At CooperVision, a business unit of CooperCompanies (Nasdaq: COO), we’re driven by a unified purpose of helping people experience life’s beautiful moments. We are connected through our shared values - dedicated, innovative, friendly, partners, and do the right thing. As a leading global manufacturer of contact lenses, we are committed to helping improve the way people see each day. Through our diverse lens portfolio, we tackle the toughest vision challenges – including astigmatism, presbyopia, and childhood myopia. We offer the most complete collection of spherical, toric, and multifocal products available, enabling us to fit 99% of all contact wearers. Learn more at www.coopervision.com
This position requires full-time onsite work (5 days per week) in Juana Diaz, P.R.
Scope
The Planner manages a subset of products, planning thousands of items at the SKU level. These are part of a larger product portfolio typically resupplied at $100M annually. The Planner uses ERP and other planning systems to deliver benchmark-level supply plans while achieving +99% product availability. The position demands daily interaction with colleagues and internal customers across several geographies.
Job Summary
This role is primarily responsible for taking ownership and accountability of a portfolio of products; incumbent manages the end-to-end process of these products to maintain customer service to agreed-upon target levels. CooperVision expects each Planner to develop relationships and work closely with all stakeholders, while following the organization’s values: Dedicated, Inventive, Partners and Friendly.
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Essential Functions & Accountabilities
- Manages inventory at both product and item level to achieve organizational targets.
- Ensures site availability for order fulfillment.
- Develops and executes replenishment plans to maintain service and inventory level commitments.
- Plans and schedules workflow for Packaging department and Operations.
- Works closely with Manufacturing Planning Teams and the Global Supply Chain Team in support of global service and inventory level goals.
- Provides input to monthly Demand and Operations Planning and Sales and Operations Planning.
- Supports New Product Launches and Product Discontinuances; participates on launch and discontinuance teams.
- Proactively monitors products, using BI/Tableau tools to identify priorities of critical items to ensure a high level of customer service.
- Makes planning decisions and moderates policy adjustments on an individual basis, as warranted.
- Supports and maintains Industry GMP’s (Good Manufacturing Practices).
- Supports organizational goals to achieve key performance indicators (Perfect Order Fulfillment, Backorders/Service Levels, and Capacity/Forecast Consumption).
- Keeps management informed on a timely basis of any problems and potential solutions, bottlenecks, and other potential issues.
- Participates in Continuous Improvement Projects.
- Performs special projects and analysis as defined by management.
- Provides back up support to other Planning Team members.
Qualifications
- Knowledge of manufacturing planning, inventory management, capacity planning, and Supply Chain processes.
- Working knowledge of ERP/MRP systems (BPCS, SAP, Oracle, JDE, or equivalent).
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Office applications.
- Ability to analyze large volumes of data and translate findings into operational plans.
- Excellent communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
- Strong organizational and project coordination skills.
- Bilingual proficiency in English and Spanish (written and verbal).
- Demonstrated ability to work independently and collaboratively within cross-functional teams.
Experience
- Minimum of 2-4 years of experience in Production Planning, Supply Chain, Materials Management, Manufacturing Planning, or related functions.
- Experience within the Medical Device, Pharmaceutical, Life Sciences, or regulated manufacturing industry preferred.
- Experience working with ERP/MRP systems and production scheduling tools.
Education
- Bachelor's Degree in Industrial Engineering, Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Operations Management, Science, or a related field.
- Completion of, or in progress of, APICS, CPIM or CSCP Certification, is strongly desired.
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