Key Responsibilities:

• Lead Supply Chain processes to ensure aligning and supporting business vision and goals
• Drive SC team to Perform collaboratively with Internal and external Stakeholders to ensure Novartis medicines always available for patient needs.
• Support building a strong continuous business improvement culture.
• Contribute to financial and business results in quantitative and qualitative ways.
• Develop effective and strong working relationships with AEM NPhS distributors
• Ensure governance of the processes of the unit and align the related role’s
• key accountabilities with global Supply Chain directions.
• Ensure local business process owners contribute to the continuous improvement of the defined Standards providing inputs and actively participating to global initiatives.
• Make best use of available budget and resources.
• Drive SC activities to ensure effective Launching of new products.
• Full support and promotion of Novartis Compliance and Quality standards

Essential Requirement:

• 7+ years of experience in supply chain management, demand (pharmaceuticals or FMCG)

• Drive state-of-the art value chain processes such as S&OP, collaborative planning between affiliates (country organizations) and supplying plants, Warehouse & Distribution as well as life-cycle management processes (launches, transfers, changes, pruning).
• Formulates and develops AEM NPhS markets supply chain strategies and policies.
• Support Product life cycle management ( Launching, Site transfer , variation,
• pruning and divestment)
• Pro-actively monitor and predict market, business environment, quality/regulatory and technical changes and adapt supply models accordingly
• Support global SC improvements initiatives and lead it over AEM NPhS markets
• Lead distribution network activities that allow products to be delivered in a timely bases maintaining high level of services.
• Develop tender management related activities (from Invitation to supply)
• Direct inventory management strategies over distributor level
• Develop Local manufacturing projects and ensure MENA 3rd party supply plans is supporting demand needs in close collaboration with Basel External Supply organization
• Ensure ERP system is used effectively and all static data and operating parameters is applied effectively
• Promote and lead continuous improvement activities
• Ensure that right communication channels in place and effectively used
• Lead order management processes for AEM NPhS markets

Desirable Requirement:

• Education - University graduate, degree in Science, Operations Management, Supply Chain, Statistics, Business, Finance, or Engineering, or similar.