Material Operations - Drug Product, Supply Chain Senior Specialist

Supply Chain Senior Specialist

Vertex Pharmaceuticals is looking for a Supply Chain Senior Specialist who will support Material Operations. The ideal candidate will have experience performing inventory analytics, inventory/raw material, planning, and forecasting experience in a pharmaceutical environment (biologics, drug product, cell & gene). Candidate must also be experienced with Microsoft Excel, Outlook, and Teams. Experience with Power Bi and Smartsheet a plus.

Candidate must have experience:

• Raw material and consumable forecasting in a drug product environment
• Develop forecasts, analyze risk, adjust safety stock
• Manual planning experience and/or experience leveraging ERP/MRP
• Purchasing:
  Experience placing purchase orders, confirming with vendors, maintaining open order reports

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Support or manage projects related to material planning, and or material purchasing.
• Participates in the creation and maintenance of material forecasts and replenishment models.
• Draft and maintain supply planning models and reports to drive E&O analysis, SKU rationalization, and inventory balancing.
• Drive material and supplier onboarding activities to include the creation of master files, material specifications, and initiate master data requests.
• Create, track and publish open order reports.
• Executes purchase requisitions for suppliers and coordinates material deliveries.
• May perform or aid others in negotiation of schedule, delivery, cost, terms, etc.
• Works with suppliers and internal stakeholders to resolve quality, delivery, or financial issues.
• Collaborate with purchasing professionals and cross-functional stakeholders pursuing opportunities for continuous improvement.
• Maintains purchasing master data to include lead time, pricing, approved vendors, etc.
• Participates in the development and improvement of Materials planning and procurement processes, standard work, and tools.
• Prioritize and perform assignments independently to satisfy required timelines, providing periodic updates and feedback to stakeholders and managers.
• Maintain strong cross functional relationships to bolster communication with all stakeholders.

Knowledge and Skills:

• Hands-on knowledge of raw material planning, and purchasing processes
• Experience with ERP and digital planning systems.
• Proven ability to manage multiple projects with high degree of collaboration.
• Proven ability to communicate clearly and concisely (written/oral).
• Experience with quality management systems (change controls, deviations, etc)
• Strong prior experience in the pharmaceutical industry
• Experience working in a cGMP environment
• Experience in clinical and commercial drug product manufacturing environments.

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's Degree in Supply Chain/Manufacturing Operations-related disciplines
• 3-5 years work experience
• Certificate / Associates Degree with 10+ years' relevant work experience

$55-$65/hr

This job posting is for a temporary role with a third-party agency partner on assignment at Vertex Pharmaceuticals ("Vertex"). The individual selected for this role will be offered the role as an employee of a third-party agency partner; compensation, medical benefits, fringe benefits and other terms and conditions of employment shall be presented by the third-party agency partner upon offer. The pay rate range provided is a reasonable estimate of the anticipated compensation range for this job at the time of posting.

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