Key Responsibilities:

• The Life Cycle & Planning Manager oversees and coordinates the operational and SCM aspects of ongoing launch projects, acting as a liaison with extended project teams and global SCM operational excellence.
• Leads SCM activities for Pharmaceutical Operations in Mexico to launch, transfer, divest, or prune existing products within the local market.
• Implements product LCM plans, meeting agendas and summaries, schedules, and action plans, collaborating with local Commercial and Marketing teams, BD&L, or the region.
• Supports or leads cross-functional project teams, assigning action items, raising and resolving related issues, and following up to ensure a successful conclusion.
• Ensures adequate and continuous supply of finished products to customers in the country according to their demand, including S&BP, demand/supply planning, local repackaging, launch or transfer processes and master data update and maintainance for the products of his responsibility
• Delivers Supply Chain team numbers: Customer Service Level (CSL), customer satisfaction, costs (PCE as part of COGS), working capital (inventory targets for Mexico), write-offs, etc.
• Provides effective communication within the business community about supply and demand signals and effectively manages demand and inventory during bottlenecks and supply crises.
• Ensures data quality in line with GMD at local and global levels and its implications in master data.
• Ensures all processes (SOP) are properly documented, followed, and reviewed periodically.
• Participates and supports global initiatives such as collaborative planning, direct plant communications, bottleneck management activities, pruning, product divestment, direct shipments, etc

Main Requirements:

• University degree in Finance or SCM, SAP, PMO certification, APICS CPM certification, an asset.
• Language: Bilingual (Spanish and English).
• Minimum 5 years' experience in SCM and project management businesses preferably in the pharmaceutical industry.
• Competence Profile (Skills) Result oriented. Proactivity. Decision-making. Adaptability.
• Specific Professional Competencies Knowledge in quality systems. Knowledge in production processes. Knowledge in Laws, regulations and norms applicable to the Pharmaceutical Industry.
• Advanced knowledge in Office Package. SAP system handling.
• Compliance level of norms, policies and Best Practices (GMPs).

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