Associate Director Global Vaccines Planning
About The Position
This Associate Director (P4) role is an End to End Planner supporting Vaccines. The position is responsible for supply planning to meet customer demand, achieving inventory targets, and partnering with manufacturing sites and commercial teams to manage supply and demand issues for assigned products. The Vaccine Planning team coordinates supply planning, sourcing, manufacturing, inventory management, packaging, and delivery. It partners across Marketing, Finance, and Manufacturing to develop demand and supply plans and deliver products to customers at the right place and time. The role routinely interacts with site planning and operations personnel and Commercial partners through the integrated business process. Depending on product scope, the planner may be the primary contact for Manufacturing Division and Commercial stakeholders or support an aspect of a more complex product. The role partners with Operations, site and functional leads, site and regional planners, ExM operations and functional leads, Value Chain leaders, VCM Product leaders, and Centers of Excellence. It owns supply planning within the 0–36 month horizon and supports tactical escalations and strategic decision-making as required.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain, Operations, Life Sciences, Chemistry, Biology, Engineering, or a related scientific discipline.
- At least 5 years of experience in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, vaccine, or related regulated industry.
- Experience in Supply Chain Planning, Operations, Master Data Management, Inventory Planning, Demand Planning, Production Planning, or Value Chain Management.
- Experience supporting end-to-end supply planning processes across a manufacturing network.
- Experience working with master data governance, ERP systems, and planning systems to support supply-chain execution.
- Demonstrated experience coordinating with Manufacturing, Quality, Commercial, Finance, and Supply Chain stakeholders.
- Experience managing supply interruptions, inventory risks, and supply-demand imbalances in a regulated environment.
- Required skills include driving continuous improvement, inventory logistics, logistics management, master data, Materials Requirements Planning (MRP), order management, pharmaceutical industry knowledge, planning, risk management, SAP master data, strategic thinking, supply-chain processes, and supply planning.
Nice To Haves
- MBA or advanced degree.
- Pharmaceutical, biotech, or vaccine industry experience.
- Proficiency with SAP, ERP/MRP, and planning systems.
- MBA.
Responsibilities
- Apply basic to intermediate knowledge of planning (MRP and ERP), inventory and forecast planning, and demand planning.
- Lead the End to End Product Supply Team for assigned products and develop and communicate supply plans and scenarios, including impacts on revenue, product cost, inventory, and transfers.
- Understand production rhythms and plant shop-floor challenges; integrate and balance dependent demand across nodes and regions and allocate supply as appropriate to optimize business benefits.
- Address and mitigate supply issues and bottlenecks while supporting supply-chain resiliency and responsiveness.
- Connect supply-chain nodes and engage sites and the drug substance, drug product, and packaging network in supply-chain improvements.
- Drive product inventory plan performance.
- Partner with Commercial and Value Chain Management teams to integrate regional and global brand strategies into supply plans within the 0–36 month planning horizon.
- Lead the product Profit Plan and Inventory Plan and provide strategic guidance, including flavor management strategy, to sites.
- Approve end-to-end supply-chain targets from Drug Substance through Finished Goods.
- Own supply execution strategies for global source changes, including regional allocations and transition timing, to ensure supply and minimize discards and inventory.
- Follow established planning processes and create new processes when gaps exist.
- Lead and participate in planning projects focused on continuous improvement.
- Manage issues through strong communication and stakeholder management.
- Assemble and analyze data, identify problems, and develop recommendations to support supply-chain operations and planning.
- Demonstrate urgency and ownership while working for the common good.
- Collaborate to create a positive environment within the product planning team.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision healthcare benefits.
- Other insurance benefits for employees and family.
- Retirement benefits, including 401(k).
- Paid holidays.
- Vacation.
- Compassionate and sick days.
- Eligible for annual bonus and long-term incentive, if applicable.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
