Description:

• Responsible for the monthly demand rolling forecasting process, yearly OP forecasting process and Long Range Volume Forecasting process
• Manage the alignment of the commercial financial forecasts with unit forecasts and market activities, creating an accurate demand signal for supply planning team/ plants in collaboration with stakeholders such as Commercial, Marketing, Finance, Strategic Business Development, Regulatory and Quality Operations
• Collect information related to sales strategy, promotion activities, BU brand plan, sales forecast and results from internal and external business units and partners to develop accurate short/ mid-term demand forecast by SKU in a timely manner
• Review sales and forecast results, analyze gaps and help all stakeholders understand forecast drivers
• Ensure appropriate identification and understanding of demand forecast changes against short and long term horizons to support effective supply chain function
• Provide necessary forecast logic and assumption to Supply Planning Team/ UGS/ External Supply site
• Analyze and improve forecast accuracy and customer service levels in line with internal and external benchmarks
• Continuously improve forecast capability of demand planning team to drive enhanced service levels and reduced working capital requirements
• Lead Demand and Supply Planning meeting review
• Seamless handover of demand forecast and relevant market intelligence to supply planning team to facilitate optimal inventory levels to support the business
• Monitor and optimize inventory levels at distributors to support the business
• Internal measurement and reporting of demand forecasting KPIs to drive improvements in forecast accuracy and bias, working capital and customer service

• Prevent stock-out and excessive inventory, minimize write-off costs and keep optimal safety stock
• Monitor the supply plan and coordinate with UGS/ External Supply site to ensure continuous supply and % in stock target
• Verify replenishment system parameters accuracy and coordinate with UGS/ External Supply for necessary correction
• Drives Supply Chain Agreement (SCA) process with UGS/ External Supply to align supply parameters for both replenishment system and SCA
• Maintain all necessary reports to support supply planning process
• Evaluate supply plan and issue supply alert summary to local commercial and other associated stakeholders for potential supply interruption
• Evaluate the supply impact and escalate to Regional/ Global Supply Chain Team
• Monitor and improve inventory value and inventory MOH to align with budget target
• Provide short dating/ excess inventory to the commercial team to identify the actions to avoid obsolete inventory and estimate potential write off volume
• Active participation in regular/ ad hoc meeting with local stakeholders to support supply relevant topics

• Interact with related business units and UGS team to prepare for market launch and sample provision, and check sales results and inventory data for post-launch analysis to modify demand forecasts and production plans at particular timing
• Conduct periodical product analysis, participate in product divestment or discontinuation projects and plan the best inventory for change with supply team
• Lead stock build strategy; evaluate and propose appropriate stock build requirements to cover market demand for regulatory change, site transfer, etc.

• Maintain supplier master data in APO ECC, sign off quality and service agreement with supplier
• Manage supply change control process
• Collaborate with quality team to conduct annual quality management and service quality audit with supplier for compliance and continuous improvement
• Maintain product master data in APO ECC, create purchase order and manage PO status to secure product supply
• Manage product change control process
• Maintain purchasing records based on the company and local regulatory/ legal requirements
• Collaborate with quality team to conduct annual purchasing quality performance review
• Monitor the purchasing process and communicate to supply planning team on product supply
• Participate into GSP onboarding training organized by Shanghai Pharmaceutical Trade Association
• Attend Quality training every 2 to 3 years
• Participate into annual internal GSP audit
• Participate and prepare annual Shanghai FDA audit

• Lead/ support ad hoc project for process/ performance improvement purpose
• Support UGS/ Supply Chain regional/ global initiative or program