Regional Demand Lead

Join our Demand Excellence team as a Regional Demand Lead, where you'll be part of the Planning Excellence Organization. This role is designed to improve outcomes, drive simplification, and support excellent process performance through the adoption of Lean, AstraZeneca, and Industry best practices for the Operations Demand Planning process. You'll work with various teams to enable high process performance, standardization, stability, sustainability, and continuous improvement. The specifics of the role will evolve as the process and organization evolves.

What you will do:

• Be an expert in the AZ Demand Planning processes and systems.

• Ensure links to connected processes are understood and optimized.

• Facilitate the monthly Operations forecast submission process for agreed Regions and Demand streams

• Develop Demand Planning Processes and training materials

• Deliver training and user assessment on Demand Planning processes and applications, and actively participate in or lead Demand and Supply related processes and application projects.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree- Business, Finance, Economics, Engineering, IT or relevant work experience

• APICS

• MSC / MBA

• Experience as a Demand Planning / Forecasting manager

• S&OP / IBP contributor, lead

• Minimum of 2 years experience in Pharmaceutical, Healthcare, Consumer goods, electronics Industries

• Lean Process Management

• Excellent interpersonal and presentation skills

• Oral and written fluency in Business English

• Proven track record working cross-functionally with a high level of commitment and follow-through

• Project management understanding & practice

• Ability to build trusted relationships with key Stakeholders

• Applications: APS packages from APO, Kinaxis, OMP, Other, Advanced Microsoft Excel, Power BI

Preferred Qualifications:

• Minimum 5 years Pharmaceutical in Demand Management / Forecasting management role or Consulting role

• Proven participation in multinational Process and IT change programs.

Office Policy:

When we put unexpected teams in the same room, we unleash bold thinking with the power to inspire life-changing medicines. In-person working gives us the platform we need to connect, work at pace, and challenge perceptions. That’s why we work, on average, a minimum of three days per week from the office. But that doesn't mean we’re not flexible. We balance the expectation of being in the office while respecting individual flexibility. Join us in our unique and ambitious world.

Why AstraZeneca?

With constant new products and launches, there's never been a better time to join Supply Chain at AstraZeneca and shape our future with a big contribution to life-changing medicines. Our resilience helps us to thrive as we innovate and evolve. We foster an encouraging, positive environment where ideas are welcomed and rewarded. If you are driven, take smart risks, and can act quickly, then this is the place for you.

Date Posted

05-Jun-2024

Closing Date

09-Jun-2024Our mission is to build an inclusive and equitable environment. We want people to feel they belong at AstraZeneca and Alexion, starting with our recruitment process. We welcome and consider applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of characteristics. We offer reasonable adjustments/accommodations to help all candidates to perform at their best. If you have a need for any adjustments/accommodations, please complete the section in the application form.

AstraZeneca requires all US employees to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 but will consider requests for reasonable accommodations as required by applicable law.