Demand Planning Manager

2 weeks ago

Jeddah, Saudi Arabia AstraZeneca Full time

**JOB TITLE**:
***Demand Planning Manager**:
***ABOUT ASTRAZENECA**:
**AstraZeneca is a global, science-led, patient-focused biopharmaceutical company that focuses on the discovery, development, and commercialisation of prescription medicines for some of the world’s most serious diseases. But we’re more than one of the world’s leading pharmaceutical companies.**:
**ROLE SUMMARY**:
**Demand Planning position is responsible for all forecasting activities associated with customers and products. The Demand Planner creates and maintains forecast models for their customers, incorporating business intelligence and forecast information gathered from sales, marketing, finance, and replenishment analysis. This position leads the dialogue each month for their respective customers and products with key counterparts in Sales, KAM, Finance and Marketing.**:
**What you’ll do**:
**Demand Planning**:

- ** Working with all stake holders to achieve the MC yearly target in accordance with inventory agreement level.**:

- ** Ensure product availability as per the agreed month of coverage between AZ and distributors.**:

- ** Requesting the rolling 12 months forecast from in-market commercial teams on monthly basis to be used in the DRM & CCC meetings.**:

- ** Managing monthly Demand Review Meeting (DRM) and CCC with required stake holders from Sales, Marketing, Market access, Tender manager, and other functions for cross-functional alignment of in-market sales forecast.**:

- ** Updating the DRM & CCC tools on monthly basis.**:

- ** Comparing the in-market sales forecast versus AZ budget numbers.**:

- ** Analyse the in-market sales forecast accuracy and bias on monthly basis versus actual demand to be discussed in the DRM and CCO meeting.**:

- ** Sharing and follow up the meeting minutes resulted from DRM or CCC meeting until completion.**:

- ** Analyse stock aging and OTIF on monthly basis to be presented & highlighted in the DRM and CCC meeting.**:

- ** Scheduling and planning activity for monthly required purchase orders according to the current inventory levels.**:

- ** Order proposal will be discussed in the DRM and CCC meeting and requested from the distributor.**:

- ** Reviewing the total expired value versus the planned FOC orders and report any expected variance.**:

- ** Analyse the available PPG shelf life and take the required action.**:

- ** Participate in weekly meeting with Ops team to discuss the outstanding issues and monthly orders alignment.**:

- ** Manage + or - order tolerance produced by supply site with local distributor to ensure smooth clearance.**:

- ** Confirm the upcoming orders for the current month & +2 months during monthly MMF meeting with Ops team.**:

- ** Discuss and align Tabuk FCST and V4CAST files with Supply & Logistics Team.**:

- ** Develop and maintain demand forecasts (operational forecasts) at multiple levels of aggregation for multiple time horizons as part of a demand planning function.**:

- ** Review historical sales trends, research demand drivers, prepare forecast data, develop statistical forecast models, and evaluate forecast results.**:

- ** Coordinate cross-functional research activities to reconcile significant variances and refine the forecast model to reflect updated sales and marketing assumptions.**:

- ** Interact with Commercial, Finance and Distributors to understand demand forecast drivers.**:

- ** Utilize a collaborative and consensus approach by working with Commercial, Finance and Distributors drive improvements in forecasting to minimise the expiry risk at distribution hub.**:

- ** Review monthly the distributor stock levels at SKU level, estimate rolling monthly stock levels and propose replenishment orders to the distributor. Track batch utilisation by distributor and assess expiry risk.**:

- ** Manage and improve quality of forecasting accuracy and BIAS by partnering with cross-functional activities to reconcile significant variances and refine the forecast model to reflect updated sales and marketing assumptions.**:

- ** Provide input to the Supply Planning organization in developing inventory strategies on existing items, new products, and product phase-outs.**:

- ** Closely coordinate and communicate AZ distributor action plans with supply planning team.**:

- ** Preparation of Tabuk ESF file and communication to Ops on monthly basis.**:

- ** Preparation & uploading ESF in V4cast on monthly basis.**:
**Order Management**:

- ** Private orders**:

- ** Aligning with AZ stake holders (Finance, commercial, sales and marketing) for required orders.**:

- ** Meet the distributor to negotiate the required private orders ( charged, FOC and FOCS orders) for full year.**:

- Verify private PO details received from local distributors with the agreed plan**.**:

- ** Request any additional private orders if required to meet AZ target considering the stock levels**:

- ** Ensure all orders are aligned with both MOQ and shipper size and for a

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