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Supply Chain Lead

Supply Chain Lead

CompanySanofi
LocationCambridge, MA, USA, Framingham, MA, USA, Westborough, MA, USA
Salary$101250 – $146250
TypeFull-Time
DegreesBachelor’s, Master’s
Experience LevelSenior

Requirements

  • Minimum 5 years’ experience in manufacturing pharmaceutical Supply Chain environment or in a comparable position within a similar business environment required.
  • Prior hands-on experience in supply chain operational roles required.
  • Industry experience in financial / purchase order reconciliation required.
  • Industry experienced working knowledge of complex distribution and supply chain networks.
  • Industry exposure to cross sites & cross GBUs networking.
  • Industry knowledge of Supply Network Planning, Demand Management, Manufacturing processes and principles like CMO, forecast accuracy, OTIF etc required.
  • Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, finance or related field required.

Responsibilities

  • Engage External Manufacturing Product Teams (EMPT) & CMO core team and ensure smooth coordination of EMPT operations with artworks, serialization, operations & quality representatives for an OTIF answer and supply.
  • Contribute to the Site Supply Review (SSR) process in collaboration with the Global Supply Planning team for the corresponding products/group of products.
  • Responsible for physical and financial flow settings from Raw Material (RM) till Drug Product (DP) or Finished Goods (FG) Manufacturing step with relevant supporting functions to set-up: Transfer Pricing, Flows set-up under the Pivot, Lane validations, etc.
  • Manage relevant Supply Chain Operations activities in SAP from contracts and purchase orders creation till good receipt after CMO manufacturing (incl. BOM, GR, STO, Conversions at CMO location).
  • Own CMO inventory activities in her/his area: Inventory levels of components and planned production, monthly, quarterly & year end reconciliation in coordination Quality & Operations managers.
  • Manage, organize, and coordinate both financial & physical movements of goods across the network & Pivot entity, including optimized delivery schedule definition & strategy to meet Market priority expectations & EM&S Budget targets.
  • Monitor the performance of all Contract Manufacturing Organizations (CMO) & 3rd Party Logistics (3PL) in her/his area in a reliable & reportable manner.
  • Lead integration of systems/processes and supply chain flows across global sites, contract manufacturing organizations and newly acquired entities including change management process.
  • Make decision or escalate any blocking point which may not allow us meeting our requirements.
  • Troubleshooting and able to find creative solutions based on a solid understanding of the relevant processes to ensure a high supply performance.
  • Carry out root cause analyses in the event of deviations as well as developing solutions and tracking.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Strong knowledge of MS office tools preferred.
  • Experience of Kinaxis is preferred.
  • Master’s degree in the above stated areas preferred.
  • APICS qualification is preferred.