Job Description

JOB PURPOSE:

Responsible for strategy and execution of finished goods & freight sourcing activities, locating and reviewing a variety of potential suppliers in order to recommend the best supplier for a particular business need. Drive cost optimisation and customer satisfaction by identifying and implementing opportunities for alternative sourcing of finished/bulk dosage forms and freight, optimising existing contracts and ensuring compliance/validity thereof for both suppliers/customers, whilst constantly looking for cost opportunity and maximising supply reliability.

ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES:

Strategy Delivery

• Plan and manage overall finished goods product and freight sourcing strategy
• Develop and deliver supply chain strategy to support delivery of business growth agenda.
• Drive and input into supply strategies with manufacturing sites and 3rd parties to improve overall supply performance for service level and improve business inventory holding.
• Drive sourcing of products and CMO supply performance and benchmarking to improve service, cost and cash.
• Build strong and sustainable relationship with 3rd party suppliers

Supplier Sourcing & Negotiation

• Execute analyses and make suggestions for improvement of overall sourcing strategy
• Responsible for sourcing suitable contract manufacturer considering technical, regulatory requirements, cost and supply chain efficiency.
• Implement sourcing frameworks and policies that is suitable and applicable for the SA Commercial.
• Assists in the development and implementation of procurement and contract management instructions, policies, procedures and procurement charter in line with audit requirements
• Represents the company in negotiating contracts and formulating supplier agreements.
• Responsible for Cost, Service negotiations with CMOs to drive service performance, cost reduction as well as supply resilience in supply in both short and long horizons. Including coordinate and negotiate SLA with suppliers
• Ensure sufficient capacity negotiated with all suppliers for the 24 months+ horizon to deliver business growth agenda.
• Drive on-time delivery linked to new launches, realignments and operationalization of license agreement.
• Develop long term strategy on products with pricing or continuity weaknesses and create supply resilience.
• Develop and control annual budget for sourcing of products and cost of goods spent with Finance
• Manage and track budget and annual spent, and drive reduction in cost to service. This includes, Opex, Capex and COGs.

Supplier Management

• Responsible for maintenance and update of supply agreements along with legal team.
• Maintain effective supplier relationships and evaluate / audit suppliers frequently and ensure alignment to company policies
• Ensure supplier compliance to SLA and latest regulatory requirements
• Act as the point of escalation with the team and SA Commercial, communicating and resolving operational issues
• Responsible for ensuring resolutions to supplier queries and serves as owner to supply agreements for SA Comm along with Supply Chain Manager
• Responsible and accountable for ensuring all supply agreement are updated and with no interruption on service delivery.
• Drive operation efficiency at CMOxe2x80x99s to deliver Aspenxe2x80x99s growth agenda. Drive continuous improvement in CMO performance to deliver service improvement.
• Analyse supplier performance
• Implement and conduct routinely supplier performance reviews and feed supplier strength and weaknesses into overall supply chain strategy.
• Conduct supplier bench markings and contract reviews to continuously optimize cost, cash and cost.

Other Supply Chain Improvement

• Develop methodology and policies to manage sourcing operationals effectively.
• Provide periodic reporting for management on sourcing, controls and processes.
• Build effective relationships with all supply points to strengthen supply reliability, responsiveness, and agility
• Adoption of new supply chain planning systems/functionalities and embed the new planning tool by working with planners and IT system stewards and external consultants to scope, spec and migrate Supply related functionalities from the commercial end
• Drive fact-based decision-making that will increase competitiveness by providing data analytics and implement improvement plans.

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE

• Degree in Supply Chain Management, BCom degree
• Specialist procurement qualification is advantageous (CIPS etc)
• Exposure to Manufacturing essential
• Import/Export experience essential
• Team Management experience essential
• 5+ yearsxe2x80x99 experience within a similar role, preferably in FMCG/Pharmaceutical environment
• 10 yearsxe2x80x99 experience within a Supply Chain environment
• Demonstrated success in product sourcing & negotiations
• Strong understanding of financial, regulatory and Supply chain interactions
• Strong understanding of procurement frameworks, methodologies, processes and industry best practices
• Proven capability to lead cross-functional project
• Understanding of legal, regulatory and GMP environment in marketing and manufacturing.
• Experience in operating with SAP, Excel, Power BI
• Experience in senior stakeholder engagement & reporting

SKILLS & ATTRIBUTES

• Excellent problem-solving capability
• Skills to effectively resolve conflicts in a team environment and with non-Aspen entities
• Negotiating skills
• Strong leadership skill to guide business decision-making considering service, cost and cash.
• Ability implement and streamline process to support the sourcing function.
• Ability to implement performance monitoring, tracking and improvement
• Performance-driven and solution-orientated
• Strong analytical and numerical skills a must
• Strong technical skill in MS Office, especially excel
• Highly collaborative, flexible and attention to detail
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to liaise across all levels, excellent cross-function and collaboration skills required
• The motivation and ability to create, implement and drive new processes is essential. Ability to influence and drive cross-functional deliveries
• Proven accountability and success with multiple tight deadline deliverables
• End to end understanding of Supply Chain operations in Plan, Source, Make and Deliver.
• Deep understanding of S&OP and particularly supply planning contribution, key KPI and parameters.
• Strong understanding of new product launch process within Supply Chain
• Effective oral and written skills to communicate technical and non-technical issues to various levels of management.
• Prudent risk-taker with experience and background that supports an intuitive understanding of the trade-offs between business decisions.
• Flexibility to adapt to a fast moving and international environment
• Excellent interpersonal skills and a high degree of customer focus
• Proactive approach, action oriented with the ability to solve problems and set priorities

KNOWLEDGE:

• Computer skills on Microsoft tools
• A solid understanding of S&OP
• Deep working knowledge of ERP systems, esp SAP
• Deep technical knowledge of Supply Chain operations and Supply Planning operations
• Vast experience on managing inventory

Aspen is committed to the principles of equal employment opportunity and suitably qualified job applicants are invited to submit their CV online on or before the 8th September 2023. Preference will be given to applicants from designated groups through a fair recruitment and selection process in accordance with laws governing employment equity, where such laws are applicable to the Aspen entity that will employ the successful candidate. If you have not heard from the HR department within 30 days of this advert closing, please consider your application unsuccessful.

Internal Applications must be completed using an Aspen mailing address after applicants have had informed their direct line managers of their application

Aspen Pharmacare