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Job ID 58610 Functional area Production & Manufacturing Full-time/part-time Full Time Experience level Professional

Planner II

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Planner II
Permanent

About Heraeus

Making displays foldable? Helping hearts beat with medical innovations? Or breathing new life into precious metals? As a family-owned global technology group we help our customers to always being one step ahead.


About Heraeus Medevio

Together we improve lives. At Heraeus Medevio, we bring lifesaving and life-changing medical devices to market through partnerships with medical device manufacturing companies. Backed by Heraeus Group, we are committed to the growth of our teams and organization by providing an open space for open minds.

To reach our vision of improving 100 million lives every year, we foster a culture of curiosity that thrives on challenge, continuous learning, growth, and the opportunity to try new things. With sites in the United States, European Union, and Asia, and over 2,200 employees worldwide, together, we will meet tomorrow's challenges today.

JOB PURPOSE

Support the planning and coordination of material supply, production schedules, and demand forecasts to ensure the timely availability of medical products. Assist in aligning planning activities with operational capabilities and customer requirements, while maintaining efficiency in inventory and supply levels.

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES

  1. Create weekly production plans for short term and share them with operations.
  2. Monitor inventory levels for work in process or finished goods to prevent stockouts or overstock situations and ensure the plans accomplish.
  3. Create the production orders, special orders for legacy and NPI (Sort, validation, PQ, OQ, First Article, Master lots, and others) and following of TECO aging report.
  4. Maintain planning data in ERP systems and keep clean the system.
  5. Communicate and coordinate actions with other areas, (Quality, Production, Engineering) to ensure the monthly shipping plan.
  6. Following Out Site service shipments
  7. Participate in continuous improvement initiatives within the supply chain area.

Education    

  • Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering, Logistics, Business Administration, or a related field.
  • Proficiency in the English language with a minimum level of B2

Knowledge and skills

  • Knowledge of planning theory, MRP, capacity analysis and forecasting accuracy.
  • Strong understanding of procurement processes, industry, and suppliers.
  • Strong analytical skills.
  • Business application skills (e.g., Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint) and supply chain modeling skills.
  • Applies cause and effect thinking to identify common contract risk areas.
  • Knowledge: SAP, Inventory, Planning.

Experience  

  • 2-5 years of experience in Supply Chain
  • Experience in medical industry (required)
  • Six Sigma Yellow/ Green Belt certification (preferred)  

Curious? Apply now!

We are interested in finding the best candidates, and they may come from a nontraditional background. So please don’t hesitate to apply, even if you aren’t an exact fit. We look forward to getting you started on your employment journey with Heraeus Medevio!

Any further questions?

Our Recruiting Team, Heraeus Medevio, is happy to assist you by email: jobs-medevio@heraeus.com. Or visit us at jobs.heraeus.com.


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