Disability Solutions - New Brunswick, NJ

posted 4 months ago

Full-time - Manager
New Brunswick, NJ
Administrative and Support Services

About the position

At Bristol Myers Squibb, we are committed to transforming patients' lives through science, and this commitment is reflected in the unique and meaningful work we do every day. As the Supply Planning Manager, you will lead a dynamic team responsible for ensuring that our supply chain operations meet the demands of our customers while maintaining high standards of quality and compliance. This role is pivotal in analyzing demand and developing inventory supply plans that align with customer service targets, production site capacity, and forecasted requirements. You will be tasked with creating and maintaining volume projections for Starting Materials, Drug Substance, and Drug Product, which are essential for our production processes. Your responsibilities will include providing critical analysis of primary business drivers and contributing to the annual budget and projection processes. You will also be responsible for generating purchase orders for suppliers, ensuring compliance with contractual obligations and internal lead-time requirements. Monitoring purchase order receipts and ensuring timely delivery of products will be key to maintaining our inventory plan and safety stock policies. In this role, you will identify and resolve supply exceptions, working closely with production sites to expedite or reprioritize orders as necessary. As a leader, you will develop and manage relationships with both internal and external stakeholders, including the planning counterparts at our manufacturing sites and the External Manufacturing Supply Chain Virtual Plant Team. You will play a crucial role in new product introductions and transfer projects, ensuring that suppliers can meet all supply requirements and launch dates. Additionally, you will be responsible for developing employee performance goals, providing feedback, and creating professional development plans for your direct reports. Your leadership will extend to implementing supply chain performance metrics and ensuring adherence to BMS Standard Operating Procedures. You will collaborate with the Enterprise Inventory Optimization team to determine appropriate inventory levels and drive efficiencies while maintaining customer service. This role requires a high level of accuracy in maintaining Supply Chain Master Data and coordination with the Master Data team to validate and correct errors. Participation in monthly Change Control, Supply Chain, and Quality Meetings will also be part of your responsibilities.

Responsibilities

  • Analyze demand and develop inventory supply plans for respective brands/products consistent with customer service targets, production site capacity, and forecasted requirements.
  • Develop and maintain short, medium, and long-term volume projections for Starting Materials, Drug Substance, and Drug Product as required.
  • Provide analysis of primary business drivers and input into the annual budget and projection processes.
  • Provide long-term netted forecast requirements and short-term supply priorities for products purchased from internal BMS production/packaging sites as well as external manufacturing/packaging sites.
  • Create and deliver purchase orders to all suppliers based on lead-time that is compliant with contractual obligations and internal BMS production site lead-time requirements.
  • Make purchase decisions based on forecasted demand, target safety stock inventory levels, supplier site capacity level, and customer service performance targets.
  • Monitor purchase order receipts from all suppliers and ensure timely delivery and availability of product in accordance with our inventory plan, safety stock policy, and on-time delivery metrics.
  • Identify and resolve supply exceptions with production sites by expediting or reprioritizing purchase orders, reallocating existing inventory, and/or ensuring sufficient safety stock levels are in place to meet customer service level.
  • Develop and manage the relationship with the planning counterpart at the internal BMS manufacturing/packaging sites, and support the External Manufacturing Supply Chain Virtual Plant Team's (VPT's) who will own the relationship with external suppliers.
  • Support the External Manufacturing Supply Chain Virtual Plant Team's (VPT's) for new product introductions and transfer projects from contractors, ensuring supplier capability to meet all supply requirements and Commercial product launch dates.
  • Act as central point of contact to develop and support relationship between the External Manufacturing Planning team and BMS Global Supply Chain organization.
  • Represent the External Manufacturing (EXM) Planning team in Global Supply Chain team meetings and present input and updates as necessary.
  • Develop employee performance goals and objectives for direct reports and provide performance feedback related to business objectives and BMS behaviors.
  • Develop employee professional development plans for direct reports via the Powerful Conversations annual process.
  • Develop close working relationship with Supply Planning Manager at other ExM locations and in conjunction with other Supply Planning Managers develop training curricula to support team responsibilities.
  • Implement and manage supply chain performance metrics to assure sustained business performance from suppliers.
  • Provide regular management updates on supply chain performance metrics and project status.
  • Ensure all BMS supply chain Standard Operating Procedures (SOP's) and Work Instructions (WI's) are followed and consistent with External Manufacturing SOP's and WI's.
  • Responsible for the implementation of global supply chain procedures and development and implementation of local supply chain procedures as necessary.
  • Lead supply chain activities associated with contractor/vendor transfer projects as required.
  • In conjunction with the Enterprise Inventory Optimization (EIO) team, determine appropriate inventory levels/safety stock targets, and ensure procedures are in place to drive inventory efficiencies while maintaining customer service.
  • Ensure each member of the team maintains Supply Chain Master Data with a high level of accuracy and coordinate with Master Data team to routinely validate and correct SAP master data errors.
  • Participate in the monthly Change Control, Supply Chain and Quality Meetings (as required).

Requirements

  • Bachelor's Degree
  • APICS or related qualification
  • Knowledge of Pharmaceutical Industry
  • 5+ years experience in Supply Chain Management in global manufacturing and supply environment
  • Expert knowledge of ERP, ideally SAP and SAP BW reporting, and related data analysis tools
  • Understanding of Supply Chain and Regulatory operations in a cGMP environment
  • Strong Leadership Skills
  • Excellent interpersonal, communication, and presentation skills
  • Detailed knowledge of Contract Manufacturing Supply Chain Operations
  • Knowledge of compliance procedures (regulatory/financial/EHS)
  • Ability to prioritize, organize, and manage multiple tasks to tight deadlines.

Benefits

  • Competitive salary
  • Comprehensive health insurance
  • Retirement savings plan
  • Flexible work arrangements
  • Professional development opportunities
  • Employee wellness programs
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