Director, Integrated Business Planning (Sales, Inventory, Operations Planning)
This is a hybrid position requiring the employee to be onsite a minimum of 3 days per week.
At West, we're a dedicated team that is connected by a purpose to improve patient lives that has been at the center of our Company for more than a century. Our story began when Herman O. West solved the problem of supplying penicillin in mass quantities to the US Government during World War 2. Through our work to deliver thousands of life-saving and life-enhancing injectable medicines to millions of patients daily, West's indelible mark on the healthcare industry has just begun. A name started our story. How will yours help write our future?
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Job Summary
The Director Integrated Business Planning (IBP), Sales, Inventory & Operations Planning (SIOP) is pivotal in orchestrating the alignment of financial, supply chain, and strategic planning within our organization. This role focuses on unifying different business functions to drive overall organizational goals and improve decision-making processes. The role ensures the business is equipped to make agile, data-backed decisions to support growth and operational efficiency. The Director, Integrated Business Planning (IBP / SIOP) executes and further develops a comprehensive planning process that collaborates across multiple departments to align operations with business goals. The Director, IBP integrates all major business functions which include sales, marketing, operations, finance, and supply chain. This role ensures that all departments are aligned with the corporate strategy, thereby optimizing business performance and achieving financial targets. The IBP Lead plays a strategic role in unifying different business units under a common goal of operational excellence which ultimately enhances the organization's market competitiveness.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Lead and evolve the current IBP / SIOP process, identify gaps, and prioritize areas of improvement.
- Work with Commercial, Supply Planning, and Finance to ensure a quality rolling 24-month estimate of future demand, corresponding supply, and financial plans are included in the SIOP cycles.
- Conduct the monthly IBP / SIOP cycle to facilitate decisions around optimizing supply, demand and financial plans.
- Identify business issues and risks with potential reconciliations and owners to deliver current and longer-term plans
- Ensure validation and presentation of data and analytics to facilitate decision-making.
- Govern the IBP framework, tools, standards, cadence, and metrics.
- Champion change to ensure adoption of the IBP / SIOP process. Educate and develop all involved functions.
- Facilitate executive-level IBP meetings.
- Track IBP performance metrics, monitor the effectiveness of the process and execute continuous improvement actions.
- Lead IBP steering committees, review past cycles' strengths and challenges, and propose enhancements when appropriate. Promote transparency and proactive planning.
- Track IBP key conclusions and tasks and perform follow-up on the actions when necessary.
- Partner closely with Finance, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Sales, and Marketing teams to ensure alignment and integration of operational planning with strategic goals.
Education
Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Mgm't, Finance, or Engineering requiredMaster's degree in preceding disciplines or MBA preferredWork Experience
Minimum 10+ years in Supply Chain, Finance or related field preferredMinimum 5 to 10 years experience in IBP / SIOP processes ideally in FMCG or pharmaceutical or medical device industryPreferred Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Proven leadership in managing through complex planning processes and stakeholder engagementStrong understanding of planning systems and processes, ERP platformsKnows how to get things done both through formal channels and the informal networkProven ability to influence teams and implement new processes effectivelyAble to effectively and efficiently convey thoughts and ideas at all levels and functionsTeam oriented and collaborative; able to bridge competing priorities and goalsDedicated to meeting the expectations and requirements of internal and external customersStrong facilitation and communication skillsResults driven with strong analytical thinking, business acumen, and financial acumenComfortable in a fast paced, dynamic environment and motivated in finding solutions to business problemsCan navigate through ambiguity and adapt to changing circumstances and directionsCan balance the conflicting needs of stakeholders while meeting the expectations and requirements of internal and external customersCan communicate a compelling and inspired vision of where we want to be across various stakeholdersKnowledgeable in current and possible future policies, practices, trends, and information affecting the business, industry, and organization and in the IBP spacePossess a continuous Improvement mind-set and commitment to achieving excellence in resultsLicense and Certifications
APICS Certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP) is preferredProgram and Project ManagementCertified Project Management Professional (PMP)-PMI is preferredTravel Requirements
10% : Up to 26 daysPhysical and Mental Requirements
Sedentary-Exerting up to 10lbs / 4kgs of force occasionally, and / or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the timeAdditional Requirements
Multitask, work under time constraints, problem solve, and prioritizeAbility to partner with international and cross functional colleaguesRead and interpret data, information and documents to analyze and solve problemsWest is an equal opportunity employer and we value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. If you have a special need that requires accommodation in order to apply to West, please send an email to Apply.Accommodation@westpharma.com. Where permitted by law, an offer of employment with West Pharmaceutical Services, or any of its subsidiary or affiliate companies, is contingent upon the satisfactory completion of background screening and / or a pre-employment drug screening.