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Amgen

Makes biotech medicines for serious illnesses

Detailed Scheduling People Manager

Production Planning & SchedulingPosted on Nov 10
Full-timeDublin, Ireland€76k - €102.8k

About the Job

Requirements

  • A bachelor's degree in industrial engineering, Supply Chain Management, or relevant experience is required.
  • Approximately 8–10 years of planning experience in an industrial environment is required.
  • Knowledge of Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) is required.
  • Familiarity with the Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) process is required.
  • Familiarity with production planning concepts, including materials requirement planning, production scheduling, and the budgeting process, is required.
  • Experience presenting to senior management is required.
  • The candidate should understand quality-system fundamentals and manufacturing processes.
  • The candidate should have strong quantitative and analytical skills.
  • The candidate should effectively manage internal and external stakeholder relationships.
  • The candidate should adapt their communication style and work effectively across multiple functions and sites.
  • The candidate should be able to advise on solutions to complex problems, projects, or programs.
  • The candidate should be able to communicate findings clearly and concisely and make recommendations.
  • The candidate should maintain composure and direction in high-pressure situations.
  • The candidate should be able to influence and inspire without authority.
  • The candidate should be able to navigate ambiguity effectively to resolve issues.
  • The candidate should be able to work under minimal direction and independently develop thorough, practical solutions consistent with functional objectives.

Responsibilities

  • Act as a Supply Chain Manager in the Short-Term Planning function, owning critical business processes within the 0–13-week execution window, including weekly capacity planning and the emergency time-fence process.
  • Help lead and develop short- to medium-term production and shipping plans for site products in coordination with short-term planners, product planners, and the Master Production Schedule lead.
  • Serve as deputy to the Senior Manager Supply Chain.
  • Analyze production and capacity requirements within the 0–13-week planning horizon.
  • Own local weekly and monthly planning processes.
  • Liaise with the industrial engineer and other functions on Supply Chain scenario planning.
  • Be accountable for site planning metrics and other key operational metrics.
  • Own local short-term execution planning processes that support the site’s execution of the Sales and Operations Planning cycle, including production planning, line scheduling, and shipment planning.
  • Identify opportunities for system and process improvement and implement changes using Operational Excellence and project-management skills.
  • Establish and report short-term planning performance metrics.
  • Present information and analyses and provide recommendations to management.
  • Run and own the 13-week capacity processes for DP, IDP, and LDP.
  • Communicate key Master Production Schedule changes for all site manufacturing lines to the MPS lead.
  • Act as the change/nonconformance/corrective and preventive action (NC/CAPA) owner.

Desired Qualifications

  • Experience with enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems such as SAP is preferred.
  • Understanding of Class A principles is desirable.
  • Experience with planning systems such as Rapid Response (RR) is preferred.
  • Experience in pharmaceutical production, including fill-finish and packaging, is preferred.
  • Experience in project work is preferred.

About the Company

Amgen

Makes biotech medicines for serious illnesses

Amgen develops and makes biologic medicines, which are drugs built from proteins and antibodies grown in living cells, for serious conditions such as heart disease, cancer, and bone loss. Its anemia drug Epogen, approved in 1989, became one of the biotechnology industry's first blockbuster medicines. Amgen grows these drugs in large tanks called bioreactors, and its products include the cholesterol drug Repatha, the bone-building drug Evenity, and the severe asthma drug Tezspire. It earns money by selling these medicines, mostly through large drug wholesalers that supply hospitals and pharmacies. Amgen was founded in 1980 and is based in Thousand Oaks, California.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Thousand Oaks, CA
Founded
1980

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