Associate Director, S&OP Process Owner International Allergan Aesthetics

This role will drive the Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) process design and discipline including Sales and Operations Execution (S&OE) and champion continuous improvement initiatives with the International Allergan Aesthetics organization.  As a fundamental cross-functional integrated planning process S&OP aligns demand and supply playing a crucial role in achieving peak business performance while S&OE focuses on short-term execution support. This position requires fostering collaboration and partnership across Global Operations Commercial and Operations & Commercial Finance teams thereby strengthening strategic decision-making capabilities. This role will also be tasked with governing and ensuring S&OP and S&OE process adherence while spearheading transformational changes through detailed documentation and effective implementation to enhance procedural maturity. By instilling a culture of continuous improvement this role is essential in driving sustainable change to meet and exceed business objectives.

Responsibilities

• Develop implement and drive process adherence of S&OP/S&OE between Operations and specified Commercial and Finance Area senior-leadership and affiliates.
• Drive governance of S&OP/S&OE processes and manage cross-functional interdependencies to address governance compliance deviations and issues Create and implement an audit schedule for the respective Commercial Area to ensure adherence to guidance and processes throughout the S&OP cycle including Demand Review Supply Review Reconciliation and Executive S&OP as well as S&OE.  Establish best practices and standard templates based on the segmented portfolio.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of the S&OP/ S&OE processes by identifying challenges implementing best practices and leveraging leading class methodologies technologies and data analytics to optimize planning and decision making.
• Partner negotiate and influence without authority to senior-level stakeholders to drive alignment and support S&OP/S&OE implementation across Commercial Finance and Operations.
• Partner with cross-functional stakeholders to strategize business objectives and develop a continuous improvement roadmap that aligns processes with these goals while coordinating with the Change Management team to ensure smooth implementation and execution.
• Build and maintain strong cross-functional stakeholder relationships by effectively influencing without direct authority while collaborating with the technology team on system improvements that drive simplification and efficiency through automation.
• Collaborate with the Training and Change Management team to develop training and support materials and conduct training sessions as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) when needed.
• Facilitate performance metric development and monitor Commercial Area of responsibility identifying areas of improvement
• Drive consistent application of S&OP/S&OE analytics within respective Area of responsibilities. 

Qualifications :

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree required in preferred fields such as business operations management finance science or engineering or related degree.
• 10 years of experience with 4 years of pharmaceutical industry experience in Operations Commercial or Finance functions.
• Proven experience fostering collaboration across cross-functional organizations while influencing without authority.
• Experience in formal S&OP and or S&OE processes.
• Strong analytics skills identifying trends and making informed decisions.  Ability to solve complex programs develop action plans and drive continuous improvement.
• Effective leadership with executive presence and proven presentation and communication (oral & written) skills. Proven ability to communicate and deliver results actions decisions and concerns with little direction or supervision in a timely manner.  Demonstrated success as a collaborative team player.  Excellent organizational written and oral communication skills are required.
• System experience across JDA (or other Demand Planning software) SAP (or other ERP systems) and QlikSense (or other reporting tools) preferred.

Additional Information :

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Full-time