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<style type="text/css"> table.MiTabla { max-width: 1020px;!important </style> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td><img src="https://staticweb.grifols.com/documents/675849/2554718/SSFF_10_LA.jpg/c7449196-fba0-6bcb-9d0d-f4c5652819f6?t=1636640424647" alt="" align="top/"></td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p style="text-align:justify">Would you like to join an international team working to improve the future of healthcare? Do you want to enhance the lives of millions of people? Grifols is a global healthcare company that since 1909 has been working to improve the health and well-being of people around the world. We are leaders in plasma-derived medicines and transfusion medicine and develop, produce and market innovative medicines, solutions and services in more than 110 countries and regions.</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td><img src="https://staticweb.grifols.com/documents/675849/2554709/SuccesFactors_1020x93_jobposting_line_test.png/e2cffc87-a707-9e08-b5ef-081cae1f1ecf?t=1636640341637" width="100%"></td> </tr> </tbody> </table><p style="line-height:115%;margin:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Cambria, serif"><strong><u><span style="font-family:'Arial Narrow', sans-serif;color:#262626">Summary:</span></u></strong></p> <p style="line-height:115%;margin:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Cambria, serif"><span style="font-family:'Arial Narrow', sans-serif;color:#262626">The Manager, Production Planning is responsible for leading the Bio Supplies Production Planning group and represents the site on global, cross-functional and cross-site teams. The incumbent is also responsible for developing and executing a production plan that maximizes the utilization of manufacturing capacities and manages Diagnostics, Cell Therapy and WIP inventories towards financial targets. This position requires basic knowledge of manufacturing and the ability to analyze and offer contingency plans when situations arise that may impact throughput and the supply plan. The Manager, Production Planning must be able to analyze, manage, motivate, negotiate, and propose solutions. As guided by the objectives of the company, the Manager, Production Planning plays a significant role as it relates to ensuring the proper process controls, reports and systems are in place, allowing flexibility to demand signals while optimizing revenue plans, production throughput and efficiencies, and on-time delivery metrics. The position oversees a staff of Production Planners and Supply Planners and will be responsible for performance management and career development of these employees. The position ensures effective planning, compliance to cGMP and SOX regulations and regulatory requirements.</span></p> <p style="line-height:115%;margin:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Cambria, serif"> </p> <p style="line-height:115%;margin:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Cambria, serif"> </p> <p style="line-height:115%;margin:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Cambria, serif"><strong><u><span style="font-family:'Arial Narrow', sans-serif;color:#262626">Primary Responsibilities:</span></u></strong></p> <ul style="margin-bottom:0.0in;margin-top:0.0px"> <li style="line-height:115%;margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Cambria, serif"><span style="font-family:'Arial Narrow', sans-serif;color:#262626">Prepares production plans and manufacturing activity levels in support of financial and inventory targets. Develops detailed manufacturing activity loads. Monitors manufacturing performance against budget and communicates issues that require corrective action with alternative solutions. Ensures timely resolution of issues that impede the flow of production and market supply.</span></li> <li style="line-height:115%;margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Cambria, serif"><span style="font-family:'Arial Narrow', sans-serif;color:#262626">Establishes capacity requirements and provides risk/benefit analysis as related to manufacturing activity levels.</span></li> <li style="line-height:115%;margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Cambria, serif"><span style="font-family:'Arial Narrow', sans-serif;color:#262626">Oversee the development and execution of production plan for the site including decision making regarding planned and unplanned downtime, project implementation, manufacturing constraints and opportunities to ensure throughput is sufficient to meet delivery and financial objectives. Makes recommendations on how to address issues requiring resources beyond the Production Planner/Supply Planner scope of responsibility.</span></li> <li style="line-height:115%;margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Cambria, serif"><span style="font-family:'Arial Narrow', sans-serif;color:#262626">Meets "On Time, In Full" (OTIF) objectives monthly. Participates in the weekly manufacturing/packaging schedule review to prioritize production orders to meet OTIF.</span></li> <li style="line-height:115%;margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Cambria, serif"><span style="font-family:'Arial Narrow', sans-serif;color:#262626">Responsible for the management of Diagnostics and Cell Therapy inventories. Develops WIP targets and manages inventory towards financial goals. Ensures sufficient levels of unrestricted WIP are available to meet weekly production schedules. Monitors WIP expiry to prevent expiration prior to use. </span></li> <li style="line-height:115%;margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Cambria, serif"><span style="font-family:'Arial Narrow', sans-serif;color:#262626">Manage proper inventory levels established for each WIP stage to avoid shortages and excesses. Selects WIP to maximize throughput for stages with excess inventory. Ensures timely identification and destruction of excess WIP inventory. Monitors WIP levels and production plans for all site areas to proactively adjust production plans based on performance of supplying/receiving departments.</span></li> <li style="line-height:115%;margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Cambria, serif"><span style="font-family:'Arial Narrow', sans-serif;color:#262626">Works directly with Finance and Warehouse to provide updates on scrap identification and destruction progress.</span></li> <li style="line-height:115%;margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Cambria, serif"><span style="font-family:'Arial Narrow', sans-serif;color:#262626">Responsible for product allocations to minimize scrap. </span></li> <li style="line-height:115%;margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Cambria, serif"><span style="font-family:'Arial Narrow', sans-serif;color:#262626">Responsible for overseeing the quarterly Excess & Obsolete (E&O) Process and verifying scrap projections are met as planned.</span></li> <li style="line-height:115%;margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Cambria, serif"><span style="font-family:'Arial Narrow', sans-serif;color:#262626">Provides management with weekly/monthly analysis of production department performance for Diagnostics and Cell Therapy. </span></li> <li style="line-height:115%;margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Cambria, serif"><span style="font-family:'Arial Narrow', sans-serif;color:#262626">Oversees regularly scheduled production planning meeting.</span></li> <li style="line-height:115%;margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Cambria, serif"><span style="font-family:'Arial Narrow', sans-serif;color:#262626">Leads daily meetings while maintaining and monitoring KPI's to meet site goals.</span></li> <li style="line-height:115%;margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Cambria, serif"><span style="font-family:'Arial Narrow', sans-serif;color:#262626">Establishes priorities for Manufacturing, Quality, and Logistics to meet market demands. Communicates barriers in meeting required activity levels. Provides alternative solutions for capacity and throughput improvements.</span></li> <li style="line-height:115%;margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Cambria, serif"><span style="font-family:'Arial Narrow', sans-serif;color:#262626">Ensures SAP is utilized compliantly to track inventory, schedule manufacturing, create/release manufacturing orders, and create product inspection lots. Provides expertise in SAP Planning, Scheduling, Inventory Management and Master Data management to the site. Participate in SAP functionality implementation projects, as well as, the implementation of new software/applications required for new products. Manages the on-going maintenance of computer applications. </span></li> <li style="line-height:115%;margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Cambria, serif"><span style="font-family:'Arial Narrow', sans-serif;color:#262626">Responsible for ensuring all production orders are created and released correctly and on time to maintain the manufacturing schedule.</span></li> <li style="line-height:115%;margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Cambria, serif"><span style="font-family:'Arial Narrow', sans-serif;color:#262626">Manages a staff of Production Planners and Supply Planners. Plans and organizes departmental responsibilities and participates in human resource issues. Sets goals and objectives, monitors and supports work completion and develops staff through coaching, continuous education and directing. Resolves inter/intra departmental conflicts.</span></li> <li style="line-height:115%;margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Cambria, serif"><span style="font-family:'Arial Narrow', sans-serif;color:#262626">Serves as a key contact for materials management issues. Partners with Demand Planning, Procurement, Regulatory Affairs, Quality, Manufacturing and Manufacturing Sciences colleagues to create launch/phase out production plans for Diagnostics/Cell Therapy products.</span></li> <li style="line-height:115%;margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Cambria, serif"><span style="font-family:'Arial Narrow', sans-serif;color:#262626">Monitors all material shortages and participates in the review and implementation of alternative materials.</span></li> <li style="line-height:115%;margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Cambria, serif"><span style="font-family:'Arial Narrow', sans-serif;color:#262626">Participates in process improvements and evaluates lot sizes to optimize build quantities and reduce scrap. </span></li> <li style="line-height:115%;margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Cambria, serif"><span style="font-family:'Arial Narrow', sans-serif;color:#262626">Regularly evaluates internal requirements (e.g. R&D, QC, MS) to optimize the manufacturing schedule.</span></li> <li style="line-height:115%;margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Cambria, serif"><span style="font-family:'Arial Narrow', sans-serif;color:#262626">Leads investigations, Temporary Change Controls, Document updates and CAPAs, as assigned.</span></li> </ul> <p style="line-height:115%;margin:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Cambria, serif"> </p> <p style="line-height:115%;margin:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Cambria, serif"> </p> <p style="line-height:115%;margin:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Cambria, serif"><strong><u><span style="font-family:'Arial Narrow', sans-serif;color:#262626">Additional Responsibilities:</span></u></strong></p> <ul style="margin-bottom:0.0in;margin-top:0.0px"> <li style="line-height:115%;margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Cambria, serif"><span style="font-family:'Arial Narrow', sans-serif;color:#262626">May participate on cross-functional and cross-company teams. </span></li> <li style="line-height:115%;margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Cambria, serif"><span style="font-family:'Arial Narrow', sans-serif;color:#262626">Must operate in a highly regulated (cGMP) environment and have a basic understanding of market quality and regulatory requirements. </span></li> <li style="line-height:115%;margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Cambria, serif"><span style="font-family:'Arial Narrow', sans-serif;color:#262626">Interact daily with all levels of employees to include production floor personnel, supervisors, Managers, Directors, Purchasing, Regulatory, Global Demand Planning, Customer Service, Product Regional Directors, Validation, Quality Operations, Engineering, PMO, Finance, Logistics and Technology to ensure supply plan and other key business objectives are achieved. </span></li> <li style="line-height:115%;margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Cambria, serif"><span style="font-family:'Arial Narrow', sans-serif;color:#262626">Good negotiation skills with the ability to influence others to achieve the company’s vision.</span></li> </ul> <p style="line-height:115%;margin:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Cambria, serif"> </p> <p style="line-height:115%;margin:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Cambria, serif"> </p> <p style="line-height:115%;margin:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Cambria, serif"><strong><u><span style="font-family:'Arial Narrow', sans-serif;color:#262626">Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:</span></u></strong></p> <ul style="margin-bottom:0.0in;margin-top:0.0px"> <li style="line-height:115%;margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Cambria, serif"><span style="font-family:'Arial Narrow', sans-serif;color:#262626">Basic knowledge of manufacturing processes, regulatory requirements and capacity constraints. </span></li> <li style="line-height:115%;margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Cambria, serif"><span style="font-family:'Arial Narrow', sans-serif;color:#262626">Basic MRP knowledge (i.e. SAP). </span></li> <li style="line-height:115%;margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Cambria, serif"><span style="font-family:'Arial Narrow', sans-serif;color:#262626">Must have good analytical skills and the ability to develop alternate proposals. </span></li> <li style="line-height:115%;margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Cambria, serif"><span style="font-family:'Arial Narrow', sans-serif;color:#262626">Ability to develop customer and peer relationships through collaboration, respect, professionalism, trust, and integrity. </span></li> <li style="line-height:115%;margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Cambria, serif"><span style="font-family:'Arial Narrow', sans-serif;color:#262626">Basic Production and Supply Planning processes, manufacturing constraints, regulatory requirements and cGMP</span></li> <li style="line-height:115%;margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Cambria, serif"><span style="font-family:'Arial Narrow', sans-serif;color:#262626">Must be able to effectively manage a workforce of diverse employees and foster teamwork amongst site departments as well as cross company/cross site personnel. </span></li> <li style="line-height:115%;margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Cambria, serif"><span style="font-family:'Arial Narrow', sans-serif;color:#262626">Must have basic knowledge of Supply Chain management processes including inventory management, capacity planning and work center scheduling. </span></li> <li style="line-height:115%;margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Cambria, serif"><span style="font-family:'Arial Narrow', sans-serif;color:#262626">Must be able to provide high levels of customer satisfaction to both internal and external customers in a dynamic environment. </span></li> <li style="line-height:115%;margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Cambria, serif"><span style="font-family:'Arial Narrow', sans-serif;color:#262626">Strive to satisfy customer demands in an environment with many unknowns. </span></li> <li style="line-height:115%;margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Cambria, serif"><span style="font-family:'Arial Narrow', sans-serif;color:#262626">Good decision-making skills. </span></li> <li style="line-height:115%;margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Cambria, serif"><span style="font-family:'Arial Narrow', sans-serif;color:#262626">Makes proposals about key decisions impacting overall business objectives pertaining to product deliveries, WIP dating, and overall production throughput directly affecting product availability to patients. </span></li> <li style="line-height:115%;margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Cambria, serif"><span style="font-family:'Arial Narrow', sans-serif;color:#262626">Must be quality focused.</span></li> </ul> <p style="line-height:115%;margin:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Cambria, serif"> </p> <p style="line-height:115%;margin:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Cambria, serif"> </p> <p style="line-height:115%;margin:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Cambria, serif"><strong><u><span style="font-family:'Arial Narrow', sans-serif;color:#262626">Education and Experience:</span></u></strong></p> <ul style="margin-bottom:0.0in;margin-top:0.0px"> <li style="line-height:115%;margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Cambria, serif"><span style="font-family:'Arial Narrow', sans-serif;color:#262626">Minimum Bachelor's Degree in Business, Operations, Material Management, Science or related field preferred. Advancing Productivity Innovation and Competitive Success (APICS) or similar professional certification preferred.</span></li> <li style="line-height:115%;margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Cambria, serif"><span style="font-family:'Arial Narrow', sans-serif;color:#262626">Typically requires a minimum of 8 years of related experience. </span></li> <li style="line-height:115%;margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Cambria, serif"><span style="font-family:'Arial Narrow', sans-serif;color:#262626">Project or technical leadership experience required. </span></li> <li style="line-height:115%;margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Cambria, serif"><span style="font-family:'Arial Narrow', sans-serif;color:#262626">Supervisory or management experience is required.</span></li> <li style="line-height:115%;margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Cambria, serif"><span style="font-family:'Arial Narrow', sans-serif;color:#262626">Incumbent must SAP experience and strong Excel skills.</span></li> </ul> <p style="line-height:115%;margin:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Cambria, serif"> </p> <p style="line-height:115%;margin:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Cambria, serif"> </p> <p style="line-height:115%;margin:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Cambria, serif"><strong><u><span style="font-family:'Arial Narrow', sans-serif;color:#262626">Occupational Demands:</span></u></strong></p> <p style="line-height:115%;margin:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Cambria, serif"><span style="font-family:'Arial Narrow', sans-serif;color:#262626">Occupational Demands Form # 10: Work is performed in an office environment with exposure to electrical office equipment. Personal protective equipment required such as protective eyewear, garments and gloves when entering controlled manufacturing environment. Frequently sits for 6-8 hours per day. Repetitive hand movement of both hands with the ability to make fast, simple, repeated movements of the fingers, hands, and wrists. Occasionally walks and stands. Occasionally bends and twists neck. Light to moderate lifting and carrying objects with a maximum lift of 25lbs. May require travelling to site locations. Able to communicate information and ideas so others will understand; with the ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken and written words and sentences. Interacts with others, relates sensitive information to diverse groups. Must work with diverse groups to obtain consensus on issues.</span></p><p style="margin-bottom:11.0px"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">The estimated pay scale for the Manager, Production Planning role based in Vista California, is $106,479.65 - $159,720.05 per year. Additionally, the position is eligible to participate in up to 15% of the company bonus pool. We offer a wide variety of benefits including, but not limited to: Medical, Dental, Vision, life insurance, PTO, paid holidays and up to 5% 401(K) match and tuition reimbursement. Final compensation packages will ultimately depend on education, experience, skillset, knowledge, where the role is performed, internal equity and market data. We are committed to offering our employees opportunities for professional growth and career progression. Grifols is a global healthcare organization with employees in 30 countries focused on patient health and providing impactful results. Since our humble beginnings in 1909, Grifols has been a family company that prides itself on its family-like culture. Our company has more than tripled over the last 10 years, and you can grow with us! </span></p> <p style="margin-bottom:11.0px"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif">Third Party Agency and Recruiter Notice:</span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom:11.0px"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif">Agencies that present a candidate to Grifols must have an active, nonexpired, Grifols Agency Master Services Agreement with the Grifols Talent Acquisition Department. Additionally, agencies may only submit candidates to positions that they have been engaged to work on by a Grifols Recruiter. All resumes must be sent to a Grifols Recruiter under these terms or they will be considered a Grifols candidate.</span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom:11.0px"> </p> <p style="margin-bottom:11.0px"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><strong>Grifols provides equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to race; color; sex; gender identity; sexual orientation; religious practices and observances; national origin; pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions; status as a protected veteran or spouse/family member of a protected veteran; or disability. We will consider for employment all qualified applicants in a manner consistent with the requirements of all applicable laws, including but not limited to, the California Fair Chance Act, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, and the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance.</strong></span></span></p> <p><a title="" href="https://www.grifols.com/documents/6155530/6442049/California_Personnel_Privacy_Policy.pdf/b39b908a-5cb6-7332-6c7b-8366abf087bf?t=1712755347369" target="_self">California Personnel Privacy Policy and Notice at Collection</a></p> <p><img src="https://staticweb.grifols.com/documents/675849/2554709/SuccesFactors_1020x93_jobposting_line_test.png/e2cffc87-a707-9e08-b5ef-081cae1f1ecf?t=1636640341637" width="100%"></p> <p><strong>Location: NORTH AMERICA : USA : CA-Vista:USVISTA - Vista CA-995 Park Center Drive-AC</strong></p> <p><a href="https://www.grifols.com/en/what-we-do" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Learn more about Grifols</a></p> <p> </p>