Senior Manager, Supply Chain, Virtual Plant Team (VPT)

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Position Summary

The Supply Chain Lead for the VPT is the bridge / interface between the

CMO and the wider BMS Supply Chain team.  They are accountable for

ensuring effective communication of supply chain information to and from

the CMO & VPT and within BMS Supply Chain.  The Supply Chain lead is also accountable for driving Supply Chain improvements with the CMO.

Key Responsibilities

• Maintain/develop strong relationships with supply chain counterparts at CMOs and internal BMS stakeholders to facilitate continuous performance improvement.
• Participate in Virtual Plant team meetings, CMO face to face meetings & lead supply chain related meetings with CMO as required.
• Participate in BMS Supply Chain meetings as required to ensure alignment on BMS customer requirements.
• Act as point of escalation for Other Supply Chain functions including ExM Customer Planning, ExM Planning, ExM Logistics, Market Supply Planning and Inventory Control teams. 
• Prepare Supply Chain related topics for discussion at CMO business reviews and represent BMS Supply Chain at the relevant business reviews.
• Be accountable for CMO supply chain metrics.  Reporting of Supply Chain metrics to CMO, VPT & within ExM Supply Chain.  Generation of action items for VPT, CMO and ExM SC to resolve any performance levels below target. 
• Review relevant CMO forecast for significant changes and communication of major changes & background to such changes to VPT and CMO.
• Interact with the wider ExM and Global Supply Chain teams as appropriate & communication of these priorities to the CMO.
• Understand supplier capacity constraints in the short medium and long term, aiding resolution of these constraints & escalating to the VPT and BMS Supply Chain Management as necessary.
• Hold VPT accountable for continuity of supply & mitigation of risk to customer.
• Communicate any inventory risks to ExM inventory control and finance teams in a timely manner.
• For finished goods, support ExM Supply Chain with new SKU introduction(line extensions) to meet market requirements.
• Review CMO related change controls to understand the supply chain impact, assigning relevant child actions. 
• Engage with ExM planning teams to ensure potential supply restrictions are managed and mitigated. Aligning with Global Planning on the approach to management of any supply restrictions. 
• Proactively aid the mitigation of Back Orders and Anticipated Back Orders with the relevant CMO.  Ensuring continuity of supply from the CMO.
• Execute scenario planning as necessary & engage with ExM planning to support scenario analysis as necessary .
• Coordinate gathering of required supply chain information for Fact Finding Investigation meetings and representing Supply Chain at the necessary meetings.
• Identify and drive supply chain improvement projects with CMO & ExM teams. Review current Supply Chain processes and streamline as necessary.
• Responsible for contributing to the ExM IBP process & Global Integrated Planning teams as required.
• Responsible for reviewing volumes for budget and projection & providing input into the drivers behind variances.
• To ensure that BMS Supply Chain requirements are represented in the contract with the relevant CMO and responsible for providing input into contract amendments/updates.
• Participate in/lead projects as necessary.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree required in technical field (biology, microbiology, chemistry, related life sciences or engineering), supply chain, business, data science or information systems; a Masters or MBA preferred.
• 5 years + Supply Chain experience in global manufacturing and supply environment