Process SME, Demand Planning

Be part of something altogether life-changing!
Working at Cytiva means being at the forefront of providing new solutions to transform human health.
Our incredible customers undertake life-saving activities ranging from fundamental biological research to developing innovative vaccines, new medicines, and cell and gene therapies.

At Cytiva you will be able to continuously improve yourself and us - working on challenges that truly matter with people that care for each other, our customers, and their patients.
With associates across 40+ countries, Cytiva is a place where every day is a learning opportunity - so you can grow your career and expand your skills in the long term.

Forming part of the Biotechnology segment at Danaher, we bring together dedicated technical expertise and talent to develop the next generation of life-changing therapeutics.

What you will do:

Act as a Process SME, Demand Planning for Demand Planning and Integrated Business Planning (IBP) to develop & write business requirements and use cases.
Develop implementation, testing and deployment plans for Demantra to drive simplification and best practices for the Integrated Business Planning organization (~30 people)
Lead efforts to design, test & implement solutions and supply chain system landscape like Oracle Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Oracle Value Chain Planning (VCP), Demantra to drive simplification and best practices
Identify Demantra system & process gaps, issues, defects and propose changes, solutions to resolve issues, improve application stability & performance.
Ensure that project budgets, statements of work and contracts are managed to maximize the value of the outcome to business
Design and implement solutions and process rigor to ensure quality input and outputs by design of validation models and quality checks throughout the monthly and yearly cycles of the IBP process - both reactive and proactive
Development & alignment of IBP systems, in conjunction with the business functions and drive the associated prioritization, budgeting and resource planning, ensuring that this supports the IBP strategy, objectives and key initiatives for the business globally
Advise management on procurement of business applications, related technologies, environment upgrades.
Provide functional input into the technology plan for the IT organization and influence project teams to maximize utilization of Out of Box ERP functionality for supply chain applications
Act as Subject Matter Expert to support wider Global Supply Chain business process changes, simplification, integrations, divestitures activities
Drive the thought process forward (e.g.
best practice knowledge) for the design of key systems and support tools like Demantra, Oracle ASCP, APCC other Oracle Applications ERP modules etc.
from a functional Demand Planning/IBP business side
Implement solutions in other Advanced Supply Chain planning modules and processes to secure efficiency and accuracy for Demand Planning and Integrated Business Planning (IBP)
Create Process flow diagrams, As-Is & To-Be Business Process Mapping, Gap analysis, Standard Work for IBP and Supply Chain processes.
Perform application testing by creating & executing test scripts for various business processes & scenarios in IBP and Global Supply Chain
Build analytics solutions in Supply Chain, Demand Planning/ Integrated Business Planning, Material Planning function using Qlik Sense Business intelligence tools
Work with global teams to develop and drive training programs for user groups, maximize benefits through system know-how, as well as addressing knowledge gaps.
Establish best practices.
Work closely with Global Centre of Excellence teams, IT support teams, functional key users, and senior stakeholders to drive and lead change while building trust in our solutions

Who you are:

Bachelor's degree in engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Supply Chain Manufacturing, Manufacturing Engineering, or related field with minimum 10+ years' experience in Supply Chain
Solid understanding of IBP and demand and supply planning processes and systems (APO/Demantra or other advanced planning systems) and Supply Chain application's interaction with other applications like commercial, fulfilment, finance and CRM
Proven track record of successfully leading cross-functional projects/process improvements, change management activities
AS-IS process analysis, requirement gathering & analysis, gap analysis, solution design and testing
At least 5 years of Demand Planning Experience.

Travel, Motor Vehicle Record & Physical/Environment Requirements:

Ability to travel - 20% of travel is required.

It would be a plus if you also possess previous experience in:

Experience with projects with IT and SQL knowledge is highly appreciated.
Demantra knowledge is highly recommended, other APS are highly appreciated.

Join our winning team today.
Together, we'll accelerate the real-life impact of tomorrow's science and technology.
We partner with customers across the globe to help them solve their most complex challenges, architecting solutions that bring the power of science to life.

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