Materials Planner

For 75 years, Charles River employees have worked together to assist in the discovery, development and safe manufacture of new drug therapies.

When you join our family, you will have a significant impact on the health and well-being of people across the globe. Whether your background is in life sciences, finance, IT, sales or another area, your skills will play an important role in the work we perform.

In return, we’ll help you build a career that you can feel passionate about.

Job Summary

As a Materials Planner for Charles River, your role involves efficiently managing materials to support production and meet client demands.

Working closely with procurement, production, and logistics, you analyze forecasts, inventory levels, and client orders.

Your attention to detail and analytical skills contribute to Charles River’s operational efficiency and success in delivering high-quality products.

This position reports onsite to the facility.

• Analyze and manage current inventory needs and levels, replenishment schedules, and order quantities
• Collaborate with procurement, manufacturing, and quality departments to build production plans, schedules, and track actuals for product categories to ensure raw materials and finished goods are planned appropriately
• Maintain accurate records of inventory levels, track material consumption and generate reports to provide insights into material usage patterns and identify areas for improvement
• Ensure materials meet specifications, standards, cost-efficient, with adequate supply for production
• Optimize the availability and utilization of resources to support production and meet our clients demands
• Use material forecast models to optimize inventory levels
• Review inventory levels of production materials and order more when necessary to maintain our supply
• Document inventory properly and communicate any production issues with upper management immediately.
• Collaborate with other departments to ensure accurate and timely materials management .
• Execute procedures and practices to ensure 100% on time and accurate delivery performance (internal and external).
• Comply with all departmental and company-wide Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
• Perform other job duties as assigned.

Job Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in relevant field preferred
• 2+ years' experience in planning or purchasing
• APICs certification would also be preferred.
• Experience in FDA regulated manufacturing environment preferred.
• ERP / WMS experience Required SAP preferred
• Experience with Quality System / Standard (ISO, TQM, Six Sigma) Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP) preferred
• Proficiency with office technology including Microsoft Office Applications (Outlook, Excel, Word)
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to lift 35 pounds without assistance
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret documentation
• Ability to work independently, with a team, and different departments to improve processes for improved performance.
• Adaptable and able to work within a fast-paced, changing environment

The pay range for this position is $48,000 - $53,000. Please note that salaries vary within the range based on factors including, but not limited to, experience, skills, education, certifications, and location.

About Biologics Testing Solutions

With more than 50 years of experience and proven regulatory expertise, the Charles River Biologics group can address challenging projects for biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies worldwide.

Offering a variety of services such as contamination and impurity testing, protein characterization, bioassays, viral clearance studies and stability and lot release programs, we support clients throughout the biologic development cycle, from the establishment and characterization of cell banks through preclinical and clinical studies to marketed products.

Whether clients need stand-alone services, a unique package of testing, or insourced support, our Biologics group can create a custom solution to suit their needs.

Each year more than 20,000 biologic testing reports are sent each and over 200 licenses products are supported by our biologics testing solutions team.

About Charles River

Charles River is an early-stage contract research organization (CRO). We have built upon our foundation of laboratory animal medicine and science to develop a diverse portfolio of discovery and safety assessment services, both Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) and non-GLP, to support clients from target identification through preclinical development.

Charles River also provides a suite of products and services to support our clients’ clinical laboratory testing needs and manufacturing activities.

Utilizing this broad portfolio of products and services enables our clients to create a more flexible drug development model, which reduces their costs, enhances their productivity and effectiveness to increase speed to market.

With over 20,000 employees within 110 facilities in over 20 countries around the globe, we are strategically positioned to coordinate worldwide resources and apply multidisciplinary perspectives in resolving our client’s unique challenges.

Our client base includes global pharmaceutical companies, biotechnology companies, government agencies and hospitals and academic institutions around the world.

At Charles River, we are passionate about our role in improving the quality of people’s lives. Our mission, our excellent science and our strong sense of purpose guide us in all that we do, and we approach each day with the knowledge that our work helps to improve the health and well-being of many across the globe.

We have proudly supported the development of 86% of the drugs approved by the FDA in 2021.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Charles River Laboratories is an Equal Opportunity Employer - all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin, veteran or disability status.

If you are interested in applying to Charles River Laboratories and need special assistance or an accommodation due to a disability to complete any forms or to otherwise participate in the resume submission process, please contact a member of our Human Resources team by sending an e-mail message to crrecruitment US@crl.

com. This contact is for accommodation requests for individuals with disabilities only and cannot be used to inquire about the status of applications.

For more information, please visit www.criver.com.