Job Description

About the role

Supply Chain Manager

Location - Mumbai #LI Hybrid

About the Role:

Ensuring timely supplies of Pharmaceutical formulations (as per NOSSCE norms), manufactured at CMO cGMP facilities and meeting Novartis Internal Quality requirements.

Key Responsibilities:

• Evaluation of manufacturing capacities at CMOs along with Department head to meet annual volume projections of existing and new products consistently. Support Head ESO for managing supply related activities/Oversight of CMOs.
• Participate in monthly Pre-S&OP meeting with CPO supply chain and update on monthly Supply plan. Preparing & updating the requisite reports. Ensuring availability of products from CMOs meeting Novartis Quality and as per NOSSCE norms.
• Participating in Monthly S&OP meeting with CMO\'s and participate in ABR meeting with SRT. Co-ordinate timely launch of new products from CMOs.
• Monitoring of GMP implementation and compliance in product manufacturing and packaging process as per Local Production Instructions.
• Coordinating with CMOs, MS&T, Purchase, Planning and Quality assurance for timely manufacture of Novartis products at CMOs & also ensuring timely payments to them. To act as Customer interface with CPO.
• Prepare NOSSCE related decks and represent SRT in NOSSCE governance meeting. Co-ordinate consolidation and reporting of NOSSCE KPI. Co-ordinate SRT level governance meeting like OOB, LT meetings, etc.
• Co-ordinate in resolving supply related issues, payment issues, etc.; HSE/RP/Anti bribery - Audit intimation /CAPA follow up. Availability of all products week wise & month wise as per Pre S & Op plans complying Novartis quality requirements/ NOSSCE guidelines.

Role Requirements

Essential Requirements:

• MBA with a university degree in Pharma or other related natural/technical field. An advanced degree is highly desirable.
• 15-20 years in the pharmaceutical industry (Production/SCM), hands on experience in demand planning, supply planning, risk assessment on demand planning
• Experience on SAP, MS Excel, and hands on experience on end to end supply chain process.
• Good business Understanding of product costing, project management and impact of product availability on business. Expertise in manufacturing technology, understanding of in GMP requirements as per Novartis guidelines.
• Collaboration with CMO\'s and other department in ensuring timely launch of new products, transfer of current products from one site to other and meeting ESO\' market oriented targets.
• Collaboration with other departments to meet objectives of the organization. Discharging of department functions effectively in light of changes in business environment and to meet stretched targets resourcefully.

Why Novartis: Our purpose is to reimagine medicine to improve and extend people\'s lives and our vision is to become the most valued and trusted medicines company in the world. How can we achieve this? With our people. It is our associates that drive us each day to reach our ambitions. Be a part of this mission and join us! Learn more here: https://www.novartis.com/about/strategy/people-and-culture

You\'ll receive: You can find everything you need to know about our benefits and rewards in the Novartis Life Handbook. https://www.novartis.com/careers/benefits-rewards

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Functional Area

Technical Operations

Division

Operations

Business Unit

SMALL MOLECULES

Employment Type

Regular

Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion:

We are committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse teams representative of the patients and communities we serve.

Shift Work

No

Early Talent

No

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