Job Description
Our client is a global biopharmaceutical company dedicated to developing life-changing medicines for people with serious diseases. They have a diverse portfolio of marketed medicines and novel product candidates, from early- to late-stage development, in key therapeutic areas.
The Supply Chain Director – Projects will be responsible for identifying and leading supply chain and related projects you will have a strong understanding of end-to-end pharmaceutical supply chain processes including materials sourcing, planning, manufacturing and distribution. With a strong understanding of project management processes, risk management processes, pharmaceutical quality management systems and regulatory impact on supply chain
You will be reporting to: Head of Global Supply Chain
Responsibilities:
- Identifying supply chain improvement opportunities
- Leading supply chain, other functions and external partners on supply chain product, process and systems projects
- Planning and obtaining project resources to ensure project and business objectives are achieved
- Communicating project status, mitigating issues and escalating appropriately to stakeholders
- Representing supply chain on cross-functional projects
- Managing internal and external partner project delivery performance
- Ensuring project compliance with GxP, trade, financial and other regulations
- Modelling and sharing with wider team technical, planning, communication, interpersonal, leadership and judgment skills
- Primary degree in supply chain, business, engineering, manufacturing, or a related discipline
- Masters degree in a business or numerate discipline
- > 10 years relevant experience in pharmaceutical supply chain with familiarity with orphan drug products, contract manufacturing and global new product introduction
- Flexibility to work outside normal business hours if required
- Ability to travel internationally up to 25% if required
Key Competencies:
- Strong understanding of end to end pharmaceutical supply chain processes including materials sourcing, planning, manufacturing and distribution
- Strong understanding of project management processes, risk management processes, pharmaceutical quality management systems and regulatory impact on supply chain
- Demonstrated identification and initiation of significant supply chain improvement projects
- Demonstrated project management skills and experience including delivery to timelines and budget
- Demonstrated stakeholder engagement skills and experience
- Demonstrated situation analysis, problem-solving and decision making skills and experience
- Strong experience collaborating with and successfully delivering supply chain project outcomes through external partners
- Strong, accurate oral and written communication and presentation skills
- Strong track-record of delivering results through effective team and peer leadership
- Strong leader who is able to influence and motivate a cross functional team to deliver required objectives
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