End-to-End Supply Planning Specialist (2 years contract)

Job description

Site Name: Belgium-Wavre
Posted Date: May 28 2024

Job Purpose :

The vaccines business is growing significantly in complexity and volume in the coming years. GSK's Supply Chain ambition is to be amongst the best-in-class global supply chains. To achieve this, the supply chain will be required to improve on delivering an integrated end-to-end supply chain.

The main responsibilities of this role will be to Support the Product Planning Head by:

• End to End Product Planning Manager is accountable and responsible for the operational management of the end to end planning from bulk, filling, and pack for the 0-36-month horizon for the portfolio under their responsibility.
• Understand and manage supply plans, integrating Global demand and translate into supply plans covering the vaccine portfolio of the product planning team.
• The End to End Product Planner will work with the (Senior) Product Manager and Production Planning and Central Planning Manager to ensure there is an optimized plan for the product portfolio

Your Responsibilities :

• You are responsible for the End-to End Supply & Demand Management from Bulk to pack for the 0-3 years horizon for the product.
• You manage inventories for the product
• You ensure on-time and proactive communication within the vaccine network
• You are the provider of an end-to-end product view and ensure alignment with the network
• You highlight risk & opportunities, initiate and prepare the escalations including mitigation plans for the supply risks.
• You are accountable for the availability and quality of Master data for the team. Responsible for Master Data set up, planning and maintenance in SAP/APO. Ensure that sourcing matrix is translated into Planning Master data
• You deliver and share performance metrics in line with the KPI targets (OTIF, SFA/SFB, BI, Working Capital / Write-offs / Master Data accuracy / PRP Quality/Plan Adherence), create/maintain relevant reporting dashboards
• You manage customer demand (3 years horizon) for the product
• You are responsible for providing the manufacturing plans and allocation of the production volumes to different sites in order to maximize the output of the factories
• You ensure to stabilize the production plan, follow up the execution, report variances vs plan, implement corrective actions

Why you? Basic Qualifications:

We are looking for professionals with these required skills to achieve our goals:

• Degree in supply chain or any other related field
• 2+ years' experience supply chain, logistics, business, finance
• Enterprise thinking (end-to-end supply orientation, cross functional team spirit, sharing of good practices within the network)
• Ability to work in a matrix organization; multi-cultural awareness is an asset
• Proven Planning & Organizational skills & able to work on own initiative.
• Change management: ability to lead and drive change
• Strong analytical skills with ability to simplify complex environment
• Strong influencing skills to engage and align operational teams
• Excellent interpersonal skills with ability to lead cross functional teams.
• Good written and verbal communications skills in English, and preferably fluency in one or more additional European languages

Preferred Qualifications:

If you have the following characteristics, it would be a plus:

• Master's degree in supply chain
• Good communication and presentation skills
• Basic understanding of supply chain process
• Ability to process large amounts of data
• Demonstrated computer skills (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, ERP systems)
• Effective communication skills to all levels in the organization
• Sense of urgency, flexibility and accountability
• Highly numerate and good knowledge of supply chain software systems and processes. Experience with SAP (R/3 and APO) is an advantage

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If you have a disability and require assistance during the course of the selection process, you will have the opportunity to let us know what specific assistance you require in order to make suitable arrangements.

Why GSK?

Uniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together.

GSK is a global biopharma company with a special purpose - to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together - so we can positively impact the health of billions of people and deliver stronger, more sustainable shareholder returns - as an organisation where people can thrive. We prevent and treat disease with vaccines, specialty and general medicines. We focus on the science of the immune system and the use of new platform and data technologies, investing in four core therapeutic areas (infectious diseases, HIV, respiratory/ immunology and oncology).

Our success absolutely depends on our people. While getting ahead of disease together is about our ambition for patients and shareholders, it's also about making GSK a place where people can thrive. We want GSK to be a place where people feel inspired, encouraged and challenged to be the best they can be. A place where they can be themselves - feeling welcome, valued, and included. Where they can keep growing and look after their wellbeing. So, if you share our ambition, join us at this exciting moment in our journey to get Ahead Together.

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