Group Senior Expert (m/f/d) - Production Planning
Job ID: 60955 Location:
Wien, AT
Job Level: Professionals Job Category: Supply Chain Employment Type: Permanent position Career Level:
Become part of a vital chain and contribute to our common goal of making people’s lives better. Octapharma is a leading biotech pharmaceutical company that combines the strength of a global organisation with the values of a family business. We specialize in the development and manufacture of high-quality pharmaceuticals derived from human blood plasma and human cell lines.
With over 1,600 employees, the Octapharma site in Vienna is the largest production site, and successful research and development location.
Join us in shaping our vision of providing new health solutions advancing human life.
Your main tasks and responsibilities
1. Translate long term production plans into mid-short terms considering quality and regulatory environment, demand plans and capacities, in collaboration with product supply planners
2. Development, enhancement, maintenance and administration of production planning systems
3. Manage intermediates stock, quality status follow-up and transfers according to business rules and markets requirements
4. Process owner and responsible for operational coordination of plasma supply planning and distribution at group level
5. Plan self sufficiency countries and acting as single contact point within corporate Supply Chain for self sufficiency related topics
6. Maintain KPIs and reports for plasma and production planning activities as well as develop and support digitalization and automation in planning area
Your expertise and ideal skill set
7. Academic education in an area related to Supply Chain Management or Engineering
8. Minimum 2 years of professional experience in production planning in a multinational environment preferably within Pharmaceutical Industry
9. Experience with SAP and Kinaxis
10. High level of computer literacy in MS Office, in particular Excel and Power BI
11. Fluency in English is a must, German is a plus
12. Problem-solving, analytical abilities and excellent communication skills
13. Willingness to travel up to 10%
14. Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work efficiently, independently and in a team
Your department - where you make an impact
15. We, the Supply Chain Unit, with our various departments, are responsible for the logistics of our raw material plasma, single donation control, GMP-compliant storage of plasma and various intermediate products, procurement of goods and services, sourcing of inventory materials, production planning, import and export of goods, as well as overall warehousing operations.
16. Our team is divided into the following departments: Material Management, Plasma Logistics, Storage & Distribution, and Purchasing.
Thrive with us
17. Company restaurant & meal subsidy
18. Training & further education
19. Health promotion
20. Parking spaces and good public transport connections
21. Company and team events
Enjoy these attractive benefits! You can find all offers here: The minimum gross salary according to the collective agreement (chemical industry) is EUR 4.270,14 based on 38 hours per week (full-time). As we strive to offer a salary that reflects your individual profile and qualifications, there is a willingness to pay above the minimum salary.
It´s in our blood
We live diversity and stand for equal opportunities as an employer! We therefore look forward to receiving your application - regardless of age, gender, origin, sexual orientation, and religion.
Do you have any questions? Then get in touch with your contact person.
Mrs. Johanna Proksch
Octapharma Pharmazeutika Produktionsges.m.b.H.
Oberlaaer Straße 235, 1100 Wien
T: +43 (1) 610 32 4299
You can also reach us Monday to Friday via WhatsApp: +43 (0) 664 885 78 113
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About Octapharma
Octapharma is one of the largest human protein manufacturers in the world, developing and producing human proteins from human plasma and human cell lines. We employ more than 11,000 people worldwide to support the treatment of patients in 120 countries with products across three therapeutic areas: Immunotherapy, Haematology and Critical Care. With seven R&D sites and five state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities in Austria, France, Germany, and Sweden, Octapharma also operates over 195 plasma donation centres across Europe and the US. With four decades of experience, we are committed to advancing patient care worldwide.