Role Summary

The Planning Manager for North America will oversee and optimize the planning, scheduling, and inventory management for Bimeda’s North American operations. Reporting to the AVP of Supply Chain, this role will lead the Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) process to ensure alignment across demand forecasting, production planning, and supply chain functions. The Planning Manager will work cross-functionally to support Bimeda’s strategic goals for high service levels, efficient resource utilization, and cost optimization.

What you'll do

Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) Process Management: Lead the S&OP process across the North American business, coordinating with sales, marketing, finance, production, and procurement to align forecasts, capacity, and resources. Facilitate monthly S&OP meetings, driving data-driven decisions to balance supply and demand.

Production Planning: Develop and maintain production schedules that meet customer demand while optimizing resource utilization. Ensure

alignment with business goals and make adjustments based on capacity constraints and changes in demand.

Demand Forecasting: Collaborate with Sales and Finance teams to gather demand forecasts and translate these into actionable production and supply requirements.

Inventory Management: Optimize inventory levels for raw materials, components, and finished goods across North America, balancing stock levels to minimize stockouts and overstocks while achieving cost efficiencies.

Supply Chain Optimization: Continuously assess and improve supply chain processes, focusing on lead-time reduction, flexibility enhancement, and productivity improvement.

Data Analysis and Reporting: Analyze planning and S&OP performance data, generating actionable insights. Provide regular updates and KPIs to senior leadership, including on-time delivery, inventory turnover, forecast accuracy, and S&OP alignment.

Capacity Planning: Evaluate production capacity and workforce planning, adjusting schedules as needed to account for seasonal demand or operational constraints.

Supplier and Vendor Coordination: Work closely with suppliers and vendors to ensure the timely availability of materials, proactively resolving potential disruptions.

Cross-Functional Collaboration: Maintain strong communication and coordination with Production, Quality, Procurement, and Sales teams, fostering alignment and transparency across functions.

Continuous Improvement and Best Practices: Champion process improvements and best practices in planning and supply chain management, leveraging technology and lean methodologies to drive efficiency.

Risk Management: Identify potential risks in the supply and planning processes, implementing mitigation strategies to ensure supply continuity and responsiveness to market fluctuations.

Other duties as assigned.

Please note that this job description is not exhaustive, and the role holder may be required to undertake other relevant duties commensurate with the grading of the post. Activities may be subject to amendment over time as the role develops and/or priorities and requirements evolve.

What you bring to the role

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Industrial Engineering, or a related field;
• Minimum of 5-7 years of experience in supply chain planning, production management, or S&OP management, ideally within the animal health, pharmaceuticals, or consumer goods industries
• Proven expertise in managing and facilitating the S&OP process, with a track record of cross-functional collaboration and leadership in this area.
• Strong understanding of supply chain principles, demand forecasting, MRP/ERP systems, and lean manufacturing.
• Proficiency in planning software and ERP systems (e.g., QAD, SAP, Oracle, or similar), with advanced skills in Microsoft Excel and data analysis tools.
• APICS or similar supply chain certification (e.g., CPIM, CSCP) is highly preferred.

Competencies Required for the Role

ANALYTICAL THINKING/PROBLEM SOLVING - is the ability to identify the information needed to clarify a situation, seek that information from various sources and then tackle a problem by using a logical, systematic, sequential approach. Ability to identify and separate the key components of problems and situations. Ability to interpret information from a range of sources to spot patterns and trends in information and to deduce cause and effect from this.

PLANNING – is the process of thinking about and organizing the activities required to achieve a desired goal.

EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION - Is the ability to convey information to another effectively and efficiently, to listen – help facilitate sharing of information between people. It is about understanding the emotional intention behind the information. The ability to express oneself clearly in conversations, confirm understanding, communicate using data and facts. Exhibit willingness to listen, and show respect for oneself and others in interactions with others. express oneself clearly in verbal and business writing.

FOSTERING COLLABORATION/TEAMWORK - is the ability to work jointly with others or together especially in an intellectual endeavor; the ability and desire to work cooperatively with others on a team; as a team leader, the ability to demonstrate interest, skill, and success in getting groups to learn to work together. Builds partnerships for global performance. Respects others.

LEADERSHIP – is the ability of an individual to influence or inspire followers or other members of the organization; to enhance others’ commitment to their work and to a high -performance culture. Provide motivational support, and the ability to develop and communicate goals in support of the business mission. Provides direction with purpose and alignment to Company vision and values.

THOROUGHNESS/DETAIL ORIENTED – Ensuring that one’s own and others’ work ad information are complete and accurate; carefully preparing for meetings and presentations following up with others to ensure that agreements and commitments have been fulfilled.

About Bimeda

Bimeda is a leading global innovator, manufacturer and marketer of veterinary pharmaceuticals and animal health products and has over half a century’s experience in providing science-driven solutions to optimize the health, wellbeing and productivity of the world’s animals. 
 
Bimeda’s global innovation program sees six state-of-the art R&D centers across four continents collaborate on an enviable product development pipeline which anticipates the ever-evolving needs of the animal health industry. 
 
Bimeda’s nine manufacturing facilities across seven countries allow the company to manufacture a broad range of preventative, curative and nutritional products including sterile injectables, vaccinations, nutritional boluses, feed additives, tablets, water-soluble powders, pastes and non-sterile liquids.  
 
Globally, the company focuses on the development, manufacture and commercialization of quality Bimeda-branded products while also being the partner of choice for contract manufacturing and R&D services for prominent companies within the animal health industry. 
 
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