Demand Fulfillment Planning and Logistics

**Demand Fulfillment Planning and Logistics Specialist, ANZ**
- ** Looking for a different challenge **as a Demand Fulfillment Planning and Logistics Specialist whereby you can utilise your skills?
- ** Permanent Full-time **position with **competitive renumeration **and** benefits**:

- ** Location**: AUS - New South Wales - Macquarie Park
- Hybrid, work from home and office environment, with a **dedicated and welcoming team**:

- Join a growing, yet already **successful market**:

- ** Upskill and growth in an area you’re passionate about**, whilst being fully supported and encouraged
- Join a trusted Global leading organisation

**What You Will Do**

**Responsibilities include, however not limited to**:
**Demand Management**
- Carry out and agree on Market Segmentation (Business Value Segmentation)
- Create an unconstrained consensus forecast for the market / cluster in monthly buckets (statistical modelling and adjustments)
- Maintain demand parameters for the portfolio, manage baseline, upside, and downside scenarios.
- Assess trends, risks, and opportunities together with the Commercial teams.
- Review Gap to Financial Plan
- Monitor Forecast consumption vs demand and respond to forecast evolution during the cycle.
- Perform Forecast Performance / KPI Analysis
- Develop inventory strategies on existing, new and phase out products.
- Product Lifecycle Management (New Launch to Deletion)

**Demand Review Process**
- Create Statistical Forecasts (where applicable):

- Gather, analyse, and validate data
- Review resulting statistical forecast model
- Review Sales plans, Customer Finance Budget Updates, and demand drivers:

- Present, solicit, and assess feedback on the various forecasts from commercial, and finance.
- Recommend adjustments for operational forecasts
- Achieve consensus for operational demand forecasts by facilitating a collaborative demand review process with commercial and finance teams:

- Prepare relevant material to facilitate review and discussion
- Maintain demand planning system and software
- Enter and modify data and ensure the correctness of product hierarchy
- Monitor trends in forecast error
- Identify relevant market-related data and competitive intelligence
- Prepare and maintain relevant reports and dashboards pertaining to demand planning process

**Supply Operational Excellence**
- Review RR (Rapid Response System) exceptions escalated by the site in the firm zone (0-12wks)
- Escalate and communicate demand changes to relevant stakeholders (i.e. Forecast fluctuations, tenders, tenders, promotion, regulatory driven changes etc.), and partner with commercial stakeholders, Regional Supply Planner, E2E Planner and/or Sites to balance supply vs demand
- Ensuring Supply timelines for new product launch, network transfer, divestiture, artwork, or source change
- Escalate supply issues arising from market inventory management through Tier Process.
- Execute allocations or priorities for the Market or Region in case of supply constraints
- Manage FG post-release activities and communicate urgency (expedite requirements) to Site Logistics and/or Shipping Documentation team

**Distribution and Logistics Duties**
- Oversee the day-to-day operations of the logistics, manage third-party logistics (3PL) warehouse providers
- Monitor and analyses key performance indicators to identify areas for improvement and implement corrective actions with external vendors
- Collaborate with Shipping sites and Planning Team to manage inventory levels, demand forecasting and shipment schedule

**What You Must have**
- Bachelor's degree
- APICS CPIM or CSCP certification highly desirable

**Experience**
- Prior working experience in pharmaceutical manufacturing and commercial environment or related production industry experience preferred
- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, with proficiency in data analysis and interpretation
- Strong understanding of supply chain planning principles, including demand forecasting, inventory management
- Business acumen and strategic thinking abilities to align supply chain and distribution operations with overall business objectives
- Proficiency in using Power BI and Supply Chain Management software, SAP ERP/ECC/RR

**What You Can Expect**
- ** Work autonomously whilst being supported, encouraged** and being part of a trusted Global Leading organisation
- Exposure to **upskill and develop** in your role
- Flexibility and **opening doors to other opportunities** and skillsets
- Joining a **collaborative** team of **likeminded individuals**

We are proud to be a company that embraces the value of bringing diverse, talented, and committed people together. The fastest way to breakthrough innovation is when diverse ideas come together in an inclusive environment. We encourage our colleagues to respectfully challenge one another’s thinking and approach problems collectively. We are an equal opportunity employer, committed to fostering an inclusive and dive