Associate Manager, Global Supply Chain Planning Job

Celgene Corporation is a global integrated biopharmaceutical company primarily engaged in the discovery, development and commercialization of innovative therapies designed to treat cancer and immune-inflammatory related diseases in patients with limited treatment options.

The Associate Manager, Global Supply Chain Planning defines and manages the supply plans for a portfolio of products. To accomplish this, the Associate Manager uses the Oracle EBS / Advanced Supply Chain Planning suite to aggregate global demand from all streams and generates a preliminary supply plan. Then, the Associate Manager interprets inventory-policy, verifies and reacts to network manufacturing-capacity, and verifies / incorporates material availability constraints. Finally, the Associate Manager communicates the final supply plan and any related information to internal / external manufacturing organizations. As part of this process, the Associate Manager will also report monthly and quarterly supply activities and business performance, and will escalate business-critical decision-points to management through the Sales & Operations Planning process.

* Define, publish and monitor global production plans for a portfolio of products taking into account demand from all sources (i.e.: forecasts, sales orders, supplier managed inventories, clinical requirements, etc), and balancing inventories / manufacturing capacities. This includes API, drug product and finished goods. * Work closely with Internal/External Manufacturing organizations and other Technical Operations colleagues to ensure that the production plans are achievable through the use of capacity planning, level loading, materials availability planning, etc. * Align production plans with short-term, long-term and strategic needs of Commercial Operations, Technical Operations, and Internal/External Manufacturing organizations. Also, ensure production plans are aligned with financial budget forecasts/commitments and strategies. * Work closely with the Global Demand Management team to understand the sales forecasts versus actual sales variations, and adjust supply plans if necessary to maintain inventory and customer service levels. * Prioritize product release of finished goods as necessary. * Responsible for analyzing on a monthly basis the inventory levels for global finished goods, semi-finished goods and API, to ensure adherence to Global Supply Chain safety stock policies. * Gather detailed supply and inventory data in a timely manner to support monthly Sales & Operations Planning meeting. * Gather critical information for Business Reviews meetings along with supply and inventory trends analysis for assigned product/markets. * Manage and execute supply plans / inventory strategies for new product launches, product line extensions and label/PI changes. * Participate on cross-functional meetings as subject matter expert as required. * Upon special request, conduct ad-hoc analyses for senior management for high level business decisions.

**Prerequisites** * Planner with three to five years experience in the Pharmaceutical or Healthcare Industry. Bachelor’s Degree in Business or Engineering is required, APICS certification, or equivalent, is desired. **Skills/Knowledge Required** * Bachelor’s degree in Business or Engineering. * 3 to 5 years of planning experience in the Pharmaceutical or Healthcare industry. * Prior experience planning in a multiple manufacturing site and/or contract manufacturing environment. * Prior experience interacting with demand management, quality and regulatory organizations. * Must have strong analytical skills, strong interpersonal and communication skills, be a team player and be willing to work in an environment where individual initiative, accountability to the team, and professional maturity are required. * Must be able to work with limited day-to-day supervision. * Strong PC experience, Microsoft Office Suite experience required including; Excel; Outlook; PowerPoint * Oracle EBS / Advance Supply Chain Planning (or SAP) experience required. * APICS certification is a plus.