Supply Planning Transformation Specialist

Position Title: Supply Planning Transformation Specialist
Department: Digital Strategy Team (as part of Future Focused Planning Program)
Duration: 2 Years
Location: Global.
Travel: This role involves regular travel to assigned manufacturing sites, estimated at 25-30% of working time depending on deployment phase and site requirements.

I. Purpose & Strategic Leadership

• Serve as the dedicated site transformation resource responsible for deploying the Future Focused Planning program at assigned manufacturing sites.
• Guide the site team through the full transition to the new Target Operating Model (TOM), ensuring sustainable adoption of new processes, tools, and ways of working.
• Bridge the gap between the central deployment program and the site, translating strategic transformation objectives into practical, site-level outcomes.

II. Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end deployment of the Future Focused Planning program at assigned manufacturing sites.
• Partner with site leadership and supply planning teams to drive adoption of the new Target Operating Model (TOM).
• Conduct site readiness assessments and identify gaps against the target state.
• Develop and execute site-specific deployment and change management plans.
• Deliver training and capability-building sessions for site supply planning teams.
• Track and report site progress against deployment milestones and KPIs to the Deployment Lead.
• Identify and escalate risks and issues in a timely manner.
• Embed new ways of working, processes, and tools at site level to ensure lasting change.
• Capture and share site learnings to support continuous improvement of the overall deployment approach.
• Ensure the site is fully prepared for post-deployment sustainability and hypercare exit.

III. Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Industrial Engineering, or related field (required). Master's degree or professional specialisation in Supply Chain/Operations (preferred).
• 5-8 years of experience in supply planning, demand planning, or S&OP within a manufacturing environment, at a senior/manager level in Big Pharma Companies. Preferably a combination of both at a manufacturing site and global supply chain.
• Hands-on experience with SAP, Blue Yonder/JDA or equivalent advanced planning tools - working knowledge minimum; expert-level hands-on proficiency strongly preferred
• Demonstrated experience leading or contributing to supply chain transformation or Target Operating Model (TOM) deployment - including site readiness assessments, gap analysis, and deployment planning
• Facilitation, training delivery, and capability building experience - ability to design and deliver planning capability programmes for site teams transitioning to new operating models
• Stakeholder engagement and influencing skills - ability to work cross-functionally across Manufacturing and Global Supply Chain, and to influence without formal authority
• Analytical mindset with the ability to identify gaps and drive pragmatic solutions.
• Comfortable working independently at site level with minimal supervision.
• Change management knowledge or certification (desirable).
• Positive mindset and ability to drive non-direct reports in a matrix organisation

IV. Ownership, Accountability & People Leadership

• Fully accountable for the successful deployment of the Future Focused Planning program at their assigned manufacturing site.
• Responsible for driving process compliance, TOM adoption, and capability across the site supply planning team.
• Actively coaches and supports site team members through the change, building confidence and competence in new ways of working.
• Presents site progress, risks, and capability gaps to the Deployment Lead to support timely decision making.
• Champions new ways of working and supply planning transformation within their assigned site.
• Identifies and mitigates site-level process gaps, risks, and barriers to adoption.

V. Influence & Decision Making

• Acts as the primary transformation contact at site level, with direct influence over site readiness, adoption pace, and deployment quality.
• Drives alignment across global supply chain teams and site supply chain, operations, and leadership stakeholders to enable smooth program delivery.

VI. Additional Information

• Contract Type: Fixed-Term (24 months)
• Travel: This role involves regular travel to assigned manufacturing sites, estimated at 25-30% of working time depending on deployment phase and site requirements.