Supply Planning & Distribution Associate Director

Responsibilities

• Key Accountabilities
• Own end-to-end supply planning and distribution performance, ensuring reliable supply, service excellence, and alignment with commercial priorities.
• Lead S&OP / IBP alignment, driving trade-off decisions across service, cost, and inventory with direct linkage to financial outcomes.
• Define and lead distributor strategy, including network design, partner selection, performance governance, and ongoing optimization.
• Accountable for distributor performance across service levels, compliance, cost efficiency, and operational execution.
• Drive improvements in cost-to-serve, channel effectiveness, and supply chain efficiency in alignment with go-to-market strategy.
• Lead distribution operations excellence across order management, warehousing, and logistics, ensuring robust performance management and governance.
• Act as a trusted advisor to Commercial and Finance leadership, providing actionable insights on supply, distribution, and financial implications.
• Lead resolution of complex, business-critical supply and distribution risks, ensuring business continuity and resilience.
• Influence cross-functional senior stakeholders to align priorities, trade-offs, and execution decisions.
• Deliver data-driven insights and performance reporting to support executive decision-making.
• Essential for the role
• Extensive experience in supply planning, distribution, and supply chain operations with demonstrated progression in scope and accountability.
• Proven track record of strategic business partnering with Commercial and Finance leadership.
• Strong expertise in distributor models, third-party logistics, and network strategy.
• Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional decision-making and influence at senior levels.
• Strong analytical capability linking operational drivers to financial performance.
• Why AstraZeneca?
• At AstraZeneca , we are dedicated to being a great place to work, where you are empowered to push the boundaries of science and unleash your entrepreneurial spirit. There is no better place to make a difference to medicine, patients, and society.
• So, what's next?
• If you are ready to bring your expertise in Supply Planning and Distribution to AstraZeneca, we would love to hear from you.
• If you're curious to know more, please reach out to aziza.fitriani@astrazeneca.com
• Where can I find out more?
• Follow AstraZeneca on LinkedIn , Facebook , and Instagram .
• Date Posted
• 19-Jun-2026
• Closing Date
• 30-Agu-2026

Additional Information

Supply Planning & Distribution Associate Director Do you have expertise in supply planning and distribution? Would you like to apply your expertise to help deliver life-changing medicines in an organization that follows science and puts patients first? Then AstraZeneca might be the one for you. About AstraZeneca AstraZeneca is a global, science-led, patient-focused biopharmaceutical company that focuses on the discovery, development, and commercialization of prescription medicines for some of the world's most serious diseases. But we are more than one of the world's leading pharmaceutical companies. We unlock the power of what science can do and work towards our ultimate aim: treating, preventing, modifying and even curing complex diseases.

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