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Location: Montreal, Canada
Relocation Support: This role is based in Montreal, Canada. Novartis is unable to offer relocation support: please only apply if accessible.
As the Supply Chain Planning & Analytics Specialist, you will be responsible for the end-to-end planning of an assigned product portfolio, helping ensure products are available when needed while meeting targets for service level, inventory, and forecast accuracy. You will also look for practical ways to automate repetitive planning tasks, making day-to-day planning more efficient and reliable.
Working closely with commercial, operations, manufacturing sites, and supply chain teams, you will act as a key link between functions. Through Sales and Business Planning processes, you will help align plans and priorities, support smooth execution across the supply chain, and contribute to better planning accuracy, supply risk mitigation, inventory optimization, and continuous improvement of planning tools, processes, and systems.
About the Role
Key Responsibilities
- Own end-to-end supply planning for an assigned product portfolio.
- Drive digitalization and automation initiatives within supply chain planning.
- Balance demand, supply, and inventory to meet service, inventory, and forecast accuracy targets.
- Monitor supply plans and adjust for changes in demand, constraints, or business priorities.
- Collaborate with manufacturing sites and supply chain partners to ensure plan execution.
- Identify supply risks early and develop practical mitigation actions.
- Track and report performance against service level, inventory, and planning key performance indicators.
- Optimize inventory levels to reduce excess stock and potential write-offs.
- Support Sales and Business Planning processes with high-quality, timely inputs.
- Drive continuous improvement through better planning processes, tools, and automation.
Essential Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in supply chain management, engineering, business, or a related field.
- Three to five years of experience in supply chain planning and/or analytics roles.
- Strong understanding of end-to-end supply chain planning processes.
- Experience in supply planning, demand and supply alignment, and inventory management.
- Knowledge of Sales and Business Planning processes and cross-functional planning environments.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to interpret large data sets.
- Language : French speaking and writing : advanced and English speaking and writing : advanced
Desirable Requirements
- Certification or demonstrated hands-on experience in Power BI, Power Automate, Microsoft Power Platform, or data analytics.
At Novartis Canada, we are determined to be a valued partner and advocate, with a deep understanding of patient needs along the entire care journey – from drug development, to diagnosis, to access and beyond. Part of the way we are doing this is by leveraging data, technology, and partnerships.
Research & Development: we focus on four core therapeutic areas: Cardiovascular, Renal & Metabolic, Immunology, Neuroscience and Oncology. We also develop and deliver treatments through other promoted and established brands, which today are helping millions of patients. Over the last three years, our average annual research and development investment in Canada was over $30 million, and we conduct clinical trial research in every region throughout Canada.
Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion: Novartis is committed to building outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse team’s representatives of the patients and communities we serve.
Why Novartis: Helping people with disease and their families takes more than innovative science. It takes a community of smart, passionate people like you. Collaborating, supporting and inspiring each other. Combining to achieve breakthroughs that change patients’ lives. Ready to create a brighter future together? https://www.novartis.com/about/strategy/people-and-culture
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