Global Supply Planner (Fixed-Term

About the role:

• This role is part of the Global Quality and Operations function of Convatec and specifically sits in the Global Supply Chain team encompassing all demand and supply planning, logistics and customer service.
• This role requires collaborative skills, an inclusive personality prepared to go outside their remit to facilitate and catalyse the right conversations to drive issue resolution, cross-functional alignment, and continuous improvement.
• This is an important role within the global and regional supply chain organization to support Patient requirements and Convatec operational commitments to support product availability, market growth, profitability, and efficient cash management.

• Supply Planning:
  • Supporting the SOP process with Commercial and Finance teams, the SOE process with Production sites and Procurement.
  • Drive the Manufacturing Site SOE with scenarios and recommendations surrounding risks and opportunities in the business.
  • Manage supply for assigned products to meet customer service objectives while achieving inventory targets.
  • Allocate product to market distribution centres based on available to ship notifications from manufacturing plants and raise purchase orders, accordingly, replenish satellite DCs and rebalance inventory between warehouses as necessary.
  • Provide support to inter-company markets and Customer Service in obtaining expected availability dates and supply information for any backorders, low stock items, new business opportunities, tenders, and new product launches.
  • Communicate reviews of potential back-order risks or risks of manufacturing overstock to the manufacturing plants.
  • Align on priorities with manufacturing plants and commercial teams when Supply is less than Demand.
  • Work with manufacturing plants and distribution centres to resolve shipping discrepancies, invoicing errors, and damage claims and correct master data as needed to prevent discrepancies in the future.
  • Align demand with third-party production plans, optimizing inventory and supply continuity, using ERP systems and analytics to support planning accuracy, assessing capabilities of capacity and cross-functional coordination.
• New Product Development & Life Cycle Management:
  • Guided by the BU Supply Planning lead, support the management of the Business Unit product portfolio, specifically coordinate new product launches and end of life activities.
  • Ensure systems alignment during launch and discontinuation processes.
  • Reduce risk by communicating clearly with commercial teams by identifying deviations from launch or discontinuation plans.
  • Participate in project teams, involving Advanced Operations in particular, to represent the supply planning outcomes of forecasts scenarios. Support scenario planning and realization for NPDs.
• Inventory Management:
  • Manage inventory strategy defined by SCH Lead for their scope, partnering closely with the Demand Planning team to ensure alignment of metrics and efficiency of the proposal.
  • Ensure the rightsizing and efficiency of the finished goods inventory for the Business Units/Markets assigned based on inventory strategy.
  • Review lack or excess inventory and provide re-active and pro-active steps to reduce risk with close coordination with the demand, commercial and financial teams.
  • Identify areas for improved efficiency in service and inventory and align SAP parameters accordingly.
• Other:
  • Act as backup to other Business Unit Supply Planners during vacation, business travel or other times on an as needed basis.

• Proven Background and experience in supply planning
• Experience participating in production and market SOE, SOP forums
• SAP and IBP modules experience highly preferred - transactions and reports
• Global experience and in healthcare (Medical Device or Pharma) preferred
• Experience in the SOP/IBP process
• Expertise in Microsoft Excel is essential
• Critical thinking skills/process thinking orientation
• Self-initiator
• Strong analytical skills together with business acumen
• Good communication and collaboration skills. Ability to partner with and influence others without direct authority, build consensus and look for collaboration with…