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Job Description

About the role:

The Planner Buyer is an important member of the Supply Chain team. The Supply Chain Team manages the planning and purchasing of raw materials and components used to produce life sustaining medicines at Takeda's Round Lake Manufacturing Facility.

As part of this team, the Planner Buyer will manage a portfolio of auxiliary materials and ensures material availability for Site production requirements through, material planning and purchasing, purchased material Inventory management and material issues resolution and risk management You will report to the Associate Director of Supply Chain.

How you will contribute:

• Review JDE Purchasing Messages (Order, Expedite, Defer) promptly and take the appropriate action to ensure material availability for production requirements.
• Create purchase orders in ERP system, including order confirmations and expected delivery dates.
• Communicate with material suppliers to ensure purchase orders are filled and delivered as expected.
• Coordinate with Takeda staff at other Sites to transfer inventory between plants.
• Support new/revised material qualification efforts, including technology transfer projects, by gathering information, submitting Master Data forms, and placing purchase orders in relevant purchasing systems
• Facilitate information flow between suppliers and team members (Supply Chain Planning, Global Procurement, Supplier Quality, Receiving and Inspection) on an operational level.
• Escalate material supply risks to manager and inform company partners. Collaborate with other teams to develop mitigation plans and provide updates.
• Document and share supplier performance issues to appropriate internal functions (Procurement and Supplier Quality teams)
• Resolve supplier invoice issues by working directly with suppliers and Accounts Payable team.
• Coordinate with Warehouse team to manage inventory on hand to ensure good status and availability.
• Initiate discard orders for expired material, monitor lot hold codes / release status, and escalate issues.
• Evaluate and update safety stock levels for BOM and non-BOM materials on a set frequency to ensure coverage.
• Resolve excess, slow mover and obsolete inventory issues. Work with Finance Team for possible provision.
• Maintain certain master data fields like Supplier Lead Times and Safety Stock levels. Work with Master Data Team on BOM and Item Branch changes.
• Analyze data on important performance metrics.
• Collaborate with team members to identify process pain points and potential solutions.
• Use software and digital tools to automate administrative and repetitive tasks and reduce paper waste.
• Identify financial savings and cost avoidance opportunities.
• Participate in special projects and other relevant work, as assigned. Communicate with colleagues, management, external suppliers.
• Full compliance to business and regulatory rules (SOX, GMP, Department SOPs)
• Experienced in data management and analytics.

What you bring to Takeda:

• High School diploma or GED plus 6+ years of related experience or bachelor's degree in science, engineering or other related technical field and 3+ years of related experience.
• APICS/ASCM or ISM certification.
• JDE and ARIBA experience.
• Biotech / Pharmaceutical or similarly regulated industry experience.
• Experience working in or directly with a manufacturing environment.

Important Considerations

At Takeda, our patients rely on us to deliver quality products. As a result, we must follow strict rules in our manufacturing facilities to ensure we are not endangering the quality of the product. You may:

• In general, you will do a combination of sedentary work and walking around observing conditions of the facility.
• Must be able to carry up to 10lbs, lift up to 10lbs, push/pull up to 10lbs (with assistance of material handling equipment).
• May work in a controlled environment requiring special gowning and wear protective clothing over the head, face, hands, feet and body. This may include additional hearing protection for loud areas.
• Will need to remove all make-up, jewelry, contact lenses, nail polish and artificial fingernails while in the manufacturing environment.
• May work in a cold, hot or wet environment.
• May work around chemicals such as alcohol, acids, buffers and Celite that may require respiratory protection.
• Will work non-traditional work hours, including weekends and holidays.

More about us:

At Takeda, we are transforming patient care through the development of novel specialty pharmaceuticals and the best patient support programs. Takeda is a patient-focused company to inspire and empower you to grow through life-changing work.

Certified as a Global Top Employer, Takeda offers stimulating careers, encourages innovation, and strives for excellence in everything we do. We foster an inclusive, collaborative workplace, in which our teams are united by an unwavering commitment to deliver Better Health and a Brighter Future to people around the world.

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