Barcelona | Spain | Full-time | Permanent

About STADA

At STADA, we pursue the purpose of "Caring for people's health as a trusted partner." Through our Generics, Consumer Healthcare and Specialties portfolios, we provide patients, physicians and pharmacists with a broad range of therapeutic solutions worldwide.

As part of our Global Supply Chain organization, you will play a critical role in ensuring reliable product availability for patients while balancing inventory, capacity, service performance and business objectives across an international biosimilars portfolio.

Role Purpose

The Senior Global Supply Planner is responsible for the end-to-end supply planning of a portfolio of approximately 200 SKUs sourced from external manufacturing partners. This role converts market demand into executable supply plans, ensures continuity of supply, mitigates risks and optimizes inventory levels across multiple international markets.

Acting as a key interface between Contract Manufacturing Organizations (CMOs) and internal stakeholders, the role provides visibility of supply risks, drives mitigation strategies and supports business decisions that impact service, working capital and portfolio performance.

Key Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end supply planning activities for an assigned biosimilars portfolio, ensuring robust short-, medium- and long-term supply plans.
• Translate demand forecasts, tenders, product launches, market expansions and lifecycle changes into feasible supply and purchasing plans.
• Lead planning activities with CMOs, including forecast communication, capacity alignment, purchase order management and delivery scheduling.
• Ensure optimal inventory levels while balancing service, working capital, obsolescence risk and product availability.
• Monitor supply performance, inventory projections and supplier commitments, proactively identifying potential shortages, excess stock and supply disruptions.
• Develop and execute risk mitigation plans, coordinating appropriate actions across internal and external stakeholders.
• Drive monthly planning and supply review cycles, providing visibility of supply risks, inventory health and key business impacts.
• Coordinate constrained supply and allocation decisions with Commercial, Procurement, Quality, Regulatory, Finance and regional teams.
• Maintain accurate planning master data, purchasing parameters and system integrity within ERP and planning tools.
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives, standardization efforts and digitalization of global planning processes, tools and KPIs.

Core Competencies

• Strong analytical thinking and data-driven decision-making capabilities.
• End-to-end supply planning and inventory management expertise.
• Risk assessment, scenario planning and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to influence and align cross-functional and senior stakeholders without direct authority.
• Strong negotiation skills when managing CMOs and external supply partners.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to present complex information clearly to operational and executive audiences.
• Strong business and financial acumen with understanding of service, working capital and P&L implications.
• Ability to prioritize effectively and perform under pressure in a dynamic and fast-paced environment.
• High level of ownership, accountability and proactive decision-making.
• Continuous improvement mindset with a focus on process optimization and operational excellence.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Engineering, Business Administration, Operations Management or a related discipline.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in Supply Planning, Production Planning, External Manufacturing Planning or End-to-End Supply Chain functions.
• Experience in pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, biosimilars, medical devices, or other highly regulated industries.
• Proven experience managing external manufacturing partners (CMOs) and complex international product portfolios.
• Strong understanding of supply planning, inventory management, forecasting, purchasing processes and supply risk mitigation.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including data analysis and scenario modeling.
• Hands-on experience with SAP is a must
• Experience with SAP IBP or SAP S4/HANA is highly desirable.
• Knowledge of Power BI or other business intelligence tools is an advantage.
• Fluent English, written and spoken.

STADA Group promotes its diverse culture, regardless of gender, age, social or ethnic origin, disabilities, religion, ideology or sexual orientation. We use the strength of this diversity to develop creative ideas, Expand our experience and increase innovative strength. Our focus is on equal opportunities, respectful cooperation and the promotion of an inclusive working environment.

STADA offers a competitive environment for personal and professional development in a growing company full of opportunities.

Our future project requires dynamic and proactive professionals, capable of adding value in a changing environment.

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