Supply Chain Senior Demand Lead in Reading, Berkshire

Supply Chain Senior Demand Lead

Reading

Permanent

£70,000 - £90,000 per annum

ARM have an exciting opportunity for a Supply Chain Senior Demand Lead to join the supply chain team and become pivotal link between the supply and commercial functions.

The Role:

• Lead the execution and continuous improvement of the five-step IBP process at market level.
• Drive cross-functional alignment with Demand Planning, Business Units, Finance, Regulatory, Quality, and upstream teams using a unified one set of data.
• Ensure an efficient, streamlined planning cycle in close partnership with Demand Planners and other Demand Leads.
• Champion IBP best practices through active engagement in the CoE-led Community of Practice.
• Collaborate with key stakeholders to deliver on critical KPIs: Sales Performance, OTIF, MAPE, BIAS, Inventory, and Write-offs.
• Utilize AI and digital reporting tools to monitor performance and enable data-driven decisions.

Requirements:

• Proven experience and strong understanding of pharmaceutical primary and secondary manufacturing processes is essential.
• Basic knowledge of regulatory processes and requirements an asset.
• Skilled in scenario planning, risk / benefit analysis, contingency planning and problem solving.
• Strong willingness to drive change as well as good internal marketing and communication skills.
• Strong negotiation and communication skills.
• Excellent systems (SAP and Kinaxis preferred) and project management skills and basic understanding of financial function.