Material Planner and Scheduler

About the role

AstraZeneca is building its first biologics manufacturing campus in Singapore, a USD 1.5 billion investment covering ADC antibody production, small-molecule chemical API, large-molecule monoclonal antibodies, conjugation, sterile fill-finish and final secondary packaging. This role helps set up the planning capability from the ground up, turning demand into an executable site plan so that materials arrive in the right place at the right time.

Key responsibilities

• Translate the production schedule into material requirements for raw materials, consumables and other production materials, and coordinate material availability during site startup.
• Maintain planning parameters such as lead times, safety stocks and replenishment settings, and monitor availability for shortages, constraints and expiry risks.
• Work with Warehouse, Procurement, MS&T and Quality so materials are received and released when needed.
• Develop and maintain the detailed production schedule with Manufacturing and Supply Chain, sequencing activities by capacity, material and equipment constraints.
• Support scheduling of commissioning, qualification, engineering, validation and commercial production, and assess the impact of schedule changes.
• Help define planning tools and processes, including planning horizons, scheduling routines and performance measures.
• Implement and use OMP, SAP and advanced planning tools, and maintain planning master data in SAP and OMP.
• Integrate production scheduling, material planning, inventory and warehouse activities, and coordinate with suppliers on lead times and delivery priorities.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain.
• 5+ years of material and supply planning experience in pharma, biologics or complex manufacturing; greenfield/start-up experience is advantageous.
• Experience in production scheduling, material planning or supply planning, preferably in mAb, drug linker, conjugation, drug product and finished pack.
• Strong understanding of production scheduling, inventory management, lead times, capacity constraints and material availability.
• Comfortable working in a start-up environment where processes and systems are still being established.

Required skills

• Creating, governing, validating and troubleshooting planning master data.
• SAP (ECC / S4H), OMP, Coupa and/or Aera highly desirable.
• Production planning or scheduling tools; strong analytical, problem-solving and multi-functional collaboration skills.