Specialist, Supply Chain Date: 20 Feb 2025 Location: Andheri (East), IN, Mumbai 400 Company: AdvanzPharma Location: Andheri, Mumbai. (Hybrid working) About ADVANZ PHARMA ADVANZ PHARMA is a global pharmaceutical company with the purpose to improve patients lives by providing and enhancing the specialty, hospital, and rare disease medicines they depend on. Our ambition is to be a partner of choice for the commercialisation of specialty, hospital, and rare disease medicines in Europe, Canada, and Australia. In line with our ambition, we are partnering with innovative biopharma and pharmaceutical development companies to bring medicines to patients. Headquartered in London, UK, we have c700 employees based across more than 20 countries, including key countries in Europe, the US, Canada, and Australia. Our Centre of Excellence in Mumbai, India, as well as an established global distribution and commercialisation partner network complement our global operations. ADVANZ PHARMA s product portfolio and pipeline comprises innovative medicines, specialty generics biosimilars, and originator brands. Our products and pipeline cover a broad range of therapeutic areas, including hepatology, gastroenterology, anti-infectives, critical care, endocrinology, CNS, and, more broadly, rare diseases. We can only achieve our ambition with the passion of our dedicated and highly qualified people, acting in line with our company values of entrepreneurship, speed, and integrity. About the Role As ADVANZ PHARMA continues to strengthen its position as the partner of choice for specialty, hospital, and rare disease medicines, we have an exciting opportunity for a Specialist Supply Planning. What youll do: Develop detailed understanding of manufacturing constraints and capabilities of the manufacturing locations being planned, providing regular feedback and information to drive medium term tactical and long-term strategic discussion. Communicate with Supplier/ CMOs and Sales Operations planning team of Supply Chain Keep all affected parties apprised of potential problems or issues impacting the business, including risks and opportunities. Oversee inventory and supply planning responsibilities for assigned plants and/or co-packers. For some locations/plants, responsibilities may also include inventory stock transfer/replenishment responsibilities. Utilize internal systems to proactively identify and communicate key drivers and proposed solutions to service and inventory issues Study, interpret and develop thorough understandings of problems and opportunities. Develop capacity-feasible supply plans and provide to the manufacturing sites on a prescribed schedule Develop detailed understanding of manufacturing constraints and capabilities of the manufacturing locations being planned, publishing and leading the review of material as needed with plant and business teams. Seamlessly interface with advanced levels of the organization to drive consensus on risks and opportunities and lead the conversations around developing action plans. Present findings that drive understanding, alignment and informed decision making. Coordinate/lead special projects as required. Projects include complex new product launch evaluation, asset utilization studies, supply chain cost optimization opportunities and others as assigned. Engineer tactical and strategic solutions that withstand the variability inherent to the business. Develop and execute inventory plans for a range of items. This includes short- and long-term plans for items produced internally and externally. Monitor and manage global inventories. This includes tracking inventory delivery performance and response time. Maintain and update planning systems, Anaplan, SAP with current and accurate data, including the addition of new orders, changes to delivery dates and quantities Must provide critical thinking, sound analysis, and appropriate decision making in support of both the supply planning and order management activities ( to other team) Procure for discrete group of SKUs with guidance from the Sales and Operations Planning Team. Advise management and appropriate internal teams of the current and future status of product supply for existing products for future launches To build effective, professional relationships with selected suppliers. To put in place and maintain a plan for each supplier encompassing day to day operational control, issues management, escalation routes and key milestones To keep appropriately detailed records of all matters pertaining to each supplier. To maintain a supply risk profile by supplier to include a continuous improvement program to mitigate the identified risks. To produce reports to an agreed timetable. To develop and propose a medium and long-term supplier strategy. Contribute to making ADVANZ PHARMA a desired place to work. About You We are looking for highly motivated individuals who are passionate about making a meaningful difference to patients lives. For this role, you will also have the following: Qualifications: Graduate with Pharma/science background in relevant subject or equivalent in experience. Master s degree in supply chain management is preferred. Knowledge, Skills Experience: Must have significant experience in Supply chain management inventory planning of a pharmaceutical/ manufacturing company. Relevant experience in planning managing contract manufacturers. Advanced skills including all Microsoft Products (EXCEL and Power Point especially) SAP - MM module. Ability to communicate effectively with internal and external customers. Solution finding mindset and capability. Proactive nature with focus on proactive prevention of possible issues. Ability to work with different Global culture and different time zones. Have a bias for action and fast decision making. A positive and can-do approach , biased towards finding solutions and embracing change. Thrive in an entrepreneurial environment and take accountability for results. Embrace challenge and change, applying a growth mindset approach. Consistent demonstration and embodiment of company core values: Entrepreneurship, Speed, and Integrity. Learning agility and scalability , with a desire to continuously improve and develop as ADVANZ grows. Work collaboratively across all business functions with an open, honest, and respectful cooperation. Why ADVANZ PHARMA The success of any company is driven by its people, and we are no different. At ADVANZ PHARMA, we believe in empowering our people to be entrepreneurs and embrace challenges to enable personal and company growth in an agile and fast-paced environment. We strive to do that inclusively and responsibly, treating all employees with integrity whilst rewarding outcomes and impact. Our teams are made up of people from all walks of life and backgrounds. We thrive in an environment where uniqueness is celebrated, but we are all united by the same passion to help improve patients lives by providing and enhancing the specialty and hospital medicines they depend on. As a business, we like to tap into new ideas and fresh perspectives. So, if you join us, you ll be empowered to own your work, explore new possibilities, and make things happen. But there s more to you and us than just work, which is why our culture, vision and values are so high on our agenda. We believe in gender equality and actively encourage women into senior roles we have an active ADVANZ PHARMA Women s Network; almost 40% of our managers are women. We work hard to recognise and reward talent, and we actively promote from within - last year, approximately 25% of our people across the company achieved promotions. In addition, we recognise talent with our annual Impact Awards, in which our top performers are rewarded for their hard work and dedication. We offer flexible, agile working options, and you will also enjoy a highly competitive salary and benefits package.
