Demand Planning Analyst

at  Teva Canada

Who we are
Together, we’re on a mission to make good health more affordable and accessible, to help millions around the world enjoy healthier lives. It’s a mission that bonds our people across nearly 60 countries and a rich, diverse variety of nationalities and backgrounds. Working here means working with the world’s leading manufacturer of generic medicines, and the proud producer of many of the products on the World Health Organization’s Essential Medicines List. Today, at least 200 million people around the world take one of our medicines every single day. An amazing number, but we’re always looking for new ways to continue making a difference, and new people to make a difference with.
The opportunity
You will thrive in this position if you have a strong mathematical aptitude and enjoy analytical problem solving. You enjoy working with numbers and building business models to forecast probabilities. You have strong organizational skills; enjoy troubleshooting and resolving issues related to supply and demand. You have excellent interpersonal skills, a professional attitude and the ability to interact with all levels of an organization.
How you’ll spend your day
Key contributor in the Demand and Operational Planning IBP process by partnering with diverse cross-functional team to develop a demand consensus with documented assumptions, risks, opportunities, key decisions, and escalations
Participate in the monthly Demand and Operational Consensus S&OP process
Individual contributor that will deliver on key performance targets of Sales, growth, forecast accuracy, bias, short-date, write-off, and Customer Delivery (on-time in full)
Work with the Global supply chain COE and NA Organization to drive continuous improvement mindset to assist in developing new strategies, tools and processes to achieve overall strategic objectives
Improve forecast accuracy by leveraging industry best practices, analytics, and collaboration with Sales & Marketing, Pricing, TGO, Finance, and Customer Operations
Utilize SAP Advanced Planning & Optimization (APO)/IBP suite to effectively build the demand and Operational plan at the SKU/Customer level
Optimize the statistical forecasting process by evaluating the appropriate algorithms and models.
Manage processes to determine root cause when KPIs are out of expected normal ranges. Develop and implements corrective measures
Participate and develop annual operations plan (AOP) and Long-Range Plan (LRP) activities that enable strategic decisions
Review daily exception messages & alerts daily and take action as required
Follows Teva Safety, Health, and Environmental policies and procedures
Other projects and duties as required/assigned
Your experience and qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Operations, Engineering, or related field
Minimum 4 years’ experience with a demonstrated knowledge of Supply Chain concepts &"Best Practices” Ability to plan, prioritize and meet commitments with a bias toward action
APICS Certification desirable, but not required
Specific experience in Demand Planning, inventory management, Sales & Operations planning
Knowledge of Advanced Planning systems, SAP APO/IBP experience strongly preferred
Pharmaceutical experience desirable, but not required
Must be proficient in MS Office (Excel, Visio, Powerpoint)
Strong influence and communication skills within all levels of the organization are a must
Lean Six Sigma experience is preferred
Strong analytical skills, including the ability to think differently about the data which may lead to less obvious conclusions
Self-starter and self-finisher with high energy level, High sense of urgency, and results oriented
Already Working @TEVA?
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