Supply Chain Analyst at a Multinational Pharmaceutical Company - Stresert Services Limited

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Stresert Services Limited - Our client, a Multinational Pharmaceutical organization is recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Supply Chain Analyst


Job Ref: SCA-1YC
Location: Lagos
Job Type: Contract (One year)

Job Purpose
  • Coordination, Support and Supervision of supply chain processes for country.
  • Improve operational excellence and performance of the organization’s supply chain on operational level between 3rd party customers/agents and sites. Drive this performance through delivery of support and training in key processes, facilitation of key supply chain parameters and performance management.
  • Implement Global SCM and Regional SCM strategy to improve service, supply and cost effectiveness for the country/region.
  • To coordinate effective demand forecasting and inventory management for the business, and develop sales and operation planning processes to meet the demand.
  • Manage all pricing issues for the individual country products within the country/region.
  • Manage any NGO business for the organization in region if applicable.
Major Accountabilities
Your primary responsibilities would include:
  • Leading the demand and supply management processes and ensuring that they are in line with the agreed business targets.
  • Ensure effective inventory management in the local organizations.
  • Inventory and write off management of the country/region.
  • Ensuring commercial/site team compliance of the invoicing policy.
  • Negotiation of supply plan with suppliers.
  • Ensuring demand forecasting data generated in finance, marketing and sales with support of the Country Head.
  • Ensuring demand analysis and consumption tracking is carried out on behalf of the business.
  • Support launches and new products supply set ups
  • Pricing negotiations for (TPC, SPR requests) private and tenders pricing
  • Provide link between 3rd party customer and sites, payment and LC follow-up
  • Support site registration processes in countries
  • Support new markets development
  • Responsible for measuring forecasting accuracy and feeding trends to marketing.
  • Drive improvements in working capital management.
  • Facilitate best practice sharing/standardized processes.
  • Monitor and improve Global SCM KPI’s for country/region (such as PA, Sales Forecast Accuracy, stock out, write-off).
  • Identify, kick-off and support SC projects to improve the regional performance.
  • Implementation, support as well as training of new tools within the region (e.g. NRC). Ensure proper tool usage in operational environment.
  • Process owner and Expert of dedicated supply chain and forecasting processes to ensure process adherence within supply chain and related functions.
Pricing:
  • Obtain transfer price from Finance Departments
  • Prepare and submit pricing documentation to relevant authorities
  • Establish target prices for products in the country/region
  • Establish target prices for tender businesses in the country/region
  • Establish rules for rebates, discounts and tenders.
Key Performance Indicators:
  • Stock out avoidance, Product Availability
  • Inventory management and gap analysis , write off management
  • Clear process definition, documentation, implementation and adherence
  • Efficiency of supply processes across the country/region.
  • Cost efficiencies achieved for country/region.
  • Price efficiency
Ideal Background
  • University degree in Business, Finance, Statistics, Economics or related degree
  • 3 - 5 years work experience in a similar position; must be a hands-on person (ready to roll up sleeves and be involved in the distribution
  • Proven ability to communicate and collaborate effectively across a global, matrixed company
  • Excellent communication and presentation skills
  • Excellent analytical ability
  • Good understanding of pricing environment in the region
  • Strong sense of responsibility and dedication
  • Strong ability to build relationships at all levels of the organization
  • Adaptability, ability to work under pressure
  • Pharmaceutical & distributorship sector experience is high desired.
Salary
Negotiable.

Application Closing Date

15th June, 2019.

How to Apply

Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: [email protected] using "SCA-1YC" as the subject of the mail.

Note
  • Candidates with similar background who do not hold permanent employments should forward their CV
  • Applicants without the aforementioned background and experience need not apply.