US_AD, Demand Planning

BoehringerPRD•Duluth, GA

11d

About The Position

As an employee of Boehringer Ingelheim, you will actively contribute to the discovery, development and delivery of our products to our patients and customers. Our global presence provides opportunity for all employees to collaborate internationally, offering visibility and opportunity to directly contribute to the companies' success. We realize that our strength and competitive advantage lie with our people. We support our employees in a number of ways to foster a healthy working environment, meaningful work, mobility, networking and work-life balance. Our competitive compensation and benefit programs reflect Boehringer Ingelheim's high regard for our employees. The role of the incumbent is responsible for ensuring BIAH USA has availability of the right product at the right quantity at the right time. Responsible for leading the Sales & Operations Planning process for the US AH business, connecting Global Supply, Finance, and Marketing & Sales into an optimized execution of the US Commercial Supply Chain strategy. Responsible for ensuring optimal availability of 150 to 200 stock keeping units totaling $150 million to $1.1 billion in net sales as well as for minimizing backorders, freight costs, and physical destructions.

Requirements

BA or BS Degree in Business, Supply Chain, Production Engineering, Masters Degree strongly preferred
8-10 years of relevant experience in demand planning, supply planning and/or master scheduling experience in manufacturing and commercial business or similar experience and environment
Sales and Operations (S&OP) lead experience
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, connecting complex datasets from multiple systems into clear summary for decision making
Demonstrated ability to influence, communicate and build relationships at all levels, and to link Supply/Finance business objectives
Demonstrated ability to lead complex projects across multiple business functions (product launches, product substitution)
Proficiency in critical systems to manage the product flows along the supply chain (JDA, GRP, BIX@, SAP or similar systems)
Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without restriction.
Must be willing to take a drug test and post-offer physical (if required).
Must be 18 years of age or older.

Nice To Haves

APICS certification desired (CSCP and/or CPIM)

Responsibilities

Drive organizational consensus on supply and demand strategy through monthly Sales & Operations Planning process for Supply Chain, Marketing, and Finance leadership
Provide performance updates, inventory coverage, inventory at risk, IBP, financial reconciliation, and product launches and discontinuations
Escalate key issues and have influence on/drive the decision making process
Lead the liaison with Global Supply Chain
Lead Demand Reviews for Supply Chain, Marketing and Finance
Educate and influence Brand Directors and Brand Managers on best forecasting practices to optimize service level while minimizing destructions and obsolescence risks
Drive the review of species's forecast performance and engage with species leadership to ensure improvement
Validate plausibility of new demand plan as it relates to past performance and future marketing plans, and challenge Marketing where necessary
Drive multi-function team performance for forecast completeness (36 months)
Identify and drive to mitigate constraints in supply, inbound transportation, warehousing, and QC checks
Lead evaluation of inventory risks and opportunities for Supply Chain, Marketing, and Finance
Identify potential surpluses/short-dated product and drive decisions to mitigate risks (discounting, promotions, free goods, etc.)
Identify potential backorder and drive mitigation plans to minimize impact to Net Sales
Advocate for the US Commercial Business with Global Supply Chain and sources of supply
Drive scenario planning with multi-function teams to provide overview of potential bid opportunities, asses probability of success, provide final opinion, and reflect in demand plan
Review and forecast potential Destructions & Reserves and determine impact to Income Statement
Lead Financial Reconciliation for Supply Chain, Marketing, and Finance
Challenge and determine plausibility of financial forecast (Budget, Outlook, Outlook+1) compared to Demand Forecast
Address and mitigate gaps in financial reconciliation, and make sales and expense recommendations for Watch-list
Act as Product Life-Cycle Manager (PLM). Pro actively manage and coordinate the SKU lifecycle from launch, change to withdrawal across all involved stakeholders (local/regional/global functions like Finance, Regulatory, Marketing), processes and systems (e.g. Product Readiness,Terminator, SLCI light).
Plan and coordinate highly complex launch and change activities for multi-country presentations in close alignment with the Global PSM team and other relevant functions (e.g.demand MGT, other PLMs) to ensure timely implementation.
Drive and manage cross-functional alignment and decision-making in the (R)OPU S&OP product review across all clusters/OPUs, respectively local supply review.
Identify local launch and change overview and tracking of relevant activities
Ensure availability of proper master data in all applicable planning systems (JDA, GRP, GBS)
Track SKU launches through entire launch process
Track SKU discontinuations and ensure applicable systems reflect discontinuation
Lead annual local Product Portfolio Optimization (PPO) process
Identify low volume and margin SKUs as potential candidates for rationalization
Drive discussion with Marketing Directors and Finance Associate Directors to determine proper SKUs for rationalization
Ensure systems updated to reflect draw down of inventory and eventually termination
Act as Forecasting Power User (FPU). Monitor the Monthly Forecast Review Process at BOPU level
Lead the monthly root cause analysis with Brand/Product Managers
Share with the local teams the list of SKUs based on the performance analysis and on the product segmentation to take actions in order to ensure continuous improvement
Challenge Manual Forecast and inputs/adjustments to statistical forecast
Ensure manual baseline forecast update based on exceptions analysis
Collaborate on statistical forecast review
Challenge key assumptions behind the numbers made by Brand Managers/Demand Planners when appropriate, recommend solutions.
Review market assumptions and supply impacts provided by brand managers & demand planners and ensure correct recording in forecasting system (JDA)
Monitor the fcst review process from Day 1 to Publish (Day 15)
Consolidate Forecast / Supply inputs
Identify, challenge and explain gaps vs financial targets.
Provide KPIs analysis
Report and escalate to Region/Global levels on forecast review status and related issues