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The PositionEngineering Project Support and Operation Readiness:
- Support manager to design and implement planning workflows, including MRP, production scheduling, and capacity planning, aligned with SAP, MPS systems
- Collaborate with IT and project teams to ensure seamless integration and alignment of SAP, and MPS systems with production and supply chain workflows
- Perform the creation, validation, and maintenance of master data to enable efficient planning in SAP and MPS systems.
- Work closely with key stakeholders, including production, quality, and engineering, to establish robust planning practices that support qualification and start-up milestones.
- Assist manager to set up a team and people hiring schedule to build a competitive team that meets the project and operation ramp up plan.
Routine Operation:
- Optimize site capacity and resource planning during budget cycles based on various factors including sales demand, working days impacted by projects, period costs, inventory strategy, etc.
- Settle down the Master Production Schedule (MPS) on a monthly basis, influence key local/global stakeholders to maintain production constancy and stability in terms of site benefits, period costs, capacity utilization, etc.
- Single point of contact with global PTS teams for DS/DP/SEMP supply of local products and related LCC initiation, implementation, follow up and coordination.
- Work out Material Requirement Plan (MRP) based on master production plan. Communicate changes of MRP with production planner and other impacted cross functional teams.
- Trace the whole process of material purchasing, delivering, testing and releasing. Ensure the inventory of packaging materials and excipients can fully support site production requirements with safety stock prepared per agreement.
- Responsible for Safety Stock strategy per business requirement and agreement with procurement to mitigate supply shortage risk.
- Host weekly Production Planning meeting, lead cross functional teams to integrate all necessary site activities and projects.
- Draft out Weekly/Daily Production Schedule based on Master Production Schedule and revise according to realistic production circumstances, make sure FG supplies are consistently produced and released timely to meet business requirements.
- Run shift model simulations for production team analysis and decision making as a reliable consultant. Consolidate data & info to re-assess site capacity planning and propose shift model adjustments whenever necessary based on business needs.
Qualification and Experience
Education/Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree or above in Supply Chain Management, Biotechnology, Manufacturing field and above.
Job Required Competencies
- 10 or more years of experience in operation experience in the GMP production environments, with proven expertise in production planning, supply chain planning, MNC preferred.
- Experienced in new planning system startup readiness and ramp up.
- Strong knowledge of MRP concepts, production scheduling methodologies, and capacity planning strategies.
- Excellent cross-functional collaboration and execution skills, with the ability to effectively drive project progress and solve complex issues.
- Able to think strategically and translate strategies into actionable plans
- Fluent communication skills in English to collaborate with team members and stakeholders
Who we are
A healthier future drives us to innovate. Together, more than 100’000 employees across the globe are dedicated to advance science, ensuring everyone has access to healthcare today and for generations to come. Our efforts result in more than 26 million people treated with our medicines and over 30 billion tests conducted using our Diagnostics products. We empower each other to explore new possibilities, foster creativity, and keep our ambitions high, so we can deliver life-changing healthcare solutions that make a global impact.
Let’s build a healthier future, together.
Roche is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree or above in Supply Chain Management, Biotechnology, Manufacturing field or above
- 10 or more years of experience in operation experience in GMP production environments
- Strong knowledge of MRP concepts, production scheduling methodologies, and capacity planning strategies
- Excellent cross-functional collaboration and execution skills
- Fluent communication skills in English
Roche Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Roche and has not been reviewed or approved by Roche.
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Retirement Support — U.S. materials describe a 401(k) with both matching and an additional company contribution, supported by formal plan documents and true‑up features. This structure is positioned as a standout element of the total package, particularly at Genentech.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time‑off provisions include substantial vacation, a year‑end shutdown, and a paid six‑week sabbatical after six years. These elements indicate a recharge‑oriented approach within the U.S. offering.
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Healthcare Strength — Company materials emphasize comprehensive medical, dental, vision, and mental‑health resources alongside well‑being programs. Benefits pages consistently highlight breadth across core health coverage elements.
Roche Insights
What We Do
Roche is a global pioneer in pharmaceuticals and diagnostics focused on advancing science to improve people’s lives. The combined strengths of pharmaceuticals and diagnostics under one roof have made Roche the leader in personalised healthcare – a strategy that aims to fit the right treatment to each patient in the best way possible. Roche is the world’s largest biotech company, with truly differentiated medicines in oncology, immunology, infectious diseases, ophthalmology and diseases of the central nervous system. Roche is also the world leader in in vitro diagnostics and tissue-based cancer diagnostics, and a frontrunner in diabetes management. Founded in 1896, Roche continues to search for better ways to prevent, diagnose and treat diseases and make a sustainable contribution to society. The company also aims to improve patient access to medical innovations by working with all relevant stakeholders. Thirty medicines developed by Roche are included in the World Health Organization Model Lists of Essential Medicines, among them life-saving antibiotics, antimalarials and cancer medicines. Roche has been recognised as the Group Leader in sustainability within the Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences Industry ten years in a row by the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI).
