The Role
Manages supply chain planning and execution for export markets, including demand forecasting, replenishment, inventory visibility, order fulfillment, S&OP, supply-risk mitigation, shipment planning, launch readiness, and cross-functional coordination. Oversees SAP and APO controls, master data, allocation reporting, compliance, and continuous improvement while aligning commercial, manufacturing, quality, regulatory, finance, logistics, and distributor stakeholders.
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Job Description Summary
The Supply Chain Manager, Export Markets is the Supply Chain single point of contact for the assigned Export Markets , accountable for supply planning oversight, inventory visibility, order-to-delivery controls, the integrated S&OP cycle and supply-risk management. The role maintains approved forecasts, oversees replenishment and execution and drives cross-functional mitigation and escalation. The role drives service, inventory, cost, quality and compliance objectives across a multi-market, distributor-led environment.Job Description
Major accountabilities:
- Leads demand-review discussions under Commercial accountability and maintains consensus, upside and launch forecast versions in APO. Provides analysis and challenge while Commercial owns distributor inputs, stock-in-trade, demand forums and sell-out-to-sell-in translation
- Accountable for replenishment assessment and weekly/monthly planning reports prepared by responsible stakeholders, ensuring requirements, constraints and priorities are visible and followed through.
- Coordinates shared-SKU supply and MOQ alignment where applicable under responsible stakeholders' accountability and supports resolution of supply constraints
- Handle SAP-order execution controls, open-order and delivery-date review, and site/ESO follow-up performed by responsible stakeholders. Ensures timely escalation of interruptions; Commercial retains accountability for new-order and amendment requests executed by responsible stakeholders
- Lead the regular Supply Chain Management, Quality Assurance and Regulatory Affairs coordination performed by responsible stakeholders, and aligns Finance, manufacturing sites, ESOs and logistics stakeholders to resolve supply and delivery issues.
- Owns the Commercial Operation SKU master-data maintenance and stock-transfer initiation, including QA and master-data alignment, with responsible stakeholders responsible for execution.
- Handle the operational shipment planning, batch/pallet and stock visibility, PFI readiness, transport-mode/cost alignment, shipment execution and technical recovery, with SDZ DD executing.
- Act as a consulted-on customer confirmations and ETA/status updates executed by responsible stakeholders under Commercial accountability.
- Responsible for the integrated market inventory outlook, hub slow-mover/write-off exposure, provisions review and mitigation coordination, with responsible stakeholders preparing inputs and executing. Is consulted on distributor stock, depletion and write-off actions, for which responsible stakeholders is accountable and Commercial responsible.
- Leads and owns the integrated Export Markets S&OP cycle and action tracking, and is accountable for supply, inventory and risk inputs prepared by responsible stakeholders. Develops decision recommendations while Commercial approves demand commitments and business trade-offs.
- Owns SIR supply-risk, inventory, write-off and allocation reporting, supply escalation and allocation-impact assessment. Quantifies impact, develops mitigation options and recommends market priorities; Commercial approves priorities and responsible stakeholders executes allocation decisions.
- Manage the launch supply readiness and the execution handoff to responsible stakeholders, including feasibility and risk assessment. Commercial owns approval of the launch business case, forecast and timing.
- Monitors performance and drives continuous improvement in service, inventory, cost and operational discipline. Implements standard supply-chain processes, defines service-level requirements and monitors SLA adherence and planning-system controls across relevant interfaces.
- Ensures compliance with applicable Regulatory and GMP/GDP requirements, laws, SOPs, HSE standards and the Code of Conduct; maintains data integrity, good documentation practices and assigned training completion. Supports customs and trade compliance with logistics/CTC functions while retaining their execution responsibilities.
What You Will Bring To The Role
- Bachelor degree in related field
- 7+ years’ experience in supply chain management, including at least 3 years in a managerial role, preferably within the pharmaceutical or consumer health industry
- Proficiency in SAP system is a must
- Strong knowledge of demand planning and Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) processes.
- Good Project Management skills
- Strong stakeholder management and collaboration skills
- Proven Problem-solving & crisis management skills
Skills:
- Business Networking
- Business Scenario Planning
- Change Control
- Continual Improvement Process
- Efficiency
- Flexibility
- General HSE Knowledge
- Inventory Management
- Knowledge Of GMP
- Order Fulfillment.
- Order Management
- Product Distribution
- Risk Management
- Supply Chain Planning.
- Supply-Chain Management.
Languages :
- English
Skills Desired
Business Networking, Business Scenario Planning , Change Control, Continual Improvement Process, Efficiency, Flexibility, General Hse Knowledge, Including Gdp, Inventory Management, Knowledge Of Gmp, Operations, Order Fulfillment, Order Management, Procurement, Product Distribution, Risk Management, Supply Chain, Supply-Chain Management, Supply Chain Planning, Supply PlanningSkills Required
- Bachelor's degree in a related field
- 7+ years of supply chain management experience
- At least 3 years of managerial experience
- Pharmaceutical or consumer health industry experience
- Proficiency in SAP
- Strong knowledge of demand planning and Sales and Operations Planning processes
- Good project management skills
- Strong stakeholder management and collaboration skills
- Problem-solving and crisis management skills
- English language proficiency
Sandoz Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Healthcare Strength — Health, dental, vision, and prescription coverage are consistently described as core components across U.S. roles and materials. Feedback suggests the medical offering is broad and a standard pillar of the package.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) plan with a company match described as generous is commonly included for U.S. roles. This savings support is positioned alongside other primary benefits as part of total rewards.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — Equity eligibility is noted for many positions and a global all‑employee share program is being introduced from 2026. These elements add upside beyond base salary and annual bonus.
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What We Do
Sandoz is the global leader in generic and biosimilar medicines. Our Purpose is to pioneer access to medicines for patients globally. We are on a mission to drive innovation in the healthcare industry by freeing up resources sustainably and responsibly while continuing to address global health challenges such as antimicrobial resistance. We are present in more than 100 countries and our medicines serve some 500 million people every year. We have two main global businesses: Generics - divided between standard generics and complex generics - and Biosimilars.
