Job description
Senior Manager, Global Demand Planning required for Global Pharmaceutical Organization
- Senior Manager, Global Demand Planning
- Albany, New York Area
One of the world's leading Pharmaceutical firms is looking for a Senior Manager, Global Demand Planning to join their rapidly expanding team!
The Senior Manager, Global Demand Planning will oversee the Supply Chain organization with direct oversight for developing, executing and managing the Global Demand and Inventory Plans for the entire business unit. The Senior Manager, Global Demand Planning will develop and implement key strategic initiatives across the Supply Chain by leading cross-functional teams to ensure alignment across demand, supply, inventory and production plans. The individual will be responsible for driving collaboration across supply chain, marketing, customer, finance and sales teams.
The Senior Manager, Global Demand Planning will have the following responsibilities:
- Generate detailed forecast to reflect all necessary inputs and meetings
- Collaborate with Sales, Marketing, Finance, Supply Chain, and Customer service to recognize noteworthy variances and then adjust the forecast accordingly
- Develop production plans which support customer demand requirements
- Ensure alignment of demand, inventory, supply, & finished goods forecasts and plans
- Resolve customer delivery discrepancies and amend production schedule priorities accordingly
- Develop, implement and uphold strategic initiatives to ensure long-term goals are met
- Provide both short- and long-term production plans to appropriate parties to be used for capacity analysis
- Collaborate with R&D, Manufacturing, Sales & Marketing teams to ensure alignment of all forecasts
- Maintain a comprehensive inventory system and strategy related to the receipt, storage and distribution of materials in compliance with regulatory standards
- Generate reports to be presented to Senior Leadership during S&OP meetings
- Develop, train and mentor direct reports
- Manage supplier relationships
- Establish, implement, and uphold department-wide SOPs & KPIs to foster continuous improvement mentality
- Design, develop and execute distribution instructions across the organization
- Prepare SOPs for department to guarantee compliance with industry regulations and standards
The ideal Senior Manager, Global Demand Planning candidate will have the following skill set:
- Bachelor's Degree in Supply Chain, Business, or related field required; Master's Degree Preferred
- 8+ years' Supply Chain Planning within Pharma, Biotech or other heavily regulated industry
- 5+ years in a leadership or supervisory position
- SAP experience strongly preferred
- Tactical experience managing supply chain planning and scheduling activities across multiple cross-functional areas
- Superior analytical skills with an outstanding attention to detail
- Strong oral and written communication skills
- Proven ability to work collaboratively and cross-functionally with local and international counterparts