Supply Chain Planner

AstraZeneca; Macclesfield; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

AstraZeneca plc in Macclesfield is seeking a Clinical Supply Planner to translate programme demand into an optimized supply plan within the Clinical Program Supply team. This role supports the CM&S strategy and aims to ensure timely availability of materials.

You will work with CSPLs and Study Leads to align demand and supply, manage inventory, and drive continuous improvement using KPIs and Excel analysis. Hybrid working with on-site attendance as needed.

Qualifications

• Experience in supply planning for pharma or regulated environments.
• Strong analytical skills with a data-driven approach.
• Excellent written and verbal English communication.

Responsibilities

• Translate demand into supply plans that meet the inventory strategy.
• Provide forecasts for bill of materials levels and represent Clinical Manufacturing & Supply in S&OP processes.
• Execute the supply plan to ensure kits are available to meet patient demand.
• Place orders with supply chain partners and track progress.
• Escalate issues and coordinate timely release of materials.
• Own inventory and allocate material to match study demand and maintain stock records.

Skills

Planning

Collaboration

Continuous Improvement

Compliance

Analytical skills

Excel

Stakeholder mgmt

Communication

Pharma experience

Digital competence

Job description

Location: Macclesfield, Hybrid working (Flexible with working days on-site, as long as able to attend on occasion.)

Your New Company

Pharmaceutical Technology and Development (PT&D) is the bridge which turns brilliant science into actual medicines that help millions of people. We work across the entire value chain, designing and delivering active ingredients, formulations and devices required to support new medicines – from supplies for use in clinical trials to developing the technology to ensure drugs can be scaled up for commercial manufacture.

Our global Clinical Program Supply team is growing, and we are now looking for a Supply Planner to join our team in our Clinical organization. This role is evolving to meet the needs of the CM&S strategy, and you will have a fantastic opportunity to shape & develop the role to drive maximum value for the organization.

As a Clinical Supply Planner, you will translate the programme level demand into a supply plan and execute the plan. This will be accomplished by developing and execute an optimized plans in line with the Clinical Supply Chain Strategy.

You will work closely with Clinical Supply Chain Programme Leads (CSPL) and Clinical Study Leads to match demand & supply and ultimately deliver life changing medicines to patients.

Your New Role

Responsibilities include:

• Translating demand into supply plans, which meet the inventory strategy set out by the Programme Lead (CSPL, Clinical Supply Planning Lead)
• Providing forecasts to our supply chain partners for each of the bill of material levels in the supply chain and representing Clinical Manufacturing & Supply in commercial S&OE/S&OP
• Executing the supply plan to ensure kits are available to meet patient demand
• Placing orders with a range of supply chain partners
• Tracking progress & escalating issues
• Ensuring timely release of materials through co-ordination of supply chain team
• Owning inventory; Creating and allocating material to match individual study demand & maintaining accurate stock keeping records

Core Competencies

• Planning & Prioritization: Builds feasible, optimized plans under constraint.
• Collaboration: Works effectively with clinical Study Leaders, Clinical Supply Program Leaders, manufacturing, quality, external supplier, logistics and finance stakeholders.
• Continuous Improvement: Uses KPIs to identify risks and reduce waste.
• Compliance Mindset: Applies SHE/GMP rigor in day-to-day activities.
• Experience in Supply Planning, Pharma experience advantageous
• Digital competence with system mindset
• Excellent analytical skills strong Excel skills and an interest in using data to drive decisions
• Strong cross-functional stakeholder management and problem-solving skills
• Excellent English written and verbal communication skills.

Desirable for the role

• Understanding of supply planning in a regulatory controlled environment.
• Prior experience in supply planning & inventory management
• Understanding of master data management in supply chain.
• APICS / CSCP or equivalent certification
• Knowledge of S&OP framework and associated processes.
• Operational Experience with ERP/APS systems

WHY ASTRAZENECA?

It's an exciting time to join AstraZeneca, a global business that's rapidly growing - there's a lot happening and even more to come. And we are a valued part of this journey. Respected partners across the business, we provide the platform that's going to power us to achieve more.