Product Planner - Supply Chain Manager
Product Planner - Supply Chain Manager
Netherlands - Breda APLICAR AHORAIf you feel like you’re part of something bigger, it’s because you are. At Amgen, our shared mission—to serve patients—drives all that we do. It is key to becoming one of the world’s leading biotechnology companies. We are global collaborators who achieve together—researching, manufacturing, and deliver ever-better products that reach over 10 million patients worldwide. It’s time for a career you can be proud of. Join us as:
Product Planner - Supply Chain Manager
At Amgen Breda, medicines are labeled, assembled, stored, and eventually shipped to various countries worldwide. Every day more than 1000 people from 38 different nationalities are working on supply chain processes, manufacturing, marketing, and sales of our medicines and clinical research into new medicines.
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What you do
As a Product Planner, you’ll play a critical role in ensuring our life-saving medicines reach patients in over 75 countries. You’ll manage the end-to-end supply chain for your assigned products, leading key initiatives such as product launches, phase-outs, and capacity planning—while maintaining a strong focus on inventory optimization and cost efficiency.
You’ll make a real impact by developing robust supply plans, solving complex challenges, and providing strategic insights that shape our operations. Your expertise will guide cross-functional decisions and help us meet the growing needs of patients worldwide.
Key Responsibilities:
- Own mid- and long-term capacity planning in Rapid Response (Kinaxis Maestro), working closely with key resource owners to ensure a stable and efficient production plan. Consider factors such as demand volatility, capacity, routings, IDP supply, and lifecycle management activities.
- Drive proactive inventory management aligned with strategic goals, minimizing risks and ensuring continuity of supply.
- Identify and resolve supply plan deviations using data-driven insights, root cause analysis, and scenario planning.
- Simplify complex situations, assess impacts, and prepare data for stakeholder discussions and decision-making (DAI meetings).
- Lead the monthly planning cycle, including preparation of the Supply Review, delivering scenario analyses that support key business decisions.
- Collaborate with supply sites and cross-functional teams to streamline operations and ensure a smooth supply chain flow.
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What we expect from you
We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The Supply Chain professional we seek is a decision maker with these qualifications:
- Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Supply Chain, Business Administration, or Engineering.
- Proven experience in end-to-end supply chain planning and operations, ideally in a regulated industry such as pharmaceuticals, MedTech, food & beverage, or ingredients.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent communication and collaboration abilities.
- Experience with Continuous Improvement methodologies (e.g., Lean, Six Sigma).
- Experience in Power BI, Tableau and reporting tools
- Familiarity with Rapid Response (Kinaxis) is a plus.
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What you can expect from us
As we work to develop treatments that take care of others, we work to care for our teammates’ professional and personal growth and well-being.
- Vast opportunities to learn and move up and across our global organization.
- A diverse and inclusive community of belonging, where teammates are empowered to bring ideas to the table and act.
- Generous Total Rewards Plan comprising competitive salary, bonus structure, fixed 13th month, holiday allowance, and collective health insurance.
- Focus on vitality with an on-site gym, vitality program, and a restaurant with healthy food.