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
• Assess process maturity on a regular basis to identify opportunities for improvement
• Ensure standard approaches across all different processes in scope from a methodology and documentation perspective
• Establish a network of practitioners to ensure identification and adoption of best practices

• A minimum of a bachelor’s/university degree is required, and advanced degree preferred (master/PhD)
• 10 years of general business experience in a health care context
• 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
• Proven business acumen in Supply Chain, Commercial and Finance
• Operational experience with several of the following 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
• Ability to partner with and influence others without direct authority; build consensus and look for collaboration with people from different departments and all levels