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Executive Director, Head of Intercon Markets Customer Partnership & Supply Orchestration (CPSO)
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Position Summary
Lead commercial Customer Partnership & Supply Orchestration (CPSO) team across China, Hong Kong, APAC, EEMEA, LATAM, and LR COE markets, interfacing with GPS and commercial stakeholders to enable development of robust supply plans integrated with market dynamics, business requirements, and strategy. Play a critical role in supporting business growth, geographical footprint expansion and enabling commercial potential by proactively planning Supply Chain in line with forecasted business growth.
Bridge Supply Chain expertise and market knowledge to collaborate with commercial teams in solving business-critical problems and driving key commercial strategic decisions. Build strong relationships and interface effectively with senior leadership across the enterprise in managing complex interdependencies to ensure agility, urgency in supply continuity, mitigation of risks, and development of strategies to serve the market in years ahead. Focus on proactive prevention of issues through effective leadership and oversight of CPSO teams and serve as an escalation point for triage of high value / critical challenges
Key Responsibilities
Actively participate in collaborating with commercial teams to drive critical commercial decisions involving Intercon market supply planning, representing function as an SME
Act as single point of contact and partner to Market GMs, Commercial VPs across franchises/TAs
Build strong relationships and interface effectively with senior leadership across the enterprise in managing complex interdependencies to ensure agility.
Execute Regional S&OP meetings and participate in global demand review and Global S&OP supporting the Global Collaboration lead
Manage ‘dynamic markets’ (e.g., Tenders) and those the operate under a distributor markets
Attend & Co-chair Demand Consensus Meetings, understanding Market input drivers to forecast and challenging as needed
Oversee market demand sensing / shaping and provide dotted line support for Intercon Demand Planning
Align demand consensus, validate demand planning with financial outlook, and ensure adherence to budget; responsible for inventory obsolescence / forecast accuracy, as inventory is centrally-owned
Ensure flow of demand signals from market to master data management (MDMs)
Serve as an escalation point for teams to flag challenges; effectively manage escalated risks through early communication with leadership and collaboration with both commercial and supply chain teams
Attend monthly, weekly, and daily Supply Reviews with Commercial / Finance Team (delivery detail, time of release, DOH) to enable swift action on risks / deviations from plan as they emerge
Interact with GDS (secondary logistics) for expediting and delivery timing
Interface with Bio & Pharma Planning teams
Develop/propose strategies to serve the market and different distribution channels, proactively prevent issues in years ahead
Provide timely Notifications to Market (NTM) on supply constraints / disruptions to mitigate downstream effects of compounded supply chain risks
Ensure KPIs for customers & markets in scope are achieved, providing analysis & insights to key drivers
Work with Trade Ops to manage stock on allocation and customer dynamics
Utilize analysis and forecasts from teams to provide input into Global allocation decisions in coordination with SCPLs / NSP (SC)
Oversee CPSO Directors at the front line with local finance directors in addition to Supply Orchestrators who are the single point of contact with markets to monitor supply / inventory health
Remain well-informed of global events (political change, environmental disasters, etc.) and how they may impact the supply plans for markets/customers in scope
Build a high-performing team of Sr. Director/Director level CPSO Leaders to serve the region, creating a culture of empowerment, innovation, inclusion and growth
Collect Patient and Customer needs and translate into innovative supply chain solutions improving customer experience aligned with commercial strategy
Qualifications & Experience
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Degree in Engineering or Business, preferably with focus on Operations, or related field of study. Masters/MBA Desired
~15 years of experience in Global roles within Commercial Supply Chain Management, Market Supply Operations or Planning in the biotech/pharma industry, or comparable experiences within the industry
Strong presentation and business case development skills
Understanding of Finance principles, P&L, Budget, and Commercially-relevant business terminology
Understanding of supply chain capabilities including cost of services that drive innovative solutions and respond quickly to customer needs
Ability to influence and engage partners beyond functional responsibilities and deliver results
Demonstrated team and cross-functional stakeholder leadership skills
Demonstrated ability to attract, develop, and retain high-performing teams
Understanding of Forecasting, Demand Planning, and relevant KPIs, i.e. FA, MAPE, Bias
Strong communication skills (Verbal, Presentation, Written) to communicate effectively with executive level leadership such as SVPs, VPs, GMs
Demonstrated ability to resolve conflicts and make informed decisions under time pressure and strong negotiation skills
Business Acumen & Customer Relationship management Exposure
Ability to lead with agility and adapt quickly to competing priorities while remaining focused
Ability to work effectively under pressure to meet deadlines
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If you come across a role that intrigues you but doesn’t perfectly line up with your resume, we encourage you to apply anyway. You could be one step away from work that will transform your life and career.
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
Physical presence at the BMS worksite or physical presence in the field is a necessary job function of this role, which the Company deems critical to collaboration, innovation, productivity, employee well-being and engagement, and it enhances the Company culture.
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