Who We Are:
Working at West means having an opportunity to work by the side of our patients and customers, our global team members and the communities in which we operate – which all help contribute to a Healthier World.
At West, we are by the side of patients. The work we do impacts patients’ lives each and every day – our products are a critical part of healthcare delivery and we are proud of the role we play to improve patient health. We work by the side of our team members. We come together as one global team to deliver for our customers and help them address their challenges. We are a diverse, close-knit community of professionals, where everyone has a voice and opportunity to learn and grow through mutual trust and respect. With a 95 year plus history, we have a track record for success, which includes reported sales of $2.14B in 2020. We serve by the side of our community. Giving back is in our DNA—our team members across more than 50 sites globally are involved with hundreds of charities that have special meaning to them through our West Without Borders team member-led giving program.
Job Summary:
In this role, you will actively support the short and long-term supply planning activities for your assigned focused suppliers and respective materials or services purchased. The scope of this role is of major spend, quantity, scale, and/or complexity. The role includes Master Production Planning, Network Planning, Supplier Relationship Management, and Inventory Management & Control.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Supply Planning: plan and execute a Master Production Plan (MPP) for critical raw materials or sourced services, collaborating with global procurement, production category management, and plant supply chain teams.
- Cross-Functional Alignment: facilitate alignment through Supply Review, ensuring precise forecasting and inventory coordination.
- Forecast Excellence: continuously monitor and enhance forecasting accuracy, adjusting the MPP based on forecast changes and driving continuous forecasting improvements.
- Inventory Optimization: manage excess, expired, and at-risk inventory, collaborating with finance and operations to optimize inventory levels and achieve strategic inventory goals.
- Supplier Collaboration: foster collaborative, strategic relationships with supplier-customer partners along the supply chain to ensure seamless execution of orders within and outside the firm fence.
- Stakeholder Engagement: act as a single point of contact for internal and external stakeholders, ensuring effective communication and alignment across the supply chain.
Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in supply chain related concentrations.
- Minimum of 5 years’ experience in supply chain.
- Sound knowledge of MS Office and SAP (MM/SD module)
- Experience developing master production schedules, and resource plans.
- Extensive knowledge and understanding of APO/SNP (SAP’s Advanced Planning and Optimization tool).
Preferred Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Master’s Degree in related fields is a plus.
- Lean, Agile or Six Sigma is a plus.
- Project Management certification is a plus.
- Able to be aware of all relevant SOPs as per Company policy as they are related to the position covered by this Job Description.
- Able to always comply with the company’s safety policy.
- Able to always comply with the company’s quality policy.
Travel Requirements:
- Must be able to travel up to 30% of the time.
Physical and Mental Requirements:
- Sedentary Physical Requirement - Exerting up to 10lbs/4kgs of force occasionally, and/or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to life, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally, and all other sedentary criteria are met.
- Strong excel and report development skills.
- Strong analytical skills and business acumen.
- Ability to assess opportunities in the business and apply supply chain related solutions.
- Broad perspective ability to see beyond the boundaries of his/her responsibilities or function.
- Ability to communicate and influence at all levels of the organization.
- Ability to respond quickly, present a concise recommendation and defend it.
- Strong influencing and negotiating skills.
- Ability to work independently.
- Strong learning capacity.
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West is an equal opportunity employer and we value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. If you have a special need that requires accommodation in order to apply to West, please send an email to Apply.Accommodation@westpharma.com. Where permitted by law, an offer of employment with West Pharmaceutical Services, or any of its subsidiary or affiliate companies, is contingent upon the satisfactory completion of background screening and/or a pre-employment drug screening.
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