Strategic Supply Planner

About Us

Biocon Biologics is a subsidiary of Biocon Ltd, an innovation led global biopharmaceuticals company. Biocon Biologics is engaged in developing high quality, affordable biosimilars that can expand access to a cutting-edge class of therapies to patients globally. It is uniquely positioned as a fully integrated pure play biosimilars organization in the world and aspires to transform patient lives through innovative and inclusive healthcare solutions. The Company has a large portfolio of biosimilars under global clinical development with three of these commercialized in at least one of the developed markets of EU, U.S. and Japan. Biocon Biologics has a product pipeline of 28 molecules, including 11 with Mylan, several with Sandoz and is developing many independently. Biocon Biologics believes that strong partnerships offer enormous opportunities to co-create the future of healthcare, building a patient ecosystem beyond the product, which can transform millions of lives.

Website: https://www.bioconbiologics.com

Role: Supply Network Planner

Function: Global Supply Planning | BU: SCM

Designation: Senior Manager

POSITION SUMMARY

The primary role of the network planner is the creation of an optimized supply plan, each month for the medium- & long-term horizon. The supply plan must ensure continuous and efficient supply of finished goods (FG) products to customers, using a minimum amount of inventory to maximize efficiency targets, minimize working capital costs and conserve cash by managing stock levels.

OVERALL, JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• Creation of an optimized E2E global supply plan for mAbs and/or Insulins, each month, for the medium- and/or long-term horizon.
• The global supply plan must ensure continuous and efficient supply of finished goods products to customers, using a minimum amount of inventory to maximize efficiency targets, minimize working capital costs and conserve cash by managing stock levels.
• The role will also manage key risks and opportunities associated with demand variation as well as capacity and material constraints. The role will also provide input into longer-term capacity investment and sourcing decisions.

The optimized global supply plan needs to:

• Ensure that customer requirements are met through monthly supply-demand balancing leadership (i.e., improve service and therefore revenue).
• Analyze the supply network to make end-to-end (E2E), trade-off decisions.
• Align manufacturing, warehousing, and suppliers by creating a supply network plan that provides clarity and alignment across supply-related functions.
• Support decision making by defining and analysing multiple feasible scenarios of supply (including medium-term capacity constraints).
• Assess/evaluate financial impacts associated with risks and opportunities.
• Support maintenance of current and future supply models.
• Optimize cost: reduce write-offs, etc.
• Optimize inventory E2E

Improve agility

The network planner, however, is empowered to make changes to the network supply plan (planned production and finished goods and materials inventory levels) when deemed necessary over the medium- or long-term horizon. Changes are likely to be governed through sales and operations planning (S&OP) process, particularly the supply review and executive S&OP meetings.

Long Range Planning & Strategy Planning:

• Key Leader in Global SC Planning for LRP activities.
• Collate and prepare the Global Long-Range Planning & Strategy Planning with support from Global SC Planning S&OP team, Global SC Asset Planning team, Global External Manufacturing team| Manufacturing| Quality| Program Management| Procurement| Corporate strategy | Finance | Commercial.
• Own & Lead requisite analytical data of past trends, forward plans to support LRP process
• Provide Capacity gaps and proposal for capacity enhancements/ additions via in house sites and/or via External manufacturing sites
• Presenting the final version of Strat Supply Plan to Leadership in Global SCM & Operations
• Fortnightly review and publishing of Strat plan and Budget vs Current tracking on action items to meet the plan, driving the cross functional forum to track and deliver on plan.

Supply Chain Technology and Automation

Key owner of IBP Planning tool with its improvements and maintenance as part of IBP Center of Excellence within SC planning team.

Identifies opportunities for implementing IT & Automation in Supply Chain processes and processes improving Supply Chain Visibility

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

Education: BE/ B-Tech degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Metallurgy, IT and/or Production MBA in Operations SCM Mandatory, preferrable with second specialization in IT systems.

Additionally, should be qualified on SC Analytics through the SC Analytics tools.

Experience: 8-12 Years

Knowledge and Skills (Functional / Technical)

The position will require the following five elements:

• Knowledge of production capabilities in terms of capacity utilization manufacturing planning parameters as well as production constraints and costs.
• Knowledge of supply network requirements (warehouse capacity, shipping and freight) and constraints in terms inventory replenishment, capacity availability and lead times.
• Knowledge of portfolio of products they are planning (as well as related materials and packaging, shelf life, etc.)
• Knowledge of market volatility and dynamics.
• Good understanding with experience of Supply Chain essential, preferably Pharma
• SAP and SAP IBP/ APO and/or JDA and Kinaxis hands on in Supply Planning.

Equal Opportunity Employer:

Biocon Biologics is committed to equal opportunity in the terms and conditions of employment for all employees and job applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, gender identity or gender expression, national origin, disability, or veteran status. Biocon Biologics also complies with all applicable national, state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment as well as work authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements of the Immigration and Nationality Act.