Manager – Procurement & Demand planning

Responsibilities

• Ensure adherence to the procurement policy; develop internal SOP's for processes and ensure its compliance. Ensure compliance with company policies and regulatory requirements
• Develop and implement procurement strategies for indirect goods and services.
• Research vendors to determine best options and make recommendations by evaluating total cost and quality of indirect materials and services; negotiate contracts and terms with suppliers to ensure favorable terms and conditions
• Manage relationships with key suppliers to ensure timely and cost-effective procurement. Analyze current spend and find areas to improve service, reduce costs, and streamline purchasing procedures.
• Monitor market trends and conditions to identify potential risks and opportunities.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders like marketing, medical, finances, HR, facilities as well as M&S cross functional needs to understand their procurement needs and provide appropriate solutions.
• Develop implementation strategy, responsibility assignments, communication plans, and timelines. Ensure tactical execution of purchasing activities to meet routine business needs
• Drive the S&OP process with support of the team through effective sales forecast meetings. Collaborate with sales, marketing, and operations teams to gather insights and align on demand expectations and promotional activities
• Analyzes demand trends, forecasts and stakeholder input for assigned product groups using statistical forecasting models that consider trend and/or seasonality along with manual adjustments for significant or unique deviations from currently predicted amounts
• Serve as liaison between Sales leadership teams (Domestic & International) and downstream functions such as Purchasing and Manufacturing teams
• Develop demand forecasts at multiple levels (Geographical , Sales channel, Brand and Category) of aggregation for multiple time horizons (Sort-term and long-term) as part of a demand planning function. Create / maintain rapid response and Excel reports
• Supports other functions with demand planning analytical support (Ops, Finance, Sourcing, Logistics, FP&A)
• Lead monthly demand review meetings with key stakeholders to communicate forecast updates and gather feedback
• Monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) to assess the effectiveness of demand planning activities and make data-driven recommendations for improvement
  

Requirements

• University level and master in procurement
• 10+ years experience in purchasing/contracting management
• Ability to represent Ferring's interests to outside professionals and suppliers
• Analytical and negotiation skills
• Capacity to work in an international environment
• Decision making ability to purchase goods or services in alignment with the objectives of the supported entities
• Proven ability to manage vendor relationships and drive cost savings.
• Familiarity with procurement software and tools.
• Comprehensive understanding of purchasing processes and knowledge of best practices for sourcing, supplier management and procure-to-pay
• Team player and team work oriented
• Fluent in English
  

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