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Post: Assistant Manager, Contractual Manufacturing
Job Description:
Responsible for
• Ensuring Product Supply through Contract Manufacturing as per DRP, Pfizer quality and EHS guidelines.
• Production, Scheduling and Material Management for all Contract Manufactured products
• Assist in Technology transfers
• Monthly Closing activities
• Rejections and Maintenance of optimum stocks at CM sites,
• Finished Goods yields and Usage variance
POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Ensure availability of all product SKU’s to meet 100% Customer Service Levels at the close of every accounting period ensuring weekly supplies as scheduled with Contract Manufacturers
• Assist in scouting, evaluation of new and existing manufacturing sites to suit manufacturing and supply needs as per Pfizer requirements.
• Assist in preparing of the manufacturing budget – no. of lots by product SKU’s.
• Assist in preparation of Monthly Production schedules for each site.
• Assist in preparing of Batch Plan
• Confirm DRP Indents, based on the capacity allocation and manufacturing lead times.
• Obtain weekly delivery schedules from Contract Manufacturers and highlight issues affecting production / supplies such as material availability, testing, break-downs, etc.
• Communicate Price changes to all CM locations and inform the effective lot number to Pricing
• Assist in co-ordinating Codeine phosphate documentation at CM locations
• Conduct periodic visits and inspections at contract manufacturing sites to ascertain that all activities are carried out as per Pfizer guidelines.
• Completion of monthly closing activities with respect to cut-off lot nos. delivered, work in progress, inventory positing.
• Conduct monthly / quarterly checks on controls and Improvements over Finished goods yield for Loan License products.
• Monitor Customer Service Levels (CSL’s) and investigate reasons for low outputs.
• Co-ordinating CM locations Rejection advices and preparing Rejection Reports / Inventory Adjustment Reports.
• Handle Raw and Packaging material rejections (approval / advises / avoidance / accounting)
• Implement price and artwork changes with minimum write-offs,
• Assist in preparation and control of manifest for disposal of hazardous waste.
• Analyse data for optimum material wastage and crosscheck physical stock
• Assist in monitoring non / slow moving raw and packaging materials and help take decision on near expiry raw / active materials.
• Ensure proper maintenance of stock levels for Third Party products
• Complete Institutional supply orders as required.
• Impart training on material accounting & CENVAT procedures to new CM locations
• Provide support to TIMS software.
• Manual reconciliation of SRRs with TIMS SRR for all CM locations
• Generate monthly Finished goods report and reconcile with HUB warehouse and submission to Plant Accounts
• Assist in preparation of CB – 15 inventory reports for Pharma & PAH every quarter after Country Manager’s approval transmit to New York.
• Support automation of processes to reduce costs and enhance effectiveness
• Implement Pfizer stock management systems for electronic transfer of data
ORGANIZATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS:
• Assist in managing healthy customer relationships with Contract Manufacturers and internal customers by active involvement, participation and feedbacks.
• Position involves interactions with people across all hierarchies within organisation (viz: - Entire Pfizer Global Supplies (PGS), functions from Finance, Business Unit Leads, Regulatory and Legal) and large number of Contract Manufacturing sites.
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Skills / Knowledge / Qualification / Experience:
Qualification
• Degree in Sciences or Pharmacy
• Diploma in Materials Management (preferred)
• 8 – 10 years experience in the pharmaceutical / chemical industry of which 2 – 3 years in a similar capacity.
• Experience of managing projects and cross-functional teams
• Experience of networking and team management
Special Skills & Knowledge:
• Knowledge of machineries and equipment
• Knowledge of commercial aspects like Excise, Cenvat, Inventory management.
• Communication Skills
• Knowledge of Supply Risk & Analysis.
• Knowledge of Statutory requirements and guidelines
• Knowledge of relevant computer systems
• Knowledge of latest trends in Manufacturing Technology
• Skills in productivity techniques
• Logistics knowledge.
• Management of multi location activity monitoring
COMPETENCIES:
Creative Thinking Strong project management skills
Flexibility and approach Should have broad knowledge and perspective, should be able to anticipate future consequences and trends accurately
Impact and Influence Strong interpersonal skills
Initiative & proactive approach Improveing cost and product efficiencies
Networking Successuful in surcing large range of pharmaceutical products across various product dosages for local markets to ensure team success
Planning Skills Should plan effectively to avoid shortfalls
Negotiation Skills Should have strong negotiation skills to ensure win-win situation
Presentation Skills Should help in achieving the objective. Effective presentation.
Additional Information
Experience: 8-10 Years
Education: B.Pharm, B.Sc
Job ID: 998700
Functional Area: Production
Location: Mumbai
Last Date: 17th July, 2014
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