Supply Chain Manager

Job Description Summary

Tactical planner is responsible for driving and managing the market demand and supply planning for the tactical horizon (3 to 24 months) ensuring optimal product availability at the right time. And resources are in place to support agreed demand plan to satisfy the Customer requirements and to keep the interface between market and site acting as the primary contact providing visibility of the supply plan to the commercial stakeholders and maintains the OTIF in support of the business.

 

Job Description

Major accountabilities:

• Establishes optimal master production schedule for the tactical horizon from month 3 / 4 to 24 months, including Production volumes based on demand, rough cut capacity analysis and resources allocation resulting in anticipated operational costs and inventory levels.
• Ensures that the customers have clear visibility of the current valid supply plan and monitor the delivery commitments in terms of quantities and timelines, in accordance to the Service Level Agreements (SLAs).
• Coordinates action plans to remediate to resources constraints and manages supply KPI reporting and analysis.
• Ensures right level of SKU Inventories at the next point of the supply chain.
• Project, Process -Confirms supply orders, firmed production orders at the entry point of the time fence.
• Ensure process and SAP knowledge is continuously enlarged and applied in order to fully leverage the value of the integrated SAP system and to achieve high level of service, cost efficiency, quality and compliance.
• Establises, maintains and operationaliy implements integration and reconciliation activities between Global NTO Supply chain and Finance.
• Monitoring, controlling and improving SC processes and by managing and steering a portfolio of SC projects at Platform level -Logistic, WAndD -Ensure that all logistics processes comply with all relevant regulations like Customs and Trade laws and regulations by supporting issuance, implementation and management of Standards and Policies covering commercial and non-commercial materials.
• Is responsible for creating and maintaining SLAs with related Planning Parameter setup in allignment with the customers.
• Work closely with all stakeholder like CTC Country Managers, regional Head of Logistics, SCM in the area of responsibility.
• Support regional logistics function on a variety of projects and in identifying and implementing of cost savings opportunities.
• Planning -Establishes optimal master production schedule for the tactical horizon from month 3 / 4 to 24 months, including Production volumes based on demand, rough cut capacity analysis and resources allocation resulting in anticipated operational costs and inventory levels -Aligns Master Production Schedule (MPS) to the production plan approved in SAndOP -Facilitate Supply Review Meeting and actively support the entire SAndOP process -Is responsible for Monthly Demand Review Meeting (midterm horizon 3 to 24 months) incl. demand assumptions, recognizing trends, showing variances to last demand submissions, as in-put to Supply Review meeting and Monthly Business Review (MBR) meeting within Sales And Operations (SAndOP) process.
• Manages demand control activities (short term-3/4 months, within the time fence) and provides inputs to Master Planning Schedule (MPS) and detailed scheduling.
• LCM -Leads the implementation of LC projects, in order to ensure compliant drug supplies, on time and in right quality and deliver and maintains a detailed Change Over Plan (COP) for LC projects regar
• Manage 4PL provider and to ensure all warehouse operations activities are well supported.
• Coordinate with 4PL to ensure all KPI are met
• Support warehouse related activities that includes (but not limited to) stock take, stock destruction,.
• Support and lead projects that are supply chain related, may it be local or regional projects.

Key performance indicators:

• Inventory Management, Gap Analysis, Cost Efficiency and efficiency of supply processes
• Forecast Accuracy and Bias
• PCE and HC Budget Targets, Warehouse and Distribution Budget
• Launch & Transfer Execution (Life-cycle timelines, etc)
• On time launches and strong interface between NTO and Franchise/Commercial Operations (feedback)     

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor Degree preferably in Mathematics, Supply Chain, Logistic or Business.
• Between 5 -7 years of relevant Supply Chain experience
• Operations Management and Execution experience

Languages :

• English.

Why Sandoz?

Generic and Biosimilar medicines are the backbone of the global medicines industry. Sandoz, a leader in this sector, provided more than 900 million patient treatments across 100+ countries in 2024 and while we are proud of this achievement, we have an ambition to do more!

With investments in new development capabilities, production sites, new acquisitions, and partnerships, we have the opportunity to shape the future of Sandoz and help more patients gain access to low-cost, high-quality medicines, sustainably.

Our momentum is powered by an open, collaborative culture driven by our talented and ambitious colleagues, who, in return for applying their skills experience an agile and collegiate environment with impactful, flexible-hybrid careers, where diversity is welcomed and where personal growth is supported! 

Join us!

Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion (hard coded in Workday):

We are committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse teams representative of the patients and communities we serve.

  

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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 Planning