Experienced Production Planner – Orthopedics

About the role

Johnson & Johnson is looking for an Experienced Production Planner to support its Orthopedics business in Grecia, Alajuela. Reporting to the Senior Buyer/Planner, the planner is a core member of the production planning and inventory management team, responsible for service and inventory of their product portfolio and for collaborating with Global Planning Teams on supply demand, supplier risk and escalations. The role is a key user of the site ERP system, which may include testing, development work with IT and training.

Key responsibilities

• Coordinate supply planning, purchasing and production scheduling for the product portfolio and balance on-time supply to customers
• Manage raw material and component supply, monitor production planning performance (schedule attainment, lead time) and forecast demand against capacity data
• Maintain raw material inventory according to inventory entitlement models and manage supplier performance, including supplier S&OP and RCCP reviews
• Review MRP requirements, open purchase orders, safety stock and lead times to determine purchasing actions
• Resolve receiving discrepancies and three-way match issues between purchase orders, goods receipts and supplier invoices
• Review capacity loads, coordinate recovery plans with Operations, Engineering, Maintenance and Quality, and lead site RCCP reviews
• Create and maintain planned and production orders in the ERP system, and monitor schedule attainment, backlog and work-in-process
• Communicate business issues and opportunities to management and follow Health, Safety and Environmental guidelines

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Industrial Engineering, Logistics & Transportation, Business Administration or a related field
• 2-4 years of experience in a production planning environment
• Experience in medical device operations/cGMP highly desirable
• Fluent in English and Spanish
• Proactive, self-motivated and able to work with cross-functional teams

Required skills

• SAP, JDE XE or other ERP systems, with knowledge of planning parameters; working knowledge of S/4 HANA or similar preferred
• Production planning, detailed scheduling, MRP, capacity planning and WIP inventory management
• Six Sigma and Lean methodologies
• Demand forecasting and inventory control