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Job Description

Job Title: Demand Planning Lead
Location: Kazakhstan, Almaty

About the role:

• Conduct an analysis of processes and documents regulating the activities of the division;
• Optimize division processes;
• Plan production for all products for 36 months:
• Analyzes monthly sales for all products
• Prepares/updates production forecast in the SAP system on a monthly basis
• Places production orders for all products in a timely manner
• Controls the production and receipt of goods at the Company’s warehouses
• Resolves all emerging issues regarding the production and receipt of goods at the Company’s warehouses
• Provides quarterly data on the destruction of products with an appropriate expiration date or unfit for sale

How you will contribute:

• Coordinate and adjust sales forecast with Global Demand
• Conduct Demand Review with business unit heads and product managers
• Record all decisions made during the Demand Review meeting in the minutes of the meeting
• Analyze supplies and promptly inform product managers about the need to increase activity on a specific product
• Prepare data, graphs, slides for the monthly S&OP meeting based on the data received on Demand Review
• Conduct monthly S&OP meetings with coordination of actions with structural units to achieve financial goals.
• Prepare data for the budget cycle based on information received from Demand Review and from product manufacturers.
• Calculate market sales based on received reports from distributors
• Fill out and generate a complete package of documents for participation in tenders
• Ensure timely introduction of new products to the Kazakhstan market
• Coordinate the production of new products with the launch team, manufacturer and employees of Global Supply
• Enter transfer prices for new products into the product info record in the SAP system
• Initiate the introduction of new products into the SAP program
• Plan the production of new products in the SAP system
• Control the production of new products
• Make changes/extension of new products in ERP system
• Initiate/close change control records in the TrackWise system
• Inform about the arrival of a new product at the local warehouse
• Responsible for the plan for the production and delivery of goods to Kazakhstan;
• Ensure the accuracy of the forecast target in accordance with the agreed sales plan;
• Monitor product shipments from the local warehouse;
• Plan the optimal transition when changing packaging during a planned re-registration or making changes together with the regulatory and marketing departments;
• Monitor the expiration of MA certificates and create safety stock in advance;
• Ensure timely and efficient information exchange process and escalate quality issues to the relevant management level

What you bring to Takeda:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Economics, Engineering or related field of study (Master’s degree preferred)
• 5+ years of proven experience in supply chain
• Advanced Excel, Power Point user
• Strong knowledge of demand planning, supply planning, inventory management, customer service.
• Good knowledge and understanding of the pharmaceutical industry
• Experience in coordinating, implementing and/or managing complex, diverse project
• Strong verbal and written communication skills in English
• SAP IBP/APO knowledge is preferred

More about us:

At Takeda, we are transforming patient care through the development of novel specialty pharmaceuticals and best in class patient support programs. Takeda is a patient-focused company that will inspire and empower you to grow through life-changing work.

Certified as a Global Top Employer, Takeda offers stimulating careers, encourages innovation, and strives for excellence in everything we do. We foster an inclusive, collaborative workplace, in which our teams are united by an unwavering commitment to deliver Better Health and a Brighter Future to people around the world.

Empowering our people to shine:

Takeda is proud in its commitment to creating a diverse workforce and providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, parental status, national origin, age, disability, citizenship status, genetic information or characteristics, marital status, status as a Vietnam era veteran, special disabled veteran, or other protected veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws, and any other characteristic protected by law.

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