Supply Chain Manager

Job Description Summary

Sandoz continues to go through an exciting and transformative period as a global leader and pioneering provider of sustainable Biosimilar and Generic medicines. As we continue down this new and ambitious path, unique opportunities will present themselves, both professionally and personally. Join us, the future is ours to shape!
The Supply Chain Manager plays a critical role as the tactical planner and regional coordinator, driving the Master Production Schedule (3–24 months) to align demand, capacity, and resources while ensuring full customer visibility of supply plans and adherence to SLAs. Acting as the primary interface between site operations and customers, the role leads the timely implementation of life cycle projects, ensures compliance with regulatory and GMP standards, and continuously optimizes supply chain performance across service, process, and cost.

Job Description

Your Key Responsibilities:

Your responsibilities include, but not limited to:

• Establish an optimal master production schedule (3–24 months), including demand forecasts, capacity analysis, and resource allocation, aligned to the S&OP process and business objectives.

• Lead the Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) cycle, facilitating Supply Review, Demand Review, and Monthly Business Review meetings to drive cross-functional collaboration and informed decision-making.

• Ensure customer visibility and delivery commitment by managing supply plans against SLAs, monitoring quantities and timelines to achieve high service levels.

• Monitor and manage supply chain KPIs, implementing reporting and root-cause analysis to continuously improve service, cost efficiency, and quality.

• Maintain optimal SKU inventory levels across the supply chain to balance product availability, cost efficiency, and working capital.

• Drive continuous process improvement and SAP system utilization, ensuring compliance, operational transparency, and effective use of integrated systems.

• Lead and support supply chain projects at platform and regional level, including Finance integration, life cycle management initiatives, and cost-saving projects.

• Ensure compliance in logistics and distribution, aligning processes with customs, trade, regulatory, and GMP requirements to minimize risk and maintain quality standards.

What you’ll bring to the role:

Essential Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain Management, or related field, with 5–7 years of functional supply chain experience.

• Experience within the pharmaceutical industry strongly preferred, with knowledge of regulatory and GMP requirements.

• Fluent in English (spoken and written); additional fluency in Chinese and/or Malay is an advantage.

• Demonstrated expertise in supply chain operations, including planning, logistics, and execution. Proven project management skills, with ability to drive life cycle, cost-saving, and process improvement initiatives.

• Strong capability in cross-functional collaboration and stakeholder management across local, regional, and global teams.

• Skilled in business scenario planning, problem solving, and operational decision-making. Strong business networking and influencing skills, with the ability to operate effectively in a complex, matrix environment.

You’ll receive:

We offer a competitive rewards package, including a 16% company contribution to the employee provident fund, an inclusive and collaborative culture where every voice is valued. You will be part of a dynamic environment that not only supports but actively encourages you to take ownership of your career development and growth.

Why Sandoz?

Generic and Biosimilar medicines are the backbone of the global medicines industry. Sandoz, a leader in this sector, provided more than 900 million patient treatments across 100+ countries in 2024 and while we are proud of this achievement, we have an ambition to do more!

With investments in new development capabilities, production sites, new acquisitions, and partnerships, we have the opportunity to shape the future of Sandoz and help more patients gain access to low-cost, high-quality medicines, sustainably.

Our momentum is powered by an open, collaborative culture driven by our talented and ambitious colleagues, who, in return for applying their skills experience an agile and collegiate environment with impactful, flexible-hybrid careers, where diversity is welcomed and where personal growth is supported!

Join us!

Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion:

We are committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse teams representative of the patients and communities we serve.

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Skills Desired

Business Networking, Business Scenario Planning     , Change Control, Continual Improvement Process, Efficiency, Flexibility, General Hse Knowledge, Including Gdp, Inventory Management, Knowledge Of Gmp, Operations, Order Fulfillment, Order Management, Procurement, Product Distribution, Risk Management, Supply Chain, Supply-Chain Management, Supply Chain Planning, Supply Planning