Director Supply Chain

Education : EQUIVALENTEXPERIENCE

**As a leading global animal health company, Elanco delivers innovative products and services to improve the health of pets and farm animals around the world because we believe making animals' lives better, makes life better. Since 1954, we have provided solutions that support veterinarians, farmers and pet owners to advance our vision of Food and Companionship Enriching Life. Elanco's promise to employees: Together, we foster an inclusive culture where everyone can make a difference, encouraging ownership, growth and well-being.**

**Position Description**:
EEM Global API is managing supply of API from contract manufacturer and suppliers. The position Director of Supply Chain EEM API plays a critical role in the support of the EEM Global API portfolio. The Director of Supply Chain EEM API has complete responsibility for all aspects of API supply on a global perspective. This includes management of API supply and demand aligned through the Elanco manufacturing organization and R&D, driving operational supply chain excellence and ensuring that appropriate levels of service and compliance are met.

The role is key to communicate and collaborate with EEM Drug Product (DP) and DP manufacturing sites supply chain leadership and global supply chain functions, to ensure balanced supply.

The role will influence, develop, and implement broader EEM API network operational direction and strategies.

The Director of Supply Chain EEM Global API sits on the EEM Global API lead team.

**Functions, Duties, Tasks**:

- Develop business continuity and supply strategy optimizing cost and customer service.
- Set up and maintain a 24-month API Supply Plan. Attend and participate in Global and Hub Supply & Operational Production processes were applicable.
(Evaluate Strat Plan and translate into long-term API supply needs (5 years)
- Own the R&OP process for EEM Global API in line with the Global guidelines, ensuring a common and synchronised monthly R&OP process is implemented on a family level for products managed as well as an appropriate escalation at Regional and Global S&OP forums.
- Operational Management: Responsible for monitoring and influencing all functional activities associated with product supply from the API CM and suppliers to the first Elanco node driving collaboration between functional areas (e.g., Planning/Scheduling, MS&T and Quality) to ensure reliable product supply. Lead Sales and Operation meeting with the EEM Global API lead team.
- Define and own the global EEM API supply chain execution.
- Contract Management: Responsible for working closely with functional leadership in the definition of contract terms and negotiation strategies.
- Represent supply chain by assisting procurement with the negotiation of new contract manufacturing contractual arrangements and renewals. Provide on-going oversight for ensuring site compliance with contractual arrangements.
- Owns CORRS activities for EEM-API ensuring suitable governance and policies are in place and appropriate processes are maintained to support the program. This will involve the leadership and coordination of, and interaction with, multiple work-streams, management of the CORRS education program and acting as the Business Owner for IT tools such as CORRS dashboard.
- Provide appropriate supply chain oversight for launch and changes managed with PCAPs and LCM projects.
- Team Leadership: Direct people leadership, performance management and talent development responsibilities for API supply chain team members.
- Governance and compliance: Responsible for managing supply chain of API’s in accordance to financial, supply chain including GDP standards, Quality and HSE internal standards as well as internationally recognized standards. Drives initiatives to continuously adhere to state-of-the are supply chain standards.
- Ensure proper Power user is established and trained within the hub.
- Participate in JST meetings with key High touch CMs to leverage Supply opportunities.
- Own inventory management, cycle count, write-off, inventory/stock level.
- Periodic Assessment: Responsible for completing periodic reviews of supply chain goals and objectives with CM/suppliers and internal manufacturing organization and recalibrating expectations as appropriate. Conduct supply chain metrics of CMs/Suppliers and communicate results to JPT and senior management.
- Continuous Improvement: Responsible for the productivity agenda, continuously improving work practices and reducing costs. Drives supply chain excellence projects.
- Change management: Responsible for supporting new product launches, tech transfers and/ or phasing out API’s in the supply chain of EEM Global API through established systems (SAP, Veeva).
- Contribute to the EEM Global API business plan.
- Contribute to establishment of sustainable Material and Funds Flows.
- Advise/support warehousing and sampling strategy for APIs.

**Minimum Qualification (education, exp