AstraZeneca Looking For Logistics Support Partner at Chennai, Tamil Nadu, Full Time

Career Level – D

Location: Chennai, India

Introduction to Role:

Join our Operations team as a Logistics Support Partner, where you will support the vision and goals of the team by providing clear metrics and data. This role is critical in ensuring the delivery of life-saving medicines to customers on time. You will be responsible for a variety of training, admin, and continuous improvement activities.

Accountabilities:

As a Logistics Support Partner, you will be responsible for reviewing and responding to ongoing training needs across the Freight & Logistics Team, handling documentation, training materials, and training plans. You will also act as the main point of contact for all new starters within the team, maintaining a robust induction programme. Your role will also involve data analytics, extracting operational data from various dashboards and sources to create daily metrics.

Essential Skills/Experience:

• Advanced Excel, PowerPoint, Word, SharePoint, Box
• Data manipulation, reconciliation and cleansing experience
• Experience of facilitating meetings and presenting data and trends
• Visual preparation of data for presentations
• Data modelling
• Supply Chain awareness: Demand Management, inventory management and Sales & Operational Planning experience
• > 3years in GxP regulated environments, notably quality management requirements for tools
• Knowledge of Logistics Industry, government agencies and regulatory authorities and regulations associated with the international distribution of pharmaceutical products
• Fluent in English
• Ability to analyse and interpret data and data trends, draw and present conclusions in a simple and concise way
• Experience of working with 3rd party suppliers
• Strong engagement, communication and partner management skills
• End to end supply chain experience with understanding of logistics activities
• Proven experience of working with sophisticated systems, using creative and critical thinking to deliver exceptional results
• Candidates should be willing to work in European time zone”

Desirable Skills/Experience:

• EU SAP & APO familiarity
• Studying for or holding a Supply Chain accreditation i.e. APICS CLTD
• Studying for or holding a Logistics accreditation i.e. CILT
• Experience of working with or for a Freight Forwarder, Logistics Service Provider or 3rd Party Logistics Provider
• Customer Service experience
• Analytical capability and
• International experience
• Ability to speak additional languages
• GMP and GDP awareness
• Process improvement experience eg LEAN thinking

At AstraZeneca, we are at an exciting time of new products and launches. We work with innovative and scientific products on our ground-breaking end-to-end supply chain, using the latest technologies and modern facilities. We are active players in growth and evolution. It’s a clear long-term strategy, and we see the role we play. There’s a great opportunity to influence how we develop supply chains, promoting a Lean approach and leading on sustainability.

Are you ready to make a big impact? Join us at AstraZeneca where our contribution to life-changing medicines is why people have been here for decades. We do it for the patients. Apply now!