R&D Associate Planner

at  Hovione

Join a Market Leader:
Hovione is an independent family owned international group of companies. From the beginning, we have set ourselves above and apart through our innovative technological and productive capabilities, reaching a top spot in the world market as an integrated Contract Development and Manufacturing Company dedicated to helping Pharmaceutical Customers bring new and off-patent drugs to market.
Our people are the main asset for our continued success. Reaching over 1950 team members, from 36 different nationalities, that are located across Asia, Europe and North America (Portugal, US, Macao, Ireland, China, Hong Kong, Japan, India, and Switzerland), including 4 production sites.
Working at Hovione means reaching for innovation and excellence in everything we do: for our clients, our partners and, above all, our patients. That is why we are In it for life.

You will be responsible to::

• Review and analyze the allocated resources (human resources, materials and/or processes) to comply with plan
• Anticipate and monitor potential scheduling/planning/data management challenges, taking actions to mitigate risks; troubleshoots scheduling/planning/data problems; communicate and align alternative scenarios with other analythical departments as well as different R&D and manufacturing areas
• Optimize the plan ensuring the existence of resources for the continuous production and maximizing efficiency
• Monitor performance and apply action plans to improve result of KPI’s related to Planning/Scheduling: lead times, Plan Adherence, Right first time
• Use scheduling, planning and data management tools according to the company’s best practices
• Promote one single source of truth, data highly reliable and up to date
• Perform to ensure all assigned tasks are delivered on time, safely, efficiently, reliably and in a cost-effective manner

We are looking to recruit a Candidate::

• University, or equivalent, Business or scientific field (mandatory)
• Requires educational / training experience in operations planning
• Knowledge on planning of activities in R&D or industrial environment
• Fluency in English is a requirement
• Must have the Knowledge, Experience and Skills to conduct their tasks in accordance with the rules and procedures set down.
• Computer literate with good working knowledge of the MS Office package

Please refer the Job description for details