Supply Network Planner – DS (Drug Substance)

  • Location: Braine l'Alleud
  • Job #23246

Supply Network Planner – DS (Drug Substance)

Braine-l'Alleud – Contracting

Our partner is looking for an Supply Network Planner – DS (Drug Substance) to join its teams. This international company is well known for its pharmaceutical products.

Your responsibilities?

  • Production MPS Planning
    • To build and deliver a feasible MPS plan for one or several production nodes on the MPS time horizon (18M+) and PrO and PO hand over to production partners
    • To use the company adopted Advanced planning tool – OMP+ and SAP – to build monthly/weekly MPS where applicable – based upon Anaplan input developed by E2E products planners
    • Ensure that production plans are in line with customer requirements, stock policies and E2E S&OP products planners plans
    • In charge the Distribution Replenishment plan (DRP) for managed products. Collaborate closely with Global distribution & logistics for managing day-to-day operations.
    • Run the capacity reconciliation assessment, identify gaps, find solutions with partners, vendor teams or site local planners and escalate to S&OP level if required. Set in place ad hoc capacity review (S&OP) with production sites (CMO and internal)
    • To manage all transactional data into the system for his/her dedicated assets based plan calculated at tactical level
    • Control execution of the plan over the frozen and MPS horizon
    • Ensure that production plans are in line with previous production step availability
    • Manage potential changes of plans in the frozen horizon
    • To manage the supply risk on the short and mid-term horizon in collaboration with markets, TPA PVU Supply, Vendors, QA and E2E product planners;
    • To create STO once stock is available and communicate with logistics
    • To plan & coordinate with production and schedulers all restamps, reworks, validations, maintenance stops and availability of batches under deviations.
    • To manage change controls linked to planning activities
    • To consolidate Inventory requirements (Projection, Provision & Destruction) and be main point of contact for different functions
  • Production nodes (CMO and internal sites) Supply Performances Management :
    • In charge of weekly supply performances monitoring and analysis on defined KPI’s definition (OTIF, ATP,..). Responsible to facilitate the supply performances discussion within the Vendor team and with partners.
    • In charge Root cause analysis (Measure, Analyze, Improve and Control), primary performances lead in the vendor teams.
    • Responsible for leading performances management into the Tier departmental structure and on-site if any
    • Production nodes (CMO) Capacity planning: development of capacity/capabilities views for each production nodes, support to elaboration of future mutual supply agreement with CMO. Active participation to SIOP cycle (pre-SRM, SRM, IR), participation to capacity extension projects and initiatives with production nodes rep with the vendor team. Alignment on capacity assumptions SAP/OMP to E2E Product planner tactical scenario planning and decision
  • Escalation Resolution: lead escalated supply issues resolution on production nodes with support of the vendor team and the supply network lead. Is accountable to update stakeholders on supply impact, resolution, figures and will support issue resolution acceleration within vendor team and the production sites representatives (hot topics, hypercare,…)
  • Planning integration : integration of input to supply plans, scenario planning, feeding decision making, support supply issues resolution
  • Process & Systems enhancement: drive and provide inputs to supply center of excellent (SC CoE), global planning and global distribution to ensure right process and system governance execution and propose improvement initiatives when needed (planning, order fulfillment, forecasting, performances management, etc…)
  • Partnering: accountable for creating relationship and trusted collaboration channel with supply chain representative of production sites, improve and sustain ways-of-working according to guidance and Network management playbook. Participate actively to vendor teams meeting and OMR.
  • NPL & LCM : Master Data Readiness, Artwork readiness (labelling implementation), PO – MPS alignment, Readiness of DS batches for next step, Readiness of DP batches for next step, Readiness of Devices for next step, Readiness of FG batches for initial mfg + packaging, Production sequence agreement, Confirmation of initial supply (volumes and delivery dates), Samples agreements – Launch (FG/DP/DS)
  • Digitalization & Innovation : support innovation & digitalization initiative in partnership with GSC teams (SC CoE), CMO network Steering co up to project execution start
  • Manage Network Change: Input to Business Case, Vendor supply agreement creation, Capacity model definition, Critical parts definition, CMO operating strategy alignment, Align CMO segment, Translate CMO segment requirements into operating choices
  • Risk Management & Escalation flow : accountable for ensuring governance of risk management governance for CDMO network of what is beyond operational short term risks (provide inputs, assessments, mitigation) for tier-1 up to key tier-2 or tier 3 suppliers.

 

Your profile? 

  • Bachelor's or Master's Degree
  • Certification (Describe): APICS fundamentals
  • Language skills : Fluent in French and English
  • Background in pharma Operations and/or Planning experience. Technical skills in associated manufacturing process is a plus
  • Performances Driven
  • Systems skills in SAP/OMP (or fast learner)
  • Experience or willingness to the manufacturing operational environment
  • Stakeholder management, skills to influence
  • Able to manage Details and complexity
  • Clear in oral and written communication (English)
  • Analytical mindset, KPI and Result Driven
  • Demonstrated Planning and constraint management capabilities
  • Ability to learn fast within a complex environment
  • Rigorous person, able to go from High view to very detailed view
  • Ability to influence others at all level of the organization
  • Capable of challenging ideas and providing Feedback in a constructive way

Our offer?

Jefferson Wells offers you a permanent contract as consultant with an attractive salary package and will give you access to trainings in technical matters and soft skills. We will be your career partner for each step along the way.

You’re interested in this job? We kindly invite you to apply. You can contact Noémie Sheta : [email protected] 

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