Planning & Logistics specialist

Job Description Summary

Responsible for ensuring a timely implementation of all Life Cycle projects as launches / changes / transfers / divestment by coordination of involved stakeholders from different functions. Ensures compliance with Regulatory and GMP, law, SOPs, HSE and Code of Conduct.

Job Description

Major accountabilities :

Coordinates action plans to remediate to resources constraints and manages supply KPI reporting and analysis.

Project, Process -Confirms supply orders, firmed production orders at the entry point of the time fence.

Ensure process and SAP knowledge is continuously enlarged and applied in order to fully leverage the value of the integrated SAP system and to achieve high level of service, cost efficiency, quality and compliance.

Establishes, maintains and operationally implements integration and reconciliation activities between Global NTO Supply chain and Finance.

Monitoring, controlling and improving SC processes and by managing and steering a portfolio of SC projects at Platform level -Logistic, WAndD -Ensure that all logistics processes comply with all relevant regulations like Customs and Trade laws and regulations by supporting issuance, implementation and management of Standards and Policies covering commercial and non-commercial materials.

Is responsible for creating and maintaining SLAs with related Planning Parameter setup in alignment with the customers.

Support regional logistics function on a variety of projects and in identifying and implementing of cost savings opportunities.

Manages demand control activities (short term-3 / 4 months, within the time fence) and provides inputs to Master Planning Schedule (MPS) and detailed scheduling.

LCM -Leads the implementation of LC projects, in order to ensure compliant drug supplies, on time and in right quality and deliver and maintains a detailed Change Over Plan (COP) for LC projects

Minimum Requirements :

• Bachelors Degree required
• 5+ years of supply chain experience
• 2+ years of regulated industry experience

Project Management experience

Collaborating across boundaries

Functional Breadth

EEO Statement :

The Novartis Group of Companies are Equal Opportunity Employers. We do not discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training, promotion or other employment practices for reasons of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital or veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status.

Accessibility and reasonable accommodations

The Novartis Group of Companies are committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, or to perform the essential functions of a position, please send an e-mail to or call and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Please include the job requisition number in your message.

Salary Range

$77,000.00 - $143,000.00

Skills Desired

Bom (Bill Of Materials), Business Networking, Business Scenario Planning , Change Control, Efficiency, Erp Systems, Flexibility, General Hse Knowledge, Including Gdp, Inventory Management, Knowledge Of Gmp, Master Data, Material Requirements Planning (Mrp), Order Management, Product Distribution, Risk Management, Scheduler, Supply Chain, Supply-Chain Management, Supply Management, Supply Planning, Transportation, Warehouse Management