Team Manager-SCM-Demand Planning And Inventory

Company Overview

Role Purpose

Academic Stream

Work experience (in months)

Job Responsibility and key Decisions

• Key Responsibilities
• Master Production Scheduling MPS Capacity Planning
• Develop and maintain an optimized MPS for Biopharmaceutical production balancing supply and demand
• Collaborate with Supply Network Planning SNP, regional supply chain, procurement and manufacturing teams to ensure accurate production scheduling
• Assess production capacity and identify constraints proactively addressing bottlenecks
• Ensure adherence to planning parameters, budgeted capacity assumptions, lead times and regulatory requirements
• Drug Substance DS and Drug Product DP Alignment
• Coordinate DS and DP production planning to ensure uninterrupted supplies to global markets
• Manage inventory levels of DS and DP as per predetermined targets avoiding shortages and excess stocks.
• Align production schedules with new product launch requirements m regulatory filing strategies and market specific requirements.
• Input Material Planning
• Develop a robust input material plan in line with lead time, inventory and safety stock targets.
• Coordinate with production to maintain accurate Bills of Materials and Master Data
• Implement best practices for MRP automation
• Crossfunctional Collaboration
• Work Closely with manufacturing, quality, regulatory, supply network planning and regional supply chain teams to ensure smooth execution of production plans.
• Work closely with crossfunctional teams to ensure timely dispatches as per committed timelines
• Collaborate with procurement, warehouse and quality to ensure raw material availability for uninterrupted manufacturing as per schedule
• Support New Product Launches, process enhancements and changes by integrating them with MPS
• Performance Monitoring and Continuous Improvement
• Define track KPIs such as schedule adherence, supply plan vs actuals, inventory targets and service levels
• Analyse data to identify patterns and make informed decisions regarding inventory levels and production schedules.
• Prepare reports for senior management, providing insights into planning metrics and performance.
• Implement lean manufacturing and planning practices to improve efficiency