
Customer Value Stream Partner
- Shanghai
- Permanent
- Full-time
Chair the cross-functional pre Sales & Operations Planning meeting to drive the consensus forecast and balance demand and supply
- Lead the consensus forecast alignment discussion with cross-functional teams to evaluate the demand scenarios, assumptions and agree on the 36 months’ forecast updates proposal.
- Validate the in-market sales forecast scenarios and assumptions based on the comprehensive understanding about the commercial strategies, competitive landscapes, policies, historical sales and future sales trends, etc.
- Drive the decision making for the forecast adjustments through the China S&OP platform.
- Ensure the monthly update on 36 months’ ex-factory sales forecast in the Global planning system.
- Communicate and share demand scenarios, assumptions, uncertainties, risks and opportunities with the upstream supply chain community.
- Lead the demand impact assessment in case of supply issues.
- - Establish and closely coordinate risk mitigation actions with the commercial teams to support write-off mitigations or supply shortage.
- - Coordination of manual order allocation with MCE and CE when needed.
- Facilitate cross-functional discussions to collaboratively assess the impacts of regulatory/policy changes and develop comprehensive business solutions. These solutions may involve providing recommendations for bridging stock, filing strategies, and allocation strategies.
- KPI Owner of sales forecast accuracy and forecast bias.
- Monitor key performance indicators, flag risks and identify opportunities to drive more accurate demand management.
- Lead the local Launch Supply Readiness (LSR) process, including monitoring the launch pipeline and commercial launch strategies. Proactively initiate the LSR process in a timely manner, collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure prompt and effective launch supply preparation.
- Collaborate with global/local teams to develop China supply chain mid-long term strategies, e.g. country ecosystem consideration, product lifecycle insights, filing site preference, launch scenarios management, etc.
- Bring supply chain insights to the commercial launch strategy, including the launch presentation preference and priorities, regulatory change impact assessment, etc.
- Responsible for the development of the launch ex-factory sales forecast in volume.
- Provide demand insights, launch scenarios assessment and support for the local/global Launch Supply Readiness discussions.
- Translate future healthcare landscape changes to identify value adding opportunities.
- Co-design and maintain the Voice of Customer process to collect feedback from customers.
- Develop a deep understanding of patients and customers’ pain points.
- Deliver insights to ensure the improvement of customer experience and help the organization drive better patient impact.
- Understand new technologies, market trends, gather information and practices to design and implement customer specific supply chain solutions for specific products.
- Drive and measure improvements in customer experience.
- Co-create the product distribution strategy around customer requirements.
- Projects – Support deployment of new planning processes and systems. Participate in local and global projects where required.
- Bachelor’s degree in Business / Finance / Supply Chain discipline or equivalent.
- 10+ years’ experience of relevant work experience preferred.
- Deep understanding of the external environment (healthcare set up, regulation, providers) and customer/patient segments and needs.
- Strong business acumen.
- Deep understanding of upstream supply chain processes and E2E mindset and ability to represent the Roche E2E Supply Chain network.
- Capability to translate the future healthcare landscape changes to supply chain challenges and opportunities (i.e. to design future proof end to end supply chain solutions).
- Customer centricity and growth mindset.
- Effective communicator with great presentation and facilitation skills.
- Outcome-based, solution-oriented, enterprise-thinking mindset.
- Collaborator, influencer and strategic thinker.
- Experience in leading matrix groups and projects.
- Fluent in English and Mandarin spoken and written. Other languages spoken and written will be added advantages.