Supply Planning Manager

Location:

Roma – Emilia Romagna, Italy

Salary:

Competitive

Type:

Permanent

Main Industry:

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Other Industries & Skills:

Purchasing & Supply Chain

Job ID:

130617063

Posted On:

06 June 2024

   

Our office in Rome is looking for an analytical and business-savvy individual to join our team and help deliver life-saving medicine to patients in Italy & Malta. This is a unique opportunity to take your career to new heights and contribute to a better future for all. Don’t hesitate, apply now and become a key player in shaping the future of healthcare.

The Position

As our Supply Planning Manager, you will be responsible to ensure accurate supply planning activities across the affiliates of Italy and Malta, in close cross-functional collaboration with finance, marketing, sales, external affairs, regulatory and regional office. The main purpose is to secure timely and balanced supply of Novo Nordisk products for affiliates under responsibility. The position reports to the Supply Chain & Procurement country responsible.

Furthermore, you will:
•    Review and optimise stock levels to secure no stock out situation at customers level, highlight potential risks and manage stock expiration, minimizing scrapping especially on launch orders, high value and slow runner products.
•    Drive implementation and execution of affiliate S&OE process, ensuring seamless integration with region and all relevant stakeholders.
•    Manage local distribution and monitor in market sales.
•    Oversight the tender management process.
•    Proactively generate smart business updates and supporting data-driven decisions.
•    Lead process improvement projects for streamlining supply planning processes, support other supply chain optimization projects and digitalization initiatives.

Qualifications

To be successful for this position, you possess solid analytical skills, stakeholder management, and have experience in Supply Planning in international environment, within life-science industry.

In addition, you have:
•    Master’s degree in business, Engineering, or any related field.
•    Minimum of 7 years of experience in supply chain management, supply planning, inventory and project management.
•    Ability to work in a fast-paced and complex environment, manage multiple priorities simultaneously and experienced in crisis management.
•    Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to analyse large amounts of data and make decisions.
•    Strong stakeholder management skills, as well as experience in working with cross-functional and cross-cultural teams.
•    Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and SAP systems. 
•    Strong communication and meeting facilitation skills.
•    Fluency in English both written and spoken .

About the Department

Supply chain is part of Finance and Operations, a team that works to provide strategic direction to the company, ensuring that everything we do is viable and built to last. Overseeing and safeguarding Novo Nordisk’s short and long-term planning, Finance and Operations works closely with the business across the organization to develop strategies and business plans, monitor industry trends and enables the operational tactical strategies to succeed.

You will have the opportunity to build a life-changing career in a global business environment. We encourage our employees to make the most of their talent. And we reward hard work and dedication with the opportunity for continuous learning and personal development.

Working at Novo Nordisk 

We are a proud life-science company, and life is our reason to exist. We’re inspired by life in all its forms and shapes, ups and downs, opportunities and challenges. For employees at Novo Nordisk, life means many things – from the building blocks of life that form the basis of ground-breaking scientific research, to our rich personal lives that motivate and energise us to perform our best at work. Ultimately, life is why we’re all here – to ensure that people can lead a life independent of chronic disease.

Deadline 

Apply before 19/06/2024

We commit to an inclusive recruitment process and equality of opportunity for all our job applicants. 

At Novo Nordisk we recognize that it is no longer good enough to aspire to be the best company in the world. We need to aspire to be the best company for the world and we know that this is only possible with talented employees with diverse perspectives, backgrounds and cultures. We are therefore committed to creating an inclusive culture that celebrates the diversity of our employees, the patients we serve and communities we operate in. Together, we’re life changing.

 

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