Supply Chain Planning Manager, India CM Sites

Job Purpose

To plan a resource, or group of resources for the Regional Supply Chain from production to the point of sale.

Perform Rough Cut Capacity Planning for the resource, maintain accurate planning parameters in the system and handover an optimal, achievable supply plan to the Regional Site Production Scheduler for execution.

Lead the inventory management for FG at country level.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop an optimal, achievable supply plan for a SKU subset, aligned to contract manufacturing site, for the full planning horizon.
• Leads the handover of the Supply Plan to Site Production execution and Scheduling.
• Coordinate and maintain static master data and planning parameters to support Distribution Requirements Planning (DRP) and Rough-Cut Capacity Planning (RCCP).
• Gather and review supply planning reports and KPIs identifying root causes and improvement opportunities to meet performance targets
• Calculate net requirements based on future demand forecast and projected inventory position as well as understand latest demand forecast and key changes, such as new products and discontinuations
• Perform Rough Cut Capacity Planning (RCCP) to evaluate required and available capacity and identify future demand / supply imbalances.
• Facilitate the Supply Review Meeting (SRM) as part of the Core Commercial Cycle
• Develop constrained supply plan for production and inventory levelling any under- and over-capacity periods, as well as prepare Demand- or Supply-side scenarios to support decision making during Supply Review and S&OP.
• Develops the inventory position/ projections for FGs, prepares analysis for variances versus targets

Educational Background

Minimum Level of Education - Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain and/or Business Administration

Area of Specialisation - None

Why is this Level of Education Required? - This role requires analytical proficiency.

Preferred Level of Education - Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain and/or Business Administration

Area of Specialisation - None

Why is this Level of Education Required? - In order to be able to deliver this role effectively

Job-Related Experience

Desired Level of Job-Related Experience required

• Demonstrated experience of supply planning in a pharmaceutical or FMCG environment.
• In-depth knowledge of supply planning processes operating over 0-24 month horizon including rough cut capacity planning and inventory management.
• Experienced in the use of SAP for supply planning including data parameterization to drive planning outcomes.
• Advanced level Excel skills required
• Good problem solving skills with the ability to pull together multiple data sources to reach decisions directly impacting supply to customers
• Ability to connect and influence multiple stakeholders across various disciplines including finance, quality, technical, production & scheduling to drive performance.
• Continuous improvement mindset to drive supply chain performance in the areas of service and inventory.

Why is this Level of Experience Required?

Extensive experience in a Pharmaceutical or FMCG environment or the application of statistical analysis to support supply chain management decision making.

Other Job-Related Skills/Background

List any licenses, certificates, registrations, or any relevant job skill or abilities not covered in Educational Background or Job-Related Experience sections above that are required for the job.

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