University of Colorado · 12 hours ago
Materials Supply Chain Planner
The University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus is seeking a Materials Supply Chain Planner for the Gates Biomanufacturing Facility. This role involves providing high-level consultation on materials planning and purchasing, managing scheduling projects, and collaborating with various departments to ensure the continuous supply of materials for production runs.
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Responsibilities
Assist with the planning, master schedule, warehouse, inventory, transactions, finite scheduling, and distribution of GMP and research-grade production supplies and final products
Develop and maintain an extensive knowledge of materials needs as designated by the Management for Cell Therapy and Biological Production Departments, including production trends, requirements forecasting, and related conditions
Assist with the implementation and administration of an electronic enterprise resource planning and inventory management system
Assist with managing all master data in the system
Performs system administration tasks as necessary
Responsible for all inventory management functions, tasks, and system set up
Coordinate with Procurement Associate to communicate purchasing opportunities and potential supply, cost impacts to the Executive Management Team, and recommend appropriate actions to minimize any negative impact
Assist in the resolution of product complaints and recommend supplier changes as necessary
Responsible for planning, scheduling, and execution of picklist fulfillment, kit issuance, and warehouse functions
Works closely with Project Management and Department Management to implement and maintain Resource Management and Capacity plans
Qualification
Required
A bachelor's degree in Logistics, Supply Chain Management, Production Operations, Business Administration, Industrial Engineering or a directly related field from an accredited institution. Substitution: A combination of education and related technical/paraprofessional experience may be substituted for the bachelor's degree on a year-for-year basis
Three (3) years Supply Chain experience with an emphasis in one or more of the following areas: Materials planning and management, Inventory Control, Warehouse Management, Logistics, Production Scheduling
Experience working with Materials Requirements Planning (MRP), Inventory Management, using an electronic ERP system (i.e., mid-market systems, such as Great Plains, Microsoft Dynamics etc.)
Applicants must meet minimum qualifications at the time of hire
Preferred
Experience working in a fast-paced environment with high inventory turn-over, critical lead times and hazardous/temperature sensitive materials
APICS training with certification
Experience working in an FDA regulated environment (i.e., cGMP, GDP), strongly desired
Participation in a Lean manufacturing or continuous improvement team
System implementation and training experience
Extensive experience using Smartsheet and excel worksheet functions
Benefits
Health insurance
Life insurance
Retirement plans
Tuition benefits
ECO pass
Paid time off – vacation, sick, and holidays
Company
University of Colorado
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$0.5MKey Investors
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