Deputy Manager- Supply Planner

Job Purpose:

Manager Supply Planning & Customer service for CMO Cluster by partnering with Demand Planning & Coordinating with CMO team to ensure that Products are available in the region.

Roles and Responsibilities:

1. Integrate new and existing products by strategic Planning to ensure timely supply, sales and profitability-

• Ensuring Smooth transition of New Product Launch & AVD SKUs to Business Maximization through Cross Functional Team Alignment & Planning
• End to End Planning of Close to 180 SKUs having business Value of -60 to 70 Cr/Month & Leading CMO Cluster Planning -500 SKUs with Business value of -180 Cr/Month in Multiple Dosage form Injectables, Tablets, Syrups, Devices, Capsules, Topical.
• Driving stable plan initiative for High volume SKUs
• Drive and Implement supply chain process improvements cross-functionally to make them more effective
• Provide Commitments to Cross Functional Marketing & Demand Planning for Business Planning for next 3 Months.

2. Strong Governance & Risk Mitigation

• Ensuring robust governance process for Risk Sensing & Mitigation.
• Driving Weekly Control Tower for Finished Goods & Physician sample supplies inligned with Business Strategy.
• Driving Weekly Supply Security for CMO Cluster with Middle Management for highlighting Risk associated with product serviceability & Risk Mitigation strategies
• Weekly Governance meeting with Demand Planning Team for driving Demand Volatility, Potential Risks & Revenue Maximization strategies
• Monthly Connect with Distribution team for discussion on IDST & Shipping Methodology for critical SKUs .
• Resolution of Challenges faced at CMO with respect to vehicle availability for risk Mitigation
• Ensuring that total sales loss for the cluster is 1.5% of total business value at NRV Month on Month
• Ensuring CvsA for overall CMO Cluster (500 SKUs) is >95% Month on Month
• Driving Recon meeting with Marketing team for understanding market scenario & Business planning
• Monthly SnOP deck preparation for CMO cluster & driving SnoP meeting with business leaders
• Weekly connect with LL Materials planners & ensuring Materials availability >95% at the start of the month

3. Drive, manage and implement supply chain strategies in order to strengthen SCM Process

• Identifying & Benchmarking SCM process with industry at regular intervals to keep up with market scenario & changing trends.
• Provide key input on capabilities requirements and solutions to support the execution of business strategies
• Driving touchless planning initiative in CMO cluster though complex constraints management & problem solving
• Developing advanced template for CMO cluster performance tracking & review.

4. Ensuring Inventory sourced from CMO cluster is within the prescribed Inventory Target

• Inventory planning Review for 500 SKUs at annual level for taking tactical decision
• Slow & Non-Moving SKUs identification basis latest trend and driving salvage plan for significant demand drop cases with marketing team
• Driving PO Cancellation/PO Deferment discussion with CMO team where there is a risk of Inventory or Expiry
• Analyzing received target & Target bifurcation between LL & PtoP cluster considering Norms, Batch size, Buildups, New Launches etc
• Reviewing Inventory control mechanisms at regular interval & brainstorming on process upgradation at regular interval
• Driving Batch size reduction project for Slow- & Non-Moving SKUs
• Identification & Driving salvage plan for Non Moving RM/PM for LL Sites.

5. KPI tracking & Reporting

• Monthly KPI Tracking & Reporting the actual numbers along with actions to be taken
• Monthly Loss Tree Tagging for Loss bifurcation in multiple buckets Procurement, Distribution, Overselling etc