Responsibilities :

• Manage Supply chain process for the assigned products
•  Monitor and ensure adequate, timely and appropriately supply of new products launch
•  Oversee forecast and inventory planning process to optimize inventory stocking levels and to meet customer (both internal and external) objectives

Communication:

•  Ensure effective lines of communication between counterparts in Logistics, Regional teams (Regulatory / QA, Marketing, and Finance), Commercialization teams in the country, Principal Supply Chain as well as SSG production and procurement personnel
•  Communicate disruptions to appropriate persons in the organization, develop multiple scenarios, articulate key decisions and recommendation to regional commercialization Leadership team highlighting service, inventory and cost tradeoffs

Planning and Analysis

•  Work closely with both regional and commercialization teams in the country to monitor new products launches from initiation to delivery to country
•  Execute demand flow verification processes, engage in short- and long-term planning and conduct inventory analyses
•  Conduct monthly capacity and performance analyses to ensure that forecasts and schedules are aligned and integrated
•  Identify and manage risk within the supply chain

Inventory Control

•  Manage the entire process in the planning of procurement and supply chain activities, inventory control, logistics and distribution, ensuring effectively processes to avoid costly delays and lost opportunities
•  Evolve and maintains documentation and standard operating procedures for demand/supply planning processes and systems and ensure that these are being followed by the related parties

Management

• Develops a high-performance team. Establish key performance indicators, monitor ongoing performance, and improve performance against set goals
•  Manage contractor and subcontractor activities

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Operations Management or Business
•  Strong project management and communication skills concentrated on data gathering and dissemination
•  Detailed and result orientated project management on several projects at the same time.
• Good organizational skills and the ability to prioritize workload
•  10-15 years of experience in Supply Planning, regional role experience preferred
•  Business or Operations experience, with solid quantitative skills
•  Excellent communication, facilitation and presentation skills
•  Ability to work effectively and creatively in a resource lean environment
•  Detail orientated, organized, reliable, resourceful with a relentless focus on outcomes
•  Ability to work independently, multi-task and prioritize under pressure
•  Excellent consultative skills and the ability to work cross-functionally and with all levels of the organization
•  Solid leadership and communication skills concentrated on data gathering, meeting facilitation and data dissemination