Associate Director, Global Supply Planner

CSL Vifor; Bern; Hybrid; CHF 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

CSL Vifor is seeking an experienced Supply Chain Planning lead to manage the full horizon of network supply and inventory plans across Sites/CMOs. You will develop rolling 36-month S&OP plans, analyze capacity, and present scenarios with financial impact for senior reviews.

In this global role, you will work with demand planning and finance to ensure One Plan alignment, integrate new product development, and drive continuous improvement in IBP metrics.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, engineering, or sciences is required.
• 8+ years of experience in pharmaceutical/biotechnology supply chain planning.
• 5+ years of experience with SAP; Advanced SAP (S/4HANA) knowledge.
• 5+ years with an advanced planning tool (Kinaxis RapidResponse, APO SNP, or similar).
• Operate and influence in a global environment – English language fluency required.
• APICS CPIM/CSCP, IBF, or similar certification expected.
• Experience in business planning, S&OP, project management or other cross-functional processes.
• Strong business acumen and understanding of business strategies.
• Strong analytical, technical and problem solving skills.
• Demonstrated communication and interpersonal skills in a global network.

Responsibilities

• Owns 3-36 month horizon of network supply and inventory plans for sites/CMOs.
• Develops rolling 36-month S&OP plans in Rapid Response.
• Integrates long-term strategic demand plans with operational plans.
• Owns analysis for capacity planning across products and sites/CMOs.
• Evaluates scenarios to support tender requests and changes in mix.
• Escalates infeasible plans and presents financial impact in reviews.
• Manages global inventory plans for all product streams.
• Supports SRMs and GSRM with planning analysis and scenarios.
• Collaborates with demand planning and finance for One Plan alignment.
• Integrates new product development and commercialization into supply plans.
• Measures and drives continuous improvement of IBP processes and metrics.
• Leads site master schedulers to align supply and inventory plans.

Skills

English fluency

Analytical thinking

Communication

Stakeholder management

Change management

Planning & organizing

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain/Engineering/Sciences

MBA preferred

APICS CPIM/CSCP or IBF certification

Tools

SAP

Kinaxis RapidResponse

APO SNP

S/4HANA

Job description

Key Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the full horizon (3-36 months) of network supply and inventory plans for being manufactured at Sites/CMOs – volume is the primary focus with a strong understanding of the financials. This role sets the supply plans for all product volumes flowing through the sites/CMOs.
  • Develops supply plans (rolling 36 months S&OP plans in Rapid Response) to meet the market demands and inventory targets, considering the availability of raw and intermediate materials
  • Integrate 3-year and 10-year strategic demand plans with those operational demand plans in Rapid Response
  • Owns the analysis for operational capacity planning including maximization of existing capacity, supply scenario analysis and long-range capital investment and capacity planning across all products, all manufacturing locations
  • Evaluates scenarios to support Commercial tender requests, upsides opportunities, and selling mix changes
  • Escalates infeasible supply plans in the IBP cycle they are identified. Provides scenarios with financial impact for presentation at Supply Review Meetings. Collaborates across sites and functions to ensure gap minimizing scenarios are identified and feasible – this includes key stakeholder management across multiple functions
• Responsible for global inventory plans of all Paste, Intermediates, semi-Finished Products, and Finished Products as an outcome of the demand and supply balancing and optimization targets
• Supports the Supply Review Meetings (SRMs) and Global Supply Review Meeting (GSRM) with planning analysis, supply scenarios, and continuous improvement initiatives in order ensures feasible supply plans. Supports the BU Executive IBP Meeting with analysis and scenarios to address supply or inventory plan escalations.
• Collaborates closely with demand planning and finance to ensure demand plans have a feasible supply and inventory plans and aligned with “One Plan”, to validate plan-to-plan changes, to provide feedback on excess inventory situations, and to support root causing on service and cost issues. Collaborates on supply allocation between markets when supply/demand imbalance exists.
• Ensures the integration of new product development, clinical trials and commercialization into the supply plans including commercialization calendars, demand and supply plans, and new strategic planning initiatives as needed
• Measures and manages key metrics to drive best practice and continuous improvement of the integrated business planning process, specifically supply and inventory management. This includes plan performance, inventory turns, and service measurements.
• Drives resolution for supply chain issues through close coordination with manufacturing, quality, regulatory affairs, communications, marketing, and others as required to ensure that the needs of our patients, local affiliates and markets, and our business are met.
• Influential leader of the site master schedulers at each site/CMO to align supply and inventory plans and track planning performance
• Practices good IBP behaviors and helps to generate alignment across multiple business functions. Leads metric review and root causing below-target performance with corrective action implementation. Develops and clearly presents decisions to be made in IBP meetings which includes scenarios that have financial impact on the outcome of our business.

Work Environment:

*** This is a hybrid position based onsite at any of the posted locations with a minimum of 3 days onsite weekly. Relocation and mobility assistance are not provided.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree required from ideal fields of Supply Chain, Engineering, or Sciences; a Masters of Business Administration is preferred
• 8+ years of experience in Supply Chain Planning in the pharmaceutical/biotechnology industry
• 5+ years of experience with SAP; Advanced SAP (S/4 HANA) knowledge
• 5+ years of experience with an advanced planning tool, Kinaxis RapidResponse, APO SNP, or other
• Required to operate and influence in a global environment – English language fluency is required
• Certification in APICS CPIM/CSCP, IBF, or similar is expected
• Experience in business planning, S&OP, Project management or other relevant cross-functional processes is required
• Strong business acumen and understanding of business strategies
• Strong analytical, technical and problem solving skills
• Demonstrated communication and interpersonal skills in a global network
• Strong ability to plan and organize work
• Demonstrated capabilities in change management and stakeholder management
• Commitment to leading a continuous improvement culture within area of responsibility
• Competencies required: Customer focus, decision quality, drives results, plans & aligns, manages complexity, drives engagement