Major Accountabilities:

• Meet with CMO's to discuss NOSSCE and business KPI's to provide performance feedback, root cause analysis and implement improvements
• Design and execute S&OP meetings with Suppliers based on frequencies outlines in the segmentation assessment
• Analyze inventories to determine how to increase inventory turns, reduce waste / write off, or optimize KPI's / CSL
• Design and implement supply chain models that support business strategies which can adapt to changing market conditions, new business opportunities, or cost reduction strategies
• Participate in the coordination of engineering changes, product line extensions, or new product launches to ensure orderly and timely transitions of production flow
• Responsible for order fulfillment tasks for a products manufactured at External Suppliers within scope of SRT
• Establish and oversee an optimal supply plan, with the goal to balance customer service level, production capabilities at external supplier, inventory level and operational cost according to budget
• Responsible for timely order fulfillment including organization and management of physical shipment of goods in collaboration with freight forwarders.
• Transport invoice verification
• Maintain adequate planning & master data parameters (e.g. MOQ, Lead Times, order frequency) setting for active assortment in close collaboration with local master data mgt.
• Responsible for the Novartis TechOps inventories according defined target values
• Toll Reconciliation (if applicable for the accounts managed)
• Reconcile Novartis Pharma inventories at vendor with system inventory
• Create and maintain Bill of Materials
• Follow-up on inventory differences
• Communication to all stakeholders around supply

Education: University level or above, economics or scientific degree that contains supply chain management
Language: Good command of English written and spoken – Local language written and spoken
Relevant Experiences:

• 3-5 years planning, logistic and/or SC experience in an industrial operations environment.
• Experience working in a GMP and/or GSP environment.
• Knowledge of pharmaceutical operations principles and supply chain practices.
• Supply Chain Principles – extensive knowledge and under-standing of Materials Management principles such as (but not limited to) MPS, MRP, CRP, DRP, SFC, purchasing, distribution, import/export, transportation, etc.
• Commercial negotiations skills

Why consider Novartis?

750 million. That’s how many lives our products touch. And while we’re proud of that fact, in this world of digital and technological transformation, we must also ask ourselves this: how can we continue to improve and extend even more people’s lives?

We believe the answers are found when curious, courageous and collaborative people like you are brought together in an inspiring environment. Where you’re given opportunities to explore the power of digital and data. Where you’re empowered to risk failure by taking smart risks, and where you’re surrounded by people who share your determination to tackle the world’s toughest medical challenges.

We are Novartis. Join us and help us reimagine medicine.

Novartis Technical Operations

NTO EXTERNAL SUPPLY

China

Shanghai

Novartis Pharma Beijing

Technical Operations

Full Time

Regular