Senior Supply Chain Lead

Job Description Summary

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Location: New Cairo, Cairo - Egypt
Relocation Support: This role is based in New Cairo, Cairo, Egypt. Novartis is unable to offer relocation support: please only apply if accessible.


The Senior Supply Chain Lead for Gulf Cooperation Council, Middle East, Türkiye, and North Africa Healthcare markets is a senior regional leadership role accountable for end to end supply chain strategy, planning, and performance across a complex, multi country region. The role ensures a reliable, compliant, and cost effective supply of medicines while driving service excellence, profitability, and working capital outcomes.

Working in close partnership with Commercial, Finance, Quality, Regulatory, and Operations leaders, this role plays a central part in aligning supply chain decisions with business priorities and patient needs, while supporting sustainable growth and operational resilience across the region.

 

Job Description

Key Responsibilities

• Define and lead the regional supply chain strategy across Gulf Cooperation Council, Middle East, Türkiye, and North Africa Healthcare markets in alignment with business objectives

• Lead demand and supply planning processes to ensure reliable product availability while balancing service, cost, and inventory targets

• Own regional inventory and working capital performance, ensuring disciplined planning and execution across markets

• Oversee order management, logistics operations, distributor performance, and tender support activities across the region

• Partner with Commercial and Finance teams to align supply chain decisions with sales, margin, and cash flow priorities

• Identify, assess, and mitigate supply risks, ensuring proactive issue resolution and business continuity

• Support product launches, life-cycle management, and network changes in close collaboration with cross‑functional partners

• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to strengthen supply chain efficiency, transparency, and resilience

Essential Requirements

• University degree in Supply Chain, Operations, Business, Finance, Engineering, Science or a related field

• Significant experience in supply chain management within pharmaceutical, healthcare, or fast‑moving consumer goods environments

• Proven experience leading supply chain operations across multiple countries or regions

• Deep expertise in demand planning, supply planning, inventory management, logistics, and order management

• Demonstrated ability to deliver improvements in service levels, cost performance, and working capital

• Strong experience working cross‑functionally with Commercial, Finance, Quality, Regulatory, and Operations teams

• Solid knowledge of enterprise resource planning systems, including strong experience with SAP

• Excellent communication (fluent English language required), influencing, and stakeholder management skills

Desirable Requirements

• Knowledge of the Arabic language is preferred

• Experience working in tender‑driven and highly regulated markets

Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Novartis is committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse teams representative of the patients and communities we serve.

Novartis is a proud member of the ILO Global Business and Disability Network and the Valuable 500, promoting the inclusion of people with disabilities in workplaces around the world. We also collaborate with international partners, such as Disability: IN, Purple Space, and Business Disability Forum to identify and develop best practice solutions to enable people with disabilities to participate as equal members of our organization.

 

Skills Desired

Data Analytics and Digital, Integrated Business Planning (IBP), Leadership, Logistics and Transportation Management, Operational Excellence, Project Management, Resilience and Risk Management, Stakeholder Management, Strategic Thinking, supply chain management