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Central Supply Planner

SUN PHARMAMumbai, Maharastra, IN

19 days ago

Job description

At Sun Pharma, we commit to helping you “ Create your own sunshine ”— by fostering an environment where you grow at every step, take charge of your journey and thrive in a supportive community.

Are You Ready to Create Your Own Sunshine?

As you enter the Sun Pharma world, you’ll find yourself becoming ‘Better every day’ through continuous progress. Exhibit self-drive as you ‘Take charge’ and lead with confidence. Additionally, demonstrate a collaborative spirit, knowing that we ‘Thrive together’ and support each other’s journeys.”

Position Summary –

This role is a part of the supply chain organization and is primarily responsible for serving as a single point of contact for Global markets serviced by India based plants for demand qualification, supply plan validation and co-ordination for monthly planning & execution activities.

Strategic (Frequency : 6 months)

Guide respective plant supply planners on analysis of supply side costs for C class products and identification of cost rationalization initiatives
Monitor implementation of agreed cost rationalization initiatives and benefit realization across global DF plants in scope
Guide plant supply planners on identifying bottleneck resources and de-bottlenecking them
Identify and escalate consistent material and / or capacity issues at plants to the Formulations Supply Planning Lead
Participate in supply side review meetings to understand expected constraints and their impact on overall supply planning
Oversee and provide guidance to supply planners to work with other teams to build the case for standardization, and batch size reduction
Ensure review and validation of RM / PM inventory norms at plants every 6 months based on demand-supply variability, lead times and desired service levels and make suitable updates
Facilitate best practices sharing and adoption to ensure consistency across supply processes and systems across plants
Guide plant supply planners for collecting data for long range planning for respective plants

Operational (Frequency : Monthly)

Represent the plant / s in scope in the monthly pre-S&OP and S&OP meetings and escalate open issues to the Global Supply Planning Head

Represent the supply side and drive discussions with the demand team for arriving at consensus plans

Understand and validate net production requirements on the plant

Highlight significant changes in production requirements as compared to previous cycle

Ensure updates of operational inputs like planned shut-downs etc. in the Rough Cut Capacity Planning (RCCP) tool

Ensure updates of capacity occupancy for non-commercial demand basis inputs from R&D, MSTG, production

Run the Rough Cut Capacity Planning (RCCP) tool on net production requirement for generating a capacity levelled plan

Ensure timely MRP run to generate material requirements and check material availability with procurement team

Generate monthly production plans that best meet demand and capacity / material availability at plants

Validate & stress-test the generated plan to maximize commitments against requirements

Track & monitor progress of plan execution and drive intermittent issue resolution with plant supply planners to maximize actual supplies against monthly commitments

Track actual production on a weekly basis across plants in scope and ensure that delays, if any, are communicated to the demand planners

Monitor and highlight significant changes, if any, in production requirements as compared to previous cycle across plants

Moderate the exception management forums to ensure adherence to the defined exception management process for both demand & plant supply planners

Monitor RM / PM inventory levels across plants in scope and ensure adherence to norms

Drive co-ordination for new product launches with NPI team, markets and respective plant teams

Monitor key metrics at overall level and review at plant level (R vs. C, C vs. A, RM / PM inventory, RM / PM write-off)

Guide supply planners on root causes analysis and action planning

Coordinate improvement activities and facilitate best practice (knowledge) sharing across plants in scope

Key performance metrics

D vs C

C vs S

Inventory Days- RM / PM (as per scientific norms)

RM / PM Write-off

Adherence to agreed timelines for S&OP process

Adherence to agreed timelines for NPL (on Supply Chain activities)

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