We are looking for a talented Specialist, Supply Planning to join us. At Hikma you ll be supported by a culture of progress and belonging where people are encouraged to develop, wellbeing is prioritised and our inclusive approach values contributions from all. We re seeking candidates who embody our values: Innovative, driven to keep learning; Caring, genuinely compassionate in their work; and Collaborative, eager to solve problems together.

If you want to be part of a team that cares about impact, this is the place for you.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop, maintain, and communicate monthly demand and supply forecasts for assigned products across the MENA region, ensuring timely sharing of forecast updates with suppliers and licensors.
• Prepare and communicate annual supply forecasts by analyzing sales forecasts, inventory requirements, safety stock levels, growth assumptions, business plans, and market opportunities in alignment with internal stakeholders.
• Act as the primary planning liaison with suppliers and licensors, coordinating regular communications, troubleshooting and resolving operational and supply-related issues, identifying root causes, implementing corrective actions, escalating risks when required, and ensuring alignment on supply plans and business objectives.
• Organize and facilitate periodic S&OP meetings with suppliers/licensors to review year-to-date performance, year-to-go forecasts, supply plans, growth opportunities, risks, special projects, and required escalation topics.
• Monitor monthly actual sales performance against licensor budgets and forecasts, identify significant variances, escalate deviations to management through the monthly S&OP cycle, and collaborate with stakeholders to establish and track corrective action plans.
• Collaborate closely with MENA Commercial teams, PMOs, and cross-functional stakeholders to ensure supply chain and operational readiness for new product launches, supporting successful market introduction in line with launch timelines and business objectives.
• Maintain meeting action trackers and ensure timely follow-up with both internal and external stakeholders to drive accountability and closure of agreed actions.
• Analyze supply planning performance, inventory trends, and forecast accuracy, providing recommendations to optimize product availability, inventory levels, and overall supply chain effectiveness across the MENA region.

Desired Candidate Profile

We are looking for candidates whose experience and skills align closely with the qualifications outlined below:

• Bachelor s degree in industrial engineering.
• Minimum of 4 years in pharmaceutical industry and at least 2 years in a relevant role.
• Excellent command of Microsoft Excel, proficient with other Microsoft Office applications including PowerPoint and Word.
• Ability to adapt where needed, ability to keep focus and resilience.
• Able to anticipate challenges, establish mitigation plans, and navigate through successful execution.
• Strong business knowledge, sorting through priorities and interests of internal and external stakeholders.
• Demonstrated proficiency in project management and execution of plans across a broad group of stakeholders/functions.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple initiatives at once.
• Strong sense of urgency and bias for action.
• Knowledge of the generic pharmaceutical marketplace includes a high-level understanding of the development, regulatory, patent, and cross-licensing issues.
• Problem solving and analytical translation by quickly sifting through details from a wide variety of sources and developing insights, implications, and actionable recommendations.
• Ability to work independently, self-motivated but also in a highly distributed cross-functional team.
• English proficiency, strong communication and presentation skills (oral and written.