Demand and Supply Planning Manager

To lead to the Demand and Supply planning functions within Norbrook Laboratories Limited. An exciting and pivotal role at the heart of our Supply Chain.

Main Activities/Tasks

• Capture and interpret Regional demand, ensuring all fluctuations are understood, challenged and communicated. Manage the consolidation of all channel forecasts and translate to presentation format in volume and value.
• Collaborate with the Commercial and Marketing teams to evaluate factors that will influence demand and subsequently develop an unbiased and unconstrained forecast over a 24-month horizon within IBP (Integrated Business Planning).
• Own the Demand plan as part of the IBP process - Execute and feed into the IBP Process by producing, interpreting, and drawing conclusions from data and subsequently coordinating all actions and lead the continuing development of the IBP process ensuring all stakeholders understand their role and responsibilities within it.
• Support supply planning to deliver on time and in full dispatch to customers at optimal inventory levels through confidence in the plan and by ensuring key forecast decisions are made with the appropriate amount of lead time to ensure successful execution.
• Support delivery of forecast accuracy targets.
• Manage and present demand consensus clearly identifying the gap between demand and financial forecasts along with aligned risk and opportunities.
• Manage the replenishment of Regional distribution centres
• Maintain IBP (Demand) master data and drive improved ways of working within the system.
• Ensure execution of a detailed schedule of activities within the IBP (S&OP) cycle
• Produce a master production schedule to control production and external supply chain,
• Manage monthly RCCP process and provide input to Head of Supply Chain on foreseen risks. Develop mitigation options and scenario Planning as part of monthly IBP process
• Liaise within Demand Planning to understand the forecasted requirements, NPIs and promotional activities, seasonality and manage supply to achieve and maintain high levels of customer service whilst meeting inventory targets.
• Proactively identify key supply / demand imbalance, assess the risk, run root cause analysis, evaluate options and propose solutions. Ensure corrective / preventive actions in place.
• Review weekly supply issues (Open out of stocks, predicted stock outs), and provide necessary input for weekly S&OE process.
• Input into the weekly review meetings with sites to ensure effective management of short / medium term supply period.
• Review existing KPIs and lead / lag measures to prevent undesirable effects of supply and demand changes. Action agreed performance improvement plans and integrate new improvements into current standard ways of working.
• Monitor and report production performance to schedule
• Maintain IBP (Supply) master data and drive improved ways of working within the system.
• Owner of Supply Plan for IBP process

Essential Criteria:

• 5+ years’ management of a Demand and/or supply planning function in a complex and fast paced industry
• Highly analytical with a high level of proficiency in the use of Excel.
• Experienced in a Planning / Analyst role with a focus on IBP/ S&OP (or related area)
• Excellent presentation and influencing skills with the ability to run highly effective meetings.
• Strong interpersonal skills and experience in managing high performing teams
• Demonstrated track record of driving change experience in the pharmaceutical industry and/or 3+ years within a supervisory role.
• At least 3+ years’ experience managing a team.
• Experience working within a GDP warehouse environment.
• Experience working within a GMP environment.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office including but not limited to Office, Excel and PowerPoint.

Additional Information:

Applicants should be able to provide proof that they have a right to work in the UK at the time of their application. Applicants who are unable to provide this proof will not be considered.

We regret that applications received after the closing date and time will not be accepted.

RECRUITMENT AGENCIES PLEASE NOTE: Norbrook will only accept applications from agencies/business partners that have been invited to work on this role by our Recruitment team. Speculative candidate CV’s received or submitted directly to Hiring Managers or other employees in Norbrook will be considered unsolicited and no fee will be applicable.

Contact: recruitment@norbrook.co.uk

Norbrook Laboratories Limited employs a workforce with members of all sections of the community and is committed to appointing people purely on the basis of merit. In accordance with our equal opportunities policy, we would particularly like to welcome applicants from the Protestant Community.