Senior Manager Supply Chain Excellence

Job Title: Senior Manager, Supply Chain Excellence

Job Location: Bangalore, KA

Department: Supply Chain Management

About Syngene Syngene (www.syngeneintl.com) is an innovation-led contract research, development and manufacturing organization offering integrated scientific services from early discovery to commercial supply.

At Syngene, safety is at the heart of everything we do personally and professionally. Syngene has placed safety at par with business performance with shared responsibility and accountability, including following safety guidelines, procedures and SOPs, in letter and spirit.

Mandatory expectation for all roles as per Syngene safety guidelines

• Overall adherence to safe practices and procedures of oneself and the teams aligned
• Contributing to development of procedures, practices and systems that ensures safe operations and compliance to company’s integrity & quality standards
• Driving a corporate culture that promotes environment, health, and safety (EHS) mindset and operational discipline at the workplace at all times.
• Ensuring safety of self, teams, and lab/plant by adhering to safety protocols and following environment, health, and safety (EHS) requirements at all times in the workplace.
• Ensure all assigned mandatory trainings related to data integrity, health, and safety measures are completed on time by all members of the team including self
• Compliance to Syngene’ s quality standards at all times
• Hold self and their teams accountable for the achievement of safety goals
• Govern and Review safety metrics from time to time

Job Purpose

Responsible for planning and driving strategic initiatives under the Supply Chain function by working closely with the leadership team in the capacity of an individual contributor.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Execute the strategy to build a world-class supply chain tailored to each business area in close collaboration with the senior leadership
2. Drive project management for timely execution by the respective owners and report the progress periodically
3. Coordinate with internal and external stakeholders to drive the effective implementation of strategic initiatives
4. Develop business cases and high-quality reports / presentations on the initiatives
5. Develop capability in the supply chain function for M&A due diligence support
6. Prepare Annual Operating Plans and budgeting for all requirements in supply chain in coordination with the senior leadership
7. Develop communication content for functional and leadership discussions on topics relevant to supply chain
8. Identify and oversee implementation of continuous process improvements in end-to-end scope including planning, procurement category management and operations, inventory, logistics and master data governance.
9. Exercise decision making through data-driven gap analysis and developing corrective action preventive action
10. Follow environment, health, and safety (EHS) requirements at all times in the workplace ensuring individual and lab/plant safety.

Educational Qualification:  

1. Candidate should be B. Tech/ BE /B Com/ M Com/ B. Sc./ M. Sc./ B. Pharm/ M. Pharm
2. Prefers candidates with MBA from a Tier 1/2 B-School

Technical/functional Skills:

1. Strong background in solving problems through data analysis and first principle thinking. Hands on experience with data analytics and visualization tools including Python/ R, Alteryx, Power BI, Tableau is an added advantage.
2. Must be well-versed with MS Excel and MS PowerPoint
3. Exposure to project/ program management for strategic projects in multi-disciplinary organizations/ in management consulting
4. Financial analysis, business modelling and market benchmarking experience
5. Hands on knowledge of supply chain functions (especially procurement/sourcing, inventory, logistics), SAP Modules, master data management is a bonus
6. Possess the knowledge and exposure to environment, health, and safety (EHS) practices

Syngene Values

All employees will consistently demonstrate alignment with our core values

•  Excellence
•  Integrity
•  Professionalism

Accountabilities as a Syngene Leader (only for Leadership Hires)

• Champion effective Environment, Occupational Health, Safety and Sustainability (EHSS) practices for the company and oversee compliance with those practices within the respective business. Play an active leadership role in monitoring and verifying safety performance through Gemba walks and other safety-led activities.
• Foster a corporate culture that promotes an environment, occupational health, safety, and sustainability (EHSS) mindset as well as the highest standards of quality, integrity, and compliance.

• Put people at the heart of our success by providing clear, active leadership defined by the Syngene leadership framework setting high standards of people management, career planning and talent retention as a priority.

Experience:

1. Should have work experience in driving strategic initiatives/ managing CXO’s office/ management consulting/ change management initiatives
2. Prior experience in managing online platform/ marketplace development in e-commerce domain is a bonus
3. Prior experience in pharma/ life sciences domain is a bonus

Behavioral Skills:

1. Excellent communication skills with the ability to convey complex information at all levels
2. Stakeholder management skills: proven ability to communicate problems and required resolution in a positive and proactive manner to manage suppliers and internal stakeholders
3. Leadership skills with the ability to influence stakeholders and team members

Equal Opportunity Employer:

It is the policy of Syngene to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable legislation or local law. In addition, Syngene will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.