Sr. Demand & Supply Chain Specialist

AbbVie's mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines and solutions that solve serious health issues today and address the medical challenges of tomorrow. We strive to have a remarkable impact on people's lives across several key therapeutic areas – immunology, oncology, neuroscience, and eye care – and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at www.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie on X, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn and Tik Tok.

PRIMARY FUNCTION/OBJECTIVE
Responsible for the demand and supply of affiliate to ensure products availability to the market
Drive efficient Demand meeting process and maintain high forecast accuracy, as well as implementing Operational excellence

Demand Planning

• Create, monitor and maintain a feasible 28 month end-to-end volume (replenishment/ production)
• Lead the periodic Demand Meeting and ensure forecast integrity
• Drive high forecast Accuracy with RCA(Root Cause Analysis) and CAP (Corrective Action Plan)
• Offer innovative ideas and solutions to maximize business opportunities to address challenges in the brand planning function.

Optimal Supply Planning and Capacity Planning

• Guard the time fence and ensure assurance of supply to prevent stock out and deliver product to patients at right time
• Ensure the balance among Demand, Supply, and Capacity
• Develop replenishment and inventory plans to support monthly sales and operations planning process
• Monitor key performance indicators, perform root cause analysis, implement action plans, and strive for continuous improvement
• Ensure delivery needs are met in compliance with quality guidelines and medical good distribution practices
• Identify product supply issues, seek alternatives, communicate issues to planning center and local management
• Minimize inventory obsolescence
• Participate in the discussions and execution around Life Cycle Management.
• Ensure smooth transition for list number conversions and source changes
• Prepare planning systems for new product launch
• Act as the primary liaison between planning center and affiliate

Global Trade Compliance Management

• Partnering with GTC, ensures Trade Compliance with all import / export documentation and regulatory requirements and ensure smooth arrangement for cross-border transactions

• Min 5- 10 years of Demand planning, Supply Chain Management, Distributor Management in MNC, preferably in healthcare (pharmaceutical / medical device) industry
• Bachelor's degree in Product Operations Management, Logistics Management, Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, or Supply chain management disciplines preferred, or equivalent work experience
• Strong teamwork skills required to work effectively in a team environment and establish and maintain effective working relationships with internal and external supply chain partners
• Effective written and oral communication skills are required, especially in English, to facilitate information flow across the supply chain Strong analytical skills
• Very good experience in SAP and JDA
• Strong ownership and accountability for results and issue resolution.

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