Demand Planning Manager

Job Description

<p><p><b>Demand Planning Manager</b></p></p> <p>Employment Type</p> <p>Permanent</p> <p>Location</p> <p>BURLINGTON, Ontario</p> Apply SHARE THIS JOB <br/> <p><p><b>Job Description:</b></p></p> <p>Are you looking to join a successful, global company in the Pharma industry? Do you have strong demand planning, logistics and analytical skills and enjoy adding value to your company? Our client is looking to hire a Demand Planning Supply Chain Manager to support their Canadian business. The Demand Planning Supply Chain Manager is responsible for supply chain, demand planning and purchasing operations for the company. This role will also manage medium to large projects and execute related tasks to ensure specific projects are implemented efficiently, successfully, and within the agreed-upon terms of the project.</p>
<p>Responsibilities of the Demand Planning Manager is as follows, but not limited to:</p> <li>Manage the supply chain operations of the company and ensure timely and adequate product supply to meet growth demands by working with intercompany company suppliers across Europe, USA, and global third-party suppliers</li>
<li>Monitor monthly sales, chair monthly SOP meetings with internal sales and marketing team, and develop monthly demand forecasts </li>
<li>Review and input 36-month demand forecasts and approve and finalize local demand review with SOP teams based in the US</li>
<li>Create purchase requisition and purchase orders in SAP </li>
<li>Provide obsolete and destruction inventory provisions to the finance team</li>
<li>Perform inbound delivery and inbound delivery for all incoming deliveries in SAP</li>
<li>Maintain materials and inventory in SAP </li>
<li>Collaborate with regulatory, QA, marketing team, and, 3PL, portal vendor to execute the launch of new SKUs and to ensure compliance with all requirements</li>
<li>Communicate supply chain information to wider teams such as inventory position, demand trends, packaging changes, excess inventory, etc, and work with global teams to resolve issues and minimize any impacts such as risk of potential stock outs, regulatory clearances, obsolete inventory etc.</li>
<li>Perform return shipments and collaborate with global teams to ensure timely credit of insurance claim and credits of goods damaged in transit</li>
<li>Participate in weekly meetings with global supply chain teams to review Purchase orders and inventory position</li>
<li>Review and document supply chain procedures </li>
<li>Ensure inventory accuracy in SAP and 3PL systems and perform inventory discrepancy investigations</li>
<li>Perform yearly year-end close activities in SAP not limited to transfer price updates and PO modifications for the finance team</li>
<li>Provide any supply chain information or related data to internal and external teams (such as regulatory, and IT) when needed as part of projects</li>
<li>Review and approve vendor invoices </li>
<li>Provide budget estimates to the finance team for supply chain projects</li>
<li>Perform any required support tasks by the finance team such as any cost optimization projects, spend analysis, etc.</li>
<li>Develop and negotiate vendor contracts </li>
<li>Provide vendor information on a monthly basis and manage any tasks related to vendor compliance and action items</li>
<li>Develop and document purchasing and signing policies and ensure that these policies are implemented on a day-to-day basis</li>
<li>Work with requesting departments and global sourcing teams (GSS) to execute strategic purchasing projects as per process and to select and onboard vendors</li>
<li>Request and document internal exceptions to purchasing policies</li>
<li>Provide vendor info to local QA teams and execute the supplier qualification process when needed onboarding new vendors</li>
<li>Work with the legal team (internal and external) to develop and finalize vendor contracts</li>
<li>Work with the global strategic sourcing team to implement any new purchasing or contracting process and projects as required</li>
<li>Manage inbound shipments with order management teams and freight brokers when required</li>
<li>Negotiate vendor rates for services and products when applicable</li>
<li>Execute special projects pertaining to supply chain</li>
<li>Manage and track vendor performance related to supply chains such as 3PL and ensure that all vendors perform according to the contracts</li>
<li>Collaborate with vendors to resolve tactical daily not limited to as payments, contract terms adherence etc.</li>
<li>Manage risks with respect to contracts and vendors</li> <p>TMGMS</p> <p><p><b>Job Requirements:</b></p></p> <li>University degree in Business, Finance, Engineering, or Project Management</li>
<li>5+ years in demand planning, supply chain management and operations</li>
<li>Proficient in SAP and Microsoft Tools (Excel, Word, PPT, Project)</li>
<li>Must have good interpersonal skills to deal with a variety of people </li>
<li>Experience with SAP</li> Apply