Product Planner
Current- Experienced in creating, communicating and monitoring detailed supply plans (forecast, commits, backorder and process order creation), ensuring business goals are achieved - Effectively maintained and planned a portfolio of approximately 200+ SKUs, including both MTS and MTO products- Monitored forecast in order to meet target inventory levels and drove timely & accurate supply communications - Collaborated with Quality Control and Regulatory Affairs teams to manufacture pharmaceutical products that adhere to Apotex and Health Canada standards- Worked closely with in house and external packaging personnel to reduce delivery times to customer, resulting in a 20% decrease in semi-finished pharmaceutical good shelf life expiry prior to packaging, simultaneously minimizing disposal costs.- Communicated with Supply Chain Scheduling team to closely monitor capacity constraints and bottlenecks at production level in order to execute supply priorities and meet production targets - Analyzed and proactively tracked data for on-time delivery, risks to demand plan & schedule push-outs- Collaborated with Product Launch Team to oversee the launch of new pharmaceutical products and formulations as well as coordinating product transitions - Ensured continuous improvement and alignment of product manufacturing timelines over a period of 12 months, while simultaneously monitoring availability of active pharmaceutical ingredients (API), excipients and resources required