Associate Director of Supply Chain - Richmond, United States - Germer International

Description

Are you looking to make a direct impact in patients lives? Are you looking for meaningful work? Our client, a rapidly growing biopharma organization is hiring an Associate Director of Supply Chain to bring products to market to help patients. The Associate Director of Supply chain will be responsible for managing procurement and planning activities for the manufacturing site, along with supporting the relationship and flow of product from the companys CMOs (contract manufacturing organizations) and private label distribution (PLD) partners.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Develop, foster, and own positive, productive relationships with all CMOs, PLD partners, and 3PL providers.
• Manage the flow of product at the manufacturing site, from procurement of raw materials, through supply planning, and successful delivery to finished goods warehouses.
• Responsible for site purchasing and planning functions, including the development of the site Supply Chain team to support those activities.
• Serve as the main point of contact for company 3PL warehouses.
• Responsible for the timely mitigation of issues that prevent on time and in full delivery to customers.
• Support the implementation and compliance with Drug Supply Chain Security Act (DSCSA) requirements. This includes managing serialization procedures, ensuring the proper flow of serialization data, mitigation of issues, and setup of new product launches.
• Manages the Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) process for the manufacturing site and supports Quarterly Business Reviews (QBRs) with CMOs, PLD partners, and 3PL providers.
• Supports the logistics of components and product to and from the manufacturing facility and 3PLs. Owns the relationship with logistics providers.
• Responsible for the overall shipping validation program.
• Develops and maintains written procedures as it pertains to procurement, planning, logistics, serialization, warehousing, and distribution.
• Supports site operations during regulatory/compliance audits.

Basic Qualifications and Capabilities:

• Bachelors degree in related area and 10 years in Supply Chain Management, Operations, Project Management and/or Procurement in a cGMP environment. Parenteral pharmaceutical experience preferred.
• Advanced computer applications skills (Excel, Word, Visio, ERPs, and PP).