Plan Lead Orthopedics - KSA

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Title

Plan Lead Orthopedics-KSA

Reports to

Planning Manager-KSA

Department

Supply Chain

Position is based in office/ field

Jeddah/Riyadh, KSA

Aim of job:

A Plan lead is responsible for managing E2E SC activities for the DPS franchise including but not limited to

– Demand planning including key events management

• Collaborate and align cross functional stakeholders to meet the franchise needs in short terms on order fulfillment and in long term to the growth strategy,
• Setting and improving SC metrics for KSA in line with EMEA metrics definitions
• Bringing efficiencies in franchise SC operations
• E2E CAPEX execution from forecasting through order fulfilment.

KPIs:

Directly Responsible Individual for DPS Business.

• S&OP process adherence in line with plan transformation requirements
• Work with deliver team to meet the months sales value and ensure maximum fulfillment
• E2E BU’s Management – develop processes & Metrics.
• E2E CAPEX management – forecasting, order management & order execution.
• Single set of alignment between EMEA planning & multi-functional stake holders
• KPIs:
• OTIF
• Back orders
• MAPE/BIAS
• NTS Delivery
• Inventory/ SLOB

Main Responsibilities:

• Forecasting and S&OP Management:

• • Maintain and understand the sales data at different aggregation levels (Brands, Sub-brands, SKUs, variants, sizes, Distribution channels, demand groups and demand locations).

  • Gather information and document assumptions based on historical data, business intelligence gathered from sales, marketing, finance, retailers, and other sources.

  • Produce unconstrained base demand plan utilizing statistical modelling in collaboration with Central planning team.

  • Maintain & validate assumptions of activities calendar and events forecasting building blocks.

  • Facilitate parts of the S&OP process to gain consensus and alignment with all stakeholders involved in the process to arrive at one unbiased aligned number, practicing the IBP concepts.

  • Analyses gaps (financials, capacities, inventory etc.) from unit-based plans to drive alignment between business functions.

  • Measure and track the forecast accuracy at different levels and initiate action plans to continuously improve forecast accuracy.

  • Manage a group of brands, maintain the lead in supporting the S&OP process by ensuring the local market insights are captured in forecast

• Risk management and Inventory Health:

o Work with the Medical team to identify, manage and communicate supply criticalities to all stakeholders outside the frozen horizon. Collaborates with the regional supply planners to assign the right priority and action plan to minimize such supply risks.

o Work with the Regulatory Affairs team to avoid and minimize the risk associated with MDD-MDR Transition in the Middle East. Coordinate with regional planning, MDR project team, local marketing and commercial on forecast validation to ensure enough stock build during blackout period.

o Performs SLOB risk analysis and initiate action plans with marketing/commercial team to keep SLOB provisions at minimum level.

• New Products Introduction:

o Locally own NPI project management from supply chain point of view, collaborating with regional supply planners, regulatory, marketing, commercial and operations team to ensure successful on time NPI launch.

o Manage Phase in Phase Out (PIPO) changes at SKU level and communicate changes to all stakeholders.

o Collaborate with Data Governance to ensure product codes are created in the system at the right time.

• E2E SC Management for DPS CAPEX Instruments:

o Responsible for forecasting all CAPEX requirements post alignment with all key stakeholders ( Marketing, Sales, Finance, Regional Planning)

o Collaborate with regional planning and customer service for full allocation of instrument sets.

o Collaborate with local and source deliver and CS teams to ensure complete fulfillments,

o Ensure BO are regularly reviewed and executed as early as possible

o Bring efficiency measures in SC operations in the portfolio.

Main interfaces/collaboration:

• Commercial & SC team
• Dubai based Planning team
• Marketing and CD team
• Regional Planning team
• Regulatory team
• Finance
• D&T(Distribution & Transportation)

Reporting staff:

N/A

Profile

University degree in Engineering, Business Management, or similar.

Required to handle job complexity and interaction with different business functions.

Courses in Supply Chain/Logistics

To be able to quickly understand and later improve the processes

Work experience

>3 years’ experience, in Supply Chain.

Position requires prior hands on experience

Hands on experience in Demand Planning, Supply Planning and S&OP.

To quickly engage in driving the process with very short learning curve.

Prior ERP experience.

Highly preferred to quickly engage in driving the process and be able to identify potential quick wins.

IBP experience or qualification.

To quickly engage in driving S&OP process improvement in the country.

Specific competence requirements (professional requirements)

Experience working with quantitative & qualitative numbers, creating reports

Ability to explain/ communicate the business situation in a clear reports, .etc

Expert in Excel, Skilled enough in Word and Power Point -essential to do the job

Personal characteristics (Key Competences)

Ownership DNA: Self-starter, results driven & self-motivated.

This is a high visibility role within a very flat team structure. We need someone who owns his/her scope, development and results from day one.

Simple & Sharp Communication: Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Acts as Risks/Opportunities Radar.

Job requires consistent level of excellent communication, highlighting business risks/opportunities internally and externally with onsite and offsite/virtual teams.

Continuous Improvement Mind-set: PLAN, DO, CHECK & ACT (PDCA) approach to business, Analyses gaps, identifies root causes and process gaps, Initiates and executes actions.

Job requires someone with healthy unsatisfaction with the status quo. Someone who can systematically identify quick wins and opportunities for improvement and then pursuing them decisively. Someone who doesn’t allow himself/herself to sink in activities to wake up clueless at the end of the month with off-target KPI’s.

Adaptability and Flexibility: thrives under pressure, has the drive to act beyond his comfort zone whenever required.

This is a start-up role. We need someone with enough emotional and mental capacity to deal with complexity, uncertainty and sometimes chaos.

Collaboration: Win-Win Mindset, builds collaborative business relationships internally and externally.

Although the candidate is the ultimate owner of his/her scope, this is not a “one-man show” kind of role. Job requires someone with enough maturity and emotional intelligence to build and sustain productive relationships internally and externally to get things done.

Language skills

Fluent in English -Business requirement

Arabic language

Johnson & Johnson announced plans to separate our Orthopaedics business to establish a standalone orthopaedics company, operating as DePuy Synthes. The process of the planned separation is anticipated to be completed within 18 to 24 months, subject to legal requirements, including consultation with works councils and other employee representative bodies, as may be required, regulatory approvals and other customary conditions and approvals.

Should you accept this position, it is anticipated that, following conclusion of the transaction, you would be an employee of DePuy Synthes and your employment would be governed by DePuy Synthes employment processes, programs, policies, and benefit plans. In that case, details of any planned changes would be provided to you by DePuy Synthes at an appropriate time and subject to any necessary consultation processes.

Johnson & Johnson announced plans to separate our Orthopaedics business to establish a standalone orthopaedics company, operating as DePuy Synthes. The process of the planned separation is anticipated to be completed within 18 to 24 months, subject to legal requirements, including consultation with works councils and other employee representative bodies, as may be required, regulatory approvals and other customary conditions and approvals.

Should you accept this position, it is anticipated that, following conclusion of the transaction, you would be an employee of DePuy Synthes and your employment would be governed by DePuy Synthes employment processes, programs, policies, and benefit plans. In that case, details of any planned changes would be provided to you by DePuy Synthes at an appropriate time and subject to any necessary consultation processes.