Supply Chain Analyst II

TalentBurst, an Inc 5000 company; Cambridge (MA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Product Planner to ensure accurate market demands are met by supply. This role involves executing end-to-end supply chain planning, managing inventory levels, and providing data-driven insights for strategic decisions. You will collaborate with various teams to optimize product deployment and support long-term planning. If you have a passion for supply chain management and thrive in a dynamic environment, this opportunity is perfect for you. Join a forward-thinking company where your contributions will make a significant impact in the biopharmaceutical sector.

Qualifications

• 4+ years in manufacturing or supply in the biopharmaceutical industry.
• 3+ years of experience conducting data-driven analysis.

Responsibilities

• Execute end-to-end supply chain planning using Kinaxis.
• Monitor and adjust inventory levels to meet market demands.

Skills

Data Analysis

Supply Chain Management

Communication

Inventory Management

Strategic Planning

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain

Tools

Kinaxis

SAP

dVSM

Plai

Job description

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Base pay range

$45.00/hr - $50.00/hr

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The main purpose of a Product Planner is to ensure that market demands are for a product are accurate, and met by supply along the IBP and S&OE horizon for commercial and new launch products including ramp up phase.

Job Purpose

• E2E Supply Chain Planning: Executes IBP and own S&OE horizon ensuring product balancing between demand & supply and gap remediation, responsible for net demand propagation, validation, and product deployment plans in Kinaxis.

• Master Data & Planning Parameters: Responsible for creation and continuous accuracy of products related master data and planning parameters in Kinaxis, ensuring alignment with E2E Product Leader's strategy/segmentation guidelines.

• IBP monthly cycle: contributes to the standard monthly and weekly E2E Planning process & decision loop in collaboration with local markets, GBU, Supply Planning and Site Planners

• Long term Strategy Support: Assist in strategic and budget planning, provide data-driven insights for long-term decisions, and incorporate strategic changes into planning systems.

Key Accountabilities

Responsible for End-to-End Supply Chain Planning for a product or set of products leveraging Kinaxis, DVSM and Plai.

IBP Horizon

• Drive ownership of product supply chain by validating net demand across all nodes (E2E) in Kinaxis on IBP horizon for a product or set of products.

• Shares net demand requirements with CMOs via EM&S

• Decides on escalations on exceptions on demand replenishment and deployment rules to Supply Planners and/or Product Leader

• Ensure that the deployment plan is aligned to the Global IBP Plan endorsed by the Franchise, to include enforcement/escalation of policy, inventory targets and financial impact.

• Validates supply plan provided by Supply Planning for product(s) E2E and monitors closely safety stock health.

• In relationship with other departments, especially GSP and Market Supply Chain, simulate scenarios across the network to develop risk management plans, address large scale supply issues and in response to GBU demand scenarios.

• Find solutions for provided supply response scenarios (constraints) e.g. product prioritization.

• Conduct Distribution Requirements planning: Finished Goods Packaging from markets to sites.

• Support production prioritization in case of crisis situation.

• Providing guidelines for sites to prioritize short-term issues.

• Understand the impact of risks/issues on the sites/CMO side on scheduled deliveries/FG availability.

• Report short-term issues impacting the IBP-horizon via S&OE process.

Responsible for Products Inventory Management & optimization:

• Implement inventory strategy defined by E2E Product Leaders and set inventory planning parameters in system (Kinaxis) across all nodes at sites and CMOs.

• Monitor and adjust inventory levels in Kinaxis to meet market demands and minimize costs, leveraging DVSM as a strategic tool.

Responsible for creation and update of Master Data for a product or set of products in Kinaxis in accordance with the strategy defined by the E2E Product Leader

• Maintain proper product related planning parameters (e.g., BOD = Bills of distribution, inventory targets, PV=Production Version priorities) needed to support plans and ensure changes are made and formally aligned across the SC.

• Support preparation for the Global Supply Review

• Maintain product performance metrics and drive corrective actions.

• Assess, coordinate, and implement mitigation plan from IBP.

Long term Strategy Support:

• Support the E2E Product Leader in strategic tasks such as strategic planning and budget planning.

• Provide data-driven insights and recommendations to facilitate long-term planning and decision-making.

• Incorporate strategic decisions into planning and systems (e.g., Product to be produced in new site à reflect in planning system)

About you:

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, Engineering or Supply Chain or equivalent

• 4+ years in manufacturing or supply in biopharmaceutical industry or equivalent

• 3+ years’ experience conducting data-driven analysis and communication findings to management.

• Fluent in English

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced understanding and experience with the Integrated Business Planning and Sales & Operations Execution processes.

• 3+ years of demand forecast and supply planning management experience.

• Experience in launch and ramp up of new products.

• Knowledge of pharmaceutical manufacturing quality systems and regulatory submissions process.

• Knowledge of management systems and tools as Kinaxis, SAP, dVSM and Plai

• Experience of working with Financials and Budgeting

• 5+ years of successful experience and demonstrated ability and successful experience working in matrix environments (cross Functional and multi global location stakeholders’ management).

• Capacity to work transversally (with different functions such as market SC-BP, Site product planner, External manufacturing....)

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Contract

Job function

• Job function

  Supply Chain

• Industries

  Pharmaceutical Manufacturing and Biotechnology Research

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