Supply Chain & Inventory Manager EEM

TN United Kingdom; Liverpool City Region; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a skilled Supply Chain Planner to optimize production schedules and manage inventory effectively. This role involves developing production schedules to meet customer needs, overseeing inventory management, and ensuring compliance with industry standards. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in supply chain processes, particularly with tools like SAP S/4HANA and SAP IBP. Join a dynamic team where your expertise will drive operational excellence and contribute to impactful supply chain projects.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business or Supply Chain required.
• Experience in GMP environments and financial processes preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop production schedules to meet customer requirements.
• Manage inventory oversight and improve processes.

Skills

Supply Chain Management

Inventory Management

SAP S/4HANA

SAP IBP

PPDS

GMP Environments

Financial Acumen

Project Management

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Business

Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain

Further education in Quality Management

Tools

SAP S/4HANA

SAP IBP

PPDS

Job description

Position Description:

This role has two main elements:

1. Supply Planning: To develop production schedules for assigned products to meet customer requirements, understanding planning and replenishment processes and systems like SAP S/4HANA, SAP IBP, and PPDS. Responsibilities include ensuring contract manufacturers meet MPS, resolving constraints across operations, labs, QC, warehouse, and shipping, and managing relationships across supply chain functions. The role also involves inventory management, setting targets, minimizing write-offs, and participating in supply chain projects.
2. Inventory Management: To support financial inventory oversight within the EEM organization, improve processes, identify cost opportunities, prevent write-offs, manage slow movers, and ensure compliance with SOPs, SOX, and GxP. The role includes establishing communication channels, monitoring progress, and escalating issues.

Functions, Duties, Tasks:

• Anticipate and resolve capacity constraints, escalate major issues.
• Run 'What If' scenarios to optimize the master schedule, assess impacts of lead-time reductions, alternative raw materials, and equipment.
• Own and improve CORRS performance for assigned products, influence contract manufacturers with metrics.
• Participate in global and local supply chain initiatives, coordinate product launches, manage projects.
• Supervise changes in artwork, packaging, and internal processes to ensure timely implementation.
• Ensure processes for evaluating write-off risks are in place, drive solutions, support compliance and audits.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Supply Chain, or related field.
• Experience in GMP environments.
• Ability to balance interests across functions like Finance, Quality, Technical Services.
• Proven ability to challenge and change the status quo.
• Planning experience with SAP S/4HANA, SAP IBP, and PPDS preferred.

Additional Preferences:

• Further education in Quality Management, Supply Chain Management (APICS/CIPS), Materials Management, Logistics, Import/Export, Change Management, Pharmaceutical Production, Packaging.
• Understanding of SOX (Sarbanes Oxley).
• Strong understanding of financial and supply chain processes.