Highlights
Primary Responsibilities: Develop and maintain supply plans (MTS and MTO) to meet forecasted demand while minimizing excess inventory, managing lead times, manufacturing constraints, WIP inventory, regulatory parameters, and days-on-hand finished goods. Responsible for balancing supply and demand, optimizing inventory levels, and collaborating cross-functionally, this position requires extensive knowledge of complex blood and plasma processing, market and regulatory requirements, and the ability to analyze and offer contingency plans for global manufacturing capacities.
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Vista, CA |
| Industry | Staffing/Employment Agencies |
| Salary | $35–$48 Per Hour |
| Company Size | 50 to 99 employees |
| Year Founded | 2014 |
| Website | http://www.insyncstaffing.com/default.html |
Description
Job Title: Supply Planning Specialist
Location: Vista, CA 92081
Pay Rate: $35.00 – $48.00 / hour
Work Schedule: Monday – Friday, 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM
Benefits (employee contribution):
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran. Rate of pay within the stated range will depend on the qualification of the applicant.
Location: Vista, CA 92081
Pay Rate: $35.00 – $48.00 / hour
Work Schedule: Monday – Friday, 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM
Position Overview
As part of the Supply and Demand Planning Team, the Supply Planning Specialist plays a critical role in ensuring the availability of raw materials and finished goods to support manufacturing and distribution operations. Responsible for balancing supply and demand, optimizing inventory levels, and collaborating cross-functionally, this position requires extensive knowledge of complex blood and plasma processing, market and regulatory requirements, and the ability to analyze and offer contingency plans for global manufacturing capacities.Job Specifications
- Primary Responsibilities:
- Develop and maintain supply plans (MTS and MTO) to meet forecasted demand while minimizing excess inventory, managing lead times, manufacturing constraints, WIP inventory, regulatory parameters, and days-on-hand finished goods.
- Develop and execute capacity plans for designated manufacturing areas, managing planned/unplanned downtime and ensuring throughput meets delivery and financial objectives.
- Analyze demand requirements and sales forecasts to identify production bottlenecks, communicating capacity overloads and strategies to manufacturing and senior management.
- Direct Production Planners to ensure timely execution of forecasted demand, providing alternative strategies when deviations occur.
- Maintain a 3-month detailed batch allocation forecast, monitor changes, and prepare long-term production and supply plans for leadership.
- Coordinate with Purchasing, Commercial, Controlling, Quality, and Regulatory for product name changes, new product launches, component implementations, and BOM updates.
- Provide expertise in SAP Planning and inventory management functions, and generate/present supply planning KPIs and reports.
- Qualifications & Requirements:
- Education: Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business, Science, or a related field required (advanced degree preferred); APICS or similar professional certification preferred.
- Experience: Minimum of 6 years of work experience in Production/Supply Planning or an equivalent planning/manufacturing environment, preferably within a biological or pharmaceutical setting.
- Technical Skills (Strict Screening Requirement): Strong proficiency in SAP ERP and Microsoft Office (Advanced Excel) is mandatory—candidates lacking strong Excel or SAP experience will not be considered and will be heavily questioned in interviews. Experience with reporting tools like PowerBI or Tableau is highly appreciated.
- Core Competencies: Excellent communication, strategic thinking, analytical skills, decision-making capabilities, and the ability to operate in a highly regulated cGMP environment.
- Occupational Demands:
- Primarily office-based with occasional entry into BioRisk areas requiring personal protective equipment (eyewear, garments, gloves).
- Frequently sits for 6–8 hours per day with repetitive hand/wrist movements; light to moderate lifting up to 25 lbs.
Benefits (employee contribution):
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Flexible spending accounts
- Life insurance
- Retirement plan
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran. Rate of pay within the stated range will depend on the qualification of the applicant.
We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. Pursuant to applicable state and municipal Fair Chance Laws and Ordinances, we will consider for employment-qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. For Los Angeles, CA applicants: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.
About Company
We recognize the VMS program management team is our customer and needs to be serviced with integrity, so we built and continue to improve upon our delivery methods as we strive to provide the highest quality service possible.
inSync Staffing’s management team recognized ten years ago the inevitable changes to the staffing industry being brought about by technology and the growing trend of Fortune 1000 corporations to outsource management of their contingent workforces to meet compliance and cost control goals. Rather than swim upstream against the changes, inSync Staffing has embraced MSP and VMS programs as our customers, not competitors. We asked program managers how they want to be serviced.
The result of their input is that we have structured inSync Staffing as a recruiting and customer service organization, unlike traditional staffing companies who sell directly to the end client. Our delivery model allows us concentrates our resources on how to best supply candidates in a very competitive MSP/VMS program environment.