Network Supply Planner

Typical Accountabilities
- Lead and manage end-to-end supply chain planning and supply management activities across designated business areas, markets, or supplier relationships.
- Develop and execute strategic and tactical supply plans which optimise performance, reduce costs, and minimise risks in line with business objectives.
- Act as the primary contact and point of escalation for supply chain operational issues, proactively managing resolution and communicating with stakeholders.
- Partner with marketing companies, sites, global supply teams, finance, and external suppliers to ensure robust, secure, and continuous product supply.
- Analyze supply chain data rigorously to generate actionable insights, identify improvement opportunities, and ensure quality and consistency of business outputs.
- Lead and coordinate multifunctional teams (including procurement, quality assurance, planning, and project management) to deliver supply robustness and continuous value improvement.
- Oversee establishment and management of new product supply chains, including supply chain design, capability assessment, and supplier selection.
- Govern commercial aspects of supply planning, ensuring sourcing costs and supplier relationships continuously meet evolving business needs.
- Support and develop category plans, providing input regarding products, assets, projects, and supplier capabilities.
- Define and monitor key performance indicators and balanced scorecard metrics, highlighting exceptions and recommending corrective action as needed.
- Ensure best practices and a standardized approach to supply planning and supplier management, collaborating with colleagues and stakeholders globally for consistency and performance improvement.
- Consistently enable the application of lean approaches to identify and tap avenues for improving the overall efficiency and effectiveness of processes
- Anticipate critical risks and barriers to sustainability based on analysis of data and identifies/ drives proactive cross-area process interventions.
- Lead successful adoption of digital tools and best practices through ongoing learning and structured approaches.
- Navigate changing business priorities and deals with setbacks well, making informed decisions that drive the right outcomes.

Qualifications and Skills
Essential: Degree or equivalent professional qualification in a relevant discipline; Extensive experience in supply chain and supplier management; Strong knowledge of supply chain planning techniques; Proven ability to analyze complex data, develop insights, and drive process improvements; Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
Desirable: Experience managing or coaching teams; Experience leading and managing projects within supply chain or related environments; Experience in process re-engineering and implementation of improvement initiatives.

Key Relationship to Reach Solutions
Internal: Marketing Companies; Regional Operations Management; Site Planning Functions; Global Supply Directors and Finance; Central Functions; Operations Leadership Team; Process Execution Team Leaders.
External: Third-party suppliers.

Date Posted

25-6月-2026

Closing Date

29-9月-2026

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 authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements.