Demand Planner

Demand Planner (DP) role sits within the Regional Demand Teams in GSC&S
organization within Operations SET & will be part of MEA Russia Eurasia Area.
This is a key role that acts as the operational point of contact between
Operations and Commercial, and is the link between the Marketing Company (MC)
and Supply Organization for Supply and Market Intelligence. This role gives a
great opportunity to work across ‎2 SET areas (Operations & Commercial), in a
dynamic region which is involved in facilitating access to patients with our
exciting portfolio of new products.
The objective of this role is to include the use of analytical capabilities,
demand and planning expertise, along with interactions with the Marketing
Company and supply regions, to meet markets needs within the executional (‎0-‎6
months) planning horizon. There is a significant analytical aspect of this
role in reviewing and challenging data and underlying assumptions to make
recommendations.
Also, as the Demand Planners sit within a regional team, there are many
opportunities to work on initiatives / improvements across the region.

Key accountabilities of the Demand Planner,

• Be the single point of contact for all operational aspects of demand, with links into the Supply organization.


• Demand Validation, verify demand volumes and ensure associated market intelligence is documented, working with MC commercial team.


• Handle product supply issues in collaboration with Site, Global Logistics and Commercial Team.


• Escalate to the Marketing Company Account Manager where there are potential issues/gaps for resolution and widely through the TIER process where required.


• Forecast quality metrics review and monitoring of supply chain parameter settings etc


• Effectively leading or supporting in Market pre- S&OP, S&OP and IBP meetings (as appropriate for the market) e.g. KPI reporting and analysis.


• Ensure there is an effective and efficient communication flow to appropriate Operations channels to support Marketing Company execution of life cycle management.


• Involvement in new product introductions (NPIs), switches, divestments and acquisitions project teams.


• Manage 'customer managed inventory' (CMI) orders. Ensure there is alignment with the global planning cycle and APO/SAP planning requirements for all CMI-supplied products into their respective markets.


• Drive and deliver improvements in market and across the region, and manage improvement projects.


• Support Global Projects/ Initiatives as a key contributor.


• Apply the Lean principles and ways of working in daily activities.

Experience Required:

Essential Experience & Skills
* ‎5+ years of Supply Chain experience in similar or Planning roles preferably in pharmaceutical or FMCG industries
* SAP systems knowledge, including APO
* Forecasting and demand statistical analysis
* Analytical and reporting skills, and data interpretation
* Effective stakeholder and customer management skills
* Confident communication skills, able to negotiate and influence positive outcomes
* Collaborative working skills, especially across cultures
* Experience in employing Lean tools to deliver improvements
Desired Experience & Skills
* Statistical forecasting
* Data science applications to forecast and demand analysis
* Commercial / Marketing experience
* APICs certification
* Project Management experience