Senior Software Engineer, Supply Chain Planning

At Bristol Myers Squibb, our employees often ask, “Who are you working for?”—a question that fuels collaboration, accountability, and urgency in our work. Our purpose-driven culture inspires us to discover, develop, and deliver innovative medicines to prevail over serious diseases. We offer uniquely interesting and meaningful work, opportunities for growth, and a supportive environment that values inclusion, wellbeing, flexibility, and comprehensive benefits. This is work that transforms the lives of patients, and the careers of those who do it.

Position Summary

At BMS, digital innovation and Information Technology are central to our vision of transforming patients’ lives through science. To accelerate our ability to serve patients around the world, we must unleash the power of technology.  We are committed to being at the forefront of transforming the way medicine is made and delivered by harnessing the power of computer and data science, artificial intelligence, and other technologies to promote scientific discovery, faster decision making, and enhanced patient care.   

Bristol Myers Squibb is advancing new and next-generation therapies while exploring and investing in technologies to optimize the planning processes to meet future needs. This role will serve as the delivery lead for Supply Planning and help in driving optimized solutions in the planning space while ensuring SLA compliant system support.

If you want an exciting and rewarding career that is meaningful, consider joining our diverse team!

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as the supply chain planning Sr. Developer of Kinaxis- Rapid response Application in driving optimal solutions and digital capabilities.
• Collaborate with IT and business stakeholders in gathering business requirements for new capabilities, enhancements, system upgrade or new deployment.
• Design and deliver the IT solutions following best practices and aligning People, Process, Technology & Data.
• Partner with IT, Supply Chain and Business Insights & Analytics (BI&A) colleagues in exploring solution options, presenting pros and cons and influencing decisions towards cost-effective and sustainable solutions.
• Participate in developing solutions roadmap and strategies aligned with business objectives.
• Ensure timely resolution of outstanding tickets (bug-fixes, enhancements) as per the SLA guidelines.
• Monitor and provide system support ensuring system operates under the service level agreement around availability, performance, accuracy & reliability.
• Perform unit and integration tests and assist with user acceptance testing.
• Provide system training on new capabilities to the business stakeholders.

Qualifications and Experience

• 5 years of experience on advanced planning systems as developer, analyst or consultant.
• Good understanding of supply chain planning processes including demand, supply and S&OP.
• Experience with developing, implementing or supporting supply chain planning solutions (esp. Kinaxis- Rapid response Application – Demand Planning, Supply Planning, Inventory Planning, S&OP)
• Bachelor’s Degree in technical engineering, science field or related discipline is required (Advanced degree (MS or MBA) highly preferred)
• Experience with supply chain planning algorithms such as Heuristic and Optimizer.
• Exposure to data integration technologies (such as HCI, CPI) with SAP-ERP and other non-SAP systems.
• Agile and critical thinker with a passion for innovation and learning new skills.
• Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills; ability to strategically collaborate and influence the direction of solution architecture in the defined area of scope.
• Good problem solving, negotiating and decision-making skills.
• Ability to define processes that are appropriate for varying levels of site maturity, balancing agility and discipline.
• Ability to implement decisions quickly and under pressure
• Ability to balance strategic awareness & direction setting with consistent tactical results
• Good planning, analytical, time management and organizational skills

We hire for skills and capabilities, not just credentials – if this role excites you, but doesn’t perfectly match your resume, we encourage you to apply anyway.

How We Work

Where you work matters – because collaboration, innovation and patient impact happen in many settings. Our roles are structured across four work models: site-essential, site-by-design, field-based and remote-by-design. The model assigned to this role is based on its core responsibilities. Learn more at https://careers.bms.com/ways-of-working.

Supporting People with Disabilities

BMS is dedicated to ensuring that people with disabilities can excel through a transparent recruitment process, reasonable workplace accommodations/adjustments and ongoing support in their roles. Applicants can request a reasonable workplace accommodation/adjustment prior to accepting a job offer. If you require reasonable accommodations/adjustments in completing this application, or in any part of the recruitment process, direct your inquiries to adastaffingsupport@bms.com. Visit careers.bms.com/eeo-accessibility to access our complete Equal Employment Opportunity statement.

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BMS will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records, pursuant to applicable laws in your area.

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