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Level 3

 

Job Description Summary

#LI-Onsite

Location: Morris Plains, New Jersey

Relocation Support: This role is based in Morris Plains, New Jersey. Novartis is unable to offer relocation support: please only apply if accessible.

Imagine leading the planning engine that helps bring life-changing therapies to patients around the world. As an E2E Value Stream Planning Supervisor, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring seamless operations across manufacturing, supply chain, quality, and logistics teams. This is an opportunity to lead a high-performing planning team, drive scheduling excellence, and influence critical business decisions in a fast-paced environment. If you thrive on solving complex challenges, developing talent, and delivering operational results that make a meaningful impact, this role offers the chance to shape the future of manufacturing performance at Novartis.

 

Job Description

Key Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and develop a team of planners to drive performance, engagement, and accountability.
• Oversee end-to-end plant scheduling to optimize resources and support uninterrupted product supply.
• Drive cross-functional planning alignment by communicating priorities and ensuring timely execution across the value stream.
• Manage media inventory planning activities to improve accuracy, reduce waste, and support operational readiness.
• Monitor planning performance metrics, identify root causes of misses, and implement sustainable improvements.
• Coordinate product flow from material receipt through manufacturing, packaging, and shipment activities.
• Provide capacity, risk, and operational performance updates while supporting planning system and process enhancements.

Essential Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Logistics, Operations, Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering, or a related field.
• Minimum 5 years of production planning, supply chain planning, or scheduling experience within a regulated manufacturing environment.
• Strong understanding of Good Manufacturing Practice requirements and pharmaceutical or biologics manufacturing operations.
• Experience analyzing operational data and using reporting tools to drive planning decisions and continuous improvement.
• Proven ability to collaborate across multiple functions and effectively manage stakeholders in a matrix environment.

Desirable Requirements

• APICS CPIM/CSCP and/or Lean Certification
• Experience implementing or enhancing planning systems, reporting tools, and continuous improvement initiatives.

     

The salary for this position is expected to range between $85,400 and $158,600 per year. The final salary offered is determined based on factors like, but not limited to, relevant skills and experience, and upon joining Novartis will be reviewed periodically. Novartis may change the published salary range based on company and market factors. Your compensation will include a performance-based cash incentive and, depending on the level of the role, eligibility to be considered for annual equity awards. US-based eligible employees will receive a comprehensive benefits package that includes health, life and disability benefits, a 401(k) with company contribution and match, and a variety of other benefits. In addition, employees are eligible for a generous time off package including vacation, personal days, holidays and other leaves.

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EEO Statement:

The Novartis Group of Companies are Equal Opportunity Employers. We do not discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training, promotion or other employment practices for reasons of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital or veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status. We strive to create an inclusive workplace that cultivates bold innovation through collaboration and empowers our people to unleash their full potential.

 

Accessibility and reasonable accommodations

The Novartis Group of Companies are committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, or in order to perform the essential functions of a position, please send an e-mail to [email protected] call +1 (877)395-2339 and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Please include the job requisition number in your message.

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Salary Range

$85,400.00 - $158,600.00

 

Skills Desired

Inventory Management, Master Data, Operational Excellence, Order Management, Supply Planning, Warehouse Management