Demand Planning Team Lead

Job title: Demand Planning Team Lead

• Location: Budapest
• Hybrid

About the job

We are an innovative global healthcare company with one purpose: to chase the miracles of science to improve people’s lives. We’re also a company where you can flourish and grow your career, with countless opportunities to explore, make connections with people, and stretch the limits of what you thought was possible. Ready to get started?

Join our Global Manufacturing and Supply Services Team as Demand Planning Team Lead and you can help make it happen. Our mission is to deliver and support Global M&S teams in partnership with Business and Digital, and drive priority and transformative initiatives across the organisation. Your job? Leading a regional demand planning team to ensure alignment with the organization’s vision and goals. This role is critical in driving demand planning processes, overseeing daily operations, mentoring team members, and acting as a liaison between the demand planning function, global hub leadership, and key stakeholders. You will also ensure compliance with both internal and external regulatory frameworks while fostering continuous process improvements.

Main responsibilities:

Leadership & Team Management:

• Provide direction, oversee daily operations, and ensure alignment of demand planning activities with company objectives.
• Lead, mentor, and coach the demand planning team to ensure professional growth and high performance.
• Facilitate team performance evaluations and encourage continuous improvement and team collaboration.

Process Improvement & Performance Management:

• Drive improvements in demand planning processes and methodologies, leveraging advanced planning tools and ERP systems (SAP and Kinaxis preferred).
• Ensure accurate use of master data and proper configuration of demand planning parameters in planning systems.
• Conduct performance reviews and oversee root cause analysis for significant demand plan changes and forecast deviations.
• Implement corrective action plans to prevent recurrence of identified issues.
• Oversee team performance based on SLAs/KPIs to ensure efficient and effective operations.
• Ensure alignment with internal and external regulatory frameworks.

Cross-Functional Collaboration & Reporting:

• Act as the communication bridge between the demand planning team, global hub leadership, and key stakeholders.
• Partner with stakeholders to integrate local market knowledge and operational requirements into planning processes.
• Prepare and present demand planning reports for senior management

About you

Experience:

• Prior experience in demand planning roles with demonstrated team leadership capabilities, preferably with knowledge of pharmaceutical primary and secondary manufacturing processes.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in the supply chain/manufacturing industry, preferably with exposure to pharmaceutical manufacturing processes.

Technical skills:

• Advanced proficiency in demand planning tools and ERP systems (SAP and Kinaxis preferred).
• Comprehensive understanding of internal and external regulatory frameworks, ensuring compliance in all demand planning activities.

Soft skills:

• Ability to provide direction, oversee daily operations, and ensure alignment of demand planning activities with company goals, driving process and methodology improvements.
• Strong skills in mentoring, coaching, and team development to facilitate team performance evaluations and professional growth.
• Effective liaison capabilities to act as the communication bridge between the demand planning team, global hub leadership, and key stakeholders.
• A high level of accountability and attention to details required
• Demonstrated high standards of integrity, professionalism, and commitment
• Good team facilitation and relationship building skills

Education:

·       Advanced degree (e.g., Master's or PhD) in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, or a related field.

Languages:

·       Excellent English communication and writing skills

Why choose us?

• Bring the miracles of science to life alongside a supportive, future-focused team in an international work environment
• Work from an "Office of the Year 2023" award winner with flexible home office policy
• Enjoy a thoughtful, well-crafted rewards package that recognizes your contribution and amplifies your impact
• Take good care of yourself and your family, with a wide range of health and wellbeing benefits including high-quality healthcare, prevention and wellness programs and at least 14 weeks’ gender-neutral parental leave
• An individual and well-structured introduction and training of new employees and we will dedicate a Buddy for you to better navigate in your first weeks
• Join a great community & special events (Monthly Board Game Nights, Summer Events, Well-Being Lectures & Sport Clubs)

PursueProgress. Discover Extraordinary.

Progress doesn’t happen without people – people from different backgrounds, in different locations, doing different roles, all united by one thing: a desire to make miracles happen. You can be one of those people. Chasing change, embracing new ideas and exploring all the opportunities we have to offer. Let’s pursue Progress. And let’s discover Extraordinary together.

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