Job Description

Company Overview: Our company in the United States and Canada, is a global healthcare leader with a diversified portfolio of prescription medicines, vaccines, and animal health products. For over a century, our success has been propelled by ethical integrity, forward momentum, and an inspiring mission to achieve new milestones in global healthcare. Our Manufacturing Division is a team of dedicated, energetic individuals committed to being the most trusted supplier of pharmaceuticals and health products worldwide. Our facilities, along with our external contractors, suppliers, and partners, form an interdependent global manufacturing network that ensures a compliant, reliable supply to customers and patients on time, every time, across the globe.

Position Overview: The Associate Director Supply Chain is a leadership role responsible for overseeing new product introductions, master data management, change control processes, and the development of supply chain methods. This integrated position combines the strategic oversight of new products, master data functions, meticulous management of change control processes, and the planning and allocation of resources. The ideal candidate is a visionary leader who can drive innovation, ensure compliance, manage complex projects, and support the management of manufacturing operations.

Primary Duties may include varying aspects of the following:

Leadership and Team Management:

Lead and manage a team responsible for new product introductions, master data management, and change control.
Provide mentorship and coaching to ensure team success.
Plan, assign, and direct work for team members, answering questions, resolving issues, and overseeing workloads.

Project Management:

Provide leadership for complex, high-priority launches with significant involvement.
Organize and manage multiple projects across different timelines, ensuring successful execution and delivery.

Change Control Management:

Manage the site change control QMS system, including periodic system reviews, monthly metric reporting, and training.
Coordinate Change Review Board meetings and ensure alignment with above-site requirements.
Develop and issue pre-meeting and post-meeting deliverables.

Compliance and Policy Development:

Set compliance direction for the site for change control, ensuring adherence to divisional policies, guidelines, and regulatory requirements.
Develop policy in conjunction with internal processes.

New Product and Master Data Management:

Serve as a subject matter expert in SAP Engineering Change Management, SAP Master Data, Artwork Management Systems, Supplier Transparency, and New Product Introductions.
Oversee the operational aspects of launching new products, ensuring accurate and timely creation and maintenance of master data.

Develop and Support Supply Chain Processes:

Lead the development of supply chain processes and support the management of manufacturing operations at a multifunctional packaging site.
Develop methods to plan the use and allocation of resources such as raw materials and production equipment.
Participate in site leadership forums and support the development of recommended actions across various process work streams.
Actively participate in the development of Rapid Response capabilities.

Continuous Improvement and Stakeholder Collaboration:

Lead site S&OP process, responsible for gathering data, making monthly presentations, recommending actions, and presenting outcomes.
Collaborate with Functional Centers of Excellence (CoEs), stakeholders, and customers to achieve business outcomes.
Lead continuous improvement efforts to reduce delivery variability and enhance supply chain processes.

Secondary Duties:

Skill Development and Succession Planning:

Develop team members' skills and prepare them for advancement.
Assess team members' skills and maintain annual training plans/matrix.

Contract Resource Management:

Manage contract resources, defining goals and directing their time towards attaining goals.

Deputizing for Senior Leadership:

Serve as the grantee of authority for senior positions in their absence.

Qualifications:

Education:

B.S. / B.A. required in Supply Chain Management, Engineering, Computer Science, Business, or a related field preferred.

Required Experience and Skills:

Minimum of 7 years of experience in Operations, Project Management, and/or Supply Chain Management, preferably within a pharmaceutical manufacturing environment.
Proven ability to organize and manage multiple projects.
Strong risk-based decision-making skills.
Positive attitude, strong work ethic, ability to work under pressure, and quick learner.
Ability to work in a team environment and collaborate cross-functionally.
Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office, especially Outlook, Excel, and Word.
Working knowledge of Materials Requirements Planning System (SAP) and its interrelationship with Planning and Scheduling functions.

Preferred Experience and Skills:

Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification.
Experience with Veeva, IPI or GCM TrackWise, and SAP.
Working knowledge of policies & procedures, environmental, safety standards, guidelines, GMPs, governmental regulations, and industry standards.
Operational knowledge of packaging processes and equipment.
Technical writing experience with investigations, change requests, standard operating procedures, batch records, and protocols.
Experience in Continuous Improvement, Lean Manufacturing, Problem Solving, and/or Right First-Time methodologies.

Reporting Relationships:

Solid line report to: Director of Supply Chain

This position requires strong leadership, project management capabilities, and a strategic vision to drive innovation and efficiency in supply chain processes. Join us and contribute to our mission of achieving new milestones in global healthcare.

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U.S. Hybrid Work Model

Effective September 5, 2023, employees in office-based positions in the U.S. will be working a Hybrid work consisting of three total days on-site per week, Monday - Thursday, although the specific days may vary by site or organization, with Friday designated as a remote-working day, unless business critical tasks require an on-site presence.This Hybrid work model does not apply to, and daily in-person attendance is required for, field-based positions; facility-based, manufacturing-based, or research-based positions where the work to be performed is located at a Company site; positions covered by a collective-bargaining agreement (unless the agreement provides for hybrid work); or any other position for which the Company has determined the job requirements cannot be reasonably met working remotely. Please note, this Hybrid work model guidance also does not apply to roles that have been designated as “remote”.

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Employee Status:

Regular

Relocation:

Domestic

VISA Sponsorship:

No

Travel Requirements:

10%

Flexible Work Arrangements:

Hybrid

Shift:

1st - Day

Valid Driving License:

No

Hazardous Material(s):

n/a

Job Posting End Date:

04/23/2025

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