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At Sandoz, our Purpose is pioneering access for patientsJob Description
Sandoz continues to go through an exciting and transformative period as a global leader and pioneering provider of sustainable Biosimilar and Generic medicines. As we continue down this new and ambitious path, unique opportunities will present themselves, both professionally and personally. Join us, the future is ours to shape!
We are looking for an energetic, collaborative and analytical supply planner for our experienced planning team. As a planner, it will be your job to ensure the supply of critical medicines into Netherlands. You will both work with commercial and suppliers to ensure the constant alignment between supply and demand and ensure sales, CSL, Inventory targets are met.The position of Planner is located within the Planning department, part of the Supply Chain department, led by a head of Supply Chain and reports to the Manager Supply Chain Planning.
You are eager to learn, make an impact and eventually change how we work. You enjoy working with people and finding solutions together. You are analytical and are thrilled by reaching new analytical insights.
Your Key Responsibilities:
Your responsibilities include, but not limited to:
- Take responsibility for planning and managing orders from selected intercompany and 3rd party suppliers, to ensure availability and stock targets are met. Operationally lead execution and if necessary, support various last mile actions. All in accordance with GDP standards.
- Manage stakeholders across functions including commercial, quality and customer service functions to set the right priorities and drive the right actions.
- Engage in constant dialogue with sites, suppliers and 3PL to ensure next delivery arrives on time, while pushing and escalating when necessary
- Run analysis of both supply and sales forecast data to ensure the most suitable input for effective supply planning. Challenge business on forecast accuracy and claimed sales projections. Analyze big data sets of supply data and KPIs to improve performance and processes.
- Work with the supply planning team on how we use our system and run our processes. Suggest and drive improvement initiatives.
What you’ll bring to the role:
Essential Requirements:
- You hold a bachelor or master’s in supply chain, operations management or related field
- Deep knowledge and strong understanding of SCM, Supply planning and inventory management.
- Analytical and structured mindset
- Good stakeholder management skills
- Experience from a similar position
- Fluent English, Dutch is an advantage
- Knowledge of relevant tools and systems e.g. SAP, SAP S4/Hana, RapidResponse, QlikSense, Alteryx, Power BI and Power Query, and AI (e.g. Co-pilot/Claude/ChatGPT)
You’ll receive:
We offer temporary employment for 1 year with probation period with flexible working, learning and development opportunities. We offer indefinite employment contract based on performance after the first year of employment.
Why Sandoz?
Sandoz is the global leader in Biosimilar and Generic medicines, a segment of the healthcare industry that delivers 80% of the world’s medicines at 30% of the cost, touching the lives of more than 1 billion people across 100+ countries! While we are proud of our achievements, we have an ambition to do more so that everyone can achieve the basic human right of good health.
With investments in new development capabilities, production sites, new acquisitions, and partnerships, we have the opportunity to shape the future of Sandoz and help even more people 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 careers, where diversity of thought is welcomed and where personal growth is supported!
Join us, help us make healthcare fairer and faster.
Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion:
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 Scenario Planning , Efficiency, Inventory Management, Master Data, Material Requirements Planning (Mrp), Order Management, Risk Management, Supply Chain, Supply-Chain Management, Supply Management, Supply Planning, Transportation, Warehouse ManagementSkills Required
- Bachelor's or master's degree in supply chain, operations management, or a related field
- Strong knowledge of supply chain management, supply planning, and inventory management
- Analytical and structured mindset
- Strong stakeholder management skills
- Experience in a similar position
- Fluent English
- Dutch language skills
- Knowledge of relevant planning and analytics tools, including SAP, SAP S/4HANA, RapidResponse, Qlik Sense, Alteryx, Power BI, and Power Query
Sandoz Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Sandoz and has not been reviewed or approved by Sandoz.
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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.
Sandoz Insights
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.
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