Supply Chain Planning & Lifecycle Manager

Galderma•Carlsbad, CA

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Supply Chain Planning & Lifecycle Manager executes supply planning oversight for the Alastin Business Unit (BU), ensuring optimal inventory levels, minimizing disruptions, and improving supply chain efficiency for all products under the BU. This includes but is not limited to trade units, samples, kitting and new products. This role works closely with the Alastin commercial team, global planning, External Supply Organization (ESO), customer service and logistics teams. This role is also responsible for product lifecycle management through close collaboration with all business partners, functional groups, factories, and global supply chain. This position is accountable for ensuring launch excellence, monitoring product portfolio throughout the lifecycle, analyzing, and making recommendations for lifecycle changes and/or SKU rationalization.

Requirements

8+ years of experience in supply chain planning & inventory mgt in CPG, beauty, pharma, med device or similar regulated industry
Strong understanding of forecasting & planning processes and effective planning tools.
Interpersonal & presentation skills, able to manage multiple projects and work with diverse teams
Proficient in Microsoft Office and Teams
Demonstrable advanced/expert proficiency in Excel techniques and statistical analysis; experience with “Vlookups”/ PivotTables.
Experience in MRP systems; Oracle experience preferred.
Strong analytical and strategic thinking skills with a focus on continuous improvement and scalability.
Ability to adapt in a fast-paced environment and meet deadlines under pressure.

Nice To Haves

APICS/ASCM certification preferred.

Responsibilities

Develop and manage supply plans to align with business forecasts, sales trends, and market demand.
Optimize inventory levels to balance service levels, working capital, and cost efficiency.
Implement strategies to minimize stockouts, overstock, and excess inventory risks.
Lead supply and demand balancing meetings to align cross-functional teams on inventory and production needs.
Establish efficient and effective planning processes by leveraging industry best practices, including weekly and monthly operating rhythms, quarterly business reviews, project updates, continuous improvement initiatives, and strategic deep dives with internal and external partners.
Execute strategic plans related to Supply Planning activities, identifying key initiatives and driving implementation, including partner strategy and contract negotiations.
Contributes to an effective S&OP process by active and constructive facilitation and participation according to Best Practice.
Act as Supply Chain lead for Alastin on all product launches, lifecycle changes to existing products, and SKU rationalization across many levels of the organization including U.S. Marketing, Analytics, Sales, Trade, Finance, I.T., Supply Chain, and directly with ESO and Global Supply Chain.
Contribute to the effective S&OP process by constructive facilitation of product lifecycle updates.
Partner with Master Data Management to facilitate the expedited set-up of new products, displays, on-packs, and labeling/packaging changes to existing products.
Partner with demand planning, procurement, ESO, and manufacturing teams (external & internal) to ensure smooth supply chain operations.
Work closely with logistics, customer service and distribution teams to optimize fulfillment strategies.
Support new product launches by coordinating supply planning activities with marketing and launch project teams.
Act as a liaison between commercial and operational teams to align business goals with supply chain execution.
Lead, negotiate, and influence in a highly matrixed environment that has significant interaction with other functional teams, including (but not limited to): US BU Head, Finance, Sales/Marketing, Legal, Logistics and Customer Service, Procurement, Global Operations, Manufacturing, and third parties.
Ensure speed to market through effective coordination of innovation and renovation projects asked by the BUs, optimizing and improving inventory availability and capacity planning, ensuring flexibility to meet ad hoc customer requirements.
Create and maintain operational scorecards & conduct Tier meetings with external partners (suppliers, CDMOs, 3PLs, etc.) as needed to enable ownership of actions and decision making, ensuring contractual obligations are clear and service level agreements are being met and audited.
Conduct activities within budget constraints and ensure adequate and timely management of external resources.