Career Opportunities at Aspen Pharma Group

Description

• This one-year internship programme at our SA Operations manufacturing sites (Gqeberha and East London) will provide candidates with an opportunity to gain workplace experience, knowledge and skills related to the human capital department in a pharmaceutical industry. The internship is highly relevant for practice as a human capital professional.

Please submit your application via Direct Hire online platform, where the following documents are required to be attached. Please scan all the documents as one document and upload it to the Direct Hire CV section:

• Curriculum Vitae
• Certified copy of your ID
• Certified copy of your National Senior Certificate
• Latest University certified/stamped academic transcript
• Letter from University confirming that you are a final year student
• Incomplete applications will not be considered.

Shortlisted candidates may be expected to undergo an assessment.

Aspen reserves the right to not make an appointment. Aspen bursary holders may receive priority attention.

Aspen fully subscribes to the principles of Employment Equity and will make decisions in line with this ethos.

Requirements

• Final year or completed (theory) in Bachelor’s Degree / Diploma in Human Resource Management or similar
• South African Citizen

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Company Description

• We are a global speciality and branded pharmaceutical company, improving the health of patients across the world through our high-quality and affordable medicines. Active at every stage of the value chain, we are uniquely diversified by geography, product and manufacturing capability.
• Aspen is a dynamic organisation built on entrepreneurial strength and forward-thinking minds. We attract high-performing individuals who are passionate about their careers and have a desire to exceed expectations. At aspen, not only do we source for the best talent but we also provide a host of opportunities for continuous development.
• The Group’s key business segments are Manufacturing and Commercial Pharmaceuticals comprising Regional Brands and Sterile Focus Brands. We have approximately 9 100 employees at 69 established officesin over 50 countries and we improve the health of patients in more than 150 countries through our high quality, affordable medicines.

OBJECTIVE: 

• The SED graduate will be employed on a graduate programme for 12 months to advance their skills with SED activities as the person chosen will have this as their primary interest.
• The graduate will go through a robust training process whilst to a larger extent being exposed to ensuring that meaningful impactful contributions to the communities are realized through which we operate. They will be working under the guidance of an experienced CSI Manager.
• This person would be exposed to the various departments within the CSI team in order to gain insight on the collaborative work required within the division. The second level of exposure would be to the Business in stages to align with the business support aspect of this role and understand where the role fits within the organisation.

As a graduate you will be exposed to the following:

• Process payments for SED (Social Economic Development) initiatives and programs
• Liaise with the finance department to ensure timely payment of invoices and tracking of expenses
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date records of all SED activities and initiatives
• Provide administrative support to the SED team as needed, including preparing reports, managing files, and organizing events
• Schedule and coordinate meetings and events related to SED activities
• Assist in drafting and proofreading documents, including reports and presentations
• Collaborate with other departments within the organization to ensure effective coordination of SED initiatives
• Perform other administrative tasks as needed to support the SED team.
• Assistance on work whilst learning.
• Accompanying meetings to generate minutes and distribution of actionable points to relevant stakeholders etc.
• Generating simple reports

Requirements
KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS:

• Interest in social responsibility, community development, and/or philanthropy
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office programs, such as Excel and PowerPoint
• Excellent skills in effective communication verbally and in writing with diverse groups including key business associates (executive level) and technical associates.
• The ability to interact with colleagues.
• Critical thinking, analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong organizational and administrative skills
• Excellent attention to detail and ability to apply learnings independently.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks at one time
• Must have a sense of urgency for deadline-driven tasks
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment 

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE:

• Matric/ Grade 12
• Must have a completed relevant Degree in Communications/Business Communication

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Overview

• Manage the Production Planning processes, outputs and resources to ensure customer OTIF and enhanced customer satisfaction within operation budgets
• Medium term production optimisation and shift planning
• Manage and guide IBP process.
• Optimise Factory utilisation, Demand-, Inventory-and Supply parameters with customer.

Responsibilities

Master Planning

• Manage the creation of a factory wide masterplan, including production schedule, maintenance, laboratory, QA/QC, Warehouse and MRP across the value chain.
• Balance demand and supply effectively to achieve strategic goals.
• Provide “what if” capacity and schedule analysis for changing demand, staffing constraints, and new customer project awards.
• Plan to minimise effects of resource constraints.
• Develop and oversee capacity planning activities for sales and operations planning, master scheduling, marketing application timelines, materials requirement planning, detailed scheduling.
• Suggest batch size changes, re-routing of products and outsourcing/ purchasing of additional equipment, as required.
• Optimise parameters across the value chain to unlock value.
• Ensure that all units are aligned to produce an optimised plan.

Planning coordination and reporting

• Manage, prepare and facilitate the monthly supply point reviews for your specific unit.
• Drive the adherence to key KPIs including budgeted, planned and actual OTIF, ATP, Schedule adherence and recoveries.
• Work with production supervisors and managers for optimal efficiency to meet the needs of internal and external customers.
• Assess and report on manpower requirements.
• Assist the creation of SKU, work centre and labour matrix to allow for optimisation when demand or supply changes.
• Ensure change controls are actioned appropriately.
   

Risk and Controls

• Monitor sales against forecast volumes, identifying at-risk products.
• Identify supply deficits, over-scheduling, capacity constraints and under-loaded schedules and highlight recoveries-related financial risks and critical materials shortages.
• Ensure delivery terms are met and that correct documentation accompanies consignments.
• Input into routings, inventory policies and related pertinent processes

Planning optimisation

• Develop and manage data from all value chain units to create optimisation and simulation ability.
• Work with the analytics team to continuously improve our ability to drive key KPIs.

Requirements
Skills required

Background/experience

• 5 to 10 years’ experiencein a Supply Chain, Procurement or Planning role
• Experience in a pharmaceutical/FMCG manufacturing environment
• 3 year degree in Procurement, Logistics or Engineering,or a related discipline

Specific job skills

• Computer literacy: proficiency in Excel, Word, Powerpointand ERP system
• Solid understanding of S&OP/IBP
• Scenario planning, optimisation and/or simulation experience
• End to end understanding of Supply Chain operations in Plan, Source, Make and Deliver.

 Competencies

• Ability to represent SA OPS in global planning platforms
• Strong leadership skill to guide business decision making considering service, cost and cash.
• Taking Action
• Managing Performance
• Performance driven and solution orientated
• Strong analytical and numerical skills a must
• Highly collaborative, flexible and attention to detail
• Conflict management and resolution

Accountability & Decision Rights

• Demonstrate initiative and apply advanced concepts
• Root cause analysis and improvement plans
• Exercise interpersonal, communication, training and problem-solving skills in work performance
• Escalates highly complex problems or out-of-policy issues

Independent decisions relating to:

• Resources, approach and tactical operations
• Own and teamwork priorities and timelines
• Interpretation of policies, standards, requirements and approaches
• Management of budget(s) for team and/ or small projects