Demand Planning
- Review and validate the monthly rolling demand forecast (36-month horizon) by aligning assumptions, trends, and forecast accuracy with Business Units and Marketing.
- Submit demand forecasts and generate purchase orders (POs) in coordination with the regional hub.
Supply Planning & Inventory Management
- Monitor and reconcile supply plans against POs for the local market through communication with the regional Supply Network Operations (SNO).
- Coordinate importation and logistics with CMOs, Ferring warehouses, and business partners, including PO tracking.
- Align packaging and inspection schedules for finished goods with CMOs and the Quality Assurance team.
- Support the line manager in organizing a meeting with CMOs to discuss operational improvements and future process development.
- Assist the line manager in pricing and performance negotiations that impact COGS.
- Proactively escalate supply risks to key cross-functional stakeholders and propose recovery plans.
Logistics & Warehousing
- Manage logistics coordination across the end-to-end supply chain, from bulk/finished goods importation to delivery at Ferring or partner warehouses.
- Support the line manager in warehouse data collection and stock count activities, ensuring data integrity.
Excess & Obsolescence Management
- Forecast potential slow-moving inventory for financial planning and write-off considerations.
NPI / Business Development Project Support
- Provide supply chain support to the line manager for NPI and BD-related projects.
Process Improvement
- Support the line manager in digitalization initiatives, team capability development, and process optimization.
Top Skills
What We Do
Ferring Pharmaceuticals is a privately owned, research-driven, specialty biopharmaceutical group committed to building families and helping people live better lives. We are leaders in reproductive medicine and maternal health, and in areas of gastroenterology and urology. We are at the forefront of innovation in microbiome-based therapeutics and uro-oncology intravesical gene therapy. Ferring was founded in 1950 and employs more than 7,000 people worldwide. The company is headquartered in Saint-Prex, Switzerland, and has operating subsidiaries in more than 50 countries which markets its medicines in over 100 countries.
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