Supply Order Manager

IN04 (FCRS = IN004) Sandoz Private Limited; Telangana; On-site; INR 800,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Sandoz Private Limited is seeking a Supply Chain professional to manage external supplier relationships and coordinate with customers for optimal service levels. The role emphasizes SAP/ERP proficiency, order management, and regulatory compliance within a GMP-driven environment.

You will collaborate across functions to ensure accurate system bookings, timely PO transmission, and adherence to quality standards, while supporting process improvements and regulatory requirements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in SCM, Business Admin or Industrial Eng.
• 2–3 years of experience in a Supply Chain role in Health Care or related industries.
• Strong SAP knowledge and ERP understanding.
• Good understanding of ERP implementation methodology.
• Proficient in Excel and Visio.

Responsibilities

• Manage external supplier relationships and customer interfaces to ensure service levels.
• Oversee order management, PO transmission, confirmations, and system bookings.
• Ensure GMP and regulatory compliance and quality processes.

Skills

Advanced SAP

Analytical thinking

Cross-functional collaboration

Process orientation

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in SCM/Business Admin/Industrial Eng

Tools

ERP systems

MS Office

Visio

Job description

Job Description Summary

Ensure smooth transactional execution between external suppliers and the respective intercompany and third-party customers. Act as competent counterpart between assigned external suppliers and various functions to guarantee high customer service level. Achieve operational excellence in terms of quality, cost, and compliance.

Position Purpose

Ensure smooth transactional execution between external suppliers and the respective intercompany and third-party customers. Act as competent counterpart between assigned external suppliers and various functions to guarantee high customer service level. Achieve operational excellence in terms of quality, cost, and compliance.

Your Key Responsibilities

Your responsibilities include, but not limited to:

• Develop and manage the relationship with External Suppliers and to customers for all supply related matters to guarantee high customers service levels.
• Driving as part of the interdisciplinary team tactical decisions, with responsibility to build a bridge between different functions such as LCM, AQ, Quality, SCM, SRM and final system
• Supply Operations Management activities include ial control of delayed orders, goods receive date.
• Monitor and maintain correct system transactions related to order management processes according to defined business cases based on planning & master data parameters including the up-to-date status of the order at any point in time.
• Ensure timely and smooth transmission of purchase orders to external suppliers
• Perform order confirmation and inbound system booking according to business case
• Ensure adherence of change management (change requests) for assigned suppliers
• Conduct regular open order review with assigned external suppliers
• Perform Toll Reconciliation with external suppliers and ensure correct bill of materials
• Prepare and ensure availability of all relevant documentations and approvals needed to guarantee steadily product flow (e.g. Narcotic license, Packing list, COA, COO, Invoice)
• Provide guidance to external suppliers for returns, write-off’s, credit/debit notes according to the established SOPs and guidelines.
• Perform system bookings for returns and issue credit notes in a timely manner taking into consideration month-end, quarter-end and year-end financial timelines.
• Define and decide on priorities for physical deliveries in collaboration with Distribution Experts
• Drive and execute pruning/deactivation of SKUs based on input from Supply Chain Manager and country
• Drive and maintain close relation and involve other functions (Life Cyle Management, QA, Supply Chain, Finance, Artwork, Logistics) to ensure regulatory and quality compliant product supply
• Support and implement new set-ups according to business need (e.g., distribution switches)
• Ensure correct system set-up and linkage to partner systems and support regular update on supply parameters e.g. creation of correct vendor
• Participate in the coordination of engineering changes, product line extensions, or new product launches to ensure orderly and timely transitions of production flow
• Ensure compliance with GMP and regulatory requirements (including record management) and continuous improvement of quality relevant processes within area of responsibility

Competencies

• Advanced knowledge of SAP
• Well structured, strong conceptual thinking and process-orientation
• Good process documentation and presentation skills
• Must be a confident personality with a can-do attitude who is willing to expose issues and work collaboratively across functions to put in place systemic solutions that address root cause and de-liver on expected timelines
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and critical thinking skills
• Strong orientation towards actions, solutions and results
• Open communicator, strong influencing skills and team player.
• Customer (=user) orientation and ability to coach people
• In projects, able to set clear direction and align team and others on common objectives

What you’ll bring to the role

• Higher education (bachelor’s degree) in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration or Industrial Engineering, at least vocational education in commercial professions complemented by additional training in business administration resp. supply chain management
• At least 2-3 years of experience in Supply Chain role in Health Care, Consumer Goods, Chemical or another process industry
• Comprehensive understanding of Supply Chain processes incl. customer service and vendor management, Advanced SAP user knowledge
• Good understanding of ERP implementation methodology
• Computer literacy: Office applications (Excel, Power Point, WinWord) and Visio

Why Sandoz?

Sandoz is the global leader in Biosimilar and Generic medicines, a segment of the healthcare industry that delivers 80% of the world’s medicines at 30% of the cost, touching the lives of more than 1 billion people across 100+ countries! While we are proud of our achievements, we have an ambition to do more, so that everyone can achieve the basic human right of access to good healthcare. With investments in new development capabilities, production sites, new acquisitions, and partnerships, we have the opportunity to shape the future of Sandoz and help even more people gain access to low-cost, high-quality medicines, sustainably. Our momentum is powered by an open, collaborative culture driven by our talented and ambitious colleagues, who, in return for applying their skills, experience an agile and collegiate environment with impactful careers, where diversity of thought is welcomed and where personal growth is supported! Join us, help us make healthcare fairer and faster.

Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion

We are committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse teams representative of the patients and communities we serve.

Skills Desired

• Bom (Bill Of Materials)
• Business Networking
• Business Scenario Planning
• Change Control
• Efficiency
• Erp Systems
• Flexibility
• General Hse Knowledge
• Including Gdp
• Inventory Management
• Knowledge Of Gmp
• Master Data
• Material Requirements Planning (Mrp)
• Order Management
• Product Distribution
• Risk Management
• Scheduler
• Supply Chain
• Supply-Chain Management
• Supply Management
• Supply Planning
• Transportation
• Warehouse Management

Our Purpose

Our purpose here at Sandoz is pioneering access for patients. As the global leader in 'off-patent' high quality medicines, we are able to make medicine more affordable and accessible. Our broad global portfolio comprises of approximately 1,300 quality biosimilar and generic medicines, enabling us to provide more than 900 million patient treatments across 100+ countries per year, and while we are proud of this achievement, we have an ambition to do more! Powered by our talented and ambitious colleagues, who, in return for dedication and skills, experience a flexible, collaborative & inclusive culture where diversity of thought is welcomed and where personal growth is nurtured!