Head Supply Chain - New Andean

at  Sandoz

MAJOR ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• Ensure implementation and maintenance of best practice supply chain standards and processes
• Responsible for strategic and tactical analysis in regard to product supply and capacities as a basis for Management decisions
• Ensure full integration/alignment with Global/Regional Platform and Global/Regional Supply Chain functions, to ensure reliable and continuous supply at agreed Service Levels at minimal inventory levels
• Equally support all Process/business Units, SCM and support functions
• Implement and maintain SCM best practices across all supply chain processes according to agreed roll out plan and ensure implementation of and compliance with Sandoz policies and procedures, strategy and standards
• Lead Supply Chain projects to create, implement and continuously improve core processes and standards
• Act as Business Owner of Supply Chain Tools and Systems, nominate local business owners and super users to ensure governance of the processes of the unit
• Responsible as people manager for personnel Management, resource allocation, hiring, development and retention of assigned staff, targets & objectives setting for the Supply Chain Team members in line with business objectives and KPI’s, providing leadership and direction, supporting the associates within Supply Chain Unit and ensuring that they are qualified, achieve a high level of competence, are motivated and that they carry out their duties in a safe, inclusive and compliant manner

BACKGROUND/WORK EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field, business, logistics or engineering
• Min 7 yrs experience with supply chain management in a similar setting

SKILLS:

• Functional Breadth
• Good Collaborating Skills across boundaries
• Leading large and/or diverse multi-functional teams
• Supply chain and warehouse Operations Management and Execution
• Collaborating across boundaries
• People Leadership
• Project Management
• Business Mindset
• Joint Value Creation and change Management
• Technical / Functional Skills & Knowledge on: Inventory Management, business continuity, Sales & Operations / Integrated Business (IBP), customer service, order fulfillment, order to cash process among others
• Building High Performing Teams
• Influencing without authority

Please refer the Job description for details