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, balance on-time supply to customers and act as a key member of new product launch teams.
• Manage raw material and component supply, monitor production planning performance (schedule attainment, lead time), analyse demand and forecast, and maintain raw material inventory according to inventory entitlement models.
• Support supplier performance management, evaluate potential new suppliers, and lead site RCCP reviews and supplier S&OP meetings.
• Review MRP requirements, inventory levels, 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 with Receiving, Warehouse, Accounts Payable and Quality.
• Review capacity loads, coordinate recovery plans with Operations, Engineering, Maintenance and Quality, and manage planned production and WIP levels.
• Create and maintain planned and production orders in the ERP system, and communicate issues and opportunities to management.

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, with 2-4 years using SAP, JDE XE or another ERP system.
• Experience in a medical device operation or cGMP environment highly desirable.
• Fluent in English and Spanish.
• Knowledge of and experience with Six Sigma and Lean methodologies.

Required skills

• Working knowledge of ERP systems such as S/4 HANA or similar (JDE, Oracle, WMS).
• Production planning, detailed scheduling, MRP, capacity planning and WIP inventory management.
• Demand forecasting and inventory control.