Overview

The Senior Planner, Commercial Supply Chain will coordinate supply planning operations (procurement, manufacturing, transportation) according to demand forecasts across both commercial and clinical programs in support of company goals and objectives.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities

• Serves as primary point of contact for CMOs, Packagers, and 3PLs for planning, scheduling, storage, and transportation of global supply network.
• Generates and manages schedules for product fill, pack, and labeling across multiple sites and geographies.
• Ensures proper inventory control of bulk drug substance, drug product, and final product at all locations including serialized products.
• Develop and manage product related projects such as labeling updates, packaging changes and other changes or improvement to existing supply chain process.
• Work closely with Commercial, Manufacturing, Quality, and a network of CMOs & 3PLs to develop, coordinate and manage the execution of the supply plan.
• Implement key performance measures to continuously refine and improve the product transport and on-time delivery at the lowest cost.
• Collaborates effectively with multiple individuals and organizations in a cross-functional, team- oriented environment.
• Prepares, reviews, and presents data, reports and presentations as assigned.
• Interface with all levels of organization, including senior management.
• Other duties as assigned.

Required Education, Skills, and Knowledge

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain or related field.
• 9 years in a related supply chain/planning/logistics role.
• Ability to work with multiple database and electronic systems.
• Must display strong analytical and problem-solving skills. Attention to detail required.
• Outstanding organizational skills with the ability to multi-task and prioritize.
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills including presentations and ability to influence all levels of staff, including executives.
• Experience in writing SOPs.
• Advanced qualitative and quantitative analytical skills to evaluate and interpret complex problems using multiple sources of information.
• Good business acumen, ability to think strategically and analytically, including financial analysis.
• Comfortable in a fast-paced small company environment with minimal direction and able to adjust workload based upon changing priorities.
• Ability to balance multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment while delivering a timely and high-quality end work product.
• Skilled with Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.

Preferred Education, Skills, and Knowledge

• Working in international markets.
• Working with Serialized products.
• Experience with biologics manufacturing life cycle Drug Substance through Distribution.
• Prior experience planning in time critical and temperature sensitive products.

The physical demands described here represent those that an employee must meet to perform the essential functions of this job successfully. Reasonable accommodations may be made upon request to enable individuals to perform essential functions. Please contact Human Resources to request an accommodation.

Physical Demands and Activities Required (This would need to be adjusted by HRBP depending on the position and needs using the assessment form)

• Must be able to remain in a stationary position standing or sitting for prolonged periods of time.
• Must be able to move about inside an office and exert up to 10 pounds of force occasionally or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects.
• Must have visual acuity to perform activities such as: preparing and analyzing data and figures, viewing a computer screen, and extensive reading.
• This position requires repetitive motion, substantial movements (motions) of the wrist, hands, and/or fingers.
• Must be able to communicate with others to exchange information.
• Travel 10% domestically.

Mental: Clear and conceptual thinking ability; excellent judgment, troubleshooting, problem-solving, analysis, and discretion; ability to handle work-related stress; ability to handle multiple priorities simultaneously; and ability to meet deadlines

Work Environment

This job operates in a professional or remote office environment and requires operating standard office equipment and keyboards.

The statements contained in this document are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by a colleague assigned to this description. They are not intended to constitute a comprehensive list of functions, duties, or local variances. Management retains the discretion to add or to change the duties of the position at any time.

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