The MLPM role helps support both strategic and tactical supply decisions that are being taken (in the mid/long term horizon) across the entire Zentiva portfolio being produced in both the manufacturing sites, as well as across the CMO network. These supply decisions impact areas that include; production, capacity utilization, budgeting, management of service, inventory, launch coordination and industrial project teams
MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES
- Work with strategic procurement developing supply strategies based on the market outlook, ensuring business KPIs are being met.
- Support to the Global Supply Review - in the mid/long term horizon:
- Provide response to commercial demand requirements
- Present supply data including: supply commitment from manufacturing sites, launch/transfer plans, current supply performance, major supply risks and any future supply escalations
- Mobilize sites & external supply organization representatives for the mid/long term horizon using analysis including financial planning & budget generation process, aligning information gathering, data validation, supply constraint
- Support reductions in complexity: oversee all cross-site & CMO escalations for supply constraint in the mid/long term horizon – look to resolve before they impact to supply
- Responsible for following up on any planning actions that anticipate supply constraint in the mid/long term horizon (ie. follow the agreed action plan and seek for resolution: make or buy, pre-production, dual sourcing etc)
- Consolidate capacity capabilities and ensure consistency in calculation across the manufacturing sites and CMO network.
- Manage all cross-site supply risk topics – within the mid/long term horizon - and ensure timely execution of any agreed mitigating actions by the respective site team (ie. transfers, raw material constraints, cross-site sharing, inventory transfers, alternate source production)
- Implement the company strategy for projected inventory holding (in the mid/long term horizon) supporting decisions to maximize economic value (monitoring cash and storage cost - rupture risk value)
COMMUNICATIONS & WORKING RELATIONSHIPS
Internal Partners: Manufacturing Sites, QA, RA, Compliance, FP Procurement, ESO (CMO), Launches / Transfers / M&A, Industrial, Business Development, Commercial and other functions supporting directly to Affiliates/Global
External Partners: Suppliers (CMO), 3PL WH & Logistic providers
HARD SKILLS & COMPETENCIES
- Minimum 3-4 years experience of production planning and capacity management in regulated industry (preferably generics pharma) or FMCG
- Experience of production planning across global geographies
- Experience of planning with 3rd party suppliers (CMOs)
- Experience of CMO supplier management (preferred)
- Good working knowledge of requirement planning and/or MRP
- Proven understanding of production planning activities including: min/max capacity management, m/c changeover, clean-downs, maintenance, routings etc
- Proven understanding of Supply Chain including: demand & stock management, prod/scheduling processes, capacity management, monthly reporting, CMO supply, WH & Logistics, S&OP – KPI tracking etc
- Proven analytical skills – able to produce data/reports with a high degree of accuracy
- English: Advanced level (other languages are an advantage)
SOFT SKILLS & COMPETENCIES
- Problem-solver: able to identify issues and implement corrective actions
- Able to act independently (within a defined area of responsibility)
- Collaborative mind-set - able to bring people together to get work done
- Reliable – consistently deliver on what they promise
- Having a customer orientated mind-set
- Good written/oral communication skills – able to confidently present to team, peers & leadership alike
- Able to work under pressure, whilst maintaining a clear focus on business objectives
- Comfortable with elements of ambiguity, not distracted from the required outcome
What We Do
Zentiva is a Pan-European Platform developing, manufacturing and providing high-quality and affordable medicines to more than 100 million people in Europe. Zentiva has 4 wholly owned manufacturing sites and a broad network of external manufacturing partners to ensure supply security. We offer solutions in key therapeutical areas like Cardiology & Circulation, Diabetes, Oncology, Respiratory, CNS and focus on expanding our portfolio in self-care. The company is Private Equity owned, delivering sustainable double-digit growth, with an ambitious 5-year plan for further strong (organic and inorganic) growth across Europe.
We are a team of almost 5,000 unique talents bonded together by our mission to deliver high-quality and affordable medicines to people who depend on them every day. We want Zentiva to be a great place to work, where everyone feels welcomed and appreciated and can be their true selves contributing to the best of their ability.
