Associate Director, Demand Planning

BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc.; California, San Rafael (MO, CA); On-site; USD 131,000 - 181,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking an Associate Director of Demand Planning to enhance their supply chain operations. This pivotal role involves managing the demand planning process, utilizing analytical and marketing data to forecast product demands, and ensuring alignment with financial strategies. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in demand planning, a strong grasp of technology tools, and the ability to collaborate across various departments. Join a forward-thinking company that values innovation and teamwork, and make a significant impact on their mission to deliver transformative medicines to patients in need.

Benefits

Discretionary Annual Bonus

Stock-Based Long-Term Incentives

Paid Time Off

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

Qualifications

• 8-10 years of experience in modeling, demand planning, and forecasting.
• Strong understanding of analytics and technology tools for demand planning.
• Experience in managing multiple projects and collaborating across departments.

Responsibilities

• Manage and improve the demand planning process and ensure alignment with financial plans.
• Utilize data to generate a 36-month demand plan and monitor sales forecasts.
• Collaborate with finance and commercial teams to propose solutions for demand forecasting.

Skills

Analytical Skills

Demand Planning

Forecasting

Collaboration

Data Analysis

Mathematical Knowledge

Technology Tools Proficiency

AI/ML Understanding

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Business Management

Supply Chain/Operations Certification

Tools

Excel

Google Sheets

SQL

Looker

Job description

Who We Are

BioMarin is a global biotechnology company that relentlessly pursues bold science to translate genetic discoveries into new medicines that advance the future of human health.

Since our founding in 1997, we have applied our scientific expertise in understanding the underlying causes of genetic conditions to create transformative medicines, using a number of treatment modalities.

Using our unparalleled expertise in genetics and molecular biology, we develop medicines for patients with significant unmet medical need. We enlist the best of the best - people with the right technical expertise and a relentless drive to solve real problems - and create an environment that empowers our teams to pursue bold, innovative science. With this distinctive approach to drug discovery, we've produced a diverse pipeline of commercial, clinical and preclinical candidates that have well-understood biology and provide an opportunity to be first-to-market or offer a substantial benefit over existing therapeutic options.

The Associate Director, Demand Planning is a critical role within the BioMarin Supply Chain function that will require close engagement and interaction with the Commercial, Financial Planning and Analytics (FP&A), Global Supply Chain, and Operations.

The Associate Director, Demand Planning is responsible for the management, execution and continuous improvement of overall demand planning process, including the approval of a realistic and aligned demand plan that correlates to financial plan.

This role is to utilize analytical, marketing, and sales data to estimate future product demands and generate 36-month demand plan. The role will monitor and report essential changes to sales forecasts, business strategies, and budgets. This role collaborates with finance, regional/country and commercial forecasting teams and supports company management with risk assessment and activities, proposing and implementing solutions that accurately improve demand forecasts.

Additionally, this role also has direct oversight in assigned country/ market level responsibilities to ensure country/ market business needs and escalations are proactively tended to. This is done via monthly demand meetings and escalation in Integrated Tactical Planning (ITP) meeting.

This role is a key member with Commercial and Finance teams of the Integrated Business Planning (IBP) process which ensures the demand plan translates to a supply plan in turn informing make-buy decisions and activities.

Competencies:

• Broad knowledge and relationships across distinct parts of the organization: commercial, sales, marketing, product development, finance, and manufacturing.
• Deep knowledge of planning processes: demand planning, supply planning, new product introduction, material planning and S&OP/ IBP process.
• Demand planning process across different business units, products, and geographies within the organization.
• Business process knowledge/business acumen.
• Understanding of analytics with experience collecting, organizing and disseminating information accurately.
• Understanding of AI-based demand planning.
• Understanding of the basic automation and AI/ML functionality in the existing demand forecasting tools
• Knowledge of finance, supply, sales, marketing and R&D functions.

Skills:

• Proficiency using technology tools that enable demand planning and reporting.
• Understanding of technology tools that enable demand planning and reporting.
• Ability to use technology tools that facilitate collaboration with external stakeholders.
• Strong analytical skills, with the ability to translate data into high-level analysis and demand planning.
• Ability to predict future trends based on past and current data.
• Strong mathematical/statistical knowledge and experience with common data software.
• Evaluate scenarios with end-to-end supply chain impact in mind.
• Ability to refine and train algorithms to aid analysis and scenario planning.
• Ability to create original concepts and theories in, e.g., Excel, Google Sheets, SQL and Looker.
• Ability to identify modifications to business practices to take full advantage of technology innovation.

Behaviors

Results Orientation:

• Motivated to drive business results as opposed to personal preferences, and favors group achievement rather than individual achievement.
• Meets deadlines and works under pressure, with limited supervision.
• Well-organized and possessed of a high level of attention to detail.
• Focuses on both short-term results and long-term goals

Influencing Others

• Builds excellent relationships with key internal and external customers based on trust and confidence.
• Teaching/educating/coaching/mentoring stakeholders toward desired business outcomes.
• Strong interpersonal skills to facilitate decision making across marketing, sales, customer service, operations, IT and finance teams.
Influential and charismatic, especially with decision makers and operational teams.
Ability to work within high-performing teams, and is highly collaborative.
Knowledge of, and relationships across, different parts of the organization: commercial, sales, marketing, product development, finance, and manufacturing, related to the segment they are planning for, e.g., product lines, business unit, region.
Competence in leading and managing others.

Education and Training

• Bachelor's degree in business management, supply chain, IT or a related field, or an equivalent combination of experience, skills, training and education.
• Supply chain/operations or forecasting certification is a plus.

Experience

• Proven experience of forecasting processes in sales, marketing operations, finance and manufacturing.
• 8-10 years' experience in modeling, demand planning, forecasting or market analysis.
• Demonstrated experience in managing multiple projects at once.
• Accustomed to using a variety of technology tools and applications to support daily work.
• Experience of working in a team-based environment.
• Experience of demand and supply reconciliation and gap recognition within the planning process and assumptions.

Success Criteria

• Demand plan: A forecast with ranges that are shaped and finalized through a collaborative, consensus-driven process that optimize the balance between market opportunity and supply network capability.
• Integrated Tactical Planning (ITP) and Integrated Business Planning (IBP) inputs: A weekly, rolling, detailed forecast and monthly, rolling, volume forecast (with ranges and key assumptions), and facilitated alignment with interdepartmental functions. The number of weeks and months required to be submitted by the demand planner will be determined by the organization's IBP process requirements.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

An Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

The salary range for this position is: $131,500 to $181,000. BioMarin considers a variety of factors when determining base compensation, including experience, qualifications, and geographic location. These considerations mean actual compensation will vary. This position may also be eligible for a discretionary annual bonus, discretionary stock-based long-term incentives (eligibility may vary based on role), paid time off, and a benefits package. Benefits include company-sponsored medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans.

For additional benefits information, visit: https://careers.biomarin.com/benefits.

• Eligible employees may participate in benefit plans, subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable plans.