Associate Manager Supply Chain Planning | Pfizer | Vizag

Job Description

Women Candidates Preferred

Roles and Responsibilities

• Contribute to the completion of projects and manage own time to meet agreed targets and develop plans for activities on own projects.
• Develop inventory targets and budgets.
• Consult with and informs AMP Supply Planners of market dynamics that influence continuity of supply, both through forecast adjustments as well as through dialogue when appropriate.
• Responsible for ensuring Supply Assurance and Supply Chain performance of an assigned portfolio of products.
• Represent region in global and regional forums (for assigned product portfolio).
• Monitor and manage inventory shelf-life and expiry dates minimizing write-offs whilst improving processes to avoid obsolescence.
• Plan and implement routine launches, in-line product extensions, and major product changes enabling business unit growth.
• Perform root cause analysis of inventory deviations vs. targets and of inventory drivers and define improvement plans.
• Partner with AMP Team Lead and AMP Hub Senior Supply Planners to drive resolution of escalated issues in SCA (Supply Chain Agreement).
• Exhibit strong knowledge of legislation, market practice, and understanding of the local Logistics market business environment.
• Serve as point of contact to brand supply leads and manufacturing sites for any questions related to supply issues, resolution plans, and inventory for assigned sets of products.
• Manage market forecasts in partnership with Supply Chain and related Pfizer Global Supply colleagues and functions.
• Ensure compliance with all relevant regulations and a state of audit readiness.
• Collect the data, Evaluate the assessed notification with impacted functions above site with respect to Quality, Supply risk, Regulatory & Product Impact
• Acquire the process knowledge and lead the change implementation in coordination with the functional teams.
• Ability to liaise with cross functions for impact assessment and adherence to the committed timelines.
• Change request management, initiation, tracking the impact assessment, Pre-approval, and closure of change on time.
• Ensuring resolution of the identified issues and providing timely implementation of each project
• Maintain a consistent supply of our products to the market, while maintaining compliance to cGMPs.
• Authorize the impacted procedures for the change and connect with cross functions for the necessary detail
• Review the provided impact from the associated function and document within the change request
• Prepare the quality risk assessment documents depending on the type of change
• Coordinate with cross-functional teams such as Pfizer site operations, Supply chain, Procurement, Engineering, Regulatory Affairs, Validation, and Quality Assurance teams for smooth execution of the project.
• Maintain/establish a governance process for the management of SCNs from initiation to implementation
• Ability to pitch in & work on an ad-hoc basis wherein a supply risk is posed and act prompt
• Work and own the process to identify any cost-improvement projects
• Ability to work up, down, across the organizations supporting the centralization team needs
• Support the central teams as needed with respect to investigations related to SCNs

Qualification: 

Must-Have

• Bachelor’s Degree
• 3+ years experience
• Experience and working knowledge of Clinical Supply Systems
• Demonstrated experience in pharmaceutical operations, understanding of pharmaceutical industry commercial dynamics, trends, and regulatory processes.
• Knowledge of production and capacity planning, shop floor control, distribution planning, and inventory control
• Ability to observe patterns and trends in data, determine root cause of issues and draw proper conclusions from the analysis
• Develop effective relationships with multiple stakeholders and a quick grasp and understanding of complex situations involving many moving parts
• Fluent in both written and verbal English
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Nice-to-Have:

• Master’s degree
• Knowledge and experience in System Application & Products environment