Customer Planning Analyst
Toronto, Canada, Ontario, M1B2K9
Who we are
The opportunity
Customer Planning Analyst
Hybrid, 3 days onsite
Scarborough, Ontario
We are currently seeking a Customer Planning Analyst to join our team.
You will thrive in this position if you have a strong mathematical aptitude and enjoy analytical problem solving. You enjoy working with numbers and building business models to forecast probabilities. You have strong communication and organization skills; enjoy troubleshooting and resolving issues related to supply and demand. You have excellent interpersonal skills, a professional attitude and the ability to interact with all levels of an organization.
How you’ll spend your day
- Market/industry knowledge: new product launch/listings, generic penetration/erosion, government policy and customer knowledge (i.e., listing, regulations, formulary management assumptions and knowledge that can be translated into forecast assumptions and changes)
- Ensure that high quality forecasts are developed by leveraging market, customer and product knowledge in combination with Teva production plans to develop product plans and forecasts that best represent the Teva business and manage growth and new business.
- Chair and communicate in customer collaboration meetings recovery dates, back orders and product plans.
- Manages the forecasts, supply and service levels for all strategic and private label accounts.
- Prepare relevant material/analytical support to facilitate all relevant departments with product life cycle management, capacity planning, safety stock levels, obsolete analysis or inventory shortages.
- Prepare new product forecasts using input from IQVIA data, Marketing and Sales, Project Management (PMO), external contacts.
- Preparation (in conjunction with PMO/Supply) of new product market share scenario review or product obsolescence review at monthly NPIM meetings.
- Work with Market Access, Marketing and Customer Care to ensure proper set-up of all New Product launches.
- Analyze and make changes to the reserve quantities with the objective of preventing stock outs for strategic accounts while minimizing and managing the back orders for all other accounts.
- Develop allocation plans when inventory does not cover the total demand to optimize profit and service as well as protect long term business.
- Work with supply planning in the management of ATP dates for all customers. Provide supply chain feedback on product priorities.
- Develop and publish the weekly backorder reports and Drug Shortage details.
- Management of all new customer listings to bring on new demand and protect the listings ongoing. Collaborate with supply chain and customers on inventory plans, update forecasts, the listings database and applicable reserve tables.
- All other tasks as required
Your experience and qualifications
- Education: Bachelor’s degree or College Diploma in Business, Supply Chain, Life Sciences, or a related field.
- Experience: Minimum 3-5 years of experience in forecasting, supply chain, or related roles.
- Knowledge of the pharmaceutical market, including new product launches, generic market dynamics, government policy, and customer requirements.
- Ability to develop accurate forecasts using market, customer, and product insights, as well as production plans.
- Leading customer collaboration meetings and communicating supply updates, recovery dates, and product plans.
- Demonstrated experience managing forecasts, supply, and service levels for strategic and private label accounts.
- Analytical skills to optimize reserve quantities, prevent stock outs, and manage back orders.
- APICS certification is an asset
- Sound knowledge of statistical forecasting techniques.
- Hands-on experience with advanced planning systems (i.e. SAP/APO Advanced MS Office skills, specifically Excel)
- Strong knowledge of IQVIA reporting / data
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