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Qualifications

Preferred

Technical

Residency Requirement

Supply Chain Manager role will report Mon-Fri remotely during COVID company restrictions. Post-COVID restrictions are to be determined.

The EPD Supply Chain Manager will play a critical role in establishing the end-to-end supply chain of client’s new product portfolio. The EPD Supply Chain Manager will drive supply planning and delivery of pre-clinical, clinical and PPQ products manufactured at client’s Contract Manufacturing Organizations (CMO).

This position, in close partnership with the External Planning and Delivery (EPD) organization, is expected to build all elements of a new site supply chain, including but not limited to v-plants, product physical and financial flows and master data in SAP, transportation lanes, order and invoice management and relationships with CMO Supply Chain Team.

The overall goal for this position, in tight partnership with Global Supply Chain and client Contract Manufacturing, is to deliver supply in the right product quantity to the right location at the right time, while optimizing inventory and cost within the contractual terms, eliminating stock-out and scrap exposure while improving the overall supply risk profile.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

The EPD Supply Chain Manager is responsible for:

• Direct support to client’s Integrated Business Processes at the site level, including Plan-To Stock and Order-To-Cash and hand-off processes to contract manufacturers;

• Managing Purchase Order and Invoice management;

• Developing standard requirements for Technology Transfer and New Product Introduction to CMO Sites;

• Ensuring that required Operating Standards are implemented and sustained at managed sites;

• Effectively engaging key partners within supply chain, quality, finance, process development, operations and other functional areas as needed;

• Developing and/or delivering reports, presentations and/or recommendations to executive audiences;

• Serving as a Supply Chain resource and/or representative for special projects and initiatives;

• Working under minimal supervision in line with client Values and Leadership Attributes.

The EPD Supply Chain Manager will carry the following activities per established business processes and procedures. These tasks may vary according to the product portfolio:

Production planning:

• Master data creation (design and set up, change control assessments)

• Forecasting (interface with planning groups to translate demand into an executable production plan)

• DS and DP planning and allocation (demand bulk from bulk sites, allocation to production per requirements, manage Weight Allocation Forms with Site)

• MRP management of supply and demand for DS, DP, and or FDP

• SAP execution of production orders and material transfer orders

• Purchase order issuance and approval

• Invoice review and approval

Raw Material Management:

• Master data creation (design and set up, change control assessments)

• Order policy determination (order quantities, delivery timing, safety stocks)

• Forecasting to vendors and internal sites

• Purchase order management with vendors and internal sites

• Issue management with vendors and internal sites

• Invoice review and approval

• Space planning

Logistics:

• Determine schedules with shipping sites, receiving sites, and raw material vendors

• Support creation of official Shipping Lanes for GMP product shipments

• Lead shipping readiness meetings as needed with shipping and receiving sites

• Provide data for and review of import/export documentation for drug product

• Provide data for and review of import/export documentation for samples

• Establish supply lanes with raw material vendors and carriers

• Generate and provide import/export documentation for raw materials

• Schedule transportation of raw materials with vendors and carriers

• Issue management with carriers

Outputs

Performance measures include:

• Forecast submission within the client-CMO master supply agreement

• On time in full delivery

• Absence of product / raw material scrap and stock-out

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

Doctorate Degree

Master's Degree + 2 years of relevant experience

Bachelor's Degree + 4 years of relevant experience

Associates Degree + 10 years of relevant experience

High School Diploma/GED + 12 years of relevant experience

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business Management or Life Science, or advanced degree

• Significant experience in regulated manufacturing or supply chain setting

• Demonstrated experience in a continuous improvement role utilizing tools, methodologies and change management (i.e. Lean, Six Sigma)

• Demonstrated experience in forming-leading-facilitating-inspiring teams Demonstrated ability to effectively engage diverse, global stakeholder groups and manage projects with multiple, cross-functional deliverables

• Proven communication and facilitation skills Demonstrated experience in SAP and RapidResponse ERP environments

• Demonstrated negotiation skills with external parties and contract development experience

• Demonstrated strong analytical skills, business acumen and risk management Training and/or demonstrated experience in manufacturing systems

COMPETENCIES:

Knowledge and Technical Expertise

• Understand basics of quality systems and manufacturing processes

• Uses supply chain expertise to identify and resolve conflicts between procedures, requirements, regulations, and policies

• Able to apply principles of finance and accounting Leverages basic Operational Excellence and project management skills

Accountability and Responsibility

• Effectively manages internal and external stakeholder relationships Reprioritizes work during unexpected situations or changing client needs

• Establishes performance metrics to continually improve performance

Communication

• Adapts communication style and works effectively across geographies and cultures

• Understands nuances of a matrixed work environment

• Conducts presentations and briefings to Sr Management

• Collaborates with partners by considering input and promoting trust among all parties

Problem solving and decision making

• Effectively navigates through ambiguity to resolve issues

• Streamline processes using Operational Excellence methodology and tools

• Conducts scenario analyses to evaluate implications of different courses of action

• Maintains composure and direction in high-level situations

Teamwork and Leadership

• Influences and inspires without authority

• Collaborates and builds constructive cross-functional relationships

• Effectively manages and resolves conflicts

BA General Responsibilities

Conduct user research, draft user stories and meet with product owners to validate and enhance them.
Coordinate and facilitate exchange meetings to determine needs of customers, as well as to determine the impact of changes
Create wireframes for the user stories and review them with users and gather feedback
Collaborate with Visual/UI designer and add/update stories based on user response
Documents workflows and processes based on requirements
Work with the scrum master, customers and developers to write user stories which are independent, negotiable, valuable, estimable, small and testable
Document requirements and provide final technical review and validation of requirements
Work with stakeholders and the project team to prioritize collected requirements
Provide training and demonstrations as required
Oversee requirements tracking process, assign requirements to the appropriate service provider, and communicate status to customers
Support the collection and reporting of requirements related metrics
Verify completion of requirements with customer and service providers, ensuring expectations are appropriately met
Responsible for ensuring user stories include validation criteria which reasonably covers all areas necessary for complete testing of the new functionality
Act as an interface and customer advocate to ensure customer, stakeholder and user needs are being addressed
Collaborate with and support developers during their design and development efforts to provide support for their analysis of the story
Provide additional support and guidance to clients during the implementation phase to include development of training resources
Participate as a member of the development team
Improve and expand knowledge and skills sets with regards to current trends and changes in software development industry and be up to date with latest design trends
Proactively contribute to the quality of the product by seeking and proposing new or alternate approaches to address the requirements
Conduct and/or participate in SCRUM ceremonies including Product Backlog refinement, Sprint Planning, Sprint Demos and Sprint Retrospectives
Perform project release management activities including developing release timelines, scope and schedule
Identify and establish the scope and parameters of requirements analysis on a project-by-project basis to define project impact, outcome criteria, and metrics
Research, review, and analyze the effectiveness and efficiency of existing requirements gathering processes and develop strategies for enhancing or further leveraging these processes

Qualifications

6+ years of relevant applications/systems requirements and modeling experience.
4+ years of experience on the technical aspects of applications development projects through the full system development life cycle.
Bachelor’s Degree in a related technical discipline, or the equivalent combination of education, professional training or work experience.
Experience in modern requirement gathering techniques, including creation of user stories, epics, and themes.
Experience with agile, iterative cycles (sprints).

Preferred

CMS Experience desired but not required
Experience in Human Centered Design approach for developing digital services
Excellent communication and mentoring skills
Ability to work in a team environment and have sound judgment.
Attention to detail, quick learner, have a positive attitude, ability to multi-task, self-motivated and able to work in a fast-paced environment.
Maintain the completeness, timeliness and accuracy of all security plans and deliverables.
Be able to perform the analysis as defined with specific Medicare laws, regulations, manuals, instructions and any additional information assigned by management.
Possess critical thinking skills, reading and interpretation, writing, and communication skills.
Understanding and wide application of methodology and subject matter related concepts, practices, standards and procedures with a general knowledge of other related business disciplines.
Able to work closely with all project stakeholders such as business users, project managers, and business analysts while delivering solutions.
Works with limited or no supervision.

Technical

Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.)
Microsoft Project
SharePoint
Proficient in Dev/Ops tools, preferably JIRA

Residency Requirement

Must have lived in the United States at least 3 out of last 5 years.

FSLA Status

Exempt

Interpersonal Skills

Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills.
Deeply critical thinker, who is constantly asking questions while poking and prodding at prescribed solutions to find a better way of doing business.
Tenacious problem solver, who isn’t content to go with the “best practice” solution based on a shallow understanding of the problem.
Dives deep to find out the true “why” before recommending a solution.
You are a natural facilitator, easily bringing others along with you, whether they are above, below, or beside you in the organization.
Open-minded explorer, capable of admiring and incorporating multiple points of view to create the best solutions.
Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication, and organizational skills - must be able to communicate fluently in English both verbally and in writing

Should be extremely facts and data oriented.
Should be deadline and closure oriented.
Strong persuasion, facilitation and influencing skills.
Should be self-driven.
Strong analytical, organizational and project management skills.
Demonstrated ability to lead and work with cross functional teams including senior level individuals.
Must be able to thrive in a fast-paced, rapidly evolving environment with varying priorities, based on a team building culture.

Job Title: Analyst I

Location: Fully Remote

Duration: 04 months

What you will do

Review opportunities and return recommended solution / price guidance based on ideal analysis / criteria, input from a cross-functional team, and various data sources

Participate in the creation and maintenance of tools used in determining price guidance

Drive competitive intelligence gathering efforts with the field

Support additional pricing analyses and reporting activities as needed

How you will do it

Work cross-functionally with outside sale reps,
Sales leadership, Procurement, and others to understand customer decision-making criteria,
product value,
market conditions, and competitive dynamics to maximize share growth and margin expansion
Facilitate the process to collect and define project requirements,
leverage insights from multiple data sources, and understand customer relationship to optimize price on large opportunities in a timely manner
Act as a business leader in defining and testing quoting tools that aid in price execution

What we look for

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience required

Strong written and verbal communication skills

Excellent Microsoft Excel skills (e.g. ability to utilize pivot tables, VLOOKUP, aggregate functions)

Demonstrated track record of working cross-functionally with multiple teams

Ability to execute and improve established processes while handling multiple requests from others

Working knowledge of CRM (SFDC preferred), CPQ (e.g. Selection Navigator, Oracle, Salesforce), and ERP systems

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