Assistant Manager Supply Chain

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Position Summary

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The Assistant Manager Supply Chain is a supply chain leader responsible for end-to-end supply chain strategy and execution for the portfolio. Based in Shanghai this role drives supply reliability and cost-to-serve optimization. The role partners closely with Commercial Manufacturing Quality & Regulatory Procurement Planning and Global Supply Chain teams to ensure launch readiness allocation during constraints distributor management and operational excellence while meeting regulatory and patient-safety requirements.

The roles scope of responsibilities include:

• Own regional S&OP / IBP execution: coordinate demand inputs supply commitments capacity planning and executive escalation for constrained SKUs.
• Manage inventory and working capital across the region: optimize safety stocks reduce obsolescence and manage consignment/field-stock models where applicable.
• Drive launch readiness and execution: define supply plans staging buffer strategies and allocation for new product introductions and market rollouts.
• Lead supply risk management and contingency planning: single-source mitigation critical supplier engagement dual-sourcing strategies and expedited logistics plans.
• Oversee distributor & 3PL relationships: performance KPIs contractual SLAs returns/recall processes and cold-chain or special handling where required.
• Partner with Quality & Regulatory on import/export controls lot traceability recall preparedness and compliance impact to supply continuity.
• Implement process improvements and digital initiatives to improve planning cadence transparency and decision-making.
• Represent supply chain in global forums contribute to network design capacity allocation and supplier selection decisions.
• To be the system expert including SAP upstream and planning system; support system upgrade testing and implementation.
• Can use different digital tools like PBI to buildup reporting template optimize reporting efficiency and bring out insight

Major Duties & Responsibilities

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Typically job descriptions should contain no more than seven or eight major responsibilities ranked in order of highest percentage time to least.

Approximate Percentage of Time

Tasks/Duties/Responsibilities

30%

• S&OP / IBP leadership and supply-demand reconciliation

10%

• Inventory allocation and launch readiness management

10%

• Supplier & distributor performance and risk mitigation

20%

• Reporting and analysis

30%

• Systems process improvement and analytics

100%

• Total

Required Qualifications

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Required Minimum Education: Bachelors degree in Supply Chain Engineering Business Finance or related field; MBA or advanced degree strongly preferred.

Required Years of Related Experience: Min 3 years Other N/A

Required Knowledge Skills and Abilities (Uncompromised requirements for the role):

(Include any required computer skills certifications licenses languages etc.)

• Supply chain experience with progressive leadership responsibility; experience in MedTech medical devices or other regulated procedure-driven industries required.
• Demonstrated experience managing multi-country planning across APAC including China; experience with distributor models and 3PLs.
• Proven track record leading S&OP / IBP launch readiness and allocation during constrained supply situations.
• Strong knowledge of regulatory/import-export considerations lot traceability recalls and quality-driven supply processes.
• Experience with planning and ERP systems (SAP SAP IBP Kinaxis or equivalent) and analytics/visualization tools (Power BI Tableau).
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills with ability to present trade-offs to senior commercial and manufacturing stakeholders.
• Fluent in English; business proficiency in Mandarin preferred.
• Eligible to live and work in China.

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