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Position Summary:
This role involves leading a global team focused on transforming the commercial supply chain through data and digital initiatives. Key responsibilities include demand planning, long-range planning, bio and pharma supply planning, inventory optimization, and the integration of systems across internal and external manufacturing networks.
Key Responsibilities:
1. Lead Global Process Owners (GPOs) to drive our digital-first strategy within Global Supply Chain (GSC) Supply Planning. Oversee digital and process programs across Network Supply Planning, Inventory Optimization, Launch Excellence, Rapid Response Technology, and Life Cycle Management Strategies.
2. Collaborate with GSC Supply Planning and IT to implement cutting-edge digital solutions, processes, and technologies. Represent PDE on Pharma and Bio Supply Planning Core Leadership Teams.
3. Ensure the effective deployment and operation of advanced processes, systems, and tools, including ERP technology, cloud computing, cognitive computing, advanced analytics, and machine learning.
4. Guarantee the sustained execution and compliance of digital and data initiatives, ensuring on-time and on-budget project completion. Deliver and sustain value drivers across all areas of GSC Planning.
5. Lead and manage a global team, ensuring effective communication, collaboration, and alignment across different regions and time zones. Foster a cohesive team environment that leverages diverse skills and perspectives.
6. Champion innovation by exploring and leveraging best-in-class data and technology capabilities to enhance operational excellence and efficiency.
7. Maintain digital and data technologies by building and managing high-performing execution teams and leading super-user groups.
8. Develop and implement standards to enhance efficiencies for end-users of supply chain data and digital technologies, and share best practices.
9. Seek opportunities to automate and simplify repetitive tasks, promoting operational excellence, process standardization, and harmonization.
10. Design and launch Supply Planning Capability Center to centralize and optimize planning activities, drive efficiency, and foster collaboration across the global supply chain network.
11. Collaborate with global GPS organization across operations and SBE to ensure alignment
Qualifications:
12. Master’s degree or MBA in life science, technology, engineering, business, data science, or information systems.
13. Over 15 years of experience in operations, supply chain, manufacturing, ERP, digital/data technologies, and quality within the biopharma industry.
14. Preferred: Operational excellence experience (Master Black Belt/Black Belt or equivalent).
15. Proven track record of developing and leading global teams.
16. Strong ability to navigate complex organizations, aligning and integrating cross-functional resources into cohesive teams in a highly matrixed environment.
17. Extensive supply chain expertise with experience in implementing enterprise technology or data systems, including change management.
18. Demonstrated ability to identify and deploy innovative ideas that optimize processes and create value.
19. Exceptional interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills.
20. Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
21. Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment, with excellent organizational and prioritization skills to manage multiple deadlines.
22. Solid business acumen to develop compelling business cases.
Uniquely Interesting Work, Life-changing Careers
With a single vision as inspiring as “Transforming patients’ lives through science™ ”, every BMS employee plays an integral role in work that goes far beyond ordinary. Each of us is empowered to apply our individual talents and unique perspectives in an inclusive culture, promoting diversity in clinical trials, while our shared values of passion, innovation, urgency, accountability, inclusion and integrity bring out the highest potential of each of our colleagues.
On-site Protocol
BMS has a diverse occupancy structure that determines where an employee is required to conduct their work. This structure includes site-essential, site-by-design, field-based and remote-by-design jobs. The occupancy type that you are assigned is determined by the nature and responsibilities of your role:
Site-essential roles require 100% of shifts onsite at your assigned facility. Site-by-design roles may be eligible for a hybrid work model with at least 50% onsite at your assigned facility. For these roles, onsite presence is considered an essential job function and is critical to collaboration, innovation, productivity, and a positive Company culture. For field-based and remote-by-design roles the ability to physically travel to visit customers, patients or business partners and to attend meetings on behalf of BMS as directed is an essential job function.
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