Supply Chain Production Planning Lead

Supply Chain Production Planning Lead Location Petersburg, VA :

About Civica

Civica is a 501(c)(4) social welfare organization established in 2018 by health systems and philanthropies to reduce chronic generic drug shortages and related high prices in the United States. Civica is led by an experienced team of healthcare and pharmaceutical industry leaders.

Today, more than 55 health systems have joined Civica. They represent over 1,500 hospitals and one-third of all U.S. hospital beds. Civica has also begun to supply the U.S. Department of Veteran's Affairs, the U.S. Department of Defense and the U.S. Strategic National Stockpile of essential medicines.

Civica recently announced plans to expand its mission, via a unit called CivicaScript, to into the outpatient pharmacy space and to manufacture and distribute insulins that, once approved, will be available to people with diabetes at significantly lower prices than insulins currently on the market. The availability of Civica's affordable insulins, beginning in 2024, will benefit people with diabetes who have been forced to choose between life sustaining medicines and living expenses, particularly those uninsured or underinsured who often pay the most out of pocket for their medications.

Civica's mission is to ensure that quality generic medications are accessible and affordable to everyone. Since established, the #1 Policy for the Civica team has been “Do What Is in the Best Interest of Patients.” Civica's manufacturing facility in Petersburg, Virginia, is the future home of affordable insulin and essential sterile injectable medicines. The facility is currently in late-stage construction and hiring for the site is well-underway.

To find out more about how Civica's innovative model is directly impacting patient care, click here to read a summary from the New England Journal of Medicine. (

To learn more about Civica's plans to bring affordable insulin to Americans living with diabetes, click here to read an article in BioSpace.

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The Supply Chain Production Planning Lead is responsible for implementing and managing site Supply Chain functions, including supply planning, production planning, capacity planning, third-party logistics (3PL) management, and inventory governance for the Civica, Petersburg manufacturing facility.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

The essential functions include, but are not limited to the following:

• Executes site supply chain activities including supply planning, production planning, and capacity planning.
• Manages site forecasting responsibilities between business demand and material requirements planning (MRP).
• Creates and maintains production orders in company enterprise resource planning (ERP) system.
• Develops and delivers the site Sales and Operations Planning process.
• Manages site cycle counting and physical inventory programs to ensure proper execution of inventory control processes.
• Coordinates with a cross cross-functional team including production, procurement, engineering, R&D, and finance to ensure requirements are scheduled and delivered.
• Manages flow of product from requirements through distribution, ensuring on-time and in-full delivery.
• Develops and maintains written procedures as it pertains to production planning, logistics, and inventory control.
• Completes thorough root cause investigations and corrective actions for any deviations in a timely manner.
• Supports the management of external 3PL warehouses storing materials for site manufacturing activities. Coordinates with procurement to ensure materials at 3PL warehouses are delivered to and from the site as required.
• Supports the warehouse and supply chain team with site logistics requirements.
• Supports the implementation and management of company ERP system, especially as it pertains to production planning, material planning, logistics, and inventory control.
• Supports the maintenance of the site Business Continuity Plan.
• Supports site operations during regulatory/compliance audits.
• Creates a culture of continuous improvement.

Basic Qualifications and Capabilities:

• Bachelor's degree in related area and 3-5 years in Supply Chain Management and/or Production Planning in a cGMP environment. Parenteral pharmaceutical experience preferred.
• Advanced computer applications skills (Excel, Word, Visio, ERPs, and PP).
• Experience in the use an ERP/ MRP is required.
• Excellent written and oral communication and presentation skills with the ability to speak and communicate effectively with both senior management and front-line staff personnel.
• Project Management, Operational Excellence, and/or Lean/Six Sigma experience preferred.