An extremely exciting opportunity with a pioneering biotechnology company for a Senior Commercial Supply Chain Specialist to come and join the team. Responsible for supporting the management and delivery of the global commercial supply chain logistics for the business. Through strategic planning and co-ordinated management of external commercial distribution centres and validated shipping, ensuring the timely and cost effective delivery of commercial supplies to clinical centres and patients.
Location: Abingdon
Day rate: £350 - £450 dependant on experience
Duration: 6 months
Role Responsibilities:
• Develop, implement, and manage the global commercial supply planning and scheduling process.
• Work with CMC manufacturing and commercial leadership to produce scheduling processes that are robust, efficient, and cost effective.
• Managing and working closely with 3PL External Service Providers
• Working with Contract Manufacturing/External Supply Management
• Develop supply options, facilitate decision-making, and communicate updated manufacturing and supply plans to all impacted stakeholders.
• Responsible and managing the Commercial Shipping Lane Validations project
• Managing and working closely with regulatory for the artwork design and the third-party service provider
• Design, implement, and execute the artwork and labelling processes to ensure sustained supply, quality, and compliance of final product globally.
• Implement inventory management policies for all required materials to support manufacturing.
• Develop Key Performance Indicators for the execution of supply chain management.
• Support clinical, CMC manufacturing, and finance with short, medium and long-term supply planning “what if” scenario analysis to enable supply chain decision-making.
• Collaborate with IT to develop and implement supply chain IT systems and tools strategy that enables supply chain planning, execution, and analysis.
• Own and manage supply chain master data.
• Contribute and manage the relevant supply chain information include within regulatory submissions (e.g. BLA, MAA).
Qualifications / Experience Required:
• A multiple number of years of progressive supply chain management experience
• Breadth of supply chain management experience, including supply planning and procurement
• Experience working with Contract Manufacturing/External Supply Management
• Experience with late stage/commercial pharmaceutical/biotech company supply chains preferred.
• Experience starting up a new external supply chain organization, tools, and processes
• Strong background working with ERP/MRP/Supply Chain systems and tools – Netsuite preferred
• Management of supply to geographically diverse clinical centres
• Excellent supply chain analysis skills (e.g. modelling, “What If” analysis)
• Working knowledge of finance and budgeting
To apply or for more information please get in touch with Ollie via email on: [email protected]