Lead the design, standardization, governance, and continuous improvement of critical global planning processes
Serve as the global process owner for key planning processes
Collaborate with people and technology teams to drive standardization, scalability, operational excellence, and business value across the global PLAN organization
Realize value by process standardization and improvement in partnership with other functional Excellence teams and by integration across all Planning areas
Assess process maturity on a regular basis to identify opportunities for improvement
Monitor process adherence and define corrective actions in case of deviations
Maintain a set of up-to-date process documentation and process charts that reflect the actual process
Ensure standard approaches across all processes in scope from a methodology and documentation perspective
Accountable for the regular process performance measurement to track business performance, process adherence, maturity gaps and continuous improvement
Design and develop a holistic set of KPIs, dashboards and reporting cubes in partnership with the Analytics team that reflect the most up-to-date business needs
Collaborate with Enterprise Planning, MedTech Planning Excellence, Supply Chain IT, and digital teams to prioritize the PLAN technology roadmap
Actively manage and develop internal talent to build advanced capabilities in PLAN processes to build efficient and highly effective teams
Requirements
A minimum of a bachelor’s/university degree is required, and an advanced degree preferred (master/PhD)
10 years of general business experience in a health care context and a minimum of 8 years direct Supply Chain Planning experience
A minimum of 5 years supervisory experience
Good understanding of SCOR model, lean and 6 sigma principles and how to apply them in practice is a must
Strategic perspective and ability to integrate vision across multiple functions
Proven business acumen in Supply Chain, Commercial and Finance
Clear understanding of external Supply Chain trends
Proven experience as a global (PLAN) business process owner, driving standardization and scalability
Ability to embed a culture of harmonization and process improvement and value
Collaborates effectively to achieve performance improvement and value creation
Operational experience with several planning processes including master production schedule process, inventory management, supply chain management, scenario analysis, change control, integrated business planning, long-range demand/capacity planning, planning systems (e.g., SAP, OMP) and other cross-functional business processes common to the pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical industry
Strong analytical and quantitative skills, excellent communication, and presentation skills
Ability to manage multiple initiatives and work in a matrix environment where priorities change rapidly and tight deadlines exist
Able to partner with and influence others without direct authority; build consensus and look for collaboration with people from different departments and all levels
Negotiation skills and the ability to influence without authority are required
Coaching and mentoring skills
Serves as a role model for Credo-based decision making.