Global Clinical Supply Chain Planner

Make a more meaningful impact to patients’ lives around the globe
With our ground-breaking pipeline, the outlook is bright! Be proud to be part of a place that has achieved so much, yet is still moving forward. There’s no better time to join our global, growing enterprise as we lead the way for healthcare and society.
Pharmaceutical Technology and Development (PT&D) is the bridge which turns brilliant science into actual medicines that help millions of people. We work across the entire value chain, crafting and delivering active ingredients, formulations and devices required to support new medicines – from supplies for use in clinical trials to developing the technology to ensure drugs can be scaled up for commercial manufacture.
Our global Clinical Program Supply Chain team is growing, and we are now looking for Clinical Supply Planner to join our team. This is a fantastic opportunity to shape & develop the role to drive maximum value for the organisation.
What you'll do
As a Clinical Supply Planner you will translate the programme level demand into a supply plan and execute the plan. This will be accomplished by developing and executing optimized plans inline with the Clinical Supply Chain Strategy. You will work closely with Clinical Supply Chain Programme Leads (CSPL) and Clinical Study Leads to match demand & supply and ultimately deliver life changing medicines to patients.
Accountabilities include:
Translating demand in to supply plans, which meet the inventory strategy set out by the Programme Lead (CSPL)
Providing forecasts to our supply chain partners for each of the bill of material levels in the supply chain
Executing the supply plan to ensure kits are available to meet patient demand
Placing orders with a range of supply chain partners
Tracking progress & escalating issues
Ensuring timely release of materials through co-ordination of supply chain team
Owning inventory; Creating and allocating material to match individual study demand & maintaining accurate stock keeping records

Required Skills & Knowledge
Degree in supply chain related or drug development discipline or equivalent qualification or experience
In depth knowledge of R&D supply chain and drug development processes
Knowledge of pharmaceutical production, supply chain principles, good manufacturing practice, Food and Drug Administration requirements (or equivalent) and Customs rules and regulations
Proficient IT skills and an aptitude for systems
Excellent analytical skills and an interest in using data to drive decisions
Super user for our key supply planning tools

Additional Requirements
Proven technical skills and mindset in supply chain management including supply planning & inventory management
Experience of supply chain management tools
Good understanding of the principles of risk
Good influencing, negotiating and problem-solving skills, including across functional, geographical and cultural boundaries.
Proven experience of training and coaching colleagues
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Be part of crafting the next phase of Operations’ journey towards the 2025 strategy! Build on our foundations of high performance through agility, responsiveness, reliability and efficiency to deliver our new modalities and complex pipeline to market at speed. Backed by an encouraging team, be part of accelerating our operational excellence with innovations in cutting-edge science, Lean ways of working and fast changing digital technologies.