Associate Director, Supply Chain

Norwich Pharmaceuticals Inc • Norwich, NY

15h • $125,000 - $145,000

About The Position

The Associate Director of Supply Chain is responsible for material planning, purchasing, receiving, production scheduling and product shipment of all pharmaceutical products and vendor services within the Norwich Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NPI) site.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science degree and/or equivalent experience in a Supply Chain Management role.
• 5 years management experience at a department level or above in the pharmaceutical industry.
• Demonstrates management skills by having accountability for direct reports to include other management team members, other salary team members, and hourly technicians in prior work experience.
• Proficient in Power Point, Excell (MS Suite of Products)
• SAP Experience
• Thorough understanding of pertinent FDA, DEA or other regulatory agency regulations.
• Must not have been debarred by a regulatory agency.

Responsibilities

• Manage the planning, scheduling & receiving/distribution team members in order to effectively deliver required finished product to each customer base.
• Coach and mentor team members on daily operations to efficiently meet and exceed all site deliverables.
• Enable the Senior Supply Chain Manager and Master Production Scheduler to provide site direction and production schedules to meet and exceed requirements.
• Coach and mentor the Purchasing Manager on vendor negotiations, contract review, and raw material purchasing.
• Responsible to input and provide monthly, quarterly, rolling 12 month & 5YP (Five year planning) financial sales forecast for the site. Critical inputs from the R&D, Sales, US & Global Supply Chain, Quality Control (lab), and operations are input and tracked via SAP and the sales forecast file.
• Utilize forecasts/purchase orders to enable effective demand planning for production needs.
• Provide key “what if scenario” planning for volume fluctuation, new customer awards, etc. as needed to update NPI Norwich Leadership Team (NLT) team members.
• Update the Demand Planning excel model monthly and review any equipment and/or staffing constraints with the NPI NLT.
• Proactively work with Operations to staff and schedule production to deliver known customer requirements.
• Owner of site SIOP & active member of US SIOP teams.
• Provide the site’s monthly delivery schedule that identifies key deliverables for the site.
• Coordinate delivery dates from Operations, R&D, Supply Chain, QA, QC, and the Warehouse teams for product shipments to meet and/or exceed expectations.
• Proactively work with Purchasing Team to negotiate competitive contracts that maintain the sites level of compliance, protect against liabilities, and enable competitive costing.
• Enable the purchasing team to continually source opportunities for raw material lead time and cost improvement and ensure that all vendor relationships are reviewed regularly to assure maximum benefit for NPI.
• Assist with other internal company purchasing needs as required.
• Responsible for the daily operations, safety, and compliance standards of the receiving and distributions team members.
• Review and approve documents as required; i.e., deviation reports, purchase requisitions, etc.
• When required, provide input for product and material release/reject decisions made by the Quality Assurance Organization
• Determine required technical training and champion resources which deliver against specific training plans.

Benefits

• This position is eligible for Alvogen’s annual discretionary bonus and comprehensive benefits package, consisting of medical and prescription drug coverage (two PPO plans and an HDHP with Health Savings Account and employer contribution), dental, vision, flexible spending accounts. Alvogen’s benefits package also includes a retirement savings program, long-term care coverage, paid time off (176 hours per year, prorated on hire date) inclusive of sick time, disability benefits, life insurance, a wellness program, and 13 company recognized paid holidays per year.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Number of Employees: 11-50 employees