Job Description

At Elanco (NYSE: ELAN) – it all starts with animals!

As a global leader in animal health, we are dedicated to innovation and delivering products and services to prevent and treat disease in farm animals and pets. At Elanco, we are driven by our vision of Food and Companionship Enriching Life and our purpose – all to Go Beyond for Animals, Customers, Society and Our People.

At Elanco, we pride ourselves on fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment. We believe that diversity is the driving force behind innovation, creativity, and overall business success. Here, you’ll be part of a company that values and champions new ways of thinking, work with dynamic individuals, and acquire new skills and experiences that will propel your career to new heights.

Making animals’ lives better makes life better – join our team today!

Your role:

The Supply Planner Americas is a key and strategic position for delivering superior customer value and enabling the organization to deliver Elanco business objectives through an effective steering of the supply & replenishment process, including monitoring and ensuring healthy affiliate inventory levels. This role will be responsible for steering supply planning and inventory levels for a selected group of suppliers and/or brands from the Americas region to our global affiliates. Key success factors include excellent communication skills, business acumen, attention to detail, data analytics and problem-solving skills.

Your Responsibilities:

• Steer and track short-term supply & replenishment plan, collaborating with cross-functional partners to ensure inventory is maintained within healthy ranges.
• Monitor and track inventory levels and support reconciliation of inventory variances using all available resources to identify root causes.
• Ensure all inventory metrics are met. Identify action items, gather resources to address action items and follow up on all inventory-related issues to full resolution.
• Support the applicable cluster/affiliate S&OP process by providing information about supply shortages, allocations etc. to drive alignment between key stakeholders in demand management, product supply and inventory levels
• Build and maintain effective cross-functional relationships with Local Business Leaders, Global Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Regulatory, Quality, Finance, and other key stakeholders
• Support the organization as required managing the launch of new products, as well as product rationalization and manage / support GxP relevant changes due to regulatory / legal / manufacturing reasons. Support GxP relevant deviation process.

What You Need to Succeed (minimum qualifications):

• University Degree/Diploma or work experience in Replenishment or Production Planning, Inventory Management, Logistics, Supply Chain, Production Engineering or a Commercial discipline that focus in balance resources and/or inventories
• Experience in manufacturing and / or production planning
• Knowledge and detailed understanding of SAP especially around Demand and Replenishment processes
• Fluent in English
• In-depth understanding of supply planning processes and strategies · Ability to use inventory planning systems. · Strong business/financial acumen and analytical/problem-solving skills.

What will give you a competitive edge (preferred qualifications):

• Capable of adjusting communication according to the needs of stakeholders at different levels in the organization to influence broadly
• Interpersonal effectiveness - able to understand different viewpoints and resolve issues in a constructive manner; able to operate successfully in an international, multicultural environment
• Customer focused, flexible and adaptable, persistent in discovering root causes, able to deal with ambiguity and multiple priorities
• Ability to adapt and adopt existing and emerging technologies in the field to produce better results for their company.

Additional Information:

• Hybrid work model: 3 times a week in the office

Elanco Benefits and Perks:

We offer a comprehensive benefits package focused on financial, physical, and mental well-being, while encouraging our employees to pursue our purpose! Some highlights include:

• Monthly salary starting from R$ 5,500
• Corporate Bonus
• Sulamérica Health Plan
• Sulamérica Dental Plan
• Life Insurance
• Meal Voucher R$ 1.000 per month
• Food Voucher R$ 690 per month
• Transportation Voucher or Parking
• Private Pension
• Day off on Birthday and on child's birthday (up to 12 years old)
• Medication Assistance (80% discount on prescribed medications)
• Wellhub and Wellz
• Optional Short Friday
• Happy Hour and Dog Day at the office

Elanco is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status

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