F Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd Hiring for Sr Demand & Supply Planner at Indianapolis, IN, United States Full Time

The Position

JOB SUMMARY :

Responsible for ensuring that product requirements are forecasted accurately in the demand plan. This role will be the key to ensuring sufficient instrument supply for our new installations, managing delays and executing allocation strategies.

This encompasses planning activities; coordination of product introductions, replacements and sun setting; reporting activities;

process improvement; and problem-solving as issues occur. This role also provides leadership and mentoring to other team members while concurrently developing solutions to department-specific issues, proposing process improvement initiatives, supporting business critical and strategic cross-functional teams.

KEY ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES :

• Develops and maintains enhanced supply outlook operational reporting and data analytics
• Understands, leverages and analyzes large data sets to draw insights on business performance that will lead to actionable recommendations to improve business outcomes.
• Develops and maintains demand planning analytics tools and methodologies and reporting tools.
• Maintains demand planning data and oversees data quality in SAP Advanced Planner and Optimizer (APO).
• Collaborating with multiple local and global resources to improve supply through better forecasting, project management and supply planning.
• In coordination with Marketing and Supply Chain, conducts demand planning forecast modeling and trending and presents findings to Management.

Shares harmonized forecasts with Supply Chain global operations.

• Oversees Demand Life Cycle Management data management process within affiliate and coordinates information requirements with Global Planning LC expert
• Develops and maintains local demand forecasts in SAP APO based on demand data and statistical forecasting models. Ensures a high level of accuracy and assists in developing specific Demand Planning (DP) goals and objectives.
• Coordinates cross-functional research activities (i.e. Affiliate Supply Chain, Sales / Marketing, Finance, Global Demand Planner, etc.

to reconcile significant variances in forecast models versus actual demand.

• Monitors supply status of critical instruments, communicating and mitigating any risks and delays to appropriate stakeholders.
• Develops process for managing supply and requests for new installations as part of a recurring, cohesive, cross-functional process for managing required resources.

KNOWLEDGE / SKILLS / ATTRIBUTES :

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business or related field; or 4 years experience in a related field
• 5 years of experience in logistics, marketing, production, inventory control or purchasing functions with an international focus
• Preferred : Experience with advanced data analytics and business intelligence tools, e.g. Alteryx, Tableau, Power BI, SQL, along with self-motivated desire to continuously self-teach new tools
• Highly proficient in materials management and supply chain data analysis. Tools to support include SAP Demand Planning (APO DP), Production Planning (APO PP / Data Services, R / 3 and / or Business Information Warehouse (BW)
• Project Management Skills
• Experienced in developing new process and improving existing processes cross-functionally

Relocation benefits are not available for this job posting.

Who we are

At Roche, more than 100,000 people across 100 countries are pushing back the frontiers of healthcare. Working together, we’ve become one of the world’s leading research-focused healthcare groups.

Our success is built on innovation, curiosity and diversity.

As a global leader in healthcare, Roche Diagnostics offers a broad portfolio of products, tools and services that help in the prevention, diagnosis and management of diseases like HPV, HIV, hepatitis and diabetes as well as other medical conditions, such as fertility and blood coagulation.

These products and services are used by researchers, physicians, patients, hospitals and laboratories worldwide to help improve people’s lives.

Roche is an equal opportunity employer and strictly prohibits unlawful discrimination based upon an individual’s race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity / expression, national origin / ancestry, age, mental / physical disability, medical condition, marital status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

If you have a disability and need an accommodation in connection with the on-line application process, please email us at [email protected].