Associate Director, Demand Planning

About the role

Granules Pharmaceuticals Inc. (GPI), a subsidiary of Granules India LTD, is seeking an Associate Director of Demand Planning to lead the Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) process in Chantilly, VA. This role involves aligning finished-goods demand, supply, inventory, and capacity plans while serving as the liaison between commercial teams and overseas manufacturing plants.

Responsibilities

• Perform ANDA-based finished-products demand planning and inventory management by maintaining internal demand signals, inventory targets, stock positioning, and supply requirements using ERP/SAP (MM, SD, PP, WM) and advanced Excel in compliance with SOPs and ANDA guidelines.
• Review commercial sales opportunities and bids using Business Analytics to evaluate volume impacts, timing considerations, and inventory implications.
• Coordinate new product launch planning (NPL planning) with portfolio and commercial teams by incorporating market share assumptions, batch sizes, SKU-level setup, and inventory strategies into demand and supply plans.
• Work with third-party logistics (3PL) partners to support inventory accuracy, stock movements, and regulated distribution activities.
• Coordinate with IT, logistics, and external partners to support DSCSA serialization and traceability requirements.
• Support internal initiatives including budgeting, distribution planning, cost optimization, and financial modeling.

Requirements

• Master’s Degree in Supply Chain Management or Industrial Engineering.
• Minimum of 2 years of experience in the job offered or as a Supply Chain Manager in the generic pharmaceutical industry.

Skills

• S&OP (Sales & Operations Planning)
• ANDA-based products demand planning
• New Product Launch (NPL) planning
• Inventory management
• Business Analytics
• ERP/SAP (MM, SD, PP, WM)
• Advanced Excel
• DSCSA serialization and traceability