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Organization Overview:
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Organizational focus on leading the Supply Chain Business Unit for US markets and interface with commercial organization for demand planning, lifecycle planning, and customer services for domestic operations; Oversee global product implications in collaboration with the international business unit (IBU) leader.
Role Overview:
Commercial Demand Planning Lead to be responsible for standardizing the demand planning operations and forecast methodology and developing baseline forecast in collaboration with BU Liaisons and commercial team.
Responsibilities:
Functional:
- Standardization of Demand Planning Operations
- Establish standards and framework to improve accuracy of demand forecasts for commercial assets based on historical data, market trends, inputs from relevant stakeholders
- Establish and streamline exception management processes to troubleshoot demand planning related issues & escalations
- Monitor KPIs for commercial demand planning processes
- Identify and implement best practices to stay current with industry trends and innovations in demand planning and supply chain management to improve processes and systems
- Manage Demand Forecasting
- Develop the baseline therapeutic area demand forecast by collaborating with commercial teams to get demand shaping inputs
- Provide inputs to demand adjustments performed by BU Liaisons on the baseline forecast
- Highlight exceptions to be incorporated by BU Liaisons on the adjusted forecast
- Lead demand forecast consensus review by collaborating with cross functional teams including IBU and commercial teams
- Collaborate with Global Supply Planning functions for alignment and building consensus on commercial forecast to balance supply with demand
- Report key demand shaping decisions and outcomes to leadership
Leadership:
- Influence senior management on key decisions related to demand forecasting for commercial products
- Demonstrate sound technical knowledge to influence BU Liaisons, manufacturing team and Global Supply Planning team to arrive at demand forecast consensus
- Manage and develop a high-performing team to meet objectives and deliver results
- Provide guidance for development and coaching to direct and indirect reports
Basic Requirements:
1. Bachelor's degree plus minimum of 10+ years of experience in business, supply chain management, or a related field
2. 5+ years of experience in demand planning, preferably in the pharmaceutical or healthcare industry
3. Experience with selecting and implementing planning technology solution
4. Experience with developing & implementing demand planning framework & strategy, processes, performance metrics, modeling, forecasting, analysis, and simulation.
5. Leadership experience
Additional Skills/Preferences:
1. Advanced degree or certification in supply chain management
2. Strong analytical skills with proficiency in data analysis and forecasting tools 3. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to collaborate effectively across functions
4. Detail-oriented with a focus on accuracy and precision
5. Six sigma green / black belt with relevant experience
6. Commercial and financial awareness with Project management skills (PMP Certified preferred)
7. Familiarity with regulatory requirements and compliance in the pharmaceutical industry
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