Title:  Sr. Spec, Supply Chain

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?  

There’s no better place to join an inclusive community of professionals with opportunities for lifelong learning, growth and development. Supported by benefit programs, we empower the physical, mental, emotional and financial health of our team members and their families.  

We believe in giving back to help those in need in the communities where we live and work. And are equally committed to creating a healthier environment and planet through our sustainability efforts.  

Job Summary:

This role will actively support the short and long-term supply planning activities for your assigned focus suppliers and respective materials or services purchased. There may be coordination between functions globally at a corporate and site level. The scope of this role is of major spend, quantity, scale and or complexity. The role includes Master Production Planning, Network Planning, Supplier Relationship Management, and Inventory Management & Control. It may also include Lead Time, Customer Relationship Management, Master Data Reviews, and Standard Reporting.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Supply Planning: Plan and execute a MPP (Master Production Plan) for critical raw materials or sourced services, collaborating with global procurement, production category management, and plan supply teams. May make make-to-Stock items; coordinating with Global Supply Planning and Plant Supply Chain to set target production rates, monitoring adherence to the plan
• Cross-Functional Alignment - facilitate alignment through Supply Review, ensuring precise forecasting and inventory coordination.
• Forecast Excellence: continuously monitor and enhance forecasting accuracy, adjusting the MPP based on forecast changes and driving continuous forecasting improvements.
• Inventory Optimization: manage excess, expired, and at-risk inventory, collaborating with finance and operations to optimize inventory levels and achieve strategic inventory goals. May collaborate with Commercial organization as well.
• Supplier Collaboration: foster collaborative, strategic relationships with supplier-customer partners along the supply chain to ensure seamless execution of orders within and outside the firm fence.
• Stakeholder Engagement: act as a single point of contact for internal and external stakeholders, ensuring effective communication and alignment across the supply chain.
• May collaborate with Customers, Customer Success, and Plant Supply Chain in managing execution of customer orders inside and outside standard lead time for Make-to-Order items
• May resolve imbalances between detailed production schedule and customer demand; recommend network options to support
• May manage/communicate prioritization requests between Plant Supply Chain and Commercial Team; ensuring that requests are reviewed timely then tracking/communicating actions to complete final processing
• May identify short and mid-term network capacity constraints and working with Global Supply Planning and Plant Supply Chain to balance demand and supply, provide analysis
• May work with site leadership and corporate Supply Chain on product/item elimination opportunities
• May participate in teams on the execution of transfer activities; meeting with impacted Plant Supply Chain, Global Supply Planning Managers and other Departments as needed to manage production shifts between locations, master data updates, inventory builds, Sales Orders adjustments etc.
• May ensure standard reports are being used and evaluations follow standard processes
• May monitor planning relevant master data for accuracy, ensuring consistent evaluations
• May evaluate short and mid-term planning runs for inconsistencies, troubleshoot, and provide direction to Plant Supply Chain to resolve issues
• May analyze standard KPI trends on regional and plant level
• May manage monthly execution meetings focusing on yearly KPI targets and monthly trends to drive actions
• Other duties as assigned

Basic Qualifications:      

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain related concentrations required             
• Master's Degree in related field  preferred            

Work Experience:

• Minimum 5 years (Sr Assoc) in supply chain required       
• Sound knowledge of MS Office and SAP (MM/SD module) required           
• Experience developing master production schedules, and resource plan required
• Extensive knowledge and understanding of APO/SNP (SAP’s Advanced Planning and Optimization tool) required              

Preferred Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Ability to comply with the company’s safety and quality policies

Licenses and Certifications:

• Lean Six Sigma Certification-IASSC, Lean, Agile or Six Sigma preferred       
• Certified Project Management Professional (PMP)-PMI preferred

Travel Requirements:

• 30%: Up to 78 business days per year

Physical Requirements:

• Sedentary exerting up to 10lbs/4kgs of force occasionally, and/or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to life, 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.

Additional Requirements:

• Strong analytical, excel, report development skills and business acumen.
• Ability to assess opportunities in the business and apply supply chain related solutions.
• Broad perspective ability to see beyond the boundaries of his/her responsibilities or function.
• 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 at all levels of the organization. Work well with others in a variety of situations.
• Ability to respond quickly, present a concise recommendation and defend it.
• Strong influencing and negotiating skills.
• Ability to work independently and make sound judgements.
• Read and interpret data, information and documents and a strong learning capacity.
• Organizational skills will enable planning, prioritization & achievement of goals especially of importance for the successful execution of related activities.
• Must be able to multi-task, work under time constraints, problem solve, and prioritize
• Observe and interpret situations, analyze and solve problems.
• Able to routinely use standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines. Position operates in a professional office environment. May stand or sit for extended periods of time.

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West is an equal opportunity employer and we value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.  If you have a special need that requires accommodation in order to apply to West, please send an email to Apply.Accommodation@westpharma.com.  Where permitted by law, an offer of employment with West Pharmaceutical Services, or any of its subsidiary or affiliate companies, is contingent upon the satisfactory completion of background screening and/or a pre-employment drug screening.