Job Description
About the role:We are seeking a highly motivated Senior Specialist, Materials Planning to join our team. You will work within the Materials Management team in supporting our efforts in an exciting area of cancer immunotherapy. You will oversee inventory and materials management for clinical trials, as well as commercial pre and post-launch readiness activities. You will play a key role in ensuring production readiness from a materials perspective, including facility start up, process tech transfer and validation, routine supply, process changes, and issue resolution. Reporting to our Director, Manufacturing and Materials Management, this position is based out of Newark, CA.
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:- Responsible for leading material planning and inventory control sub-teams in support of manufacturing
- Optimize inventory across the CAR T network to balance cost versus risk of supply disruption
- Lead new material readiness with Manufacturing, Quality, Process Development, and Warehouse teams
- Responsible for meeting supply requirements while balancing facility and resource capacity utilization
- Develop, document, implement, and continuously improve planning and inventory strategies to ensure raw material availability for all applicable sites
- Execute material requirements planning for multiple manufacturing sites and multiple products
- Manage PO generation, track and manage open orders, and invoicing approvals for raw material procurement
- Partner with Manufacturing and Quality on managing process orders, material allocation, and order close-out
- Ensure a controlled flow of key raw materials timed to support site start up, clinical launches, product transitions, and ongoing supply
- Collaborate and build productive relationships with suppliers to proactively identify and mitigate any potential supply interruptions
- Lead resolution and mitigation plans of materials issues at the site; escalate and coordinate with Supply Chain, Site leadership, and External Partners if required and advise in network mitigation plans
- Advance and maintain key raw material metrics
- Develop scenario analyses in support of purchasing and production decisions
- Interface with all levels of organization, including senior management
- Coordinate with various functional groups, including Manufacturing, Quality, Logistics, Facilities, Process Development, Finance, and others
- Provide timely updates to stakeholders on status of readiness activities and related projects
- Report and escalate material supply issue and constraints including root cause and preventive actions
- Anticipate and proactively resolve problems, identifying root cause, and lead projects to drive improvements
- Establish, author, and update SOPs as required and process controls to obtain and maintain an efficient and effective department
- Drive CAPAs, change controls, deviations as needed
- Other duties as assigned
Position Requirements & Experience:- Bachelor's degree in supply chain, engineering, science or related field required (advanced degree preferred) with at least 5 years of experience in an operations role in the life sciences industry
- Strong quantitative and qualitative skills, with a high aptitude for problem-solving in a GMP environment
- Experience with Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint required (experience with SAP or other MRP systems preferred)
- Excellent communication skills, including presentation and influence with all levels of staff, including executives
- Excellent organizational skills and an ability to prioritize effectively to deliver results within reasonably established timelines
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- Strong interpersonal skills including verbal and written communication are essential in this collaborative work environment.
- Candidates must be authorized to work in the U.S.
We offer a chance to work with talented people in a collaborative environment and provide a top-notch compensation and benefits package, which includes an annual performance bonus, equity, health insurance, generous time off (including 2 annual holiday company-wide shutdowns) and much more. The expected salary range for this role is $130,000 to $155,000 per year. Actual pay will be determined based on experience, qualifications, geographic location, business needs, and other job-related factors permitted by law.
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