Supply Chain Manager

Responsibilities:

• Develops Country forecasts by appropriate maintenance of demand history and tools provided
• Maintain Planning parameters (Inventory Targets, ROP, Lead Times, Regulatory, Product Lifecycle…) and detect anomalies / changes.
• Ensures Market Intelligence (MI) data added to the statistical forecasts is substantiated by business expectations and reconciled to overall business plans
• Lead LEX (Launch Excellence) and E&O modelling for Product Discontinuation, Lifecycle decisions and impact. Provides planning inputs to country.
• Communicates the NPI launch purchase plan to source companies
• Validate Regional Demand plan – Affiliate review aggregation by Family & Brand
• Generate all insights required for Investments plans decisions in alignment with Product Lifecycle management, Brand strategy…Monitor Capex investments, amortization, and implants inventory to support product swaps
• Generates, reviews, and executes MRP (Materials Requirements Planning) replenishment orders
• Develops country supply plan for the franchise that meets anticipated customer demand in line with Inventory Entitlement model (Warehouse Inventory).
• Leverage data and insights generated by Asset Management team to analyze net requirements and find opportunities to redeploy excess and obsolete stocks where possible (Loan and Consignment inventory)
• Resolves regional supply issues by coordinating with source company and country management; draws up a joint action and contingency plan for the resolutions of such issues (Back order root causing, allocation plan, scenario planning, communication, timely escalation)
• Leads STEM (Short Term Escalation Management) and Supply updates, Supply constraints management and allocation strategy
• Takes joint responsibility with country supply and marketing managers in achieving country inventory targets
• Collaborates with Regional Commercial, countries affiliate and Global teams to obtain input from all relevant parties to build an inventory investment plan for execution
• Creates initial data input to the business planning exercise
• Provide Business insight of key Supply Chain Metrics (MAPE, BIAS, OTIF-D, Inventory, ESO, Back Orders), translate into meaningful business decision & action plan
• Understanding of product knowledge and market related areas. Able to guide countries team across portfolio complexity and Life Cycle Management decisions.
• Is abreast of current developments and trends within Supply Chain and Information Systems.
• BOM (Bill of Materials) - Governance across the Region in dedicated supporting systems (i.e.: Anchor)

Skills/ Qualifications:

KNOWLEDGE SKILL AND ABILITY REQUIREMENTS:

1 to 4 years multifunctional Supply Chain experience (i.e. Planning, Quality, Manufacturing, Deliver) or Commercial role with a strong knowledge of DePuy Synthes product portfolio.

• Tertiary qualifications at Degree level – Science or Engineering based
• Good working knowledge of Demand Planning, Supply Planning and Supply Execution processes
• Exposure to IT Systems like APO/APS, SAP/JDE etc.
• Strong communication skills, ability to articulate and simplify Supply Chain challenges to all stakeholders, ability to communicate in business terms.