Sr. Supply Chain Specialist

A vacancy has arisen for a Senior Supply Chain Specialist with an internationally renowned pharmaceutical company, based in their California office. This organization is known for its solid commercial portfolio of life-saving drugs within a number of therapy areas, along with a growing pipeline of investigational drugs and an unmatched patient access program. This is an exciting opportunity to work with a leading pharmaceutical organization and support their innovative impact on the healthcare field.

Job Responsibilities:

• Being Responsible for midterm to long-term network MPS in monthly buckets (months 4 - 36).
• Monitoring demand forecast, managing inventory levels, and ensuring changes are aligned with network supply plans.
• Implementing supply chain modelling to support budgeting process, maintain planning parameters, evaluate demand scenarios, and define sourcing strategies
• Proposing safety stock levels throughout the drug product supply chain and working with API supply chain to ensure alignment of inventory across DP and API.
• Working with API supply chain to ensure long range API purchase plans support master production plan and resolving issues where they may arise.
• Mapping market/product demand to SKUs and DCs.
• Overseeing rough cut capacity planning and monthly evaluation against existing capacity models to ensure feasible plans.
• Leading and supporting monthly Supply and Management meetings to present network MPS and changes per planning cycle.
• Ensuring Annual stability plans are met.
• Representing Global Supply Chain on CMC and CCPR teams to ensure changes will be implemented in a strategic and timely manner.
• Managing all changes and assessing impact to supply chain to ensure no interruption to patient supply.
• Managing NPI introductions and ensuring all launch timelines are met.
• Being responsible for short term execution of the network plan (next 3 months) and resolving supply issues in short term.
• Being responsible for short-term network inventory balancing.
• Providing monthly forecast (18month) to CMOs.
• Leading and attending weekly reviews with CMOs and other relevant departments.
• Allocating APIs to production plans & supporting master production plans/resolving issues where they may arise.
• Managing relationships with other departments (i.e. quality, mfg., AO, logistics, etc.) to resolve supply issues.
• Processing changes in the ERP system to reflect schedule adjustments according to production progress, change orders, or other delaying conditions.
• Ensuring that open Work Order are in sync with associated Purchase Orders.

Skills and Requirements:

• At least a BS or BA, though an MA/MBA is preferred.
• 4+ years of relevant experience in related field with a BS or BA or 3+ years of relevant experience with a MA/MBA.
• Prior experience in Supply Planning/Production scheduling/S&OP process using advanced planning solution like Kinaxis (most preferred), JDA, or SAP.
• Experience with manufacturing/planning in biotechnology, pharma, or process industry
• Strong communication skills and able to lead and support supply and management meetings and coordinate with plants/CMO managers
• Advanced knowledge and skill with Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Excel and other reporting and tracking tools.
• Experience with advanced planning systems like Kinaxis, RapidResponse, or any other ERP desired.
• Experience in pharmaceutical operations/cGMP environment highly desirable.
• Solid knowledge of relevant regulatory guidance, including pharmaceutical GMPs and ICH Q7A.
• Demonstable understanding of the financial aspects of Supply Chain operations.
• Demonstrable knowledge and proficiency across multiple practices within Supply Chain department, to understand, coordinate, and communicate across the competing demands of each.
• Demonstrated project management skills.
• Demonstrable multitasking, project management, and execution skills.
• Good interpersonal skills, including communication, presentation, persuasion, and influence.
• Good organisational skills, including efficiency, punctuality, and collaboration in a team environment.
• Proficiency with computer skills, such as MS Office.

To Apply:

Please click on the Apply button. Please include a short note outlining why you are interested in the role and why you think you are suitable.

In case you have difficulty in applying or if you have any questions, please contact Sherron Howard at +1 267 435 8600 or upload your CV on our website - www.Proclinical.com.

A full job description is available on request.

Proclinical is a specialist employment agency and recruitment business, providing job opportunities within major pharmaceutical, biopharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device companies.

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