MAPS Supply Chain Planning Manager
GlaxoSmithKline
- Waver, Waals Brabant
- Vast
- Voltijds
- Ensures integration of GSK Binney Street Supply Chain, as the new Vaccines production site after acquisition of Affinivax, in the Global Vaccines Supply Chain Network and processes.
- Ensures set-up of the supply chain for the two Pneumococcal MAPS Vaccine candidates within the Global Supply Chain network, technology and CCC processes. This includes gradual set-up/creation and maintenance of masterdata across the production network in line with the needs in the different phases of the project and linked to the global supply chain transformation program.
- Understands, builds and manages supply plans, integrating all types of demand (from development to clinical trial to engineering and commercial) and translating into supply plans covering the candidate vaccine launch. He / she is accountable to understand, challenge, share and firm a validated Net requirement signal for production from packaging to bulk.
- Works with External Manufacturing & Production Planning teams and Central Planning Manager to ensure there is an optimized GIO supply plan for the overall product and project.
- Build and manage supply plans, upon integrating all types of demand (From Development & Clinical trial needs to Process characterization, engineering, PPQ & Commercial requirements), and translate into Production plans for production sites (both internal and external, and both for Clinical and Commercial Production), including signals for Critical Incoming Material management
- Manage, from a operational perspective, the end-to-end planning from bulk, filling, and packaging for the 0-36-month horizon
- Be accountable for master data set-up and coordination with sites, Finance, TLCM and Tech teams upon seeking for optimization levers to keep complexity of the Pn-MAPS product tree & network under control
- Compile all production assumptions and inputs to feed network design (both internal and CMO), capacity and inventory management
- Build and run what if scenarios & scenario planning for changing Clinical trial production, PPQ and launch strategies and interactions between the 2 Pn-MAPS vaccine candidates
- Recommend and maintain planning parameters and connect with Governance
- Perform proactive analysis for buffer theory (Capacity, Leadtime, Inventory) and link with assumptions (including IM)
- Integrate Pn-MAPS requests into a global picture within the GSK portfolio to understand constraints & limitations
- Build and own Inventory management and proactive management of expiry (stock on hand, stock projections)
- Be responsible of analysis for setting up the E2E supply chain at market level (network, manufacturing route until in-country distribution)
- Compile inputs and build inputs for financial analysis and budget exercises
- Define efficient & consolidated approach to manage packaging/labelling solutions and master data to comply with requirements for launch of the Pn-MAPS vaccine candidates (serialized number, GTIN, EAN codes, E-Leaflet, customer information… )
- Be responsible for preparing (bi-)weekly supply chain progress reports and communication of the critical supply chain items to the Pn-MAPS Steering Committee and Sponsor teams
- Hold university degree in Engineering/Scientific discipline
- Working experience in project management and associated tools (e.g. MS Project)
- Good business acumen and enterprise thinking (end-to-end supply orientations, crosse functional team spirit, sharing of good practices within the network)
- Demonstrated project management skills with successful implementation experience of global projects
- Ability to work through complex data/information to drive simple solutions
- Demonstrated experience in implementing operational excellence methodologies and change management principles preferred
- Strong presentation skills and proficient with Microsoft Excel (advanced user preferred)
- Strong analytical skills with ability to simplify complex concepts
- Experience with working in global multicultural environment and complex matrix organizations
- Excellent written and spoken English and preferably fluency in one or more additional European languages
- Agile and quick learner
- Excellent interpersonal skills with ability to lead cross functional teams.
- Influencing skills to engage and align operational teams
- Change management: ability to lead and drive changes
- Multicultural mindset
- Innovative
- Working across boundaries
- Ability to plan the future
- Teamwork ability
- Can-do spirit
- Problem solving attitude
- Sense of urgency, flexibility and accountability
- Networking and facilitation skills
- Customer focus
- Able to propose solutions in critical situations
- Prioritization skills