Supply Chain Planner

• Develop and actively manage supply plans for relevant materials associated with the product portfolio within area of responsibility.
• Prepare and maintain stock overviews for the relevant products including supply and demand requirements and levels of expected inventory on hand.
• To work with Global Supply Chain Inventory Optimisation team to set targets for relevant RSMs, intermediates, APIs & bulks as appropriate.
• To plan and maintain the required inventory level of starting materials, API & bulk as agreed. To plan for storage of the required inventory in the most appropriate location.
• Interrogation of SAP demand & engagement with customers and Global Supply Chain to understand the drivers behind demand changes and engaging with stakeholders to align on demand requirements.
• Ensuring SAP demand is aligned with actual requirements and engaging with internal & external customers and Global Supply Chain as required to resolve any discrepancies.
• Review of any forecast changes on a monthly basis and preparation of updated forecast for communication to CMO.
• Ownership and maintenance of accurate planning master data for all products within area of responsibility.
• To plan and effectively manage the supply impact of any change involving a regulatory impact.
• To work with Global Supply Chain Product Planner or SCPL as necessary to ensure product strategy is understood, being adhered to and implemented.
• To liaise with customers and coordinate supply planning with Supply Chain VPT representative to minimise the impact of supply delays, quality events, line shut downs, projects etc on supply to customers & engage with VPT Supply Chain leads & wider Supply Chain team as necessary. Effectively mitigating the impact of such delays on supply.
• Placement and maintenance of purchase orders in SAP.
• Provide input into metrics discussions and participate in metrics review meetings as required.
• Communication of any product related inventory risk to ExM inventory control and finance teams in a timely manner.
• Maintaining/developing strong relationships with supply chain counterparts at other sites, Global Supply Chain and CMOs.
• Participate in Global Supply Chain meetings as required to ensure alignment on implementation of product strategy.
• Lead supply chain meetings with customers as appropriate to ensure alignment on customer requirements and consumption plan.
• Execute scenario planning and develop recommendations for contingency plans as necessary.
• Responsible for compiling and presenting volume information as part of the ExM S&OP process.
• Responsible for compilation of volume information to support budget and projection activities & providing rational in relation to the drivers behind variances.
• To provide supply chain planning input to the SSC allocation process & lead process as appropriate.
• Proactively identify and resolve any constraints in supply through engagement with CMOs and VPT team as necessary.

• APICS or related qualification
• Supply Chain experience in global manufacturing and supply environment.
• Understanding of Supply Chain and Regulatory operations in a cGMP environment.
• Knowledge of Pharmaceutical Industry
• Knowledge of ERP systems, ideally SAP and SAP BW reporting, and related data analysis tools.
• Knowledge & understanding of planning master data.
• Understanding of Supply Chain, products and markets.

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