Associate Director, Commercial Supply Chain
Job Details
- Experience
- 7-10+ years of experience in a supply chain management role in an established biopharmaceutical company.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree required; Supply Chain, Business, or Life Sciences preferred.
- 7-10+ years of supply chain management experience in an established biopharmaceutical company.
- Experience leading and developing teams to deliver organizational growth initiatives.
- Experience managing and implementing SRM and S&OP processes.
- Experience leading cross-functional teams to resolve hurdles and deliver project results on time.
- Strong knowledge of supply chain processes and experience with supply chain systems, including ERP, traceability tools, or supply chain planning modules.
- Understanding of biotech/pharma manufacturing operations, commercial launch, and supply chain operations.
- Working knowledge of FDA regulations related to New Drug Applications, GMP, serialization, product packaging, and labeling.
- Experience in supply chain strategic analysis and developing observations and recommendations from complex information.
- Ability to manage simultaneous priorities, changing deadlines, and ad-hoc strategic initiatives.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills; ability to plan, organize, and prioritize work.
- Proficiency with MS Word and PowerPoint; experience with Adobe Acrobat Professional.
Responsibilities
- Lead primary and secondary packaging at the CPO, including packaging readiness, serialization, artwork lifecycle management, and shipping lane validation.
- Develop and implement packaging solutions, technical transfers, validations, and qualifications, using testing and analysis to assess performance.
- Manage serialization coding, barcoding, and GTINs for each SKU in accordance with current regulations and GS1 standards.
- Generate monthly commercial supply plans and coordinate the S&OP commercial strategy with Commercial Operations and Finance.
- Translate demand plans and market analytics into actionable supply plans.
- Coordinate long-term production planning with the Commercial Supply Chain team to inform CMO capacity and procurement planning.
- Align with the 3PL to ensure commercial product supply meets demand plans.
- Manage 3PL and strategic supply partner relationships, monitor performance, escalate risks and issues, and track contractual commitments.
- Develop supplier metrics and KPI dashboards for Quarterly Business Reviews and the Supplier Relationship Management governance process.
- Coordinate with Quality, CMC, Commercial, Regulatory, Accounting/Finance, and IT to ensure compliance with applicable requirements and company policies.