Clinical Supply & Inventory Planning BPO in Macclesfield

Location: Macclesfield, UK

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the creation of a multiyear strategic roadmap to improve supply planning capability in alignment with business and supply chain strategy.
• Align strategic roadmap with key stakeholders across functions, hierarchy and different parts of the business.
• Lead projects to implement improvements to supply planning processes.
• Assess process maturity across collaboration with local teams and identify gaps in process capabilities.
• Benchmarking of our supply & inventory planning processes, performance & systems vs peers.
• Document the process to appropriate level of detail driving simplification of processes and removal of waste.
• Work with IT and digital/AI groups to build tools which support understanding & optimisation of our supply planning processes.
• Manage any supporting systems (with System Owner).
• Establish & lead an effective business process network, with sub‑process owners/process champions understanding the priority improvement areas from a user perspective.
• Improve people capability across CM & S, providing training materials, expert advice and coaching.
• Work with CM & S training role(s) to roll‑out appropriate training & ensure that there is a learning, skills and training plan that accompanies all new and existing processes.
• Define KPIs; monitor, improve and drive adherence to the business process.
• Own continuous improvement programme to ensure processes are more efficient &/or sustainable, adapting to new business needs.
• Track benefits and improvement into the business.
• Maintain open communication channel with supply chain planning teams to identify process pain points, develop alternatives to resolve issues and ensure engagement to process standardization.

Requirements

• Degree, MSc, PhD in a scientific or business field.
• Hands-on experience in pharma or biotech industry.
• Broad & deep supply chain planning experience.
• Deep understanding and experience of supply planning systems (SAP or advanced planning systems).
• Experienced in business process management, process improvement and governance.
• Highly developed operational and project management skills with experience leading multi‑workstream projects end to end.
• Analytical capability and sound information gathering using lean techniques.
• Judgement, decision making and problem solving – analysing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems by identifying root cause and implementing corrective and preventative actions.
• Influence and leadership presence – presenting to and communicating with stakeholders and peers at all levels of the organization in an efficient and effective way.

In Office Requirement

We require a minimum of three days per week from the office. While we ask for in‑person presence, we also respect flexibility and individual circumstances, aiming to balance the expectation of being in the office with personal flexibility.

Competitive salary and benefits package on offer. Access to a flexible employee benefits fund, including holiday purchase and flexible time off, pension contributions, Share Save Plans, a performance recognition scheme and a competitive, generous remuneration package.

Our mission is to build an inclusive and equitable environment. We want people to feel they belong at AstraZeneca and Alexion, starting with our recruitment process. We welcome and consider applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of characteristics. We offer reasonable adjustments/accommodations to help all candidates to perform at their best. If you have a need for any adjustments/accommodations, please complete the section in the application form.