Demand Lead (Supply Chain)

Location: Shanghai, China

Company

hirify.global develops medicines and healthcare solutions, with a focus on bringing science-based treatments to patients and customers.

What you will do

• Support the monthly market-level Integrated Business Planning (IBP) process, including portfolio management, demand review, supply review, integrated reconciliation, and Management Business Review preparation.
• Align Business Units, Finance, Regulatory, Quality, manufacturing, logistics, and supply chain stakeholders around market needs, assumptions, scenarios, and action plans.
• Monitor supply constraints, product launches, regulatory and commercial changes, inventory targets, lead times, physical flows, and risks of shortages, returns, destructions, and write-offs.
• Support KPI improvement for sales performance, OTIF, MAPE, SPA, FVA, inventory, destructions, and write-offs.
• Support Demand Planners, Customer Fulfilment, Logistics, and local functions; contribute to new product launches, line extensions, network changes, and S&OE activities.
• Act as an IBP ambassador and maintain two-way communication with global supply chain functions while ensuring compliance with hirify.global standards.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university.
• 8+ years of experience in the supply chain or manufacturing industry.
• English and local language skills are required.
• High accountability, attention to detail, integrity, professionalism, and commitment.
• Good team facilitation and relationship-building skills.

Nice to have

• Knowledge of pharmaceutical primary and secondary manufacturing processes.
• Understanding of manufacturing finance, manufacturing processes, supply chain management, and change or improvement projects.
• Knowledge of regulatory processes and requirements.
• Skills in scenario planning, risk-benefit analysis, contingency planning, and problem solving.
• Willingness to drive change, with strong internal marketing, communication, negotiation, and influencing skills.
• Ability to motivate and influence resources that do not report directly to the role.
• Strong SAP and Kinaxis systems knowledge, project management skills, and basic understanding of finance.

Culture & Benefits

• Values emphasize accountability, patient and customer focus, initiative, continuous improvement, and organizational priorities.
• Opportunities for talent development, promotion, lateral moves, and international career growth.
• Rewards package recognizing contribution and impact.
• Healthcare, prevention and wellness programs, and at least 14 weeks of gender-neutral parental leave.
• Equal opportunity employment regardless of legally protected personal characteristics.