Material and Capacity Planner
Job Summary
Position Summary
The Material & Capacity Planner is responsible for ensuring material availability and production capacity readiness to support the sites Master Production Schedule (MPS). This role evaluates material supply capacity constraints inventory health and planning risks to ensure production commitments can be achieved. The position partners closely with Procurement Manufacturing Warehouse Operations Finance Quality and Supply Chain Planning to identify risks early drive mitigation activities and support operational decision-making.
Key Responsibilities
Material Planning & Readiness
- Own material availability across all production plans and manufacturing schedules.
- Review material requirements versus inventory open purchase orders and supplier commitments.
- Identify current and future shortages impacting production schedules.
- Partner with Procurement to drive material readiness and escalation activities.
- Monitor inventory health and recommend actions to prevent both shortages and excess inventory.
Capacity Planning
- Develop and maintain capacity models for production resources and critical constraints.
- Evaluate labor equipment warehouse sterilization and supplier capacity requirements.
- Analyze short-term and long-term capacity gaps.
- Support scenario planning and capacity trade-off decisions.
- Communicate capacity risks and recommended mitigation plans to leadership.
Safety Stock & Inventory Strategy
- Own safety stock settings methodology and governance.
- Monitor inventory performance and service-level attainment.
- Recommend inventory parameter adjustments based on demand variability and lead-time changes.
- Support inventory optimization initiatives while maintaining supply continuity.
- Review inventory trends and identify opportunities to improve inventory turns and inventory health.
Risk Management & Analytics
- Identify material capacity and supply risks that could impact customer commitments.
- Maintain planning dashboards and readiness metrics.
- Lead root cause analysis for recurring shortages and planning disruptions.
- Provide proactive reporting of production red flags and risk indicators.
- Support monthly and quarterly business reviews with planning and inventory analysis.
Cross-Functional Partnership
- Partner with the Master Planner to ensure executable production schedules.
- Collaborate with Warehouse Operations regarding inventory availability and material flow.
- Work closely with Procurement on supplier performance and supply continuity.
- Partner with Finance on inventory value budget planning and working capital initiatives.
- Participate in tier meetings and planning reviews to support site decision-making.
Qualifications :
Required
- Bachelors degree in Supply Chain Operations Management Business Engineering or related field.
- 3-7 years of supply chain planning materials management or manufacturing planning experience.
- Experience with ERP systems (SAP preferred).
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Advanced Microsoft Excel capability.
Preferred
- APICS/ASCM CPIM certification.
- Medical device pharmaceutical life sciences or regulated manufacturing experience.
- Experience with MRP capacity planning inventory optimization and production planning.
- Experience developing dashboards and planning metrics.
Additional Information :
Applicable only to applicants applying to a position in any location with pay disclosure requirements under state or local law:
- The compensation range described below is the range of possible base pay compensation that the Company believes in good faith it will pay for this role at the time of this posting based on the job grade for this position. Individual compensation paid within this range will depend on many factors including geographic location and we may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in the future.
- We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation holidays sick) medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.
- This job is eligible to participate in our short-term incentive programs.
Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned vested and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus commission incentive benefits or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Companys sole and absolute discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Companys sole and absolute discretion consistent with applicable law.
AbbVie is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to operating with integrity driving innovation transforming lives and serving our community. Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled.
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Employment Type :
Full-time
About Company
AbbVie is a global biopharmaceutical company focused on creating medicines and solutions that put impact first for patients, communities, and our world. We aim to address complex health issues and enhance people's lives through our core therapeutic areas: immunology, oncology, neuro ... View more