Director of Demand and S&OP, EMEA

at Kyowa Kirin International plc

Marlow, Bucks or Galashiels, Scotland (hybrid UK)

WE PUSH THE BOUNDARIES OF MEDICINE.

LEAPING FORWARD TO MAKE PEOPLE SMILE

At Kyowa Kirin International (KKI), our purpose is to make people smile. This means more than drug discovery and development; it is about embedding care into everything we do to make a difference every day for those that need it most. We’re an inclusive pharmaceutical company that takes time to understand what really matters to our patients, their families, and their healthcare professionals, helping our people to take bold actions that deliver life-changing solutions sooner. Our culture is rooted in our values: Teamwork, Commitment to Life, Innovation, and Integrity. They help us to push boundaries to deliver extraordinary impact and make KKI a brilliant place to work.

Job Purpose:

Responsible for the implementation of a robust and resilient set of Demand Management processes. The key deliverables range from standardising short and medium-term forecasting processes, coordinating and aligning all stakeholders in the demand allocation process, maintaining and improving the S&OP process for the region and improving S&OP maturity within EMEA by using automation and other new methodologies.

Key Responsibilities:

• S&OP process responsibility to drive the monthly cycle of flow of information from patients’ acquisition, volume forecast, value forecast, Risks and Opps and supply chain response
• Lead the monthly S&OP meeting with the executive leadership team 
• Develop a S&OP maturity template which can be shared with Global teams on how best to align EMEA with other regions
• Run the monthly forecasting process by engaging all regions every month to go through key SKUs and forecasting trends in order to arrive at a consensus forecast
• Implement collaborative procedures across key stakeholders (countries, franchises, supply chain, finance) which will help with smooth flow of forecast and related assumptions
• Collate Risk and opportunities from across EMEA and consolidate for regional and global S&OP
• Identify appropriate measures for forecast error
• Membership of, and contribution to Finance leadership team

Position Requirements:

• Significant relevant experience acquired at pharmaceutical or pharmaceutical consulting companies with demonstrated expertise in the areas of demand/supply chain management, forecasting and launch planning
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate, influence and persuade a broad range of internal and external stakeholders to effect change
• European languages an advantage

Kyowa Kirin International is an equal opportunities employer.

No agencies please.