Sr. Director - Supply Chain

Position Overview

The Senior Director, Supply Chain leads site-wide supply chain, warehousing, and logistics operations to ensure reliable product delivery.

• Lead materials and production planning to ensure product availability and timely shipments.
• Oversee supply chain meetings to resolve delays and shortages.
• Own site-wide planning processes and integrate supply chain needs into strategic and business plans.
• Develop and maintain planning tools (dashboards, trackers) to support cross-functional decision-making.
• Ensure governance of master data (materials, BOMs, recipes, resources).
• Serve as the primary liaison with the Global Supply Chain organization.
• Manage buying/planning processes and safety stock strategies to meet production requirements.
• Define and track KPIs to measure planning effectiveness and identify improvement opportunities.
• Partner with procurement to address supply chain and vendor-related technical issues.
• Collaborate across the site lead team to align business processes and warehousing with startup and long-term goals.
• Engage with regulators, customers, and external stakeholders, including during audits.
• Promote a strong safety culture; build organizational capability/capacity/culture for GMP operations.
• Implement systems and processes using best practices and external insights.
• Support regulatory compliance and operational excellence through lean principles.
• Collaborate with the project team to ensure facility handoff and readiness.

• Bachelor’s degree required (preferably supply chain, engineering, or related technical function).
• 5+ years supporting manufacturing operations in a supply chain capacity (preferably pharma).
• Experience with planning processes (demand management, forecasting, manufacturing orders, BOMs, etc.).
• 5+ years leadership experience building and managing teams.

• Collaborates effectively while making independent decisions and influencing diverse groups.
• Fosters teamwork and demonstrates strong interpersonal skills.
• Delivers innovative solutions via cross-functional insights.

• Eligible for company bonus; 401(k) participation, pension, vacation; medical/dental/vision/prescription; flexible benefits; life insurance/death benefits; time off/leave; well-being benefits (EAP, fitness, clubs/activities).