At Bristol Myers Squibb, our employees often ask, “Who are you working for?”—a question that fuels collaboration, accountability, and urgency in our work. Our purpose-driven culture inspires us to discover, develop, and deliver innovative medicines to prevail over serious diseases. We offer uniquely interesting and meaningful work, opportunities for growth, and a supportive environment that values inclusion, wellbeing, flexibility, and comprehensive benefits. This is work that transforms the lives of patients, and the careers of those who do it.
The Role
Bristol Myers Squibb is looking to recruit a permanent Senior Manager, Network Supply Planner.
Position Summary
Lead the development & agreement of a feasible Supply Plan for Finished goods (FG), Drug Product (DP) and Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (API) in the tactical planning horizon (typically 3 years), in close alignment with execution planning and the internal/external manufacturing network.
- Tactical implementation of Brand Supply Chain strategies and planning assumptions within the supply planning process, ensuring seamless supply for patients.
- Responsible for developing what-if supply scenarios and develop recommendations in response to actual or anticipated changes in demand or supply.
- Ownership of the product structure process to ensure demand propagation through the E2E network in BMS planning and execution systems Rapid Response / SAP.
- Global scope with key interface to Pod Leads, execution planners, External Manufacturing, and other SC partners across GPS (Global Product Supply).
Duties/Responsibilities
- Drive the monthly FG/ DP / API network planning process for assigned brands, aligned with agreed metrics including:
- Inventory Months of Cover, plan Vs budget & previous plan. Manage and communicate deviations.
- Review global analytics of assigned portfolio, including product trends, demand evolution, inventory projections (Heatmaps), supply performance and risks.
- Understand site capacities, capabilities, and supply risks. Issue and bottleneck coordination as appropriate.
- Work closely with BMS sites and External Manufacturing group, to ensure alignment of site manufacturing plans and CMO forecasts according to contract.
- Strong accountability to lead cross functional sub teams to align plans, scenarios, and drive solutions for specified business deliverables / events / situations. Proactively identify risks and opportunities.
- Provide input to the Global Supply Review process to incorporate major supply risks. Drive escalation of risks and manage active communication and action focus.
- Develop and maintain consistent planning information via the product structure template, aligned with Brand and sourcing strategy. Drive the change process and flavor management as required.
- Supply planning Master Data governance and systems management to ensure an accurate demand propagation and supply plan.
- Collaborate with other global partners including:
- Long Range Planning, Business Continuity Management, Product Strategy, Quality Management, Network Strategy & Business Operations.
- Actively participate and support New Product introduction to ensure that supply network plans are optimally aligned and that supply plans are executed in support of the established timelines.
- Identify continuous improvement approach for supply planning tools and planning process; Support systems planning enhancements and capability projects (SAP / Kinaxis Rapid Response).
- Digital Acumen, Analytics, and Learning.
- Leverages visualization and data contextualization tools including BI platforms (e.g., Tableau, Power BI), integrated APS capabilities, and BMS platforms to monitor KPIs, perform root cause analysis, review best action analysis and provide data-driven decision support.
- Contributes to process improvements through digitization and automation of planning workflows, supporting improved speed and accuracy.
- Executes task-level work using available tools (e.g. WMS, SAP, Tableau, Riverlogic, Kinaxis), follows SOPs, fulfills orders, and maintains high level of performance across data and planning accuracy.
- Demonstrates curiosity and adaptability in learning new digital tools and platforms (e.g., SAP, Kinaxis, forecasting systems), quickly integrating them into daily operations.
- Strong Planning and financial acumen with understanding of ERP transaction codes, planning/operational software, physical and transactional flows, etc.
- Familiarity with AI and ML systems features including performance & expectation management, optimization, etc.
- Actively upskills on emerging digital technologies and analytics techniques, showing agility in adopting tools and machine learning in planning use cases.
Qualifications
Education:
- Undergraduate Degree preferably in Supply Chain Management, Engineering, or Life Sciences. advanced degree, diploma or certification in Supply Chain Management (e.g., APICS CPIM / CSCP certification) strongly preferred.
Experience:
- 5 to 7 years of Supply Chain experience for a reputed, global or multi-plant Pharmaceutical or Consumer Product company.
- Experience with ERP and Advanced Planning Systems (preferably SAP ECC and Kinaxis Rapid Response preferred).
- Experience with site capacity planning and / or global product supply planning and knowledge of Biotech, Pharmaceutical Sales & Operations Planning processes.
- Experience in developing and implementing world class, global supply chain planning processes and managing them through deployment of global advanced planning and scheduling systems.
- Good understanding and exposure to current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP), Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and other regulatory requirements (EMA, TGA).
- Experience in working internationally in a fast-paced, reputed, global pharmaceutical / Bio-Technology or Consumer company organized in a matrix structure.
Required Competencies:
- Strong analytical thinking, problem solving and rapid decision-making skills.
- Demonstrated capability in implementing challenging goals, objectives and practices in a complex and ambiguous environment.
- Strong ability in negotiating and influencing without authority in complex, high impact situations.
- Demonstrated proficiency in a rapidly changing cross-cultural environment.
- Strong presentation and communication skills both, oral and written.
Business Acumen:
- Has a strong understanding of the key business drivers of the industry / organization. Persuades others with fact-based judgments of the business situation.
Executing for Results:
- Maintains high standards of performance for himself / herself and others and follows through on commitments.
- Demonstrates integrity and sticks to core values and principles. Takes the long view, and when faced with challenging obstacles, persists over a significant period of time to achieve his / her agenda. Conveys a sense of urgency and drives issues to closure. Makes timely decisions when a quick response is required, and a number of possible alternatives are available.
Building Relationships and Using Influence:
- Establishes credibility and earns respect with a diverse set of internal and external stakeholders including senior executives, manufacturing and other functional leaders, regulatory professionals, contractors and other partners. Is highly articulate and makes arguments in a clear and compelling manner. Can “get things done” without compromising principles. Has excellent negotiating skills and achieves win-win outcomes in difficult situations.
Why you should apply
- You will help patients in their fight against serious diseases
- You will be part of a company that encourages excellence and innovation, respects diversity, develops leaders and values its employees.
- You’ll get a competitive salary and a great benefits package including, but not only, an annual bonus, pension contribution, family health insurance, 27 days of annual leave , access to BMS Cruiserath on-site gym and life assurance
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