Director, Global Supply Planning Process

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, standardization, governance, and continuous improvement of critical global planning processes
• Serve as the global process owner for key planning processes
• Collaborate with people and technology teams to drive standardization, scalability, operational excellence, and business value across the global PLAN organization
• Realize value by process standardization and improvement in partnership with other functional Excellence teams and by integration across all Planning areas
• Assess process maturity on a regular basis to identify opportunities for improvement
• Monitor process adherence and define corrective actions in case of deviations
• Maintain a set of up-to-date process documentation and process charts that reflect the actual process
• Ensure standard approaches across all processes in scope from a methodology and documentation perspective
• Accountable for the regular process performance measurement to track business performance, process adherence, maturity gaps and continuous improvement
• Design and develop a holistic set of KPIs, dashboards and reporting cubes in partnership with the Analytics team that reflect the most up-to-date business needs
• Collaborate with Enterprise Planning, Med Tech Planning Excellence, Supply Chain IT, and digital teams to prioritize the PLAN technology roadmap
• Actively manage and develop internal talent to build advanced capabilities in PLAN processes to build efficient and highly effective teams

• A minimum of a bachelor’s/university degree is required, and an advanced degree preferred (master/PhD)
• 10 years of general business experience in a health care context and a minimum of 8 years direct Supply Chain Planning experience
• A minimum of 5 years supervisory experience
• Good understanding of SCOR model, lean and 6 sigma principles and how to apply them in practice is a must
• Strategic perspective and ability to integrate vision across multiple functions
• Proven business acumen in Supply Chain, Commercial and Finance
• Clear understanding of external Supply Chain trends
• Proven experience as a global (PLAN) business process owner, driving standardization and scalability
• Ability to embed a culture of harmonization and process improvement and value
• Collaborates effectively to achieve performance improvement and value creation
• Operational experience with several planning processes including master production schedule process, inventory management, supply chain management, scenario analysis, change control, integrated business planning, long-range demand/capacity planning, planning systems (e.g., SAP, OMP) and other cross-functional business processes common to the pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical industry
• Strong analytical and quantitative skills, excellent communication, and presentation skills
• Ability to manage multiple initiatives and work in a matrix environment where priorities change rapidly and tight deadlines exist
• Able to partner with and influence others without direct authority; build consensus and look for collaboration with people from different departments and all levels
• Negotiation skills and the ability to influence without authority are required
• Coaching and mentoring skills
• Serves as a role model for Credo-based decision making.

• Supply Chain Management
• Master Production Schedule Process
• Inventory Management
• Integrated Business Planning
• Change Control
• Long Range Demand/Capacity Planning
• Planning Systems (e.g., SAP, OMP)
• Process Documentation
• Performance Measurement
• Analytical Skills

• Collaboration
• Negotiation Skills
• Coaching and Mentoring
• Communication Skills
• Influencing Without Authority