Senior Product Planning Manager

At Bavarian Nordic, we are committed to saving and improving lives by unlocking the power of the immune system. Our commercial product portfolio includes market-leading vaccines against smallpox, mpox, rabies, tick-borne encephalitis, typhoid fever, and cholera. We excel in R&D innovation, manufacturing, and commercialization, striving to improve people's health and quality of life worldwide, protecting our tomorrow.

As part of our growth journey, we have built a new Supply Chain organization with a mission to empower Bavarian Nordic’s strategy and growth by ensuring continuous and efficient supply of finished goods.

The role

As we build new planning capabilities through 2025, we are looking for an End-to-End (E2) Senior Product Planning Manager in Denmark or Switzerland (you can work remotely from either of these two countries). You are responsible for creating an optimized E2E network supply plan for a 0 – 36-month horizon. You will represent the global supply chain in E2E decision-making for the assigned product portfolio. You will also proactively manage risks and opportunities associated with demand variation, capacity constraints, and material constraints.

Join our Supply Chain team and let's make a difference together.

Key Responsibilities

• Demand & Supply Balancing: Own demand-supply balancing across IBP & S&OE horizons for the assigned portfolio
• Consensus Demand Planning: Align global demand plans with regional planners and commercial teams
• Supply Planning & Risk Mitigation: Ensure stable, accurate net requirements and consolidate FP, DS, and DP supply plans.
• Develop scenario models to support decisions and mitigate risks
• End-to-End Inventory Management: Manage inventory levels, aligning with Sites, CMO, Finance, and Supply Chain on targets, batch sizes, and MOQs
• Exception-Based Planning: Prevent stock-outs through proactive inventory adjustments
• Planning & Lifecycle Events: Maintain planning parameters (e.g., lead times) and define bridging stock for lifecycle events
• Product Flow & Clinical Plans: Oversee product flow across sites and integrate clinical plans into master supply plans

Skills & Competencies

• A bachelor’s degree in supply chain management, Industrial Engineering, or a related field
• Certification in supply chain management (e.g., APICS CPIM, Lean) is preferred but not required
• At least 7 years of experience in supply and production planning
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to derive insights from both quantitative and qualitative data
• Ability to work independently and navigate ambiguity
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, with the ability to present analysis clearly
• Adaptable communication style to effectively engage stakeholders at various organizational levels
• Proficiency in data analysis tools such as Excel, Google Sheets, and SQL

If you thrive in a fast-paced, structured environment, we’d love to hear from you!

Why this role

This role offers the opportunity to make a direct impact in supply and production planning within the pharmaceutical industry. You'll work in a dynamic environment, leverage your analytical skills, and collaborate with stakeholders at all levels. If you thrive on problem-solving, autonomy, and driving efficiency, this is the perfect challenge for you!

We offer you a chance to work in an international company with unique technology and a dedicated workforce. We welcome people who share our passion with a willingness to make a difference. We offer a dynamic and flexible work environment and an opportunity to develop your personal and academic competencies.

Caught your interest?

If you are ready to take on a pivotal role in a growing organization and drive meaningful change in healthcare, apply now and join Bavarian Nordic in our mission to improve health outcomes and foster sustainable growth.

We kindly request that headhunters or recruitment agencies refrain from contacting us regarding this position.

Founded in 1994, we have 30 years of experience developing life-saving vaccines. We are a global leader in smallpox and mpox vaccines. Our commercial product portfolio contains market-leading vaccines against rabies, tick-borne encephalitis, cholera, typhoid, and Ebola. We are headquartered in Denmark and have manufacturing, research, and sales offices across Europe and North America. Our values – our Bavarian Nordic DNA, as we like to call it – are what guide our actions every day. We act as persistent pioneers, embrace change, value being boosted by the team, and believe in protecting lives every day. If that is also a part of your DNA, we invite you to join us in Bavarian Nordic! Bavarian Nordic is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applications will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.

www.bavarian-nordic.com