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At Sandoz, our Purpose is pioneering access for patients
Job Description
Sandoz continues to go through an exciting and transformative period as a global leader and pioneering provider of sustainable Biosimilar and Generic medicines. As we continue down this new and ambitious path, unique opportunities will present themselves, both professionally and personally. Join us, the future is ours to shape!
We are looking for an energetic, collaborative and analytical supply planner for our experienced planning team. As a planner, it will be your job to ensure the supply of critical medicines into Netherlands. You will both work with commercial and suppliers to ensure the constant alignment between supply and demand and ensure sales, CSL, Inventory targets are met.The position of Planner is located within the Planning department, part of the Supply Chain department, led by a head of Supply Chain and reports to the Manager Supply Chain Planning.
You are eager to learn, make an impact and eventually change how we work. You enjoy working with people and finding solutions together. You are analytical and are thrilled by reaching new analytical insights.
Your Key Responsibilities:
Your responsibilities include, but not limited to:
Take responsibility for planning and managing orders from selected intercompany and 3rd party suppliers, to ensure availability and stock targets are met. Operationally lead execution and if necessary, support various last mile actions. All in accordance with GDP standards.
Manage stakeholders across functions including commercial, quality and customer service functions to set the right priorities and drive the right actions.
Engage in constant dialogue with sites, suppliers and 3PL to ensure next delivery arrives on time, while pushing and escalating when necessary
Run analysis of both supply and sales forecast data to ensure the most suitable input for effective supply planning. Challenge business on forecast accuracy and claimed sales projections. Analyze big data sets of supply data and KPIs to improve performance and processes.
Work with the supply planning team on how we use our system and run our processes. Suggest and drive improvement initiatives.
What you’ll bring to the role:
Essential Requirements:
You hold a bachelor or master’s in supply chain, operations management or related field
Deep knowledge and strong understanding of SCM, Supply planning and inventory management.
Analytical and structured mindset
Good stakeholder management skills
Experience from a similar position
Fluent English, Dutch is an advantage
Knowledge of relevant tools and systems e.g. SAP, SAP S4/Hana, RapidResponse, QlikSense, Alteryx, Power BI and Power Query, and AI (e.g. Co-pilot/Claude/ChatGPT)
You’ll receive:
We offer temporary employment for 1 year with probation period with flexible working, learning and development opportunities. We offer indefinite employment contract based on performance after the first year of employment.
Why Sandoz?
Sandoz is the global leader in Biosimilar and Generic medicines, a segment of the healthcare industry that delivers 80% of the world’s medicines at 30% of the cost, touching the lives of more than 1 billion people across 100+ countries! While we are proud of our achievements, we have an ambition to do more so that everyone can achieve the basic human right of good health.
With investments in new development capabilities, production sites, new acquisitions, and partnerships, we have the opportunity to shape the future of Sandoz and help even more people gain access to low-cost, high-quality medicines, sustainably.
Our momentum is 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 careers, where diversity of thought is welcomed and where personal growth is supported!
Join us, help us make healthcare fairer and faster.
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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Skills Desired
Business Scenario Planning , Efficiency, Inventory Management, Master Data, Material Requirements Planning (Mrp), Order Management, Risk Management, Supply Chain, Supply-Chain Management, Supply Management, Supply Planning, Transportation, Warehouse Management
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