Head of Material Planning

Location: Miskolc, Hungary

Job type: Permanent, Full time

About the job

We deliver 4.3 billion healthcare solutions to people every year, thanks to the flawless planning and meticulous eye for detail of our Manufacturing & Supply teams. With your talent and ambition, we can do even more to protect people from infectious diseases and bring hope to patients and their families. As Head of Material Planning, you will be responsible for the inventory management of raw materials, auxiliary materials, and packaging materials required for production in accordance with group policies and site objectives. In addition, for the creation and modification of packaging materials, from the moment the need arises, ensures the connection points with the markets and monitors the process until the materials are put into use.

We are an innovative global healthcare company with one purpose: to chase the miracles of science to improve people's lives. We're also a company where you can flourish and grow your career, with countless opportunities to explore, make connections with people, and stretch the limits of what you thought was possible. Ready to get started?

Main responsibilities:

• Participate in the creation of annual material supply plans, ensuring alignment with long, medium, and short-term objectives.
• Ensure timely delivery of materials, auxiliary, and packaging materials required for production.
• Plan and monitor inventory levels, perform demand calculations, and track stock continuously.
• Run MRP and manage material requirements based on procurement framework agreements.
• Collaborate on complaint handling with relevant professional areas.
• Supervise and track the process of creating and modifying packaging materials, maintaining proper documentation.
• Maintain communication with packaging suppliers, participating in negotiations as needed.
• Ensure continuous supply of production materials according to the production plan and support team members in their professional development.

About you

Experience:

• Experience in logistics gained at industrial manufacturing site.

Hard and soft skills:

• Solid understanding of logistics processes, company economics, and management practices, with the ability to apply this knowledge in driving operational efficiency and business success.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage long-term projects and drive effective decision-making processes.
• Analytical mindset and creativity, combined with excellent communication and negotiation skills to address challenges and find innovative solutions.
• Flexible and adaptable, demonstrating leadership skills and the ability to manage and guide teams towards achieving business objectives.
• Strong managerial knowledge and decision-making capabilities, ensuring strategic thinking and successful team leadership.
• Advanced user level of IT proficiency (SAP SD, MM, PP).

Education:

• High level, university or college degree

Language:

• Proficiency in English at a communication level, including both written and verbal communication skills.
• Hungarian is a must

Why choose us?

• Bring the miracles of science to life alongside a supportive, future-focused team.
• Discover endless opportunities to grow your talent and drive your career, whether it's through a promotion or lateral move, at home or internationally.
• Enjoy a thoughtful, well-crafted rewards package that recognizes your contribution and amplifies your impact.
• Take good care of yourself and your family, with a wide range of health and wellbeing benefits including high-quality healthcare, prevention and wellness programs and at least 14 weeks' gender-neutral parental leave.

If the description fits your experience and sparks your interest, we warmly invite you to apply and explore the opportunity further with us!

Discover our Code of Conduct, that serves as the moral compass that guides us when chasing the miracles of science to improve people's lives. Please ensure to have read this document, before applying.

Pursue Progress. Discover Extraordinary.

Progress doesn't happen without people - people from different backgrounds, in different locations, doing different roles, all united by one thing: a desire to make miracles happen. You can be one of those people. Chasing change, embracing new ideas and exploring all the opportunities we have to offer. Let's pursue progress. And let's discover extraordinary together.

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