Highlights
Essential requirements:Bachelor''s Degree in Industrial Engineering, Business Administration, Supply Chain, Economics, Pharmacy, or related discipline.3+ years of experience in Demand Planning, Supply Planning, S&OP, Supply Chain, or Operations Planning. Lead the demand planning process for the assigned product portfolio, ensuring accurate forecasts, optimal inventory levels, and alignment between commercial, supply chain, and global planning teams.
Numbers & Facts
| Location | East Hanover, NJ |
| Industry | Biotechnology/Pharmaceuticals |
| Company Size | 10,000 employees or more |
| Year Founded | 1996 |
Description
Job ID
REQ-10084139
Aug 07, 2026
Argentina
Available in: English
Summary
Lead the demand planning process for the assigned product portfolio, ensuring accurate forecasts, optimal inventory levels, and alignment between commercial, supply chain, and global planning teams. Support business continuity and service performance through proactive analysis, cross-functional collaboration, and continuous improvement of planning processes and systems.
About the Role
Major Accountabilities Develop, maintain, and continuously improve demand forecasts for assigned brands and product portfolios. Coordinate with Commercial, Marketing, Finance, Regulatory, and Supply Chain teams to incorporate business assumptions, launches, promotions, and market trends into the demand plan. Ensure adequate inventory levels while balancing service targets, inventory objectives, and working capital requirements. Monitor forecast accuracy, inventory performance, stock availability, and supply risks, leading corrective actions when needed. Support and participate in S&OP / IBP processes, providing demand insights and business recommendations. Collaborate with regional and global planning teams to align demand requirements with supply capabilities and manage escalations. Ensure planning master data and system parameters are maintained and optimized to support planning effectiveness. Generate and analyze planning KPIs, providing insights and recommendations to support decision making. Drive continuous improvement initiatives and support implementation of planning tools, systems, and best practices. Act as a key business partner across functions to ensure alignment and excellence in execution. Essential requirements:Bachelor''s Degree in Industrial Engineering, Business Administration, Supply Chain, Economics, Pharmacy, or related discipline.3+ years of experience in Demand Planning, Supply Planning, S&OP, Supply Chain, or Operations Planning.Experience within pharmaceutical, healthcare, FMCG, or highly regulated industries.Advanced IT skills, including knowledge of ERP and planning systems (SAP, Kinaxis, IBP, APO, or similar) and Excel/reporting tools.Fluent English and Spanish.Commitment to Diversity and InclusionNovartis is committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse team representative of the patients and communities we serve.
Why Novartis: Helping people with disease and their families takes more than innovative science. It takes a community of smart, passionate people like you. Collaborating, supporting and inspiring each other. Combining to achieve breakthroughs that change patients' lives. Ready to create a brighter future together? https://www.novartis.com/about/strategy/people-and-cultureBenefits and Rewards: Learn about all the ways we'll help you thrive personally and professionally.Read our handbook (PDF 30 MB)
Division
Operations
Business Unit
Product Supply Chain
Location
Argentina
Site
Ramallo (Argentina)
Company / Legal Entity
AR01 (FCRS = AR001) Novartis Argentina S.A.
Functional Area
Technical Operations
Job Type
Full time
Employment Type
Regular
Shift Work
No
Technical Operations Operations Argentina
Job ID
REQ-10084139
Demand & Launch Planner Coordinator
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Job ID
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Demand & Launch Planner Coordinator
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About Company
Novartis provides healthcare solutions that improve and extend people’s lives. We use science-based innovation to address some of society’s most challenging healthcare issues. We discover and develop breakthrough treatments and find new ways to deliver them to as many people as possible. Our company is focused on industry-leading divisions with innovation power and global scale: pharmaceuticals, eye care and generic medicines Novartis is headquartered in Basel, Switzerland. Novartis Group companies employ approximately 120,000 associates and its products are available in more than 180 countries around the world.