Cipla | Manager - Supply Planning - Mumbai

Job Purpose:

• Manager Supply Planning & Customer service for Cluster by partnering with Demand Planning & Coordinating with plant teams to ensure that Products are available in the region within time with right quantity and optimum utilization of available resources

Accountability Cluster

• Integrate new and existing products by strategic Planning to ensure timely supply, sales and profitability.
• Leading inhouse Cluster Planning ( 7 units) 500 SKUs with Business value of 400 + Cr/Month in Multiple Dosage form Tablets, Syrups, Devices, Capsules , Topical , FFS, Rotacaps etc
• 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 and beyond
• Ensuring Smooth transition of New Product Launch & AVD SKUs to Business Maximization through Cross Functional Team Alignment & Planning
• Ensuring the planning considering price maximization plan and other critical pre defined actions and being shared with units as per agreed timeline
• Supporting team for issue resolution by talking to right stake holders at right time

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 inhouse 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 unit with respect to vehicle availability, space, proc issue , Pkg development issue etc for risk Mitigation
• Ensuring that total sales loss for the cluster is 0.5% of total business value at NRV Month on Month
• Ensuring CvsA for overall inhouse Cluster (500 SKUs) is 98% Month on Month
• Ensuring R vs C and C index targets for each unit is met
• Monthly SnOP deck preparation for inhouse cluster & driving SnoP meeting with unit teams
• Weekly connect with Materials planners & ensuring Materials availability 100% at the start of the month
• 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 in house cluster though complex constraints management & problem solving
• Developing advanced template for inhouse cluster performance tracking & review
• Ensuring Inventory sourced from inhouse 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 materials team where there is a risk of Inventory or Expiry same for plan cancelation or deferment for FG
• Analyzing received target & Target bifurcation between units 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
• 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 Manage difficult situations and resolve conflicts.
• Stakeholder management
• Product resolution work with stakeholders to manage issues and escalate as desired
• Risk Sensing & Proactively raising alerts
• Understanding vendors supply chain & driving risk mitigation support to vendor
• Non Integrated systems which is leading to poor real time visibility

Educational qualifications:

Bachelors Degree in Management in SCM or Operations

Relevant experience:

8+ years experience. Strong knowledge of SAP MRP systems as well as very good functional knowledge of processes and best practices from the industry

Skill set : Strong communication skills, ability to work with multiple stakeholders, ability to influence cross functional stakeholders, project management skills, entrepreneurial mindset to drive impact in new areas