Associate Director, Global E2E Product Planning
Location United States, Remote
Workstyle Remote Only ApplyAssociate Director, Global E2E Product Planning
ROLE SUMARY
Lead the end-to-end monthly supply planning cycle within the S&OP/IBP framework in collaboration with the IBP Process Leas ensuring a feasible, cost aware, and service-oriented Supply Plan that reconciles with Demand, Finance, and Inventory strategies. Own and facilitate the Supply Review and act as the planning voice in cross functional strategic initiatives (e.g., LRP, AOP, network redesign, capacity investments, NPI ramps, risk mitigation programs). The role embeds best practices in master planning, detailed scheduling & planning, and inventory management, while advancing maturity.
PRIMARY RESPONSIBITIES:
1) Own the Monthly Supply Planning Cycle and Budget Cycles
- Calendar & governance: Maintain a fixed monthly cadence (Data Gathering → Demand Review → Supply Review → Pre‑Exec → Executive S\&OP), lock data gates, publish pre‑reads, and drive decision logs with owners and due dates. Maintain a yearly cadence for the LRP, AOP and Latest Estimated cycles.
- Inputs & assumptions: Validate key Supply inputs (capacity models, supplier constraints, lead times, yields, inventory policies, planned maintenance) and align units of measure/product families with the S\&OP hierarchy.
- Scenario & reconciliation: Run what‑if scenarios to balance demand/supply and quantify service, cost, and cash impacts before Executive S\&OP approval (“one set of numbers”)
- LRP Modeling (Long‑Range Planning): Extend modeling beyond the 36‑month horizon to evaluate multi‑year structural capacity needs, capital investment requirements, workforce strategy, network changes, technology constraints, long‑term demand shaping, and risk‑mitigation options. Link LRP outputs to AOP cycles and ensure long‑term decisions remain consistent with mid‑term S&OP/IBP governance.
- RCCP (Rough‑Cut Capacity Planning): In partnership with the sites, integrate RCCP as a standard monthly discipline to validate whether the proposed Supply Plan is feasible at a family or key‑resource level. Use RCCP to stress‑test bottleneck resources, supplier constraints, labor availability, strategic materials, and throughput assumptions. Ensure RCCP results feed directly into Supply Review discussions to confirm whether the plan is executable, where constraints exist, and which mitigations should be elevated for decision.
2) Lead the Supply Review
- Facilitation: Chair the meeting with Manufacturing, Procurement, Logistics, Inventory, and Finance to test consensus demand vs. finite capacity and material availability; highlight overloads, shortages, and labor bottlenecks.
- Decision options: Present mitigation choices (overtime, alternate sourcing, inventory repositioning, lead‑time expedites) with service, cost, and working‑capital impacts; publish the feasible supply plan and revised inventory outlook.
- Handoffs: Package alternatives for Pre‑Exec and Executive S\&OP, including KPI impacts and risks/opportunities.
3) Strategic Initiatives (Planning Representative)
- Serve as planning SME on initiatives such as network strategy, cap‑ex, make‑vs‑buy, dual sourcing, NPI phase‑in/phase‑out, resilience/risk programs, and digital planning tool enhancements—linking decisions to service, cost, and cash outcomes.
- Champion S&OP/IBP linkages across Supply Chain, Finance, Sales/Marketing, and Operations to align strategic, operational, and financial plans.
4) Planning Excellence
- Embed CPIM practices in demand/supply balancing, master scheduling, CRP, MRP, inventory policy setting, and distribution planning; elevate data quality and planning parameter stewardship.
- Coach planners on S&OP foundations (planning horizons, family definitions, units of measure, role clarity, and meeting discipline)
5) Maturity & Continuous Improvement
- Assess S&OP/IBP process maturity and execute a roadmap toward higher stages (from “Integrate” to “Collaborate/Orchestrate”), focusing on decision quality, scenario planning, and cross‑functional alignment.
- Tighten the S&OP ↔ S&OE connection to close the plan‑to‑execution gap and enable faster, in‑cycle course corrections.
SCALE & SCOPE OF THE ROLE
- Worldwide scope with focus on top countries, key & established brands and early assets
MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Maintain Product Plan actual at all times.
- Ensure accuracy of information in Supply Review.
- Support developing what-if supply scenarios to continuously improve performance relating to both service levels and total costs thru continuous evaluation of supply, outsourcing strategies, product strategies and the positioning of inventory across the network.
- Develop strong relationships inside and outside the organization including Demand Planning, Regional Supply Chain, Logistics, Sites, Finance, Quality and Regulatory.
QUALIFICATIONS
Experience/Knowledge Desired
- B.S. or BA in supply chain management, science and/or engineering (biotechnology, engineering or related sciences). M.B.A or advanced degree, diploma or certification in Supply Chain Management (e.g., APICS or CSCP certification) strongly preferred
- Required 10+ years of supply chain management and planning experience for a reputed, global or multi-plant Biotech, Pharmaceutical or Consumer Product company utilizing world class supply chain planning and execution processes with at least 3 of those years as a manager.
- Required Experience with global product supply planning and knowledge of Biotech, Pharmaceutical Sales & Operations Planning processes.
- Good understanding and exposure to current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP), Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and other regulatory requirements
- Experience in developing and implementing world class, global supply chain planning processes and managing them through deployment of global advanced planning and scheduling systems
- Exposure and experience in Biotech / Pharmaceutical manufacturing process, principles and practices; preferably at production site and headquarters level
- Experience in working internationally in a fast paced, reputable global Biotech / Pharmaceutical or Consumer company organized in a matrix structure
- Expertise in SAP Integrated Business Planning (IBP) and advanced planning tools.
PERSONAL COMPETENCIES DESIRED / REQUIRED
- Demonstrated leadership capabilities, especially in building highly effective, world class, global teams
- Ability to work in a matrix environment and build strong relationships by being transparent, reliable, and delivering on commitments.
- Demonstrated capability in implementing challenging goals, objectives and practices in a complex and ambiguous environment
- Ability to provide innovative ideas to optimize supply chain and generate new ideas or alternatives that create value including seeking new information and external insights.
- Certification or exposure to Operational Excellence/Continuous Improvement concepts desirable.
- Demonstrated proficiency in competency areas of Strategic Agility, Organizational Agility, Business Acumen, Process Design and Management, Organization Change Management and Process Effectiveness - in globally diverse, rapidly changing cross-cultural environment
- Strong ability in negotiating and influencing without authority in complex, high impact situations
- Strong coaching, mentoring and employee development skills
- Strong strategic and analytical thinking, problem solving and rapid decision making skills
- Strong presentation and communication skills both, oral and written
- Developed ability to create and foster a team based environment to establish and maintain a cooperative relationships with individuals contacted during the course of work
Core Competencies
- Sales & Operations Planning: purpose, inputs/outputs, reconciliation, planning hierarchy, and role clarity.
- Master Scheduling & Detailed Planning: MPS, MRP, CRP, finite capacity checks, and production control handoffs.
- Inventory & Distribution: policy setting, service‑stock trade‑offs, replenishment, and network flow.
- Quality/Technology/CI: KPI design, process controls, and continuous improvement in planning parameters and data.
Who We Are
BioMarin is a global biotechnology company that relentlessly pursues bold science to translate genetic discoveries into new medicines that advance the future of human health.
Since our founding in 1997, we have applied our scientific expertise in understanding the underlying causes of genetic conditions to create transformative medicines, using a number of treatment modalities.
Using our unparalleled expertise in genetics and molecular biology, we develop medicines for patients with significant unmet medical need. We enlist the best of the best – people with the right technical expertise and a relentless drive to solve real problems – and create an environment that empowers our teams to pursue bold, innovative science. With this distinctive approach to drug discovery, we’ve produced a diverse pipeline of commercial, clinical and preclinical candidates that have well-understood biology and provide an opportunity to be first-to-market or offer a substantial benefit over existing therapeutic options.
About Technical Operations
BioMarin’s Technical Operations group is responsible for creating our drugs for use in clinical trials and for scaling production of those drugs for the commercial market. These engineers, technicians, scientists and support staff build and maintain BioMarin’s cutting-edge manufacturing processes and sites, provide quality assurance and quality control to ensure we meet regulatory standards, and procure the needed goods and services to support manufacturing and coordinating the worldwide movement of our drugs to patients.
Note: This description is not intended to be all-inclusive, or a limitation of the duties of the position. It is intended to describe the general nature of the job that may include other duties as assumed or assigned.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled
An Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.
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