Associate Director Supply Chain Management

Job Description

The Market Supply Chain Lead is responsible for ensuring reliable compliant and cost-effective product supply to the market by leading end-to-end supply chain planning and operations.

The role drives integrated demand and supply management through S&OP ensures execution excellence across distribution and logistics and serves as the primary interface between commercial regulatory quality and regional supply chain teams.

By leveraging data-driven insights strong stakeholder collaboration and process stewardship the role proactively identifies risks resolves supply challenges and delivers continuous improvements to support business growth and patient access.

Overall objectives :

• Act as the primary Supply Chain partner to the Country Leadership Team (CLT) and cross-functional stakeholders enabling aligned and informed business decision-making.

• Drive demand and supply excellence through effective preS&OP S&OP new product planning and regulatory change management to ensure reliable product availability.

• Ensure full compliance and risk management across GDP GMP GDL customs and internal processes safeguarding product integrity and regulatory standards.

Optimize supply chain performance and costs by leveraging data-driven insights improving operational efficiency and strengthening planning and execution processes.

The Market Supply Chain Lead is responsible for ensuring reliable compliant and cost-effective product supply to the market by leading end-to-end supply chain planning and operations.

The role drives integrated demand and supply management through S&OP ensures execution excellence across distribution and logistics and serves as the primary interface between commercial regulatory quality and regional supply chain teams.

By leveraging data-driven insights strong stakeholder collaboration and process stewardship the role proactively identifies risks resolves supply challenges and delivers continuous improvements to support business growth and patient access.

Overall objectives :

• Act as the primary Supply Chain partner to the Country Leadership Team (CLT) and cross-functional stakeholders enabling aligned and informed business decision-making.

• Drive demand and supply excellence through effective preS&OP S&OP new product planning and regulatory change management to ensure reliable product availability.

• Ensure full compliance and risk management across GDP GMP GDL customs and internal processes safeguarding product integrity and regulatory standards.

Optimize supply chain performance and costs by leveraging data-driven insights improving operational efficiency and strengthening planning and execution processes.

The Market Supply Chain Lead is responsible for ensuring reliable compliant and cost-effective product supply to the market by leading end-to-end supply chain planning and operations.

The role drives integrated demand and supply management through S&OP ensures execution excellence across distribution and logistics and serves as the primary interface between commercial regulatory quality and regional supply chain teams.

By leveraging data-driven insights strong stakeholder collaboration and process stewardship the role proactively identifies risks resolves supply challenges and delivers continuous improvements to support business growth and patient access.

Overall objectives :

• Act as the primary Supply Chain partner to the Country Leadership Team (CLT) and cross-functional stakeholders enabling aligned and informed business decision-making.

• Drive demand and supply excellence through effective preS&OP S&OP new product planning and regulatory change management to ensure reliable product availability.

• Ensure full compliance and risk management across GDP GMP GDL customs and internal processes safeguarding product integrity and regulatory standards.

• Lead develop and coach supply chain teams to build capability engagement and performance.

• Professional certification such as APICS CPIM / CSCP or equivalent is an advantage.

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Experience:

• 12 - 15 years of relevant supply chain experience preferably in the pharmaceutical or healthcare industry.

• Strong experience in demand and supply planning S&OP inventory management logistics importation and distributor/3PL management.

• Experience working in a regulated environment with good understanding of GDP/GMP local regulatory requirements customs and trade compliance.

• Proven track record in stakeholder management cross-functional collaboration and leading supply chain improvements.

• Prior people management experience is preferred.

Leadership Professional Functional Competencies - Skills / Capabilities

• Strong analytical problem-solving and decision-making skills.

• Effective communication influencing and relationship management skills.

• Ability to work in a matrix organization and manage multiple stakeholders.

Good command of English and Thai both written and spoken would be highly valuable for Thailand.

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