Role Summary
Senior Market Supply Chain Planner at Parsippany, NJ. Primary liaison between Teva Global Operations Global Supply Network and US Commercial, leading supply chain operations for designated products/sites to ensure optimal availability, inventory management, and alignment with commercial strategies. Collaborates cross-functionally to drive service excellence and cost efficiency.
Responsibilities
- Support the market supply chain planning process for an assigned portfolio of plants and/or products
- Actively participate in Sales & Operations Execution (S&OE) to ensure supply plans are developed, communicated, and executed in support of customer priorities
- Support Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) for Demand & Market Planning, providing metrics, risks & opportunities, capacity utilization, escalations, and key decisions
- Accountable for KPIs of Forecast Accuracy, Customer Delivery, Inventory, and Backorder; determine root causes and implement corrective measures
- Partner with Commercial/Product Operations to assess lead times and product availability for new business opportunities and bids/tenders
- Provide insight and visibility to capacity (RCCP) across manufacturing/packaging sites, highlighting supply opportunities and risks
- Support and implement global inventory policies, replenishment strategies, and master data maintenance processes
- Manage inventory levels to balance service, cost, and working capital; set safety stock targets and ensure they are achieved
- Regularly review Master Production Schedule to ensure Supply Network Planning elements are timely, accurate, and relevant
- Facilitate weekly supply huddles with site stakeholders; identify root causes of service failures; balance supply and demand with Commercial peers
- Follow Teva Safety, Health, and Environmental policies and procedures
- Other projects and duties as required/assigned
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Operations, Engineering, or related field; minimum 2 years’ experience in Supply Chain Management
- Experience in supply chain management, demand & supply planning, inventory management, S&OP or related consulting
- APICS certification desirable but not required
- Leadership experience in a global matrix environment; ability to lead and drive change
- Strong influence and communication skills at all organizational levels
- High sense of urgency and stakeholder management
- Strong analytical skills with ability to derive insights from data
- Experience with advanced planning systems (SAP IBP, SAP APO, Kinaxis, etc.)
- Proficiency in MS Office (Excel, Visio, PowerPoint)
- Pharmaceutical experience desirable but not required
- Lean Six Sigma experience preferred
- Motivated self-starter and self-finisher
Skills
- Supply chain planning
- Demand and supply planning
- Inventory management
- KRIs/KPIs development and analysis
- Cross-functional collaboration
- Data analysis and problem solving
- ERP/APS systems proficiency
- Communication and stakeholder management
Education
- Bachelor’s degree in a related field (Supply Chain, Operations, Engineering) or equivalent
Additional Requirements
- Travel: Not specified as essential
- Physical demands: Not specified as essential