Senior Manager, End-to-End Commercial Supply Planner

Job Description

TheSenior Manager, End-to-End Commercial Supply Plannerplays a critical role indeveloping and executing supply plansfor commercial small molecule and biologics products. This role partners closely withregional commercial supply chain leadsto deeply understand demand planning trends, market dynamics, and promotional activities, ensuring these inputs are fully incorporated into global supply plans.

Reporting to the End-to-End Commercial Supply Chain Product Lead, the role leverages tools such asSAP ERPandKinaxis Rapid Responseto enable accurate, responsive supply planning and ensure product availability across diverse markets.

Key Responsibilities

Collaborative Demand-Supply Alignment

• Ensure demand signals from regional planning teams are accurately reflected and integrated into theend-to-end supply plans (API, Drug Substance, Drug Product, Finished Goods) to enable interrupted supply to global markets.

Supply Planning & Execution

• Develop, maintain, and execute detailed commercial supply plans across API, Drug Substance, Drug Product, and Finished Goods, integrating demand insights, manufacturing capacities, end0to0lead times, and minimum remaining shelf0life (MRSL) requirements at both batch release and market delivery to ensure compliant and timely supply.

• API Detailed Planning includes:
  • Review Part Setups, effective dates & other master data
  • Monitor new product supply setup updates
  • Manage the API Retest & Expiry Review
  • Review and manage MoH across API
  • Manage system FPOs, including allocation of ICNs
  • Review Demand & Drug Product Supply Plan outliers
  • Review DP 5 Year Supply Plan & API 4 Year Supply Plan
  • Review API Inventory Health
  • Create first draft SRM API Change Analysis slide
  • Review Shipping Quantities & Requirements
  • Review Lot Level Restrictions for DP Firm Orders
  • Provide API Change Analysis Slide
  • Provide 4 Year budget volumes during LE
• Utilize SAP ERP and Kinaxis Rapid Response to build, monitor, and scenario0test supply plans, proactively managing demand changes, supply constraints, expiry risk, and shelf0life0driven trade0offs related to production timing, inventory positioning, and allocation decisions.
• Work closely with internal and external manufacturing sites to align production schedules and batch strategies with demand trends, lead0time realities, and MRSL expectations at release and in0market, minimizing write0off risk while supporting commercial priorities and service level commitments.

Inventory & Allocation Management

• Optimize global inventory positioning in collaboration with regional supply leads, balancing customer service and cost efficiency.
• Enable informed allocation decisions in constrained supply scenarios through analysis of demand trends.

Cross-Functional Engagement

• Partner with Commercial Operations, Quality, Manufacturing, and Finance teams to ensure supply plans support overall business objectives.
• Establish strong partnerships with respective regional market leads to maintain ongoing visibility to supply status, risks, and escalations, supporting uninterrupted product availability in market.
• Support change management initiatives impacting supply plans resulting from commercial or regulatory changes.

Performance Monitoring & Reporting

• Track and report key supply planning metrics including supply plan adherence, inventory levels, and service performance.
• Provide timely updates and escalations to leadership and stakeholders based on supply-demand alignment.

Basic Qualifications:

Bachelor's Degree and Eight Years' Experience

OR

Masters' Degree and Six Years' Experience

OR

PhD / PharmD and Two Years’ Experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• 6+ years’ experience in supply planning or related roles within pharmaceutical or biopharmaceutical commercial supply chains.
• Proven experience partnering withregional commercial supply chain leadsto incorporate demand planning insights into supply plans.
• Strong experience withSAP ERPandKinaxis Rapid Responseor equivalent supply planning tools.
• Knowledge of commercial supply chain dynamics in small molecule and/or biologics product sectors.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills to foster collaboration with regional teams.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret demand data and translate into executable supply plans.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and work effectively in a global, matrixed environment.
• Proactive problem-solving mindset and customer-focused approach.
• Up to 10% of travel, including engagement with regional teams, manufacturing sites, and commercial partners.

People Leader Accountabilities:

• Create Inclusion - knowing the business value of diverse teams, modeling inclusion, and embedding the value of diversity in the way they manage their teams.
• Develop Talent - understand the skills, experience, aspirations and potential of their employees and coach them on current performance and future potential. They ensure employees are receiving feedback and insight needed to grow, develop and realize their purpose.
• Empower Teams - connect the team to the organization by aligning goals, purpose, and organizational objectives, and holding them to account. They provide the support needed to remove barriers and connect their team to the broader ecosystem

The salary range for this position is:

Gilead considers a variety of factors when determining base compensation, including experience, qualifications, and geographic location. These considerations mean actual compensation will vary. This position may also be eligible for a discretionary annual bonus, discretionary stock-based long-term incentives (eligibility may vary based on role), paid time off, and a benefits package. Benefits include company-sponsored medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans*.

For additional benefits information, visit:

https://www.gilead.com/careers/compensation-benefits-and-wellbeing

* Eligible employees may participate in benefit plans, subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable plans.

Please apply via the Internal Career Opportunit