Manager, Supply Chain & Demand Planning

The Manager of Supply Chain leads all supply management activities on behalf of MedPharm. The Manager is responsible for all supply chain planning, project scheduling and maintaining accurate forecasts and timelines in accordance to department head review, sourcing, client inventory management, and assisting with supplier & 3rd party relationship management for MedPharm Manufacturing Services.

This leader will ensure that the supply chain is viewed as a strong partner in a cross-functional organization and will proactively build collaborative relationships across MedPharm, including 3rd party partnerships.

The ideal candidate will further develop, implement, and maintain policies, processes, procedures, schedules, and control systems in support of Supply Chain functions and ensure compliance with Quality Systems and MedPharm Values.

Other responsibilities include planning and implementation activities related to the sourcing, demand planning, production planning, procurement, warehousing, and material/inventory control. The goal of this position is to ensure that schedules and timelines are accurately maintained based on routine meetings with department leads. This further includes that materials are planned, ordered/manufactured and in stock to meet company and client timelines.

Summary of Key Responsibilities:

• Assists with domestic and international supplier relationships, including participation in contract negotiations, pricing and delivery schedules.
• Plans and implements activities related to sourcing, demand planning, production planning, material/inventory control, distribution, and customer service functions, all with focus on mitigation of supply chain disruptions and ensuring business continuity.
• Ensures compliance with logistics protocols and customs regulations.
• Develop policies, procedures, and controls in order to maintain high standards of Supply Chain operations and further ensure that materials conform to established customer and company quality standards.
• Directs and monitors department personnel in accomplishing objectives, scheduling and maintaining logistics goals, consistent with established manufacturing and safety procedures. Acts as liaison between department management/subordinate levels, as well as executive/department manager levels to inform personnel of communications, decisions, policies and all matters that affect their performance, execution and results.
• Serve as a materials representative in the implementation of an Enterprise Resource Planning System.
• Identifies, recommends, and implements changes to improve productivity and reduce cost and waste.
• Collaborate effectively across areas including Manufacturing Operations, Program Management, Facilities, EH&S, Finance and Quality to enable the entire team’s mutual growth, development, and overall success.
• Serve as a companywide Supply Chain subject matter expert (SME), including regulatory inspections.
• Assists Upper Management in the development and formulation of long and short-range plans, policies, programs, and objectives.
• May lead major projects needed to add capabilities or manufacturing capacity (e.g., workstream lead).
• Mitigate supply/service risk via effective metrics, controls, robust contracts/agreements, and strategic inventory.
• Plans, implements and/or assist with activities related to the sourcing, demand planning, production planning, procurement, warehousing, material/inventory control, distribution, and customer service facilities functions.
• Develops, implements, and maintains policies, processes, procedures, schedules, and control systems.
• Establish key performance metrics and benchmarks to measure the success of the materials and logistics initiatives. Results and goals will be measured on a regular basis and presented to senior leadership.

• MBA degree in business or related field and 8+ years pharmaceutical Supply Chain experience, required.-or- BS degree in Business, Engineering, Science or Accounting with 10+ pharmaceutical Supply Chain experience, required.
• Proven success leading a Supply Chain Planning & Execution team to best-in-class performance.
• Knowledge of ERP system implementation, warehousing, receiving, storage, purchasing and transportation.
• Strong interpersonal skills to work effectively with both external and internal customers.
• Experience in the US generic pharmaceutical industry and/or CDMO, preferred.
• A critical thinker, able to set direction within the context of the larger picture and sift through minutia.
• Well-developed leadership skills with emphasis on the ability to build strong teams.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills with demonstrated effectiveness at all organizational levels.
• Experience with NetSuite, SmartSheet and SAP is a plus.