Associate Director Planning

Job Responsibilities

工作职责

Key Tasks

主要任务

Planning governance and metrics

• Establishes and monitors performance metrics and recommends corrective actions.
• Develops product allocations and priorities within the site. Serves as a key participant in the site budget process.
• Develops and leads inventory policies for specific products.
• Participates in and supports new product launches, line extensions, and life cycle management activities; oversees master data set-up.
• Builds and maintains strong relationships across the Global Supply Chain network.
• Creates new ideas and processes, delivers results, and drives for continuous innovation and customer satisfaction.
• Ensures planning team is meeting all designated requirements in support of Planning Excellence and meets standards for Global Supply Planning.

lead all activities required for short term supply planning:  monitoring & execution.

• Oversight the formal handover of production plan for the next fixed horizon with commentary on the plan. (e.g. big change in demand and downstream shutdown).
• Monitor data to day execution of the production plan with PET people engaged and regularly attending.
• Clear rules defined and being worked to that define what changes are allowed to the production plan in the frozen and slushy horizon.
• Oversight & improve material replenishment and JIT arrangement as a service to the production process.
• streamline the door 2 door and floor to floor material flow and processes (via using BPM). 

Maintain synergy with cross team to ensure supply plan executed and aligned with local and global expectations.

• Represent Planning in PET leadership team
• Support development of PET and strategic activities within PET with special focus on Supply Chain.
• Participate in NPI /volume switch project.
• Support is provided around the segmentation review to ensure the right planning methods are in use.
• A clear view of site options for improvement is brought into the process.
• Issues escalated where necessary to Rolling Business Plan and local site plan
• subsequently updated based on agreed solutions

Team management.

• Ensures compliance with policies, procedures, and regulatory agencies on matters related to Supply Chain Management, safety, environmental, and foreign trade.
• Coaches, trains, and develops planners in order to develop team into an agile, flexible supply node.
• Process confirmation including annual self-inspection plan.
• Provide training, coaching and career advice for subordinates.
• Regular feed forward performance check in talk with high quality
• Conduct performance appraisal for subordinated on the metrics set for them.

Organisation and process documentation.

• Own the in-site planning process of production planning and material including SOP/forms.
• Daily, weekly and monthly planning routines are properly documented.
• Clear RACI for planning team members with their boundary identified.

Compliance and SHE

• Make sure all processes/activities in this category are fully compliance with GMP, GSP, SHE requirements and company policy. 
• Make sure safety working activities for self  & team. 
• Report all accidents, incidents and hazards.
• 100% join all of company SHE and compliance training and activities.

AstraZeneca embraces diversity and equality of opportunity. We are committed to building an inclusive and diverse team representing all backgrounds, with as wide a range of perspectives as possible, and harnessing industry-leading skills. We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be. We welcome and consider applications to join our team from all qualified candidates, regardless of their characteristics. We comply with all applicable laws and regulations on non-discrimination in employment (and recruitment), as well as work authorisation and employment eligibility verification requirements.