[singapore] Regional Supply Chain Analyst

**Company Description** Santen is a specialized life sciences company with a proud 130-year heritage focused exclusively on ophthalmology. As a Japan-originated, global company with our footprint in over 60 countries, we are dedicated to delivering innovative treatments and digital solutions for eye health and addressing vision-related social issues for people around the world.**

**PURPOSE OF ROLE**

The Regional Supply Chain Analyst - IBP (Integrated Business Planning) & KPI Management will be part of SCM Asia Control Tower and is responsible to support end-2-end supply chain operations, Integrated Business Planning, KPI management reporting and improvement initiatives.

This role will encompass monitoring of end-2-end supplies from sites to customers to ensure a timely and smooth flow of products. He/ She will support supply constraint management by preparing and reporting any supply risks to relevant stakeholders. Additionally, he/ she will support in the investigation of supply constraints/ issues, identify root causes and collaborate with respective functions (e.g Planning & LWD team) to resolve the issues and/ or expedite the shipments to the customers.

For Integrated Business Planning, the Supply Chain Analyst will be responsible for developing, implementing and leading the IBP initiatives within the Regions. He/ She will be required to perform in-depth analysis related to IBP activities (e.g evaluate supply/ demand imbalances, inventory position etc) to provide insights and key business decisions. Additionally, he/ she will support any change management activities and build a culture of continuous improvement.

For KPI Management, he/ she will coordinate data from respective stakeholders/ functions, prepare reports and presentations to communicate actionable insights and findings to relevant stakeholders. He/ She will be required to review and analyze gathered data to identify issues and provide recommendations that drive quicker strategic decisions. Additionally, he/ she will be required to streamline current reporting and implement new trackers/ dashboards to track monthly KPIs, enabling stakeholders to make informed decisions more quickly.

The Supply Chain Analyst will need to support Regional and/or Global projects and initiatives under SCM Asia Control Tower and help to manage both internal and external stakeholders to ensure projects/ initiatives are delivered on time.

The responsibilities can be grouped into below main areas:
**Supply Constraint Management**:

- Oversee end-2-end supply chain operations across all parts of SCM, highlight potential constraints/ concerns in a timely manner, support in solution finding process and escalate on-time (if necessary) to the Management.
- To understand the root cause/ background of any supply constraints and issues, follow-up with respective stakeholders on the actions and timelines and work closely with the SCM team to resolve the issues.
- Support the constraint process and is pro-active in driving problem-solving initiatives and help set up corrective measures as and when required.
- Work closely with Local SCM Team to prepare and report any out-of-stocks projections in local markets.
- Oversee the supplies arrangement of inbound shipment from manufacturing site and distribution center in Europe and Japan to Asia region.
- Ensure the overall SCM processes and timelines are being adhered strictly by all related SCM & Cross-Functional Teams.

**Integrated Business Planning (IBP)**
- Support the development of IBP activities and drive process standardization and optimization across all Regions.
- Perform in-depth analysis and prepare IBP reports with the focus on major product families, supply constraint, growth rate in alignment with sales and financial projection.
- Identify gaps, business risks and communicate/ escalate to key stakeholders accordingly.
- Collaborate with and drive multi-disciplinary teams in executing projects/ processes with excellence and expediency.
- Responsible in identifying and mitigating issues with regards to change management.

**KPI Management**
- Coordinate and ensure data from respective stakeholders/ functions are provided in a timely manner.
- To generate, develop and prepare reports and presentations for communication to relevant stakeholders.
- Provides analytical support to SCM projects and/or dataset to enhance supply chain efficiency.
- Streamline current reporting into new trackers and/or PowerBI dashboards that cater to the business needs.
- Support data validation, implementation of new process and provides documentation (e.g training materials/ work instructions) on newly developed trackers and dashboards.
- Support the alignment of any new KPIs to be measured and ensure standardization across the Regions.
- Senior Data Analyst - Inventory and KPI Management

**Others**
- Implement new process improvements for SCM Asia.
- Support any ad-hoc activities, initiatives, and projects under SCM Asia Control Tow