Job Description

Summary The Associate Supply Chain Manager (SCM) is responsible for Demand and Supply Planning from Clinical Finished Good (CFG) to Drug Substance (DS) ensuring demand fulfillment for assigned projects. The SCM acts as key contributor to the Clinical Supply & Operations Planning (CS&OP) process in TRD/GCS and provides transparency on supply constraints and manages related aspects accordingly within TRD.Major accountabilities:

• 1. Creates and maintains the end-to-end supply plan from CFG to DS

2. Harmonizes the supply strategy within GCS and contributes to the supply strategy of CHAD/PHAD/Biologics
3. Leads the Clinical Demand Planning Meeting (CDPM) ensuring alignment between demand and supply.
4. Ensures demand fulfillment and coverage of supply and regulatory aspects by contributing to GCS agenda at TRD Sub team CMC meeting. Represent GCS at TRD Sub-team on supply chain aspects.
5. Optimizes the inventory strategy at PP and CFG level together with CTSM.
6. Actively contributes to the portfolio manufacturing schedule alignment (from DS to CFG)
7. Defines most cost-efficient ordering levels from CFG to DS, minimizing waste and allowing flexibility to accommodate demand variability.
8. Drives Long term demand and capacity planning (LTDCP) coordinating with the CSPL, DPPL, DSPL and TPL.
9. Adheres to SCM KPI for project and unit.
10. Data and Digital savviness in SC domain. Manages Ordering and master data requirements in SAP within the scope of the role.
11. Drive the Change control strategy for clinical supplies from GCS perspective.
12. Provides impact assessment on clinical supplies and contribute to the regulatory submission strategy.
13. Integrates Comparator supply strategy into the TRD procurement, blinding & release planning.
14. GCS Process order check.Key performance indicators:

• Quality (GMP), quantity, and timelines for all assigned tasks/projects -Compliance with Novartis standards, in particular, ethics, health, safety, and environment (HSE), and information security (ISEC) standards.
• Unit KPIs (e.g. FPFV (first patient first visit), LTA (lost time accident), FTR (first time right), Rework Rates, Recalls)

Minimum Requirements:
Work Experience:

• Professional experience (ca. 3-5 years) in GMP environment and analytics.
• (e.g., Quality Control).

Skills:

• Continual Improvement Process.
• Master Data.
• Material Requirements Planning (Mrp).
• Materials Management.
• Production Planning.
• Project Management.
• Supply Chain Planning.
• Supply-Chain Management.
• Wms (Warehouse Management Systems).

Languages :

• English.

Skills Desired Continual Improvement Process, Master Data, Material Requirements Planning (Mrp), Materials Management, Production Planning, Supply-Chain Management, Supply Chain Planning, Waterfall Project Management, Wms (Warehouse Management Systems)

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