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Demand Planning Analyst

Demand Planning Analyst

Teva PharmaceuticalsToronto, Canada, Ontario, M1B2K9
15 days ago
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description

The opportunity

You will thrive in this position if you have a strong mathematical aptitude and enjoy analytical problem solving. You enjoy working with numbers and building business models to forecast probabilities. You have strong organizational skills; enjoy troubleshooting and resolving issues related to supply and demand. You have excellent interpersonal skills, a professional attitude and the ability to interact with all levels of an organization.

How you’ll spend your day

  • Key contributor in the Demand and Operational Planning IBP process by partnering with diverse cross-functional team to develop a demand consensus with documented assumptions, risks, opportunities, key decisions, and escalations
  • Participate in the monthly Demand and Operational Consensus S&OP process
  • Individual contributor that will deliver on key performance targets of Sales, growth, forecast accuracy, bias, short-date, write-off, and Customer Delivery (on-time in full)
  • Work with the Global supply chain COE and NA Organization to drive continuous improvement mindset to assist in developing new strategies, tools and processes to achieve overall strategic objectives
  • Improve forecast accuracy by leveraging industry best practices, analytics, and collaboration with Sales & Marketing, Pricing, TGO, Finance, and Customer Operations
  • Utilize SAP Advanced Planning & Optimization (APO) / IBP suite to effectively build the demand and Operational plan at the SKU / Customer level
  • Optimize the statistical forecasting process by evaluating the appropriate algorithms and models.
  • Manage processes to determine root cause when KPIs are out of expected normal ranges. Develop and implements corrective measures
  • Participate and develop annual operations plan (AOP) and Long-Range Plan (LRP) activities that enable strategic decisions
  • Review daily exception messages & alerts daily and take action as required
  • Follows Teva Safety, Health, and Environmental policies and procedures
  • Other projects and duties as required / assigned

Your experience and qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Operations, Engineering, or related field
  • Minimum 4 years’ experience with a demonstrated knowledge of Supply Chain concepts &“Best Practices” Ability to plan, prioritize and meet commitments with a bias toward action
  • APICS Certification desirable, but not required
  • Specific experience in Demand Planning, inventory management, Sales & Operations planning
  • Knowledge of Advanced Planning systems, SAP APO / IBP experience strongly preferred
  • Pharmaceutical experience desirable, but not required
  • Must be proficient in MS Office (Excel, Visio, Powerpoint)
  • Strong influence and communication skills within all levels of the organization are a must
  • Lean Six Sigma experience is preferred
  • Strong analytical skills, including the ability to think differently about the data which may lead to less obvious conclusions
  • Self-starter and self-finisher with high energy level, High sense of urgency, and results oriented
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