Associate Director, Planning & Inventory Management

South San Francisco, California

Job ID: 00429241

Who We Are

At the Roche Group, about 80,000 people across 150 countries are pushing back the frontiers of healthcare. Working together, we've become one of the world's leading research-focused healthcare groups. A member of the Roche Group, Genentech has been at the forefront of the biotechnology industry for more than 30 years, using human genetic information to develop novel medicines for serious and life-threatening diseases. The headquarters for Roche pharmaceutical operations in the United States, Genentech has multiple therapies on the market for cancer and other serious illnesses. Please take this opportunity to learn about Genentech, where we believe that our employees are our most important asset and are dedicated to remaining a great place to work.

The Position

Summary
The Associate Director of Planning and Inventory Management is accountable for overseeing the plant scheduling processes which include master scheduling, detailed scheduling (production, non-production, materials, maintenance, NPPO, and/or tank scheduling, and production readiness. The Associate Director will implement and maintain procedures, processes, workflows, and systems to enable the plant to meet the production plan.  This role serves as a critical interface between Global Supply Chain Planning and SSF Production departments.
Job Responsibilities
• Lead and manage a cost center of production, master, materials, tank and readiness schedulers
• Collaborate with work center managers to understand requirements, capacities and priorities
• Ensure appropriate capacity plans are met as part of master production scheduling
• Maintain schedule stability for resource, labor, and material requirements by enforcing planning time fences, scheduling time fences, and material lead times.
• Conduct scenario planning to identify potential resource, labor, and material restrictions due to anticipated changes in conditions.  Develop and implement plant contingencies for mitigation.
• Create or drive the creation of new processes and improve current business processes in collaboration with Global Business Process Managers/Owners to improve efficiency, reduce costs, and decrease task complexity.
• Manage plant-wide continual process improvement projects.  Continuously review, analyze and refine resource, labor, and material planning assumptions.
• Define, record, and report metrics to measure the demonstrated performance of scheduling functions
• Utilize Global and SSF Production training teams to maintain proficiency qualifications of team members in accordance with Food and Drug Administration regulations, international regulatory agency guidelines, and the Genentech cGMP policies.
• Perform customer needs assessments to verify the scheduling functions are meeting quality standards for service and customer satisfaction.
• Facilitate issue resolution within SSF Production departments and with external support partners including but not limited to Process Research and Development, Global Supply Chain Planning, Supply Chain Systems, Global Materials Planning, and SSF Materials Management.
• Develop and communicate annual team goals that support goals for SSF Production Services.  Set priorities for team members during periods when labor is constrained.
• Evaluate team member performance and provide timely performance appraisal and feedback.  Create professional development plans in collaboration with team members and provide available resources to enable team members to enhance their knowledge, skills and abilities.

Who You Are

Job Requirements
• Bachelor degree in life science, business, industrial engineering, operations management or related subject.
o 12-15 years experience in Logistics/Materials Management or related field, with a minimum of 5 years in a supervisory role and 5 years in a GMP environment,
• Strong interpersonal, communication, and problem solving skills.
• Successful demonstration of leadership, teamwork and technical expertise. 
• Understanding of industry standards, technical disciplines, and manufacturing practices required to manage detailed scheduling and planning data.
• Ability to manage assignments that are complex in nature where independent action and a high degree of initiative are required in resolving problems and developing recommendations despite restricted resources.
• Ability to create and establish logical priorities, manage work plans, and enforce timelines.
• Experience with implementation of continuous improvement initiatives and programs.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, as well as collaboration, negotiation, and change management skills.
• Thorough knowledge and understanding of cGMPs and familiarity with FDA and international regulatory agency guidelines.
Preferred
• APICS CPIM or CSCP certification
• Experience planning or scheduling in a biotechnology or pharmaceutical manufacturing organization.
• Six Sigma Green-Belt Certification
• Master degree in Business Administration (MBA) or Master of Science degree in biological, business, engineering and/or physical sciences.
• Experience with ERP systems such as SAP to support Supply Chain Management functions (e.g. Capacity Requirements Planning (CRP), Detailed Scheduling, Inventory Control, Quality Control, Execution)
• Knowledge and experience applying production efficiency methodologies (5S, Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, and/or Theory of Constraints).

Work Environment/Physical Demands/Safety Considerations
• Ability to work overtime and adjust working schedule beyond normal 8am-5pm 5x8 work week to support 24x7 operations
• Ability to respond to after hours support calls.
• Lifting up to 15lbs may be required
• Standard work requires significant amount of keying and mousing.  Must be able to accommodate extended periods of computer usage to meet business needs.
• Ability to stand or sit for at least 6 hours each day.
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Genentech is an Equal Opportunity Employer.