Job Description Summary

We are looking for a Supply Chain Management Expert responsible for ensuring product availability through effective supply planning, inventory management, purchase order follow-up, risk mitigation, and cross-functional coordination.

This role is key to ensuring supply continuity, optimizing inventory, reducing operational risks, and contributing to service level, efficiency, and business profitability objectives.

Job Description

Major accountabilities:
- Translate demand and supply strategies into executable supply plans that ensure product availability while balancing service, inventory, cost, compliance, and operational efficiency.
- Develop, monitor, and continuously optimize supply plans across complex networks involving multiple products, sites, suppliers, markets, and regulatory requirements.
- Identify, assess, and mitigate supply risks, including shortages, excess inventory, obsolescence, slow-moving stock, and supply disruptions.
- Manage inventory performance and key supply chain KPIs, ensuring achievement of service, availability, inventory,



and supply plan adherence targets.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with Demand Planning, Procurement, Manufacturing, Quality, Warehousing, Logistics, Finance, Regulatory Affairs, and external partners.
- Support S&OP; and S&OE; processes through data-driven analysis, scenario planning, risk assessments, and actionable recommendations.
- Utilize SAP S/4HANA and other ERP systems to manage material planning, inventory, procurement, order management, production, and master data activities.
- Leverage advanced analytics and digital tools, including Excel, Power BI, and data visualization platforms, to improve supply chain visibility, traceability, and decision-making.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on inventory optimization, automation, process simplification, waste reduction, data quality enhancement, and operational excellence.
- Ensure compliance with applicable quality, r

📌 Supply Chain Management Expert (Guamúchil)
🏢 Novartis
📍 Guamúchil