EEM Supply Chain Planner

At Elanco (NYSE: ELAN) – it all starts with animals!

As a global leader in animal health, we are dedicated to innovation and delivering products and services to prevent and treat disease in farm animals and pets.

At Elanco, we are driven by our vision of Food and Companionship Enriching Life and our purpose – all to Go Beyond for Animals, Customers, Society and Our People.

At Elanco, we pride ourselves on fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment.

We believe that diversity is the driving force behind innovation, creativity, and overall business success.

Here, you’ll be part of a company that values and champions new ways of thinking, work with dynamic individuals, and acquire new skills and experiences that will propel your career to new heights.

Making animals’ lives better makes life better – join our team today!

Your role:

The Supply Chain Planner will be responsible for providing tactical Supply Chain support for Elanco External Manufacturing.

The role is responsible for creating/maintaining production plans with CMs (Contract Manufacturers).

This role champions Supply Chain standard processes and has the responsibility of ensuring production schedule is aligned with market requirements.

This role needs to ensure accurate planning in SAP, track and manage KPIs, manage inventory of materials and products, provide timely communication on supply status and ensure material is available for shipment to Elanco markets in-time with requirements.

This position will report directly to EEM SC Director with dotted line to Operations Director.

Your responsibilities:

Production Planning


* Manage production planning cycles in SAP (PPDS) and align demand with capacity at external manufacturers


* Review market requirements with supply planning teams to ensure service and inventory targets are met


* Generate and maintain rolling production plans and support long-term capacity planning


* Partner with internal teams and contract manufacturers to ensure schedules are realistic and achievable

Order & Supplier Management


* Create and manage purchase orders, track deliveries and maintain accurate system data


* Follow up with contract manufacturers on open orders and delivery timelines


* Support invoicing, goods receipts and issue resolution across SAP/Ariba


* Act as a key contact for internal teams to ensure alignment on deliveries and logistics

Inventory & Risk Management


* Monitor inventory levels across materials and finished goods


* Identify risks (expiry, slow-moving stock, losses) and propose mitigation actions


* Support inventory reconciliations and physical counts at external manufacturing sites


* Help manage write-offs and stock adjustments when required

Master Data & Systems


* Maintain accurate master data (lead times, costs, MOQ, safety stock) in SAP


* Support vendor setup and updates across internal systems


* Ensure data integrity and support repor...