Supply Chain Manager

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Job description

Summary:

Our client is seeking a Supply Chain Manager to be a part of our External Planning & Delivery Pre-Commercial Supply Chain group. The Manager will work from Remote US Location or in Thousand Oaks, CA. reporting to Manager or Sr. Manager Supply Chain within External Planning & Delivery (EPD) within Global Supply Chain, whose main objective is to orchestrate supply planning and delivery of pre-clinical, clinical, PPQ and commercial inventory of pipeline products manufactured at client's Contract Manufacturing Organizations (CMO).

The Supply Chain Manager is responsible for the following:

Direct support to client's Integrated Business Processes at the site level, including Plan-To Stock, Order-To-Cash and hand-off processes to CMO / internal functions

Direct support to the design of, and executing the implementation of, all elements of a new external site supply chain, including but not limited to product physical and financial flows, site and material master data set up in SAP, logistics and warehouse management, raw material and product planning and delivery, forecast and capacity, and relationships with CMO Supply Chain Team

Executing end-to-end supply chain operations such as order and invoice management, shipment management, warehouse management, and inventory management

Conducting in-depth planning scenario analyses, with or without the advanced planning tool (RapidResponse) and SAP, to optimize the demand/supply planning and inventory management in support of regulatory filing, clinical/commercial supply, and/or product launch and lifecycle management

Understanding CMO Supply Chain capabilities and taking proactive actions to overcome constraints

Maintaining excellent communication lines with all sources of supply chain set up, and demand and supply

Effectively engaging key partners within supply chain, quality, finance, process development, operations and other functional areas as needed

Developing and/or delivering reports, presentations and/or recommendations to executive audiences

Serving as a Supply Chain resource and/or representative for change control assessments, and special projects and initiatives

Working under minimal supervision in line with company Values and Leadership Attributes

Leading/Supporting Continuous Improvement projects

The Supply Chain Manager will carry out the following activities per established business processes and procedures. These tasks may vary according to the product portfolio:

Setting up master data for initial demand and supply plan in RapidResponse and SAP, to ensure proper material control based on manufacturing process

Managing end-to-end planning across all manufacturing stages (starting materials, intermediates, DS, DP, FDP) in Rapid Response and/or other planning tools to generate an executable supply plan to enable product launches or supply, and to avoid or minimize material scrap

Providing forecast to CMO per agreement

Raw Material Management:

Direct support to developing Raw Material Ordering strategy (order quantities, delivery timing, safety stocks) with inputs from internal and external stakeholders to ensure continuity of supply

Ensuring CMO site of raw material readiness and supply; preemptively working with internal and external parties to remove constraints and resolve supply issues

Logistics:

Evaluating CMO Storage capacity and readiness and ensuring constraints are identified timely for resolution

Determining shipping requirements and schedules with origin and destination sites

Assessing the need for new or revision of shipping lanes, and requesting the lane set up at the managed sites to support product shipments

Assessing the need, and if applicable, requesting and managing shipper qualification as site supply chain representative in collaboration with engineering, distribution, and quality organizations

Basic Qualifications:

Doctorate Degree OR Master's Degree + 2 years of experience in Supply Chain OR Bachelor's Degree + 4 years of experience in Supply Chain OR associate's degree + 10 years of experience in Supply Chain OR High School Diploma/GED + 12 years of experience in Supply Chain

Preferred Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in engineering, Business Management or Life Science, or advanced degree

Demonstrated experience in regulated manufacturing or supply chain

Demonstrated experience in commercial and/or clinical planning and execution at a regulated manufacturing site

Demonstrated experience in supplier or vendor management

Demonstrated experience in a continuous improvement role applying tools, methodologies and change management (i.e. Lean, Six Sigma)

Demonstrated ability to exercise independent judgment and establish and maintain working relationships with a variety of individuals and groups

Proven communication and negotiation skills with external parties and contract development experience

Demonstrated experience in SAP and Rapid Response ERP environments

Strong project management skills and demonstrated ability to implement and lead sophisticated projects and programs

Demonstrated strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, business acumen and risk management training and/or demonstrated experience in manufacturing systems

Top 3 Must Have Skill Sets:

hands-on supply chain professional, having experience with external suppliers/manufacturers

Familiar with supply planning (preferred clinical planning) and international logistics management

have continuous improvement mindset, not only follow the procedures

strong at problem solving

Compensation:

The pay rate range above is the base hourly pay range that Aditi Consulting reasonably expects to pay someone for this position (compensation may vary outside of this range depending on several factors, including but not limited to, a candidate's qualifications, skills, competencies, experience, location and end client requirements).

Benefits and Ancillaries:

Medical, dental, vision, PTO benefits and ancillaries may be available for eligible Aditi Consulting employees and vary based on the plan options selected by the employee.

Aditi Consulting LLC uses AI technology to engage candidates during the sourcing process. AI technology is used to gather data only and does not replace human-based decision making in employment decisions.

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