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Veterinary Pharmaceutical Quality Control Analyst and Production Planner Jobs in Kenya

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Veterinary Pharmaceutical Quality Control Analyst and Production Planner Jobs in Kenya

Our client a leading veterinary pharmaceutical is currently seeking to fill the positions of a Quality Control Analyst and Production Planner. 1. Quality Control Analyst The incumbent will be tasked with a key role of creating an optimized production plan to minimize supply chain costs within operational constraints.
Roles & Responsibilities


  • Analyzes in process, raw material, intermediate and final release samples in compliance cGMP.
  • Ensures that laboratory productivity and turnaround goals are met through timely completion and review of laboratory testing.
  • Ensures that laboratory equipment and supplies are maintained.
  • Ensures that laboratory systems are understood and followed in a manner that facilitates efficient laboratory operation. Minimum Qualifications and Skills
  • BSC/Diploma in analytical chemistry/similar field.
  • Computer literate
  • Hands on experience with latest pharmaceutical QC instruments and lab equipment.
  • 2+ years of laboratory/manufacturing/ wet chemistry experience with a working knowledge of cGMP regulations is required.
  • Must have previous experience with HPLC 2. Production Planner
    The incumbent will be tasked with a key role of creating an optimized production plan to minimize supply chain costs within operational constraints.
    Key Performance Indicators
  • Meet the customer service and inventory level objectives while optimizing the usage of physical resources, and human capital (capacity).
  • Minimizing operating costs such as destruction of expired products and holding excess stock / material. Roles and Responsibilities:
  • Conducts a needs analysis from sales forecasts/orders from the markets
  • Understand the capacity required / available (CRP)
  • Understand the needs for equipment, labor and particularities of new products, engineering, and maintenance and reflect these needs in the schedule.
  • Monitor and review forecasts to identify changes or to determine their effect on supply chain activities
  • Develops production and packaging schedules to maximize customer service, minimize inventory and costs while seeking a stable schedule.
  • Initiate and schedules work orders (process orders).
  • Revises the schedule of work orders (process orders) for finished products.
  • Schedule packaging jobs.
  • Works in conjunction with the other Coordinators to resolve conflicting priorities.
  • Confer with stakeholders to forecast demand or create production plans that ensure availability of materials or products
  • Build processes and controls for the inventory team to follow to ensure shipments arrive on time to meet projected needs
  • Manage the operational inventory to ensure adequate stocking levels for immediate production items and forecasting for future requirements
  • Participate in the daily production meetings. Maintains reports and information needed such as:
  • Back-order Report
  • Document escalation
  • Dashboard (including schedule changes)
  • Blocked status, Managing Expired, FG short-dated
  • Possible overstock Qualifications
  • Bachelor's degree in Operations Management/ Supply Chain management or equivalent
  • Experience in healthcare/ pharmaceutical manufacturing preferred
  • 1-3 years of experience in Production Planning a Must Skills, Knowledge and Abilities:
  • Results-oriented
  • Ability to manage priorities
  • Ability to solve problems
  • In depth understanding of manufacturing process and production strategies
  • Inventory Management and differentiated stock strategies and control
  • Experience with a Scheduling Software
  • Some financial background is of advantage
  • Understand and foster interfaces between Demand, Supply, Production & Deployment planning Qualified candidates to send in their CVs to info@frankmconsult.com CC frankmconsult@yahoo.com by 31st Nov. 2014
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