Network Supply Planner

Job title:Network Supply Planner

Clinical Supply Chain is transforming and as part of that transformation we are building our approach to Capacity Planning. This clinical planning role will be a key part of building that new future. The role holder will lead the weeklySupply & Operations Execution (S&OE)cycle andplay a key role in the Clinical Supply & Operations Planning (CS&OP) monthly review cycle across AstraZeneca Global Clinical Supply Chain.

The Network Supply Planningrole will own the cross clinical study external supply plan, over the tactical planning horizon, ensuring this is constrained to known asset capacity, flexibility and where relevant the contractual agreements. As part of their planning responsibility, they will ensure that relevant supply constraints and events are modelled.

This role will drive the S&OE process by facilitating the relevant meeting and reviews and develop the inputs into CS&OP process where asset capacity is discussed for the whole clinical portfolio.

Network Supply Planning will be the gate keeper of the operational supply plan and the liaison between the external supplier / internal asset and internal CM&S study / project facing roles ensuring that a constrained executable supply plan is maintained.

The Network Supply Planner is accountable foroperating the S&OE and CS&OP processesfor anassigned clinical supply portfolio(e.g. Oral Solid Dose, Parenteral).

This includes:

End-to-end operation of theweekly S&OE cyclefor the portfolio, ensuring:

• A constrained, executable supply plan is maintained

• Near-term supply risks, events, and deviations are identified and managed

• Clear escalation of issues outside agreed tolerances

End-to-end operation of themonthly CS&OP cyclefor the portfolio, including:

• Consolidation and governance of demand inputs

• Application of demand scenarios for capacity testing

• Complete portfolio-level Rough Cut Capacity Planning (RCCP) to create a capacity constrained, achievable Network Supply Plan

• Lead Supply Capability review meetings as a key step within CS&OP cycle

• Portfolio-level capacity risk assessment across internal assets and external suppliers

• Preparation of decision-grade outputs for executive review

Acting as thesingle orchestration pointbetween:

• Programme demand owners (CM&S / LCS)

• Planners and CSPLs

• Procurement and asset owners

Ensuring consistent application of:

• Agreed timing and granularity rules

• Capacity risk logic and RAG definitions

• Decision, action, and follow-up discipline

The roleruns the planning governancefor the assigned portfolio.
It doesnotown forecast accuracy, recruitment assumptions, or detailed execution scheduling beyond S&OE scope.

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