Job Title: Strategic Operations Specialist
This is a full-time permanent role that involves maintaining responsibility for strategic planning and facilitating the planning process to ensure stock coverage for each product as required.
Key Responsibilities:
* Maintain full responsibility for planning strategic APIs.
* Facilitate the planning process to ensure accurate forecasting, purchasing, and supply of starting materials and finished products.
* Comply with corporate requirements for stock management, including safety stock.
* Ensure timely review of planning results to confirm all risks are adequately mitigated and reported to management.
* Process and analyze MPS and MRP reports to inform business decisions.
* Ensure regulatory compliance through close monitoring of Register database and reporting any issues to management.
* Work closely with the corporate supply chain team, including liaison with Toll Manufacturing sites and provision of accurate forecasts to facilitate capacity planning.
* Make full use of relevant software systems such as APO, MDM, and Register to enhance the planning function.
* Use APO as intended for planning and managing amendments.
Requirements and Qualifications:
* Bachelor's Degree in Business or related field.
* 5+ years experience in a similar role within the pharmaceutical industry.
* Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to convey information and ideas effectively.
* Tactful and confident at all levels both internal and external.
* Passion for data analysis and reporting.
* Ability to read and interpret documents including contracts and agreements.
* Ability to write clearly and informatively.
* High standard of technical documentation and presenting numerical data effectively.
* Demonstrate an aptitude for process improvement.
* Maintain an advanced working knowledge of software systems including Office, Ross, SAP APO, MDM, and Register.
* Strong analytical skills with the ability to identify patterns and trends in data.
* Excellent cross-functional and cross-language communication skills.