Associate Manager/ Manager - Supply Network Planner

POSITION SUMMARY

The primary role of the network planner is the creation of an optimized supply plan, each month for the medium- & long-term horizon. The supply plan must ensure continuous and efficient supply of finished goods (FG) products to customers, using a minimum amount of inventory to maximize efficiency targets, minimize working capital costs and conserve cash by managing stock levels.

OVERALL, JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• Creation of an optimized E2E global supply plan for mAbs and/or Insulins, each month, for the medium- and/or long-term horizon.
• The global supply plan must ensure continuous and efficient supply of finished goods products to customers, using a minimum amount of inventory to maximize efficiency targets, minimize working capital costs and conserve cash by managing stock levels.
• The role will also manage key risks and opportunities associated with demand variation as well as capacity and material constraints. The role will also provide input into longer-term capacity investment and sourcing decisions.

The optimized global supply plan needs to:

• Ensure that customer requirements are met through monthly supply-demand balancing leadership (i.e., improve service and therefore revenue).
• Analyze the supply network to make end-to-end (E2E), trade-off decisions.
• Align manufacturing, warehousing, and suppliers by creating a supply network plan that provides clarity and alignment across supply-related functions.
• Support decision making by defining and analysing multiple feasible scenarios of supply (including medium-term capacity constraints).
• Assess/evaluate financial impacts associated with risks and opportunities.
• Support maintenance of current and future supply models.
• Optimize cost: reduce write-offs, etc.
• Optimize inventory E2E
• Improve agility
• The network planner, however, is empowered to make changes to the network supply plan (planned production and finished goods and materials inventory levels) when deemed necessary over the medium- or long-term horizon. Changes are likely to be governed through sales and operations planning (S&OP) process, particularly the supply review and executive S&OP meetings.

Long Range Planning & Strategy Planning:

• Key Leader in Global SC Planning for LRP activities.
• Collate and prepare the Global Long-Range Planning & Strategy Planning with support from Global SC Planning S&OP team, Global SC Asset Planning team, Global External Manufacturing team| Manufacturing| Quality| Program Management| Procurement| Corporate strategy | Finance | Commercial.
• Own & Lead requisite analytical data of past trends, forward plans to support LRP process
• Provide Capacity gaps and proposal for capacity enhancements/ additions via in house sites and/or via External manufacturing sites
• Presenting the final version of Strat Supply Plan to Leadership in Global SCM & Operations
• Fortnightly review and publishing of Strat plan and Budget vs Current tracking on action items to meet the plan, driving the cross functional forum to track and deliver on plan.

Supply Chain Technology and Automation

• Key owner of IBP Planning tool with its improvements and maintenance as part of IBP Centre of Excellence within SC planning team.
• Identifies opportunities for implementing IT & Automation in Supply Chain processes and processes improving Supply Chain Visibility

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

• Education:

  BE/ B-Tech degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Metallurgy, IT and/or Production MBA in Operations – SCM Mandatory, preferrable with second specialisation in IT systems.

Experience: 08-12 Years

Knowledge and Skills

The position will require the following five elements:

• Knowledge of production capabilities in terms of capacity utilization manufacturing planning parameters as well as production constraints and costs.
• Knowledge of supply network requirements (warehouse capacity, shipping and freight) and constraints in terms inventory replenishment, capacity availability and lead times.
• Knowledge of portfolio of products they are planning (as well as related materials and packaging, shelf life, etc.)
• Knowledge of market volatility and dynamics.
• Good understanding with experience of Supply Chain essential, preferably Pharma
• SAP and SAP IBP/ APO and/or JDA and Kinaxis hands on in Supply Planning.