Viatris

Mylan Teoranta

At VIATRIS, we see healthcare not as it is but as it should be. We act courageously and are uniquely positioned to be a source of stability in a world of evolving healthcare needs.

Viatris empowers people worldwide to live healthier at every stage of life.

We do so via: 

Access – Providing high quality trusted medicines regardless of geography or circumstance;

Leadership – Advancing sustainable operations and innovative solutions to improve patient health; and 

Partnership – Leveraging our collective expertise to connect people to products and services. 

Our global portfolio includes best-in-class, iconic brand-name products as well as global key brands; generics, including branded and complex generics; and other offerings across a wide range of therapeutic areas. We are committed to helping create healthier communities worldwide through education, outreach and better access to treatment.

For those driven to live their lives with purpose, Viatris helps employees realise their full potential by creating a collaborative culture that fosters courage and resilience. Viatris is more than just a place to work. This is a place to make a difference in the world.

The Role & What You Will Be Doing

Every day, we rise to the challenge to make a difference and here’s how the Purchasing & Inventory Manager role will make an impact:

• Ensure that the various PPIC business processes are compliant and meet the requirements of EHS/Quality/GDP/ Waste Disposal / Dangerous Goods Shipping / Known Consignor Status.
• Optimize the use of SAP GEP and Rapid Response in support of meeting plant goals and gaining scheduling efficiencies for Customer Service/Inventory/Schedule Integration
• Maximize Customer Service (Pharma & Medical Devices) by aligning S&OP / customer orders / project launch dates / API /Manufacturing Schedule / Packaging Schedule / Batch Release Plan / Shipping Schedule (sea & air)
• Purchasing (Inventory & Non-Inventory) - ensure that components are available for manufacturing and packaging / Liaise with various Sourcing groups to gain site benefits and ensure site feedback / Resolve mismatches between PO, Invoice and GRN
• Warehouse - Monitor Capacity Utilization and feedback any issues to the stakeholders.
• Customer Service - Ensure that any blocked (Finance, Quality) shipments are addressed.
• Inventory Management & Control
• Inventory planning: set Inventory targets in line with Senior Management guidance, monitor actuals and action variances to plan.
• Inventory control: manage E&O. and ensure that inventory accuracy and control (labelling and segregation) is maintained.
• Ensure Customs & Trade Compliance
• Classification (HTS) of imported and exported goods.
• Submit a reconciled Inward Processing report each month. Clarify or escalate any internal or external importation/classification query.
• Reconcile the 3rd Party API Inventory each month.
• Ensure correct SAP Base Data maintenance (SAP MDM)
• Oversight of action items of the various stakeholders
• Manage and develop the PPIC team to ensure plant goals are met and drive efficiency and performance through a Continuous Improvement focus.
• Evaluate the challenges faced by the business and take action to mitigate risks and develop opportunities.

About Your Skills & Experience

For this role, we’re looking for a candidate who has an effective combination of the following qualifications, skills and experiences:

• A minimum of a Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management or Business Administration, APICS qualified with 10 years of applicable experience and at least 5 years management experience. However, a combination of experience and/or education will be taken into consideration. 
• IT and ERP systems experience with stock control & PO elements, and the ability to develop and implement improved processes and procedures
• Experience of sourcing and purchasing goods for the pharmaceutical sector is desirable but not essential
• Position will directly supervise at least 5 employees and will carry out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities may include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.
• Track record of showing how results were delivered through management/leadership of others.
• Capability to set clear goals, communicate these clearly and ensure progress to completion meeting predefined targets.
• Management of resources and budgets
• Development and training of team members.
• Excellent communication skills (verbal and written).

At Viatris, we are dedicated to building a truly diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t fully align with every requirement, we still encourage you to apply. You may just be the right candidate for this or other roles.

Benefits at Viatris

At Viatris, we offer competitive salaries, benefits and an inclusive environment where you can use your experiences, perspectives and skills to help make an impact on the lives of others. Some of our benefits include the following on top of a competitive salary:

• Excellent career progression opportunities
• Work-life balance initiatives
• Bonus scheme
• Health insurance
• Pension

Diversity & Inclusion at Viatris

At Viatris, diversity and inclusion are essential to our mission. The diversity we foster in all aspects of our business can be one of our greatest strengths in redefining healthcare not as it is, but as it should be. If you would like to know more about what diversity, equity and inclusion means to us, please visit https://www.viatris.com/en/Careers/Diversity-and-Inclusion

Sustainability at Viatris

Corporate social responsibility is fundamental to the Viatris mission. We work to advance responsible and sustainable operations and leverage our collective expertise to empower people to live healthier at every stage of life, recognizing that our actions affect the stakeholders and communities we serve. To learn more about our efforts, please visit https://www.viatris.com/en/about-us/corporate-responsibility

At Viatris, we offer competitive salaries, benefits and an inclusive environment where you can use your experiences, perspectives and skills to help make an impact on the lives of others. 

Viatris is an Equal Opportunity Employer.