Job Description
Zuellig Pharma is a leading healthcare solutions company in Asia, and our purpose is to make healthcare more accessible to the communities we serve. We provide world-class distribution, digital, and commercial services to support the growing healthcare needs in this region.
The company was started a hundred years ago and has grown to become a multibillion-dollar business covering 17 markets with over 12,000 employees. Our people serve more than 200,000 medical facilities and work with over 450 clients, including the top 20 pharmaceutical companies in the world.
Purpose of the Role:
The purpose of this role is to govern inventory accuracy, inventory data integrity and associated financial outcomes across Distribution warehouse Operations. The primary purpose of this role is to design, implement, and oversee the governance framework for inventory management, ensuring that the digital record of stocks in our systems reflects the actual & physical inventory.
This position is responsible for maximizing inventory availability to customers, minimizing shrinkage and losses, managing the financial reconciliation of stocks, overseeing compliance with internal and external audit standards, and optimizing WMS logic to support accurate inventory flow.
Importantly, indirect management of market and cluster Heads of inventory is to ensure appropriate skills and capability through training and development to ensure adherence to standards and execute high levels of inventory management and inventory data integrity operationally.
What You’ll Do :
- Inventory Record Accuracy
- Ensuring procedures and work instruction in the digital recording of stocks are consistently followed
- Disciplined execution of stock counts (cycle count and wall-to-wall counts) in accordance with agreed policies and procedures
- Stock Reconciliation and Compliance
- Analyzing sources of inventory discrepancy and implementing corrective & preventative actions across process, system and security to prevent recurrence
- Compliance with financial and operational rules for stock adjustments
- Product Lifecycle Management
- Minimizing loss from expiration
- Ensuring availability of products when required
- Process and Systems Optimization and Governance
- Documentation of system rules and procedures
- Compliance audits
- Process and system governance
- Transaction Management
- Executing and documenting operational and financial adjustments
- Skills & Capability Development
- Define roles and responsibilities
- Conduct skills and capabilities assessments
- Identify and close gaps
What will make you successful:
Must-Have:
- Bachelor’s degree in finance, Accounting, Industrial Engineering, or Supply Chain Management
- 7-10 years in Inventory Control, Internal Audit, or Finance within a high-volume distribution environment.
- Minimum 3 years in the Pharmaceutical or Medical Device sector (understanding of lot traceability, expiry management, and recall procedures is non-negotiable).
- Global / Regional / Multi country management experience, including international work placements highly preferable
- Deep level experience with WMS systems and platforms (SAP, Oracle, etc.)
- Experience reconciling WMS data with ERP financial ledgers (SAP, Oracle, etc.).
Advantage to Have:
- Project Management (PMP Certified) an advantage
- Lean / 6Sigma certified
- APICS CPIM (Certified in Production and Inventory Management) or CSCP is strongly preferred
- Six Sigma Green/Black Belt is a plus for process optimization
- A master’s degree or CPA/CMA is highly advantageous given the financial reconciliation focus
- Financial Acumen - Deep understanding of how inventory transactions impact the P&L and Balance Sheet (COGS, Provisions, Variance accounts). Capable of performing detailed reconciliations.
- Data Analytics - Advanced proficiency in analytical tools to mine WMS data for variance root causes.
- Regulatory Compliance - Pharma GxP regulations regarding documentation.
Process Discipline - Commitment to standards; the ability to say "no" to adjustments that lack proper documentation.
What we offer :
- We are committed to fostering an inclusive environment where our employees can learn, grow, and achieve shared success.
- We champion diversity, equity, and inclusion, ensuring every individual feels valued, respected, and treated fairly.
- As a leading multi-market healthcare solutions provider, we empower our employees to gain comprehensive knowledge and expertise in the dynamic healthcare industry across the region.
- Enjoy the flexibility to effectively balance your work and personal life while taking charge of your career journey through our empowering growth opportunities.
- Our Total Rewards program is designed to support your overall well-being in every aspect.