Supply Chain Planner, ES Biopharma - Pfizer

Position Summary
The Supply Chain Planner External Supply (ES) is responsible for overseeing and directing supply chain management activities for multiple Contract Manufacturers and products for Pfizer Biopharma.

Working in partnership with Virtual Site Operation Teams (VSOT), Contract Manufacturers’ supply chain management, Brand Supply Leaders and ES Operations, the position will utilize excellent analytical & critical thinking skills in planning of multiple products and have the key responsibility to co-ordinate and support a smooth and efficient operation of supply chain processes to ensure customers’ satisfaction and cost-effective supply chain.

The role requires a highly motivated individual, whom is a self-starter with ability to work independently under pressure and react quickly to changing priorities.

Position Responsibilities

• The functional subject matter expert and responsible person for the execution of product specific supply chain activities in the Virtual Site Operations Team (VSOT), including a.o. planning & procurement and logistics support as needed for all assigned products, as such delivering on Balanced Score Card (BSC) metrics; customer service, MOH inventory targets, etc.
• Responsible for developing and updating a master schedule based on demand forecasts, available capacity, inventory policies and regulatory requirements.
• Establishes strong working relationships with CMOs to attain optimal levels of production output, minimize costs while adhering to agreed upon production schedules thereby delivering superior levels of customer service.
• Provides CMO supply performance metrics to VSOT for CMO Scorecards in order to track and identify CMO performance trends related to customer service.
• Participate and collaborate closely within the Virtual Site Operations Team (VSOT) on supply/demand changes, vendor/customer issue resolution, contractual issues, etc; monitor and track supply outlook including supply issues resolution, allocation for short supply, etc.
• Ensure inventory management policies and processes are in place as required, incl. for consigned materials:
  
  • Planning for the right stock levels
  • Reconcilliation of the consigned materials on a periodic basis
  • Assuring full compliance for inventory management
• Support inventory and production transition planning for new product transfer projects.
• Support the budget & LE processes.
• The functional subject matter expert and responsible person for the execution of product specific supply chain activities in the Virtual Site Operations Team (VSOT), including a.o. planning & procurement and logistics support as needed for all assigned products, as such delivering on Balanced Score Card (BSC) metrics; customer service, MOH inventory targets, etc.
• Responsible for developing and updating a master schedule based on demand forecasts, available capacity, inventory policies and regulatory requirements.
• Establishes strong working relationships with CMOs to attain optimal levels of production output, minimize costs while adhering to agreed upon production schedules thereby delivering superior levels of customer service.
• Provides CMO supply performance metrics to VSOT for CMO Scorecards in order to track and identify CMO performance trends related to customer service.
• Participate and collaborate closely within the Virtual Site Operations Team (VSOT) on supply/demand changes, vendor/customer issue resolution, contractual issues, etc; monitor and track supply outlook including supply issues resolution, allocation for short supply, etc.
• Ensure inventory management policies and processes are in place as required, incl. for consigned materials:
  
  • Planning for the right stock levels
  • Reconcilliation of the consigned materials on a periodic basis
  • Assuring full compliance for inventory management
• Support inventory and production transition planning for new product transfer projects.
• Support the budget & LE processes.
• Through collaboration with key stakeholder, support continuous improvements in supply chain processes, streamlining/documenting of procedures and processes, establishing/meeting performance objectives and operational changes. Gives constructive and proactive feedback.
• Support an improvement culture by actively stimulating and supporting Operational Excellence initiatives.
• Enable product change management, master data management & data integrity across different systems
• Flexibility on daily working hours, given the position’s workload variability. Interaction with stakeholders in other time zones might be required (Asia, US, EU).
• Travel may be required from time to time (10%).
• Position must be based in Egypt.
• There is no relocation associated with this role.
  

Education
Technical Diploma or Materials Management/ SCM or Logistics Degree required.

Knowledge and understanding of Supply Chain concepts and application.

Experience in Materials Management, production planning and inventory management optimization algorithms.

Digital literacy.

Knowledge on APO strong advantage. EnterpriseOne knowledge is a plus as well.

Strong skills in MS Office® Suite, especially Excel, is required. Usage of MS Access is an asset.

APICS training/ certification preferred.

Experience
Minimum 5 years working experience in Supply Chain related fields (planning, scheduling, procurement, logistics, customer service or demand management) with at least 2 years experience in planning role, preferably the pharmaceutical/ chemical industry.

Understanding of GMPs and compliance in the pharma industry.

Above site / regional or global experience.

Proven experience working in a complex matrix organization.

Strong communication skills.

Experience interacting and building effective relationships at different levels within and external to the organization and across geographies is imperative including working with cultural differences and country specific requirements.

Fluent in English (both spoken and written), other languages are an added value.

Pfizer is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable equal employment opportunity legislation in each jurisdiction in which it operates.


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