Job Description

Job Purpose
To plan a resource, or group of resources for the Regional Supply Chain from production to the point of sale.
Perform Rough Cut Capacity Planning for the resource, maintain accurate planning parameters in the system and handover an optimal, achievable supply plan to the Regional Site Production Scheduler for execution.
Lead the inventory management for FG at country level.
Key Responsibilities

• Develop an optimal, achievable supply plan for a SKU subset, aligned to contract manufacturing site, for the full planning horizon.
• Leads the handover of the Supply Plan to Site Production execution and Scheduling.
• Coordinate and maintain static master data and planning parameters to support Distribution Requirements Planning (DRP) and Rough-Cut Capacity Planning (RCCP)?.
• Gather and review supply planning reports and KPIs identifying root causes and improvement opportunities to meet performance targets
• Calculate net requirements based on future demand forecast and projected inventory position as well as understand latest demand forecast and key changes, such as new products and discontinuations?
• Perform Rough Cut Capacity Planning (RCCP) to evaluate required and available capacity and identify future demand / supply imbalances?.
• Facilitate the Supply Review Meeting (SRM) as part of the Core Commercial Cycle
• Develop constrained supply plan for production and inventory levelling any under- and over-capacity periods, as well as prepare Demand- or Supply-side scenarios to support decision making during Supply Review and S&OP?.

Develops the inventory position/ projections for FGs, prepares analysis for variances versus targets
Educational Background
Minimum Level of Education - Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain and/or Business Administration
Area of Specialisation - None
Why is this Level of Education Required? - This role requires analytical proficiency.
Preferred Level of Education - Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain and/or Business Administration
Area of Specialisation - None
Why is this Level of Education Required? - In order to be able to deliver this role effectively
Job-Related Experience
Desired Level of Job-Related Experience required

• Demonstrated experience of supply planning in a pharmaceutical or FMCG environment.
• In-depth knowledge of supply planning processes operating over 0-24 month horizon including rough cut capacity planning and inventory management.
• Experienced in the use of SAP for supply planning including data parameterization to drive planning outcomes.
• Advanced level Excel skills required
• Good problem solving skills with the ability to pull together multiple data sources to reach decisions directly impacting supply to customers
• Ability to connect and influence multiple stakeholders across various disciplines including finance, quality, technical, production & scheduling to drive performance.
• Continuous improvement mindset to drive supply chain performance in the areas of service and inventory.

Why is this Level of Experience Required?
Extensive experience in a Pharmaceutical or FMCG environment or the application of statistical analysis to support supply chain management decision making.
Other Job-Related Skills/Background
List any licenses, certificates, registrations, or any relevant job skill or abilities not covered in Educational Background or Job-Related Experience sections above that are required for the job.
Why GSK?
Our values and expectations are at the heart of everything we do and form an important part of our culture.
These include Patient focus, Transparency, Respect, Integrity along with Courage, Accountability, Development, and Teamwork. As GSK focuses on our values and expectations and a culture of innovation, performance, and trust, the successful candidate will demonstrate the following capabilities:

• Agile and distributed decision-making - using evidence and applying judgement to balance pace, rigour and risk .
• Managing individual and team performance.
• Committed to delivering high quality results, overcoming challenges, focusing on what matters, execution.
• Implementing change initiatives and leading change.
• Sustaining energy and well-being, building resilience in teams.
• Continuously looking for opportunities to learn, build skills and share learning both internally and externally.
• Developing people and building a talent pipeline.
• Translating strategy into action - a compelling narrative, motivating others, setting objectives and delegation.
• Building strong relationships and collaboration, managing trusted stakeholder relationships internally and externally.
• Budgeting and forecasting, commercial and financial acumen.

Why GSK?
Uniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together.
GSK is a global biopharma company with a purpose to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together. We aim to positively impact the health of 2.5 billion people by the end of the decade, as a successful, growing company where people can thrive. We get ahead of disease by preventing and treating it with innovation in specialty medicines and vaccines. We focus on four therapeutic areas: respiratory, immunology and inflammation; oncology; HIV; and infectious diseases - to impact health at scale.
People and patients around the world count on the medicines and vaccines we make, so we're committed to creating an environment where our people can thrive and focus on what matters most. Our culture of being ambitious for patients, accountable for impact and doing the right thing is the foundation for how, together, we deliver for patients, shareholders and our people.
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