Senior Manager - Finished Goods Planning - GPL

at  BristolMyers Squibb

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Position: Senior Manager - Finished Goods Planning - GPL
Location: New Brunswick, NJ

POSITION SUMMARY

The Senior Manager Finished Goods Planning is responsible for the finished goods planning team capabilities for Biologics and Pharmaceutical Commercial Business Units. This role will have an initial prioritized focus on SAP execution processes and is expected to expand beyond SAP in the future.

Qualifications & Experience

• Undergraduate degree in supply chain, life science, business administration and/or engineering or equivalent required
• Minimum 5+ years managing supply planning operations for a reputed global BioPharma or Consumer Product company utilizing world class planning and execution processes and supported by ERP and Advanced Planning Systems (experience with SAP suites and Kinaxis Rapid Response software)
• Experience in implementing world class, global supply chain planning processes and tools management through deployment of global advanced planning and scheduling systems as well as performance management.
• Experience in working in a fast paced, reputed, global pharmaceutical/Biotechnology or Consumer company organized in a matrix structure.
• Strong Project Management capability skills
• Demonstrated Operational Excellence and Continuous Improvement skill set and delivery

Additional professional and personal requirements include:

• Executing for Results: Maintains high standards of performance for himself/herself and follows through on commitments. Demonstrates integrity, conveys a sense of urgency and drives issues to closure.
• Leading / Supporting Cross Functional Teams: Ability to lead strong, diverse teams of people with multiple perspectives and talents.
• Building Relationships: Establishes credibility and earns respect with a diverse set of cross functional stakeholders. Is highly articulate and makes arguments in a clear and compelling manner. Can achieve win-win outcomes in difficult situations

Establish seamless collaboration with other functional global process leaders, the center of excellence, IT and functional team members to ensure functional hand offs are complementary, with limited overlap, to drive excellence in our ways of working.
Forge a seamless relationship with the finished goods planning team leadership, SME’s, and planning community to ensure alignment on top priorities and expectations from the function.
Develop a highly robust SAP execution training curricula for the finished goods planning team taking into execution functional requirements across the enterprise, where applicable.
Establish / refine master data standards and master data creation processes to ensure consistency across the team and improve first time through metrics / reduce defects.
Establish a highly robust and effective SAP issue remediation process, ensuring transparency, aligning priorities, and focusing on root cause analysis and permanent resolution.
Establish a highly robust enhancement intake and delivery process for all enhancements impacting finished goods planning processes or digital capabilities.
Establish / redefine SAP support ways of working to be utilized by all GPLs within the team, consisting of seamlessly designed and efficiency use SOP’s, Training Tools, SAP Issue Remediation, SAP Master Data Support, SAP IT Support. SAP Process Evolution, SAP Process Enhancements
Drive best practice adoption across Business Units.
Ensure seamless alignment with priorities across Business Units.
Own and continuously enhance SAP Ways of Working across the Finished Goods Planning team and supporting functions.

Qualifications & Experience

• Undergraduate degree in supply chain, life science, business administration and/or engineering or equivalent required
• Minimum 5+ years managing supply planning operations for a reputed global BioPharma or Consumer Product company utilizing world class planning and execution processes and supported by ERP and Advanced Planning Systems (experience with SAP suites and Kinaxis Rapid Response software)
• Experience in implementing world class, global supply chain planning processes and tools management through deployment of global advanced planning and scheduling systems as well as performance management.
• Experience in working in a fast paced, reputed, global pharmaceutical/Biotechnology or Consumer company organized in a matrix structure.
• Strong Project Management capability skills
• Demonstrated Operational Excellence and Continuous Improvement skill set and delivery.

Preferred:

• Good understanding and exposure to current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP), Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and other regulatory requirements
• Thorough understanding of and experience with some aspect of technical operations; interest and demonstrated ability to learn across several disciplines (manufacturing, quality, supply chain, technical development, regulatory, patient experience, finance, operations, etc.)

Personal Competencies Desired/Required:

• Demonstrated experience in developing, aligning, socializing, monitoring, adapting, and delivering on complex deliverables in dynamic, rapidly changing environments.
• Interprets business challenges and recommends best practices-based solutions.
• Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills at all levels of the organization; excellent presentation skills, both material creation and delivery

Additional professional and personal requirements include:

• Executing for Results: Maintains high standards of performance for himself/herself and follows through on commitments. Demonstrates integrity, conveys a sense of urgency and drives issues to closure.
• Leading / Supporting Cross Functional Teams: Ability to lead strong, diverse teams of people with multiple perspectives and talents.
• Building Relationships: Establishes credibility and earns respect with a diverse set of cross functional stakeholders. Is highly articulate and makes arguments in a clear and compelling manner. Can achieve win-win outcomes in difficult situations.

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