Key Skills

Job Description

Company Our client is a global, innovation-driven life sciences organisation with a highly regulated supply chain environment. From a modern European operations site, teams work cross-functionally to label, assemble, store, and distribute medicines to international markets, with a strong focus on quality, patient safety, and operational excellence. Job Description For this position, our client is looking for a Supply Chain Production Scheduler (Packaging Operations) to support short-term production planning for packaging lines and ensure a stable, reliable supply to multiple markets. The role combines detailed scheduling, day-to-day operational coordination, and continuous improvement, working closely with manufacturing, quality, warehouse, and supply chain stakeholders in a GMP/GDP setting. Responsibilities Build and manage short-term production schedules for packaging operations to support on-time delivery. Coordinate production orders, monitor execution, and proactively resolve planning and operational blockers. Support product changeovers, introductions, and phase-in/phase-out activities by translating demand into feasible plans. Participate in daily operational meetings to track performance and align priorities across teams. Lead and facilitate weekly capacity discussions to agree realistic plans and commitments. Track weekly/monthly performance indicators (e.g., schedule stability) and drive follow-up actions with stakeholders. Contribute to standardisation, simplification, and automation of planning and reporting processes. Support root-cause investigations and continuous improvement initiatives to strengthen planning performance and reliability. Work in line with applicable quality and compliance requirements within a regulated environment (GMP/GDP). Requirements Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, Science, or a related field. Experience in supply chain planning and/or production scheduling. Strong collaboration and stakeholder management skills in a cross-functional environment. Analytical mindset with structured problem-solving skills (including root-cause thinking). Interest in process improvement, standardisation, and automation (exposure to BI/automation tools is a plus). Comfortable working on site several days per week, with increased presence during the initial onboarding period. Other Information If you are interested and want to apply, please submit your application via the apply button below and contact me.

Core Responsibilities

Build and manage short-term packaging production schedules, coordinate orders and execution, and resolve operational blockers to support reliable, on-time supply. Coordinate planning with cross-functional teams, monitor performance, support product transitions, and drive process improvements in a regulated GMP/GDP environment.

Requirements

A bachelor's or master's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, Science, or a related field is required, along with experience in supply chain planning and/or production scheduling. The role also calls for strong collaboration, analytical and root-cause problem-solving skills, and an interest in process improvement, standardization, and automation.