Clinical Demand Planning Lead - Macclesfield, United Kingdom - AstraZeneca

AstraZeneca

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Macclesfield, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Clinical Demand Planning Lead - Clinical Manufacturing & Supply

Macclesfield, UK
At AstraZeneca we're dedicated to being a Great Place to Work. Where you are empowered to push the boundaries of science and unleash your entrepreneurial spirit. There's no better place to make a difference to medicine, patients, and society. An expansive culture that champions diversity and collaboration. Always committed to lifelong learning, growth and development.

Join the team where everyone feels a personal connection to the people that we impact. From our science labs to manufacturing at scale, we are committed to delivering at the highest quality. It's inspiring and rewarding work, influencing every part of the product lifecycle to deliver life-changing medicines. To ultimately make people's lives better - from patients and their families to all of us in society

The role:

The Demand Planning Lead role is a new role identified as part of the Strategic Planning Transformation within Clinical Manufacturing & Supply (CM&S) and will report into the Planning Lead.

This business process leadership and change role is responsible for working across with the broader CM&S organisation and into R&D to develop & implement new demand planning processes and improve our demand planning capability to ensure we achieve our strategic vision and deliver product to patient.

This role will be responsible for setting the strategic direction and ensuring the performance of the demand planning processes as well as ensuring that the technology, people and process capability meets the need of the process now and in the future.

The Clinical Demand Planning BPO is responsible for all aspects of business process management and covers independent demand processes.

What you'll do:

Lead of a project to transform the clinical supply demand planning process spanning from R&D into CM&S to improve independent demand accuracy in accordance with the standard project and change management frameworks.
Influence and clearly communicate the business value of the improvement project across CM&S, R&D and any other relevant stakeholders and demonstrate delivery of benefits
Working with IT and digital groups, develop & digitise our demand planning processes partnering with R&D and across CM&S.
Develop and implement an optimum demand planning operating model in CM&S
Drive implementation of the project proposals to timelines agreed with key stakeholders
Develop the people and process capability
Establish & lead an effective business process network, with subprocess owners/process champions
Improve people capability, providing training materials, expert advice and coaching working with CM&S training role(s) to rollout appropriate training
Document the process to appropriate level of detail driving simplification of processes and removal of waste
Define KPIs; monitor, improve and drive adherence to the business process
Manage business process links with related processes
Manage any supporting systems (with System Owner)

Essential skills & experience:

Extensive prior experience in Demand Planning ideally in a clinical supply setting
Supply Chain experience, knowledge of clinical trials and experience working with Clinical
Proven project delivery
Experience of operating in a global environment and leading strategic projects and initiatives across multiple sites/teams
Strong influencing skills, excellent communication and team working skills
Experience in training teams and individuals

Desirable

Extensive Clinical Supply Chain knowledge, across multiple roles/functions
Lean & Business Process Management experience
Project management skills
Advanced IT and analytical skills

At AstraZeneca, we work together across global boundaries to make an impact and find answers to challenges.

We do this with the upmost integrity even in the most difficult situations because we are committed to doing the right thing.

Are you already imagining yourself joining our team? Good, because we can't wait to hear from you

The Role is open from Monday 20th March 2023 until Sunday 2nd April 2023.

**_ Competitive Salary and Benefits on offer._