent is an exciting and growing international company where employees work directly with pharma biopharma and consumer health companies of all sizes to advance new medicines from early development to clinical trials and to the market. Catalent produces more than 70 billion doses per year and each one will be used by someone who is counting on us. Join us in making a difference.

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