Supply Chain Manager

Senior Supply Chain Manager – West Pharmaceutical Services

West Pharmaceutical Services is a dedicated team connected by a purpose to improve patient lives. We deliver thousands of life-saving and life-enhancing injectable medicines to millions of patients daily. We are committed to inclusivity, lifelong learning, growth and development, and sustainability.

Job Summary

The Supply Chain Manager, as part of the Senior Leadership Team, will develop and implement a supply chain that supports the commercial objectives of the business and delivers a best-in-class, cost-effective service to customers. Responsibilities include Production Planning, driving on-time delivery of finished goods, managing inventory, and optimizing all shipping/customer services activities.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Responsible for Production Planning, Raw Material Planning/ordering, Raw material & Finished Goods Warehouse management, and master data accuracy in SAP. Manage Plant Supply Chain activities with a focus on achieving the targeted OTIF (On-Time in Full) for customer deliveries or deliveries to other West Pharma plants as requested by internal/external customers.
• Balance financial targets, production targets (low production variability, high utilization of equipment, good OEE), and customer service requirements.
• Manage ordering of raw materials to ensure timely supply to production departments for in-time production as scheduled.
• Continuously monitor major KPIs (OTIF, Schedule Adherence, Inventory DOS, Late List, Lead Time, clean-to-build), analyze deviations, and implement improvement actions.
• Lead and develop the Planning and Warehousing teams. Manage appropriate inventory levels for raw materials, semi-finished, and finished goods.
• Build an agile Supply Chain approach with flexible shift models, processes for higher flexibility (e.g., FTO), flexible packaging lines, and related actions.
• Ensure production planning is carried out in SAP. Regularly review SCM Master Data Settings in SAP and MES.
• Collaborate with Production and Quality to maintain high customer service levels. Support monthly target setting and forecasting for plant output, cost absorption, inventory and shipment planning. Conduct capacity planning and modelling to identify pinch points and take corrective actions. Develop a local S&OP process to guide site operations.
• Coordinate with other West plants to identify and realize synergies; contribute to budget creation and control for the area of responsibility. Create reports and analyses for Plant Management or Corporate Functions to support Budget, Review and Planning Meetings.

Education

• Degree level qualification in Business, Business Engineering, SCM is required
• Master's level is an advantage

Work Experience

• 7+ years of experience in a relevant Supply Chain function
• Experience in leading Supply Chain teams
• Experience with Lean Manufacturing concepts and approaches, with focus on production planning

Preferred Knowledge, Skills And Abilities

• Excellent analytical and conceptual skills
• Design and application knowledge of SAP supply chain tools, with emphasis on SAP ERP
• Supply Chain optimization along the Product Life-Cycle
• Target-driven and result-oriented
• Experience in a cGMP environment
• Strong IT competence
• Good verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to work with all levels within the organization, suppliers, customers and external contractors
• Team player

Additional Requirements

• Decision-making and tangible action orientation
• Result oriented
• Analytical skills
• Positive mindset
• Good communication across hierarchical levels
• Strong teamwork
• Ability to see the big picture from details
• Project management capabilities

Travel Requirements

• 20%: Up to 52 business days per year

Physical Requirements

Sedentary work; occasional lifting up to 10 lbs/4 kg; ability to sit for extended periods.

West embraces diversity and equality of opportunity. We foster an environment where all individuals are safe, treated fairly, valued and respected. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status or other legally protected characteristics. Employment with West Pharmaceutical Services is contingent upon successful post-offer background and/or drug screening where permitted by law.

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Supply Chain

Industries

• Medical Equipment Manufacturing
• Packaging and Containers Manufacturing
• Pharmaceutical Manufacturing

Waterford, County Waterford, Ireland

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