Assoc Director, Supply Chain

Associate Director, End-to-End Commercial Supply Planner plays a critical role developing and executing supply plans for commercial small molecule and biologics products. This role partners closely with regional commercial supply chain leads to 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 as SAP ERP and Kinaxis Rapid Response to enable accurate, responsive supply planning and ensure product availability across diverse markets.

• Collaborative Demand-Supply Alignment
• Act as a primary partner to regional commercial supply chain leads to understand regional demand planning trends, market access changes, promotional campaigns, and product lifecycle events.
• Ensure demand signals from regional planning teams are accurately reflected and integrated into the end-to-end supply plans.
• Facilitate regular communication and alignment sessions with regional leads to validate assumptions, reconcile forecast discrepancies, and adjust supply plans accordingly.

• Develop, maintain, and execute detailed commercial supply plans that reflect the latest demand insights and manufacturing capacities.
• Utilize SAP ERP and Kinaxis Rapid Response to build and monitor supply plans, adapting quickly to changes in demand or supply constraints.
• Work closely with internal and external manufacturing sites to confirm production schedules support demand trends and commercial priorities.

• Collaborate with regional supply leads to optimize inventory positions, balancing customer service levels with cost efficiency.
• Support supply allocation decisions during constrained supply scenarios by leveraging insights from demand trends.

• Partner with Commercial Operations, Quality, Manufacturing, and Finance teams to ensure supply plans support overall business objectives.
• Participate in regional and global S&OP processes, providing supply planning expertise and demand-supply reconciliation.
• Support change management initiatives impacting supply plans resulting from commercial or regulatory changes

• 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.

• Doctorate and 5+ years of relevant experience OR
• Master’s and 8+ years of relevant experience OR
• Bachelor’s and 10+ years of relevant experience OR

• Experience in supply planning or related roles within pharmaceutical or biopharmaceutical commercial supply chains.
• Proven experience partnering with regional commercial supply chain leads to incorporate demand planning insights into supply plans.
• Strong experience with SAP ERP and Kinaxis Rapid Response or 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.