Senior Director, Supply Chain
Company: Disability Solutions
Location: Severn
Posted on: October 18, 2024
Job Description:
Senior Director, Supply Chain Position Summary: ----Catalent is
a global, high-growth, public company, and a leading partner for
the pharmaceutical industry in the development and manufacturing of
new treatments for patients worldwide. Your talents, ideas, and
passion are essential to our mission: to help people live better,
healthier lives. Catalent is committed to a Patient First culture
through excellence in quality and compliance, and to the safety of
every patient, consumer and Catalent employee.The Senior Director,
Supply Chain is responsible for leading the supply chain
organization for Catalent Maryland. Catalent Maryland is a
commercial Gene Therapy manufacturing facility with ten suites
actively operating and eight additional suites coming
online.Reporting to the Vice President and General Manager, the
Senior Director Supply Chain directs all facets of supply chain
management including, but not limited to, purchasing, sourcing,
logistics, warehousing, inventory management and control, material
forecasting, functional capacity planning and sourcing, S&OP
planning, and financial costing. This includes the deployment of
common systems, improved processes and advanced technology to drive
continuous improvement in supply chain optimization.This position
is also responsible for ensuring activities of all assigned
personnel result in the successful, timely and cost-effective
processing of orders to insure customer and stakeholder
satisfaction.Catalent is committed to a Patient First culture
through excellence in quality and compliance, and to the safety of
every patient, consumer and Catalent employee.The Role: --
- Creates the strategic direction of supply chain and
customer-oriented process to maximize customer satisfaction, while
optimizing cost effectiveness and inventory levels
- Partners with GM and site leadership in the development and
formulation of long and short-range planning, policies, programs
and objectives related to Supply Chain activities.
- Work with the global and internal stakeholders to develop and
optimize site supply chain processes that maximizes customer
satisfaction, while optimizing cost effectiveness.
- Liaise with operations, project managers, business development
and clients in all aspects of procurement, receipting, warehousing
and supply of supplies.
- Develops and implements an appropriate site procurement process
that optimizes inventory and working capital and concurrently links
with finance and business development to ensure a process of
business recovery of cost changes as appropriate.
- Maintain compliance with all regulatory requirements and
ethical standards related to procurement.
- Develop and continuously improve supplier programs.
- Work with cross-functional teams to develop enhancements and
implement an appropriate process for capacity planning and
S&OP.
- Manage buying/planning function to ensure effective work
order/purchase order creation and maintenance.
- Partner with Global Procurement on the strategic purchasing
function in vendor selection and negotiation to obtain most
favorable pricing, service, and terms
- Is responsible for driving performance improvements in the key
indicators for supply chain optimization.
- Design and use metrics to improve processes and ensure optimal
use of systems
- Develops and sustains customer relationships through direct
interaction, responsiveness and accountability.
- Insures compliance with all corporate and applicable regulatory
SOP and cGMP guidelines.
- Manages processes to optimize quality performance and on-time
delivery to insure customer satisfaction.
- Establishes annual goals and objectives, (including stretch
targets) in coordination with corporate objectives, and manages
performance to ensure attainment.
- Establishes through visual management and continually enhances
self-sustaining processes that drive associate involvement and
support decision-making at the lowest possible level.
- Supervises Buyers, Planners, Procurement Specialists, S&OP
Analysts, Distribution, and Warehouse Managers.
- Other duties as assigned.The Candidate: --
- Bachelor of Science degree in Business Management, Supply
Chain/Logistics, or related field.
- 7+ years of progressively increasing managerial experience in
supply chain and a production environment.
- Experience with Biologic Drug Substance and raw materials
preferred.
- Must possess and demonstrate strong motivational and leadership
qualities.
- Experience with Cold Chain.
- Possess and demonstrate excellent oral and written
communication skills.
- Possess excellent proactive problem-solving analytical and
negotiation skills.
- Possess ability to create team-based environment.
- Possess extensive knowledge of MRP/ERP systems.
- Well organized, detail-oriented, possess ability to multi-task
and prioritize.
- Self-motivated, disciplined, focused, work well under
pressure.
- Must be dependable and show initiative to improve the overall
throughput and financial goals of the organization.
- Possess knowledge of cGMP regulations and practices.
- Must possess the ability to bridge relationships with a variety
of individuals and between various departments and levels of the
organization.
- CPM and or APICS certification a plus.
- Demonstrable leadership experience at Catalent (including but
not limited to participation in Catalent-sponsored leadership
programs such as NGGL, GOLD, LEAD Now, GM Excellence, and GROW) may
be considered in place of external experience.Why you should join
Catalent:
- Defined career path and annual performance review and feedback
process
- Diverse, inclusive culture
- Potential for career growth on an expanding team within an
organization dedicated to preserving and bettering lives
- Dynamic, fast-paced work environment.
- Community engagement and green initiatives
- Generous 401K match and Paid Time Off accrual
- Medical, dental and vision benefits effective day one of
employment
- Tuition ReimbursementCatalent offers rewarding opportunities to
further your career!-- Join the global drug development and
delivery leader and help us bring over 7,000 life-saving and
life-enhancing products to patients around the world. Catalent is
an exciting and growing international company where employees work
directly with pharma, biopharma and consumer health companies of
all sizes to advance new medicines from early development to
clinical trials and to the market. Catalent produces more than 70
billion doses per year, and each one will be used by someone who is
counting on us. Join us in making a difference.--personal
initiative. dynamic pace. meaningful work.Visit to explore career
opportunities.Catalent is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including
disability and veterans.If you require reasonable accommodation for
any part of the application or hiring process due to a disability,
you may submit your request by sending an email, and confirming
your request for an accommodation and include the job number, title
and location to . This option is reserved for individuals who
require accommodation due to a disability. Information received
will be processed by a U.S. Catalent employee and then routed to a
local recruiter who will provide assistance to ensure appropriate
consideration in the application or hiring process.--------Notice
to Agency and Search Firm Representatives: Catalent Pharma
Solutions (Catalent) is not accepting unsolicited resumes from
agencies and/or search firms for this job posting. Resumes
submitted to any Catalent employee by a third party agency and/or
search firm without a valid written & signed search agreement, will
become the sole property of Catalent. No fee will be paid if a
candidate is hired for this position as a result of an unsolicited
agency or search firm referral. Thank you.Important Security Notice
to U.S. Job Seekers:Catalent NEVER asks candidates to provide any
type of payment, bank details, photocopies of identification,
social security number or other highly sensitive personal
information during the offer process, and we NEVER do so via email
or social media. If you receive any such request, DO NOT respond-
it is a fraudulent request. Please forward such requests to
spam@catalent.com for us to investigate with local
authorities.California Job Seekers can find our California Job
Applicant Notice .
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