Supply Chain Manager EEM API in Liverpool

Your role involves ensuring a 24-month supply plan for APIs to meet customer requirements. You will need to understand API life cycle management, regulatory impact, and consequences for API replenishment processes. The role requires interaction with various Elanco External Manufacturing (EEM) Hubs, internal Toll Manufacturing Sites, Supply Chains, the Elanco API Steward Teams (Joint Process Teams; JPT), and API Suppliers/Contract manufacturers.

You will be responsible for ensuring API supply to agreed inventory levels and driving the resolution of any supply constraints or demand uncertainties. Working with the Operations Manager and JPT, you will build and develop strong relationships and high customer service. A high level of ownership for Inventory Management is required, focusing on establishing Safety Stock policy and target inventory levels. This position requires travelling to meet suppliers/contract manufacturers.

Your responsibilities include:

• Setting up and maintaining a 24-month API Supply Plan.
• Attending and participating in Global and Hub Supply & Operational Production processes where applicable.
• Representing EEM-API at regular alignment meetings with EEM and Internal and Contract Manufacturing Sites and developing improvement plans to meet valid customer requirements and supply schedules.
• Developing and strengthening relationships with Suppliers and Contract Manufacturers.
• Participating in Supply & Operational Production meetings and Business/profit plan meetings as appropriate.
• Converting Purchase Requisitions to purchase orders for APIs and ensuring proper reconciliation of Toll Manufacturing materials where applicable after completion of production.
• Anticipating and driving resolution of capacity constraints, campaigning, or phasing issues.
• Ensuring any major Supply issues are escalated appropriately.
• Organizing shipments from Vendors to Elanco warehouses or to demanding sites.
• Running ‘What If’ scenarios when required to ensure the Supply Schedule is optimized from both the supply chain and manufacturing perspective.
• Determining the most profitable way to produce products by assessing impacts of reduced lead-times, cycle times, alternative raw materials, equipment, or transportation modes.
• Owning supply chain standards-based performance, aiming for best in class for APIs and driving improvements.
• Using metrics to influence Third Party Partners and ensuring appropriate actions are raised and implemented, including continuously challenging MRP parameters.
• Playing an active role in both EEM and Global initiatives and projects, involving implementation of line extensions and new variants.
• Coordinating across the total value chain from affiliate through regulatory and manufacturing to ensure products meet required launch or implementation dates.
• Managing procurement of defined materials to facilitate API production.

What You Need to Succeed (minimum qualifications):

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Supply Chain, or Technical discipline.
• +5 years’ experience in Production Planning or Supply Planning in a GMP environment (mandatory).
• Analytical experience in a large-scale Supply Chain Industry.
• Ability to balance various interests and competing objectives like functional drivers such as Finance, Quality, TS/MS.
• High focus on supply performance and quality of work.
• Demonstrated ability to challenge and change the status quo.
• Strong planning experience using SAP R/3 and preferably SAP APO.
• Strong communication skills.

What will give you a competitive edge (preferred qualifications):

• Skills, experience, and education in Supply Chain Management, Quality Management, Materials Management, Logistics, Import/Export, Communication, Change Management, Pharmaceutical Production, and Chemical Production.

Additional Information:

• Direct reports: none
• Travel: approx. 10%