Supply Chain Manager

Job title: Supply Chain Manager

Job Purpose

• Coordination, Support and Supervision of supply chain processes for
• Improve operational excellence and performance of the company’s supply chain on operational level between 3rd party customers/agents and
• Drive this performance through delivery of support and training in key processes, facilitation of key supply chain parameters and performance
• Implement Global SCM and Regional SCM strategy to improve service, supply, and cost effectiveness for the country/region.
• To coordinate effective demand forecasting and inventory management for the business and develop sales and operation planning processes to meet the
• Manage all pricing issues for the individual country products within the country/region. Manage any NGO business in region if

Major Accountabilities

• Leading the demand and supply management processes and ensuring that they are in line with the agreed business
• Ensure effective inventory management in the local
• Inventory and write off management of the country/region.
• Ensuring commercial/site team compliance of the invoicing
• Negotiation of supply plan with
• Ensuring demand forecasting data generated in finance, marketing, and sales with support of the Cluster
• Ensuring demand analysis and consumption tracking is carried out on behalf of the
• Support launches and new products supply set
• Pricing negotiations for (TPC, SPR requests) private and tenders pricing
• Provide link between 3rd party customer and sites, payment, and LC follow-up.
• Support site registration processes in countries
• Support new markets
• Responsible for measuring forecasting accuracy and feeding trends to
• Drive improvements in working capital
• Facilitate best practice sharing/standardized
• Monitor and improve Global SCM KPI’s for country/region (such as PA, Sales Forecast Accuracy, stock out, write-off).
• Identify, kick-off and support SC projects to improve the regional performance.
• Implementation, support as well as training of new tools within the region (e.g. NRC). Ensure proper tool usage in operational environment.
• Process owner and Expert of dedicated supply chain and forecasting processes to ensure process adherence within supply chain and related

Pricing:

• Obtain transfer price from Finance Departments
• Prepare and submit pricing documentation to relevant
• Establish target prices for products in the country/region.
• Establish target prices for tender businesses in the country/region.
• Establish rules for rebates, discounts, and

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

• Stock out avoidance, Product Availability
• Inventory management and gap analysis, write off
• Clear process definition, documentation, implementation, and adherence
• Efficiency of supply processes across the country/region.
• Cost efficiencies achieved for country/region.
• Price efficiency

Ideal Background

Education (minimum/desirable): University degree in Business, Finance, Statistics, Economics, and related degree.

Languages: Fluent in English (mandatory)

Experience

• · Proven ability to communicate and collaborate effectively across a global, matrixed company.
• · Excellent analytical ability
• · Good understanding of pricing environment in the region
• · Strong sense of responsibility and dedication
• · Strong ability to build relationships at all levels of the organization.
• · Adaptability, ability to work under pressure.
• · Pharmaceutical sector experience