Why Patients Need You

The Market Supply Planning Sr Manager will be the Supply Chain lead for multiple portfolios within Pfizer Hospital commercial businesses in the US market. Responsibilities include ensuring high quality unit demand plans for assigned business unit across all products and alignment with commercial business strategies. Performs demand review and market Sales & Operations Planning Meetings (S&OPs). Manages market assets: safety stock & stocking policy; minimum orders quantities; aging and write-off; inventory targets and value in collaboration with Above Market Planner (AMP).  Leads or supports launch planning and monitoring.  Identifies supply issues and, in partnership with the with AMP team, develops mitigation/ recovery plans and monitors progress. Works daily with commercial leadership on key business activities. Communicates market-level issue status as required. Manages delivery of product utilizing internal and external supply networks.  Lead, plan, and develop consensus driven commercial Business Unit & functional Pfizer Global Supply (PGS) supply & logistics strategies, tactics, and operations related to demand management, supply assurance, inventory management, and product change management for Pfizer Hospital business.

The role will be accountable for supply chain planning responsibilities for up to $500M in annual net sales.   

How You Will Achieve It

Product Portfolio Responsibility / Commercial Relationship Management

• Responsible for managing Business Unit (BU) portfolio(s) within the Hospital commercial business

• Primary point of contact for commercial relationship in the US market. Will be responsible to monitor performance of the supply chain for supported BUs and intervene where standard Demand Manager and AMP communication & process efforts require assistance.   Provide troubleshooting and arbitration, while leveraging available PGS resources to resolve issues.

• Perform necessary risk assessment and trend analysis in order to take proactive steps to ensure continuous supply and achievement of inventory and performance objectives.

• Interact with diverse set of supply chain stakeholders & leadership, both internal and external, to proactively identify & resolve supply chain conflicts. 

• Effectively and proactively communicate information regarding demand and supply issues, root causes, impacts, and aligned action plans to PGS management and Business Unit stakeholders and provide regular updates on problem resolution.

• Develops scenarios and analyzes the resulting implications on demand, supply, inventory, and obsolescence.  Recommends an approach for endorsement by the BU and other cross functional team members. 

S&OP Leader

• Coordinate and enhance formal in-market S&OP process ensuring mutual accountability, visibility, & alignment between AMP team, sites, logistics, and business organizations regarding key decisions as they relate to demand, supply, & inventory risks.

Demand Management / Supply Management

• Leads the ongoing collaboration with business unit commercial and financial teams in the development of unit level operational demand forecasts using statistical modeling and a monthly consensus demand planning process

• Unit/$ - Process Ownership and alignment

• Ensures supply chain business processes are in place to guide the timely and effective update various Supply Chain systems, including, but not limited to SAP and other supporting systems

• Partner with commercial Business Units, AMP teams and PGS Operating Units to systemically improve local market operations, stakeholder interfaces, and business practices.  Ensure supply chain information and metrics are visible and actionable to support proactive collaboration, decision making, and product supply plan alignment. 

• Ensures visibility of and performance to PGS Management System (Balanced Score Card).

• Assist and drive Integrated Manufacturing Excellence (IMEx) initiatives to further develop and raise the maturity of supply chain planning and logistics delivery capabilities and enhance stakeholder engagement.      

Launch Management Leadership

• Plan and implement routine launches, in-line product extensions, and major product changes enabling business unit growth.

• Responsible for creating and leading cross-functional launch teams existing of colleagues from PGS, Hospital Commercial teams, Quality, Regulatory, Artwork and Labeling, Logistics/Deployment, GCMC, and Legal.

• Executes successful transition from pre-launch to post launch planning for Wave 1