Demand & Supply Planning Manager
Location: Italy - Milano
Time Type: Full time
Posted on: Posted Yesterday
Job Requisition ID: JR107531
Who we are?
The Pierre Fabre Group, of the Pierre Fabre Foundation, is a global company with a unique position: the alliance of pharmaceutical and dermocosmetic expertise.
A pharmaceutical group with a strong positioning: medical and natural
The second largest dermocosmetic laboratory in the world
The second largest French private pharmaceutical group
Market leader in France for products sold without a prescription in pharmacies.
Your mission
The Demand & Supply Planning Manager is responsible for the overall performance of the Demand and Supply Planning activities across the two Italian subsidiaries (Medical Care and Dermocosmetic).
This role requires an experienced professional with a track record of success in demand planning, supply chain planning, inventory management, and logistics. The successful candidate will have strong leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills and will be able to work collaboratively in a fast-paced environment. The Demand Supply Planning Manager should be highly organized, detail-oriented, and able to work independently as well as part of a team.
Key Responsibilities
Develop and execute integrated demand and supply plans to meet customer service expectations, inventory targets, and cost objectives.
Collaborate with sales, marketing, finance, logistics, and operations teams to ensure supply meets customer demand.
Establish and monitor metrics to measure performance and identify areas of improvement.
Analyze current supply and demand trends to forecast customer requirements and develop plans accordingly.
Develop and monitor inventory turn goals and objectives to support business objectives.
Develop and maintain close relationships with suppliers to ensure timely and accurate delivery of materials, including local production performed by 3PL but driven by the department.
Analyze and respond to customer service issues in a timely manner.
Develop and maintain relationships with internal and external stakeholders to ensure customer satisfaction.
Analyze data and develop reports to effectively communicate performance to senior management.
Responsible for the S&OP process.
Manage and coordinate the Demand & Supply team in compliance with Pierre Fabre objectives and behaviors.
Soft Skills:
Planning
Communication
Teamwork and Collaboration
Problem Solving
Stakeholder Engagement
Influencing / Persuasion
Delivering Presentations
Hard Skills:
Knowledge of Supply Chain Processes
Demand Planning
Statistical Forecasting
Supply Chain Management
Logistics
Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)
Microsoft Excel
Data Analysis
Inventory Management
Business Planning
Advanced Planning Systems & Tools
Report Development
Fluent in English; knowledge of the French language is considered a plus.
Education:
Three to five years of post-secondary education (degree or master) with a focus on Supply Chain, Business.
High level of English, spoken and written (must have).
French spoken and written (nice to have).
Experience:
Supply Chain experience (at least 3 to 5 years).
Solid People management experience (at least 3 employees or more; not including internships or external contracts).
We are convinced that diversity is a source of fulfillment, social balance, and complementarity for our employees, which is why our offers are open to all, without restriction.
About us
With nearly 10,000 employees worldwide, we design and develop innovative solutions that contribute to the well-being of all, from health to beauty, combining the best of medical and naturalness.
We achieve this by cooperating with health care professionals, our long-standing trusted partners, by drawing relentless inspiration from nature; and by placing pharmaceutical ethics at the very heart of our operations.
We focus our research and manufacturing activities in South-West France where our roots lie.
We are proud to belong to a public-interest organization, the Pierre Fabre Foundation, which is dedicated to improving access to high-quality health care and medication in the poorest countries.
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