AD, Demand Planner

Description As an employee of Boehringer Ingelheim, you will actively contribute to the discovery, development and delivery of our products to our patients and customers. Our global presence provides opportunity for all employees to collaborate internationally, offering visibility and opportunity to directly contribute to the companies' success. We realize that our strength and competitive advantage lie with our people. We support our employees in a number of ways to foster a healthy working environment, meaningful work, mobility, networking and work-life balance. Our competitive compensation and benefit programs reflect Boehringer Ingelheim's high regard for our employees. The role of the incumbent is responsible for ensuring BIAH USA has availability of the right product at the right quantity at the right time. Responsible for leading the Sales & Operations Planning process for the US AH business, connecting Global Supply, Finance, and Marketing & Sales into an optimized execution of the US Commercial Supply Chain strategy. Responsible for ensuring optimal availability of 150 to 200 stock keeping units totaling $150 million to $1.1 billion in net sales as well as for minimizing backorders, freight costs, and physical destructions. Duties & Responsibilities Drive organizational consensus on supply and demand strategy through monthly Sales & Operations Planning process for Supply Chain, Marketing, and Finance leadership: Provide performance updates, inventory coverage, inventory at risk, IBP, financial reconciliation, and product launches and discontinuations Escalate key issues and have influence on/drive the decision making process Lead the liaison with Global Supply Chain Responsible for supporting the team with analytics, planning, and reporting Lead Demand Reviews for Supply Chain, Marketing and Finance: Educate and influence Brand Directors and Brand Managers on best forecasting practices to optimize service level while minimizing destructions and obsolescence risks Drive the review of species's forecast performance and engage with species leadership to ensure improvement Validate plausibility of new demand plan as it relates to past performance and future marketing plans, and challenge Marketing where necessary Drive multi-function team performance for forecast completeness (36 months) Identify and drive to mitigate constraints in supply, inbound transportation, warehousing, and QC checks Lead evaluation of inventory risks and opportunities for Supply Chain, Marketing, and Finance: Identify potential surpluses/short-dated product and drive decisions to mitigate risks (discounting, promotions, free goods, etc.) Identify potential backorder and drive mitigation plans to minimize impact to Net Sales Advocate for the US Commercial Business with Global Supply Chain and sources of supply Drive scenario planning with multi-function teams to provide overview of potential bid opportunities, asses probability of success, provide final opinion, and reflect in demand plan Review and forecast potential Destructions & Reserves and determine impact to Income Statement Lead Financial Reconciliation for Supply Chain, Marketing, and Finance: Challenge and determine plausibility of financial forecast (Budget, Outlook, Outlook+1) compared to Demand Forecast Address and mitigate gaps in financial reconciliation, and make sales and expense recommendations for Watch-list Act as Product Life-Cycle Manager (PLM). Pro actively manage and coordinate the SKU lifecycle from launch, change to withdrawal across all involved stakeholders (local/regional/global functions like Finance, Regulatory, Marketing), processes and systems (e.g. Product Readiness,Terminator, SLCI light) Plan and coordinate highly complex launch and change activities for multi-country presentations in close alignment with the Global PSM team and other relevant functions (e.g.demand MGT, other PLMs) to ensure timely implementation Drive and manage cross-functional alignment and de…

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