Commercial Supply Chain Manager

At Elanco (NYSE: ELAN) – it all starts with animals!

As a global leader in animal health, we are dedicated to innovation and delivering products and services to prevent and treat disease in farm animals and pets.

We’re driven by our vision of ‘Food and Companionship Enriching Life’ and our approach to sustainability – the Elanco Healthy Purpose™ – to advance the health of animals, people, the planet and our enterprise.

At Elanco, we pride ourselves on fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment.

We believe that diversity is the driving force behind innovation, creativity, and overall business success.

Here, you’ll be part of a company that values and champions new ways of thinking, work with dynamic individuals, and acquire new skills and experiences that will propel your career to new heights.

Making animals’ lives better makes life better – join our team today!

Location: Panama City

Work Type: 3 days in office / 2 Home Office

Position Description:

The Commercial Supply Chain Manager is responsible for overseeing and managing the company's overall supply chain operations.

This includes planning, implementing, and monitoring all supply chain activities to maximize efficiency and productivity.

The role requires strong leadership, analytical skills, and the ability to collaborate effectively with various internal and external stakeholders.

Functions, Duties, Tasks:

Proactively manage inventory to meet business objectives while adhering to established minimum and maximum levels.

This involves:


* Calculating and regularly reviewing optimal safety stock levels, standard order quantities, and reorder points.


* Taking decisive action to maintain inventory within target ranges, such as adjusting order quantities and timing, expediting or delaying shipments, and collaborating with manufacturing sites.


* Demonstrating a thorough understanding of key replenishment concepts including safety stock, lead times (including customs clearance and quality inspection), and standard order quantities.


* Accurately translating these concepts into SAP parameters and maintaining data integrity within the system for assigned products.


* Understanding product sourcing, financial flows, and physical product flow throughout the supply chain.

Deliver outstanding customer service by leading a highly effective S&OP process, ensuring forecast accuracy, driving consensus across the organization, and proactively managing inventory to minimize risk.


* Utilizing the sales forecast as the foundation for supply planning and proactively collaborating with stakeholders to achieve consensus on the most accurate forecast.


* Leveraging business acumen to critically evaluate and challenge forecasts.


* Disciplined execution of the replenishment process, considering potential risks such as product expiration.


* Effectively facilitating Affiliate S&OP meetings to drive collaborative decision-making.


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