Logistics Lead

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Logistics Lead

Swiftwater, PA

The Logistics Lead oversees a comprehensive range of logistics operations at market/above‑market level. Based on scope, complexity, and organizational requirements, this role encompasses strategic management across multiple functional domains:

• Third‑Party Logistics Management – Strategic direction of external logistics partnerships
• Cost Control and Optimization – Financial stewardship and budget management
• Transportation Management – Strategic oversight of product movement to/from distribution centres
• Customs Management – Direction of import/export operations
• Warehouse Management – Governance of internal warehouse operations

The role operates in close coordination with the Head of Regional Logistics and the global logistics organization. It requires collaboration with Quality, Packaging, and Engineering teams to ensure optimal material selection and distribution centre layouts and seamless implementation with external partners.

We’re an R&D‑driven, AI‑powered biopharma company committed to improving people’s lives and delivering growth. Our deep understanding of the immune system and innovative pipeline enables us to invent medicines and vaccines that treat and protect millions of people worldwide.

• Provide comprehensive accountability for performance, efficiency, and effectiveness of logistics and warehouse operations across multiple distribution sites and CMO sites.

• Direct daily operational excellence and orchestration
• Implement strategic management of interface challenges
• Develop and maintain robust Business Continuity Plans (BCP)
• Oversee inbound process optimization
• Manage product damage resolution and returns processing through integrated claim management

• Collaborate with Quality to ensure Good Distribution Practice implementation
• Lead participation in internal, external, and GDP audits
• Direct stock count procedures according to global protocols
• Lead internal controls, audit preparation, and SOX compliance, maintaining an updated packaging guide

• Evaluate supplier strategic value and criticality to business continuity and performance metrics
• Cultivate strategic supplier partnerships built on trust and mutual benefit
• Serve as interface and lead routine scrums, especially during respiratory vaccine season and for Specialty Care
• Identify cost optimisation opportunities while maximizing supplier value proposition
• Coordinate supplies management of packaging materials balancing needs across sites and vendors

• Articulate precise business objectives and detailed service specifications
• Develop comprehensive KPIs, performance targets, and compensation structures
• Establish robust performance measurement reporting frameworks
• Implement remediation protocols for performance deviations

• Oversee VMI customer analytics and replenishment systems where applicable
• Maintain KPI frameworks with weekly and monthly performance reviews
• Establish systematic cost control processes, including contract compliance monitoring
• Review and approve 3PL invoices while identifying continuous improvement opportunities

• Ensure alignment between best practices and 3PL core model implementation
• Engage with internal stakeholders to optimize 3PL core model application
• Drive process improvement initiatives to enhance operational efficiency
• Implement systematic performance monitoring to identify optimisation opportunities
• Facilitate feedback collection from operational teams to drive continuous improvement

• Develop strategic action plans for distribution cost tracking and optimisation
• Implement expenditure controls with performance monitoring against approved budgets
• Engage cross‑functional stakeholders to integrate distribution cost considerations into strategic decisions

• Direct transportation planning and execution in compliance with Sanofi protocols and Good Distribution Practice
• Optimize cost‑to‑serve metrics through strategic…