Global Supply Chain Planner

Fixed term contract - 12 months

The Pharma supply chain planning ambition is to deliver a supply chain that continues to achieve faster launches for our new product portfolio, better responsiveness, lower inventory and enhanced resilience so that supply chain remains off the critical path.  To support this we are leveraging technology, driving integrated, efficient end to end planning and building a high performing planning team.

Our team collaborates and partners with the manufacturing sites to ensure supply plans can be successfully fulfilled by monitoring capacity, key components availability and actively mitigating and resolving any product supply and/or customer service challenges. Global Supply Chain Planner manages inventory levels and the deployment of finished goods according to customer demands and company objectives. You will be responsible for ensuring product continuity of supply for all products that fall under assigned portfolio, both for internal and external Sites.

In this role you will…

• Develop an optimal, achievable supply plan for a SKU subset, aligned to a manufacturing resource, or group of resources, for the full planning horizon according to demand, production capacity and availability of materials.
• Manage the order book to the point of sale (ex-GSK) liaising with stakeholders. Monitor system alerts for supply issues throughout the global network.  Makes recommendations to provide timely resolution with minimum impact to customers.
• Be responsible for delivery optimization and accuracy of master data settings for planning and supply relevant to direct delivery and replenishment processes throughout global systems. 
• Perform capacity levelling on period 6-24 weeks and lead the handover of the Supply Plan to Site production and Scheduling.
• Support Life Cycle Management for product launches, transfers, divestments and discontinuations. Control launch dates to ensure product availability in due time.
• Collaborate on continuous improvement initiatives through problem solving.
• Provides input to Core Commercial Cycle forums.
• Evaluate supply planning performance and trends for its SKU subset and investigates the root cause of issues of KPIs deviations and recommends actions to prevent reoccurrence in line with Segmentation principles.
• Execute and support inventory optimization activities.
• Practical experience in supply planning.
• Ability to work independently.
• Ability to work with data – advanced Excel skills.
• Experienced in the use of SAP APO, SAP ECC or OMP system and analytics tools.
• Experience in a pharmaceutical or FMCG environment including interaction with sites, regional commercial operations.
• Advanced French (nice to have).
• Why GSK?Uniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together.

Why You?

Qualifications & Skills:

• Proficiency In English.

• University Degree.

Preferred Qualifications & Skills:

Benefits:

• Career at one of the leading global healthcare companies
• Contract of employment
• Attractive reward package (annual bonus & awards for outstanding performance, recognition awards for additional achievements and engagement, holiday benefit)
• Life insurance and pension plan
• Private medical package with additional preventive healthcare services for employees and their eligible
• Sports cards (Multisport)
• Possibilities of development within the role and company’s structure
• Personalized learning approach
• Extensive support of work life balance
• Supportive community and integration events
• Modern office with creative rooms, fresh fruits everyday
• Free car and bike parking, locker rooms and showers.

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GSK is a global biopharma company with a purpose to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together. We aim to positively impact the health of 2.5 billion people by the end of the decade, as a successful, growing company where people can thrive. We get ahead of disease by preventing and treating it with innovation in specialty medicines and vaccines. We focus on four therapeutic areas: respiratory, immunology and inflammation; oncology; HIV; and infectious diseases – to impact health at scale.

People and patients around the world count on the medicines and vaccines we make, so we’re committed to creating an environment where our people can thrive and focus on what matters most. Our culture of being ambitious for patients, accountable for impact and doing the right thing is the foundation for how, together, we deliver for patients, shareholders and our people.

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