Production Planning Specialist

Zoetis is the world's largest Manufacturer and Supplier of Animal Pharmaceuticals.

At Zoetis in Lincoln, NE, we manufacture high quality medicines for dogs, cats, and livestock. Our plant has been recognized as one of the Nebraska's Safest Companies, with a long-standing presence in Lincoln and we continue to grow.

Benefits Include:

Great Health Benefits from day 1!

4 weeks accrued paid vacation and 13 paid holidays.

401(k) match with company profit sharing

Tuition reimbursement

Student Loan Repayment Program

Position Summary

Are you passionate about production planning and supply chain management? Join our dynamic team and play a crucial role in ensuring the smooth operation of our manufacturing processes. As a Production Planning Specialist, you will support production planners to ensure smooth and efficient processes. This role involves coordinating various aspects of production planning, quality and compliance, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to meet production goals. The ideal candidate will have strong organizational skills, the ability to work independently, and experience with production planning systems and regulatory compliance.

Hours: 1st shift, 8-hour days, 5 days per week. Weekends and holidays may be needed to support the business.

Position Responsibilities

• Manage Quality Notifications (QN), including identifying issues, documenting and completing assigned tasks, and tracking progress through to closure.
• Enter effectivity dates on components within SAP ECC.
• Coordinate with procurement to set up and initiate orders for new components.
• Update BOMs through the ECR process, including identifying and documenting proposed changes, obtaining approvals, and implementing them.
• Create new material BOMs and oversee them through the approval process.
• Identify first and last batches of component changes and initiate and manage the RID process for the old components.
• Monitor APHIS dates and ensure change control processes are on track to implement new components.
• Coordinate ETS records, including documenting investigations, managing approvals, tracking issues, and ensuring timely resolution.
• Partner with Quality to track filled serials and FG batches, ensuring timely movement to restricted status for packaging and release.
• Monitor testing issues and manufacturing investigations, moving Inspection End Dates (IEDs) as needed.
• Coordinate with planners and Quality to prioritize the release of serials and batches.
• Order components and review effectivity dates.
• Handle confirmations, price changes, and Vendor Invoice Management (VIM) issues, including receiving invoices, verifying accuracy, resolving discrepancies, and ensuring timely payment to vendors.
• Address priority needs and replacement orders for defective components.
• Generate monthly distressed inventory (DI) reports.
• Monitor shipments of FG to markets and initiate RIDs when necessary.
• Manage updates to planning documents in Veeva Vault.
• Assist production planners with other tasks as needed.

Education and Experience

• Minimum 3-5 years of relevant experience in production, production planning, supply chain management, or manufacturing support.
• Experience in a pharmaceutical or regulated manufacturing environment preferred.
• Associate or Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, or related disciplines applicable to production planning and pharmaceutical manufacturing preferred.

Technical Skills and Competencies Required

• Strong knowledge and practical experience with production planning, inventory management, and SAP ECC.
• Proficiency in using analytical tools, spreadsheets, and databases for process tracking and communication.
• Ability to coordinate and oversee multiple tasks and processes to ensure timely completion.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills for effective collaboration with cross-functional teams.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Understanding of change control processes and regulatory compliance in a manufacturing environment preferred.
• Self-starter with the ability to work independently and take initiative.

Physical Position Requirement

The work conditions for the position are greater than 50% stationary with periodic standing and walking through out the workday(s). The colleague(s) may be required to travel and or work greater than 40 hours per week, including weekends and holidays to support the business.

Any unsolicited resumes sent to Zoetis from a third party, such as an Agency recruiter, including unsolicited resumes sent to a Zoetis mailing address, fax machine or email address, directly to Zoetis employees, or to Zoetis resume database will be considered Zoetis property. Zoetis will NOT pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited resume.

Zoetis will consider any candidate for whom an Agency has submitted an unsolicited resume to have been referred by the Agency free of any charges or fees. This includes any Agency that is an approved/engaged vendor but does not have the appropriate approvals to be engaged on a search.