Flavio Zanon

Interim & special projects management for pharma & medical device companies.

Based on my credible experience, I proactively ensure future internal/external supply network success by assuming key accountability for directing global Unit Strategic Forecast in line with commercial Long Range Financial Plan worth $45B. - Credited with improving processes, tools, reports, forecast accuracy, and keeping all deadlines. - Streamlined reconciliation process achieving the most accurate result to date. - Increased operational effectiveness and efficiency by redesigning the entire tool e2e.

During my time in this position, I delivered top-notch services as customer management representative to effectively manage all aspects of demand management, affiliate supply management, unit strategic forecasting, regional account management, and business excellence for Actelion integration project. It is worth mentioning that I have conducted and chaired weekly meetings with tax, finance, IT, SCDL (launch), regulatory affairs, and quality representatives to assure timely completion of project.

Here, I implemented best practices to spearhead high-performing team of global pharmaceutical demand management (DM) to support commercial partners and provide high-quality demand signal by using global, innovative, and lean approaches. I hold concurrent responsibility for overseeing the execution of all strategies and initiatives of demand planning to drive continuous improvement. I also steer DM CoE team, which acted as single point of contact for global pharmaceutical in market demand data.

Here, I efficiently streamlined international S&OP process and steered the deployment of demand, supply and inventory planning to support systems solutions, aiming at improving overall business planning with 750+ API, 28’000+ SKUs within Generics, OTC, and Oncology in a fast moving ‘consumer’ business environment. One of my core duties was to develop and strengthen key working partnerships with supply chain stakeholders for drive common business processes across the organisation.

Here, I had maintained consistent collaboration with suppliers and affiliates, commercial, operations, procurement, quality, and regulatory affairs representatives to ensure the successful implementation of Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) and Integrated Business Planning (IBP) for balancing the entire supply chain e2e. One of my key responsibilities was to administer full life cycle management, demand, supply and inventory management, inventory governance, reconciliation and executive management.

Here, I had managed all corporate purchasing & contracting for the three business units and strategic sourcing in line with company policy and supplier agreements. I also managed suppliers according to new Corporate Standards, and manage the Procurement Department and the Warehouses.