Manager – Artwork Operations

Your Key Responsibilities:

Your responsibilities include, but not limited to:

• Establishes optimal master production schedule for the tactical horizon from month 3 / 4 to 24 months, including Production volumes based on demand, rough cut capacity analysis and resources allocation resulting in anticipated operational costs and inventory levels.
• Ensures that the customers have clear visibility of the current valid supply plan and monitor the delivery commitments in terms of quantities and timelines, in accordance to the Service Level Agreements (SLAs).
• Coordinates action plans to remediate to resources constraints and manages supply KPI reporting and analysis. Ensures right level of SKU Inventories at the next point of the supply chain. Project, Process -Confirms supply orders, firmed production orders at the entry point of the time fence.
• Ensure process and SAP knowledge is continuously enlarged and applied in order to fully leverage the value of the integrated SAP system and to achieve high level of service, cost efficiency, quality and compliance. Establishes, maintains and operationally implements integration and reconciliation activities between Global NTO Supply chain and Finance.
• Monitoring, controlling and improving SC processes and by managing and steering a portfolio of SC projects at Platform level -Logistic, WAndD -Ensure that all logistics processes comply with all relevant regulations like Customs and Trade laws and regulations by supporting issuance, implementation and management of Standards and Policies covering commercial and non-commercial materials.
• Is responsible for creating and maintaining SLAs with related Planning Parameter setup in alignment with the customers. Work closely with all stakeholders like CTC Country Managers, regional Head of Logistics, SCM in the area of responsibility. Support regional logistics function on a variety of projects and in identifying and implementing of cost savings opportunities.
• Planning -Establishes optimal master production schedule for the tactical horizon from month 3 / 4 to 24 months, including Production volumes based on demand, rough cut capacity analysis and resources allocation resulting in anticipated operational costs and inventory levels -Aligns Master Production Schedule (MPS) to the production plan approved in SAndOP -Facilitate Supply Review Meeting and actively support the entire SAndOP process -Is responsible for Monthly Demand Review Meeting (midterm horizon 3 to 24 months) incl. demand assumptions, recognizing trends, showing variances to last demand submissions, as in-put to Supply Review meeting and Monthly Business Review (MBR) meeting within Sales And Operations (SAndOP) process.
• Manages demand control activities (short term-3/4 months, within the time fence) and provides inputs to Master Planning Schedule (MPS) and detailed scheduling. LCM -Leads the implementation of LC projects, in order to ensure compliant drug supplies, on time and in right quality and deliver and maintains a detailed Change Over Plan (COP) for LC projects.

What you’ll bring to the role:

Essential Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree / Post Graduation in Pharmacy or Life Sciences with 12+ years demonstrated ability.
• 6 to 7 years’ experience work experience in Process management, project Management, handling Crises Relationship, management Managing challenges Coaching for Performance & Development, knowledge of all people management and development process and practices handling performance improvement Objective Setting and Performance Management Knowledge of Pharma Artwork Management Systems.
• An experience in Packaging Technology is desirable.
• Operational Excellence Organizational Savvy Project Excellence Continuous Learning (Dyn. Knowledge Development) Handling Change Business Mindset Partner Engagement Interpersonal Savvy Being Resilient Joint Value Creation.

Why Sandoz?

Generic and Biosimilar medicines are the backbone of the global medicines industry. Sandoz, a leader in this sector, provides more than 800 million patient treatments to over 700 million patients every year and while we are proud of this achievement, we have an ambition to do more!

With investments in new development capabilities, state-of-the-art production sites, new acquisitions, and partnerships, we have the opportunity to shape the future of Sandoz and help more patients gain access to low-cost, high-quality medicines, sustainably.

Our momentum and entrepreneurial spirit are powered by an open, collaborative culture driven by our talented and ambitious colleagues, who, in return for applying their skills experience an agile and collegiate environment with impactful, flexible-hybrid careers, where diversity is welcomed and where personal growth is encouraged!

Join us!

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.

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