Hobson Prior are looking for a Supply Operations Manager to join a world-wide pharmaceutical company based in Switzerland. Our client focuses on providing pioneering medical solutions to improve the quality of people's lives.

Job Responsibilities:

• You will 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.
• Responsible for timely order fulfilment including organization and management of physical shipment of goods in collaboration with freight forwarders.
• Partake in the coordination of engineering changes, product line extensions, or new product launches to ensure orderly and timely transitions of production flow
• Accountable for order fulfilment tasks for a product 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.
• 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.

Key Skills:

• Good command of English written and spoken - Local language written and spoken.
• Commercial negotiations skills.

Requirements:

• Medium to high education in a technical, economics or scientific degree that contains supply chain management, logistics and/or planning including an APICS CPIM or APICS CSCP certification.
• A minimum of 3-5 years planning experience in an industrial operations environment.
• Experience working in a GMP 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.
• Knowledge of pharmaceutical operations and industry practices, preferred
• Pharmaceutical GMP's - strong knowledge of Good Manufacturing Practices.

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