Supply Chain Management Expert

Band
Level 3

Job Description Summary
We are looking for a Supply Chain Management Expert responsible for ensuring product availability through effective supply planning, inventory management, purchase order follow-up, risk mitigation, and cross-functional coordination.

This role is key to ensuring supply continuity, optimizing inventory, reducing operational risks, and contributing to service level, efficiency, and business profitability objectives.

Job Description

Major accountabilities:

- Translate demand and supply strategies into executable supply plans that ensure product availability while balancing service, inventory, cost, compliance, and operational efficiency.
- Develop, monitor, and continuously optimize supply plans across complex networks involving multiple products, sites, suppliers, markets, and regulatory requirements.
- Identify, assess, and mitigate supply risks, including shortages, excess inventory, obsolescence, slow-moving stock, and supply disruptions.
- Manage inventory performance and key supply chain KPIs, ensuring achievement of service, availability, inventory, and supply plan adherence targets.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with Demand Planning, Procurement, Manufacturing, Quality, Warehousing, Logistics, Finance, Regulatory Affairs, and external partners.
- Support S&OP and S&OE processes through data-driven analysis, scenario planning, risk assessments, and actionable recommendations.
- Utilize SAP S/4HANA and other ERP systems to manage material planning, inventory, procurement, order management, production, and master data activities.
- Leverage advanced analytics and digital tools, including Excel, Power BI, and data visualization platforms, to improve supply chain visibility, traceability, and decision-making.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on inventory optimization, automation, process simplification, waste reduction, data quality enhancement, and operational excellence.
- Ensure compliance with applicable quality, regulatory, and operational standards while maintaining effective management of batch-controlled and expiry date-sensitive products.

Essential requirements :

- Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Business Administration, Operations Management, Engineering, or a related field.
- Solid knowledge of end-to-end supply chain processes, supply planning, inventory management, S&OP, key performance indicators, regulatory compliance, and products managed by batch and expiration date.
- Strong experience working with ERP systems, preferably SAP S/4HANA, as well as advanced analytics and reporting tools such as Excel and Power BI.
- Proven analytical and problem-solving capabilities, with a continuous improvement mindset, strong adaptability to new technologies, and the ability to make data-driven decisions in complex and dynamic environments.
- Advanced English proficiency with excellent communication and stakeholder management skills to effectively collaborate with global teams, suppliers, manufacturing sites, and international business partners.

Skills Desired
Inventory Management, Master Data, Operational Excellence, Order Management, Supply Planning, Warehouse Management