Title: Sr. Spec, Dem. Plann.
Exton, Pennsylvania, SG
At West, we’re a dedicated team that is connected by a purpose to improve patient lives that has been at the center of our Company for more than a century. Our story began when Herman O. West solved the problem of supplying penicillin in mass quantities to the US Government during World War 2. Through our work to deliver thousands of life-saving and life-enhancing injectable medicines to millions of patients daily, West’s indelible mark on the healthcare industry has just begun. A name started our story. How will yours help write our future?
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Job Summary:
Facilitate and enable the Demand Planning process for the assigned Sales Team or Business Unit. Collaborates with Sales Account Managers to ensure that all forecast inputs are entered to produce a Demand Plan. Provides analysis and recommendations to the business unit leaders on target setting and the underlying assumptions. Coordinate the monthly Demand Review as part of the SIOP process.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
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Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in business/supply chain or equivalent experience
- Minimum of 5 years of experience in Supply Chain Management, Finance, Sales or Marketing
Preferred Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Strong analytical skills
- Very good IT skills (MS office; strong in Excel), SAP-skills (APO, BW)
- Able to comply with the company’s safety and quality policies at all times
Travel Requirements:
- Must be able to travel up to 5% of the time, including internationally
Physical and Mental Requirements:
- Sedentary - exerting force occasionally, and/or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally, and all other sedentary criteria are met
- Able to routinely use standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines
- Must be able to communicate effectively with written and oral skills, make quick decisions, interpret data, read & write, speak in front of groups, express & exchange ideas, understand direction and adhere to procedures
- Organizational skills will enable planning, prioritization & achievement of goals especially of importance for the successful execution of related activities
- Position operates in a professional office environment. May stand or sit for extended periods of time
- Read and interpret data, information and documents
- Must maintain the ability to work well with others in a variety of situations
- Must be able to multi-task, work under time constraints, problem solve, and prioritize
- Ability to make independent and sound judgments
- Observe and interpret situations, analyze and solve problems
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