Supply Chain Manager- Pharmaceuticals

The Supply Chain Manager, Insulin and External Partners will be responsible for implementing and managing Civica’s external partners and Insulin as it pertains to manufacturing and distribution at the Civica Petersburg, VA site.

The responsibilities include forecasting, procurement of materials and components, supply planning, production planning, capacity planning, externals partners relationship management, and distribution strategy and execution.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities :

The essential functions include, but are not limited to the following :

• Manages relationships with external partners by acting as the primary point of contact for their activities including forecasting, material availability, prioritization, supply timing, and business reviews.
• Executes Insulin supply chain activities including forecasting, procurement, logistics, production planning, capacity planning, and supply planning.
• Manages site Insulin forecasting responsibilities between business demand and material requirements planning (MRP).
• Creates and maintains purchase orders and production orders in company enterprise resource planning (ERP) system.
• Develops and delivers the Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) process for Insulin and external partners.
• Manages logistics of components and product to and from the manufacturing facility. This includes samples to contract laboratories as required.
• Manages the clinical supply chain for insulin production, testing, and supply.
• Responsible for shipping validation of Insulin drug substance and drug product.
• Manages flow of product from requirements through distribution, ensuring on-time and in-full delivery of product.
• Develops and maintains written Insulin specific procedures as it pertains to procurement, production planning, and logistics.
• Completes thorough root cause investigations and corrective actions for any deviations in a timely manner.
• Supports the warehouse and supply chain team with site logistics requirements.
• Supports site operations during regulatory / compliance audits.

Basic Qualifications and Capabilities :

Bachelor’s degree in related area and 5 years in Supply Chain Management, Project Management and / or Procurement in a cGMP environment.

Parenteral pharmaceutical experience preferred.

• Advanced computer applications skills (Excel, Word, Visio, ERPs, and PP).
• Experience in the use an ERP / MRP is required.
• Excellent written and oral communication and presentation skills with the ability to speak and communicate effectively with both senior management and front-line staff personnel.
• Project Management, Operational Excellence, and / or Lean / Six Sigma experience preferred.

Physical Demands and Work Environment :

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position.

Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions.