Market Supply Chain Planner - Mexico City

Market Supply Chain Planner - Mexico City We're in relentless pursuit of breakthroughs that change patients' lives. We innovate every day to make the world a healthier place.
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TheMarket Supply Chain Planner acts as a strategic business partner within the market, responsible for planning and executing demand and supply strategies. The Market Supply Chain Planner has deep knowledge of the business, products, and industry trends within the Mexico market. Through leveraging digital technologies, the Market Supply Chain Planner will identify revenue opportunities and patient-centric solutions while ensuring effective communication and issue resolution with key stakeholders.
The Market Supply Chain Planner is mainly responsible for demand forecasting, Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) process, managing new product launches, product change management, supply assurance in collaboration with the Market Planning Hub and special project management. The role requires a strong ability to manage cross-functional teams, proactive problem identification and resolution, issue escalation to regional and/or global teams and effective communication and management of issues and recovery plans to key stakeholders.
ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES: Demand Planning and Supply Management Analyze historical sales data, market trends, and customer insights to develop accurate demand forecasts.Provide market insights for statistical forecast modeling to automate demand planning where possible in collaboration with Global Demand Intelligence team.Conduct monthly brand forecast review meetings to assess accuracy and adjust plans based on root causes of forecast variances.Support and/or influence commercial decision-making through a deep understanding of market trend data (such as IQVIA), business, and industry trends in order to provide key insights and create value to the businessResponsible for the engagement with key customers (first-paying customers, governments…) across the market/s through recurrent platforms (such as GSC/Distributor S&OP) to ensure a better understanding of market trends with a focus on improving performanceLeverage digital technologies to gather new insights from data and partner with stakeholders to identify/drive upside revenue opportunities and innovative and patient/customer-centric solutions.Partner with the Market Planning Hub to ensure continuous supply and manage supply issues and communicate recovery plans to internal and external stakeholders.Challenge the status quo and drive operational excellence through standardizing demand planning and Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) processes.Develop and leverage an in-depth understanding of customer's operations and sales characteristics, applying these insights to operational and continuous improvement initiatives.Accountable for the IMEx (Integrated Manufacturing Excellence -Lean System) ecosystem sustainability in the Process Centric Team (PCT) and serve as point of contact for continuos improvement including best practices sharing and root cause analysis coaching.Lead the internal discussions from a GSC perspective in terms of tender management. Identify areas of enhancing tendering process/forecasting.Lead local S&OP process with cross-functional team participation to ensure mutual accountability, visibility, and alignment on key decisions to ensure supply continuityLeverage the forum as escalation and alignment where support and agreements are made to execute the business financial plans.Product Lifecycle Management Supports new product launches activities as required (along with the Regional Supply Leads),leading the coordination at market level and regional level of all the activities related to NPL and acceleration of NPL including product development, RA strategy, planning of the go-to-market strategy.Actively participate in the development of the patient demand assessment with new product launches by having a better understanding of the disease prevalence, market share and trendsResponsible for alignment of all Product Changes with MPH and local market teams (Regulatory, Commercial and Finance) to avoid patient impact, secure service levels, and achieve business objectivesEnsure SKU updated LOEs, rationalization, discontinuation and segmentationSC Performance Management Monitor performance against KPIs (Forecast error, forecast bias, inventory $/MOH, write-offs, statistical forecast adherence, new product launch metrics…)Monitor and evaluate inventory levels, sales performance, and market conditions to identify potential risks and opportunities.Identify main offenders and continuous improvement projects to improve performance/metricsInventory Planning Manage obsolescence risks and identify mitigation plans in alignment with commercialEmbed continuous optimization of inventory via operational excellence standardsMaintain optimal inventory levels to meet customer demand; plan and execute inventory replenishment strategies, including reorder points and safety stock levelsEngage with commercial/finance partners during OP/LE reviews to provide supply input and align/analyze unit and financial forecasts for budgeting and forecasting purposes (LRVF, Budgets)Report monthly supply gaps, risks, recoveries and upsidesLead the alignment discussions on the monthly and quarterly revenue landing including the coordination of inputs from Commercial, finance, regulatory.Partner with commercial and finance teams to ensure clear rationalization for gaps between unit and financial forecast QUALIFICATIONS Technical skills BS/BA Degree required. Preferably in the fields of Supply Chain, Logistics Management, Industrial Engineering or alikeRole/Market Specific: Minimum 5 years of relevant experience in Supply Chain, PlanningExperience in S&OP process and executionExperience leading cross-functional team projectsDemonstrated business acumen, industry, and product knowledge; including trends, competitive landscape and industry best practices which can impact the businessOperational Excellence experienceExperience in Pharma industry considered an assetCPIM or CSCP certification is preferredStrong communication and presentation skills, ability to interact with cross-functional teams and external stakeholdersAbility to interpret/ analyze data, draw meaningful conclusions and influence key stakeholders by presenting comprehensive solutions and recommendations.Detail-oriented with strong organizational and problem-solving abilitiesAbility to multitask in a fast-paced environmentSystem and digital ERP system – SAP and KinaxisAbility to use digital dashboards for data analysis (Tableau, BI, IQVIA,.)NON-STANDARD WORK SCHEDULE, TRAVEL OR ENVIRONMENT REQUIREMENTS: Not Applicable
JOB DIMENSIONS/SCOPE Role/Market Specific: The Market Supply Chain Planner will be responsible for planning and executing demand and supply strategies for assigned product portfolio within Mexico Market.Role/Market Specific: This role supports over 45% in revenue, 55% SKUs, 42% of Priority SKUsKey Stakeholders: Commercial Country Leads, Commercial Category Leads, Regulatory, SCQ, Finance, GSC IO, GDI, MPH,OTHER INFORMATION Not eligible for RelocationNot Eligible for employee referral bonusPfizer is committed to equal opportunity in the terms and conditions of employment for all employees and job applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, gender identity or gender expression, national origin, or disability.
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