Manager Replenishment Planning

Role Overview: You will be joining Shalina Healthcare as a Manager Replenishment Planning in the Supply Chain department. Your role will involve managing pharmacy replenishment norms and distribution planning for the company-owned pharmacies in Africa. You will be responsible for designing replenishment frameworks, analyzing demand/sales data, and ensuring product availability while minimizing expiries and driving supply chain efficiency in the retail pharmacy network. Key Responsibilities: - Define and continuously refine stocking norms, safety stock levels, and replenishment cycles for each pharmacy based on sales velocity and product criticality. - Develop guidelines for assortment management and seasonal demand variations. - Analyze pharmacy sales, consumption, and stock movement data to create replenishment models and forecast requirements. - Track KPIs such as stock-outs, fill rates, inventory turns, and expiries across the pharmacy network. - Monitor adherence of local distribution teams to defined replenishment norms and initiate corrective actions. - Collaborate with various teams including Demand Planning, Sales Operations, Finance, and Quality to align replenishment strategies with business objectives. - Support country supply chain managers with data-driven decision-making and act as the central supply chain control tower for last-mile pharmacy replenishment. Qualifications Required: - Graduate/Post-graduate in Supply Chain, Operations, Data Analytics, or related field. MBA preferred. - 5 years of experience in supply chain planning, retail replenishment, or distribution analytics, preferably in pharma retail, healthcare distribution, or FMCG retail. - Strong skills in data analysis, forecasting, and inventory modeling. - Proficiency in ERP systems and advanced Excel/Power BI (SQL/Python/R a plus). - Understanding of pharma retail compliance (expiry, batch management, FEFO) is desirable. Additional Details: This position is primarily office-based with occasional travel requirements to manufacturing sites, suppliers, and other company locations. You may need to work extended hours during peak periods or urgent supply chain issues.,