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Are you passionate about connecting commercial ambitions with supply chain execution? Do you thrive when facilitating cross-functional processes, driving business decisions through data, and building alignment across global stakeholders?  If so, now is your chance to join Ascendis Pharma as Manager, Sales & Operations Planning.  Ascendis Pharma  is a global biopharmaceutical company committed to making a meaningful difference in patients’ lives. Guided by our core values of Patients, Science, and Passion, we are applying our innovative TransCon® technology platform to fulfill our mission of developing new therapies that demonstrate best-in-class potential to address unmet medical needs.  At our headquarters in Hellerup, Denmark, research facilities in Heidelberg, Germany, and additional offices across Europe and the United States, we are advancing programs in our Endocrinology Rare Disease and Oncology portfolios. We also collaborate with partners on the development of TransCon-based products in other therapeutic areas and markets.  We are looking for a passionate Manager, Sales & Operations Planning to join our growing organization. As a key member of S&OP and Systems team you will play a central role in facilitating and continuously improving our global planning processes, ensuring alignment between demand, supply, inventory, and financial objectives across our rapidly growing business.  You will work closely with colleagues in the team ensuring robust process ownership, effective knowledge sharing, and business continuity across our most critical planning processes. Together, you will facilitate Ascendis Pharma's quarterly S&OP process and monthly S&OE process while partnering with stakeholders across Commercial, Finance, and Global Supply Chain.   A key component of the role is working with Maestro, Ascendis Pharma's strategic planning platform, where supply and demand scenarios are modelled, evaluated, and translated into business recommendations. Through scenario planning and simulation, you will help assess inventory risks, supply constraints, capacity requirements, and long-term business opportunities, supporting data-driven decision-making across the organization.   You will be joining the Sales & Operations Planning & Systems team and report directly to Senior Director, Sales & Operations Planning & Systems, based in Hellerup, Denmark. The position is based in Hellerup, Denmark.  Your key responsibilities will be:  Facilitate and continuously improve our quarterly global S&OP process   Drive and coordinate the monthly S&OE process to improve forecast accuracy, inventory performance, and short-term supply reliability  Conduct demand and supply scenario simulations in Maestro to support strategic and tactical decision-making related to inventory, capacity, supply risks, and future growth.   Develop planning analyses, KPI reporting, executive presentations, and decision materials supporting management and leadership decision-making.   Drive continuous improvements within planning processes, analytics, reporting capabilities, and planning systems to support operational excellence across the Supply Chain organization.   Qualifications and Skills  You hold a relevant academic degree – preferably a Master's degree in Supply Chain Management, Engineering, Business Administration, Economics, or a related field – and have experience within Supply Chain Planning, Demand Planning, Supply Planning, S&OP, Integrated Business Planning, or Supply Chain Excellence.  Furthermore, you have :  Experience facilitating&nb