About this role
L-Acino is part of Arcera, a global life sciences company headquartered in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Our purpose is to enable longer and healthier lives while creating sustainable growth. We develop, manufacture, and commercialize a broad range of high-quality innovative and proven medicines in key international markets. With an operational footprint spanning over 90 countries across four continents, and manufacturing sites in eight countries, we offer more than 2,000 medicines across various therapeutic areas worldwide.
The position is based in Dubai, UAE and will report directly to the Head of Supply Chain, GCC. The role will be responsible for managing end-to-end Supply Chain activities, including demand and supply planning, inventory analysis and control, and driving the S&OP process within the market. The role owns the supply order book and source of supply, manages CMO/local site planning and ordering processes, and ensures inventory levels are optimized by effectively balancing supply and demand.
Your Responsibilities will be:
• Coordinate end-to-end demand activities to ensure product availability and optimal inventory levels in line with Sales and Marketing strategies.
• Partner closely with Sales and Marketing to develop accurate demand forecasts, incorporating historical data, market intelligence, business assumptions, and inputs from Finance, retailers, and other relevant stakeholders.
• Consolidate demand forecasts and ensure timely and accurate updates in SAP.
• Prepare and monitor key Demand and Supply Planning KPIs, including Sales Forecast Accuracy, Inventory Coverage, Demand vs. Supply Availability, and Factory OTIF, providing insights and driving corrective actions where required.
• Conduct regular demand analysis, identify deviations from forecast, and develop action plans to continuously improve forecast accuracy and planning effectiveness.
• Manage finished goods ordering and order management, ensuring timely order placement with the appropriate source of supply.
• Monitor backorders and ensure timely review, prioritization, and execution to minimize customer and business impact.
• Maintain close alignment with Regulatory and other relevant functions to proactively identify and mitigate potential supply disruptions.
• Collaborate with the Regional Supply Team to prioritize supply requirements and implement mitigation plans to minimize supply risks.
• Lead local Supply Chain activities for new product launches, coordinating with Regional Supply, Regulatory, Marketing, Commercial, and Operations teams to ensure successful and timely product launches.
• Own inventory planning and optimization, including stock modeling, inventory policies, inventory analysis, and control.
• Monitor inventory ageing, slow-moving stock, and inventory rotation, and drive appropriate actions to optimize stock levels and minimize inventory exposure.
• Monitor, report, and project own and distributor inventory levels, identifying inventory risks and opportunities.
• Partner with Sales and Marketing to develop action plans for at-risk and excess inventory and minimize potential write-offs.
• Prepare monthly IMS/TMS outlooks and conduct regular supply-demand reconciliation to identify gaps, opportunities, and required actions.
• Manage supply allocation based on inventory levels, demand requirements, and business priorities.
• Ensure business processes are established and executed in accordance with current contracts, agreements, and defined ways of working.
• Monitor partner performance against agreed KPIs, MSAs, and SLAs, and proactively address performance gaps and operational issues.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with business partners, addressing inquiries, resolving issues, and ensuring smooth and effective business operations.
• Provide timely inputs to the Regional S&OP process and ensure accurate market information, risks, and opportunities are reflected in the planning cycle.
• Drive the Cluster Supply Chain KPI Dashboard, providing regular performance visibility and highlighting key risks, gaps, and opportunities to management.
• Maintain an effective risk escalation and feedback loop, ensuring timely communication and resolution of critical Supply Chain issues.
• Contribute to Supply Chain and cross-functional projects, ensuring assigned milestones and deliverables are completed within agreed timelines.
Your Profile:
• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, Operations Management, Logistics, or a related field.
• Minimum 3 years of relevant Supply Chain experience, preferably within the pharmaceutical or healthcare industry.
• Strong knowledge and practical experience in SAP; SAP expertise is required.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to interpret data, reports, and Supply Chain KPIs and translate insights into actions.
• Strong negotiation, influencing, and stakeholder management skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel and PowerPoint.
• Strong attention to detail and a high level of accuracy.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision and effectively navigate a matrix organization and multicultural environment.
• Fluent in English, both written and spoken.
This is the opportunity to join a very dynamic organization, where decisions are taken fast and where you can actively participate in shaping our future. If this sounds exciting, we would love to hear more about you!
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