Head of Demand and Inventory Management

Job title on the advert is Head of Demand and Inventory Management.The internal title for this role is "Head of Demand and Inventory Management UK". The closing date for this role is 2nd May 2023. Location: London Office with Hybrid working (12 days per month in the office). #LI Hybrid About the role:We are seeking a Head of Demand and Inventory Management UK who will be responsible for leading, coordinating, and optimizing the activities of demand managers. Ensuring adequate inventory levels to enable continuous supply to customers and patients in the UK.If you are looking for an exciting opportunity to use your skills and experience to make a real impact on a global scale, then we would love to hear from you!This role reports to the Head of Supply Chain and Customer Care UK. Key Responsibilities: • Supervision of the daily activities of demand managers: follow-up on product availability and support in decision-making and daily communication. Management and coordination of alerts (supply and financial), actions to be put in place in case of back-order and shortage risk/write-off risk.• Guarantee the quality of the team's work by analyzing performance results. Analyse, coordinate and implement the necessary actions to continuously improve processes, activities, and information exchanges.• Responsible for the inventory management performance elements of the company.• Owning the warehouse and distribution budget and controlling the costs and 3PL (Third-party logistics) operational performance: facilitating QBRs (Quarterly business review) and monthly meetings. • Local S&BP process: contribute to the overall process, including a review of performance levels and possible alerts on future supply and financial risks. Coordination of the preparation, active participation in meetings and action item follow-ups.• The main point of contact for the global functions for everything related to the operational activities of the Supply Chain. Weekly and monthly completion of the reports required by global functions, ensuring regular communication to present and explain the results and identify areas for improvement.• Liaising constantly with QA and regulations on operational topics to ensure alignment on product changes, deviations, and action plans to mitigate gaps. • Coordination of cross-functional projects related to Lifecycle and Master data activities, from launch to divestment for all our products, in close collaboration with the other functions: medical, marketing, finance, market access, and regulatory.• Management of a team of 3-5 people: coordination of activities, team building, feedback, guidance, development, and recruitment. Our purpose is to reimagine medicine to improve and extend people's lives. We use innovative science and technology to address some of society's most challenging healthcare issues. We discover and develop breakthrough treatments and find new ways to deliver them to as many people as possible. We also aim to reward those who invest their money, time and ideas in our company.
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