Specialist, Supply Chain Management

Job Description

The ideal candidate will demonstrate expertise in supply chain management analytics with a strong background in production planning and advanced data analysis within the pharmaceutical sector. They should possess in-depth knowledge of conducting site capacity reviews optimizing planning processes and driving strategic key performance indicators (KPIs). Proficiency in utilizing advanced analytic toolssuch as Power BI and Excelto support data-driven decision-making across the organization is essential. Additionally the candidate will excel in collaborating with cross-functional teams developing and enhancing KPI dashboards and presenting actionable insights to site leadership to inform resource allocation and strategic initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

Supply Chain Reporting and Analytics

• Serve as the Subject Matter Expert (SME) for supply chain KPI and present at monthly site supply review

• Extract and assess data then accurately report on site delivery key performance indicators such as OTIF PA IRL ICSL LIFR and MBTR from multiple databases

• Drive improvements to current KPI dashboards with cross functional teams in order to meet site requirements building alternate dashboards where necessary.

• Create and manage reports to improve site function with tools such as Power BI and Excel.

• Support updates for a variety of Planning Master Data fields and lead the review with Planning/Quality/SCM Hub to ensure accurate lead time parameters.

Financial Tally

• Analyze site profit plan and tally data throughout the cycles via multiple iterations to clarify the data and present to site leadership to guide informed decisions on resources.

• Drive master data updates prior to profit plan to ensure correct planning in Rapid Response

• Build models on capacity for products in the pipeline that are not yet in planning systems for new or current technologies while making reasonable assumptions.

Special Projects and Continuous Improvement

• Manage and perform work on special projects

• Facilitate various ad hoc requests and projects ensuring alignment with organizational goals.

Team Collaboration and Leadership

• Facilitate daily SCM Tier 2 meetings providing leadership within cross-functional teams.

• Engage in public speaking and presentations to share project updates and insights with stakeholders and site leadership.

Education Minimum Requirement

• Bachelors degree in supply chain management Business Engineering or a related field with a minimum of three (3) years of relevant experience.

Required Skills and Qualifications

• Proficiency in Excel.

• Excellent critical thinking skills and the ability to analyze complex data sets.

• Effective communication and interpersonal skills

• Experience in leading projects within a supply chain or pharmaceutical industry environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with analytics tools such as PowerBI Tibco Spotfire Dbeaver or SQL a plus.

• Experience with Planning Systems such as SAP ECC SAP APO and Kinaxis Rapid Response.

• MPS Lean or Six Sigma certification

• Demonstrated ability to align lead and drive change across cross functional teams

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