Our Bathgate facility has an opening for a Materials Planner to join the team. This role is crucial in ensuring the smooth and efficient packaging and distribution of clinical trial materials.  Working closely with multiple departments including Procurement, Packaging, and Quality Assurance to maintain optimal stock levels. 

Catalent, Inc. is a leading global contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) whose mission is to develop, manufacture, and supply products that help people live better and healthier lives. Catalent is dedicated to delivering unparalleled service to pharma, biotech, and consumer health customers, supporting product development, launch, and full life-cycle supply. With time-tested experience in development sciences, delivery technologies, and multi-modality manufacturing, Catalent supports the acceleration of development programs and the launch of more than a hundred new products every year. Powered by thousands of scientists and technicians and the latest technology platforms at more than 40 global sites, Catalent supplies billions of doses of life-enhancing and life-saving treatments for patients annually.

The Role:

End-to-end oversight and responsibility for the materials management process of Bathgate from material ordering through inventory management to eventual use and expiry.

Overall management of the Materials Resource Planning (MRP) process at the site, ensuring that all Catalent-managed materials adhere to appropriate inventory levels and are re-ordered as needed to ensure a continuity of supply as necessary for the business.

Responsibility for inventory accuracy at the site, coordinating between other Supply Chain functions and Finance to ensure coherence between ERP and physical stock levels.

Maintaining control of material costs and optimising where possible in collaboration with procurement (e.g. minimum order quantities, batch sizes) and reduction in material waste.

Continuous improvement of materials practices and processes on the site, including harmonisation of ways of working with other Catalent sites.

The Candidate:

BA Degree in related field

Proven experience in a planning function or supply chain field

Supply chain qualification preferred

Good knowledge of Enterprise Resources Planning systems (JD Edwards)

Excellent Microsoft skills

Strong time management and organizational skills

This is an onsite role Monday to Friday

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Catalent offers rewarding opportunities to further your career!  Join the global drug development and delivery leader and help us bring over 7,000 life-saving and life-enhancing products to patients around the world. Catalent is an exciting and growing international company where employees work directly with pharma, biopharma and consumer health companies of all sizes to advance new medicines from early development to clinical trials and to the market. Catalent produces more than 70 billion doses per year, and each one will be used by someone who is counting on us. Join us in making a difference. 

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