Supply Chain - Associate Director, Supply Chain

Supply Chain - Associate Director, Supply Chain

Allendale, 75 Commerce Drive, Allendale, New Jersey, United States of America

Be part of something bigger at Minaris Advanced Therapies—where every role contributes to creating hope for patients around the world. As a global leader in cell and gene therapy development, manufacturing, and testing, we turn breakthrough science into real-world treatments that change lives. Our team of over 1,000 experts across North America, Europe, and Asia has helped bring transformative therapies to market.

At Minaris, you’ll join a purpose-driven community focused on innovation, collaboration, and patient impact. Whether you’re in the lab, in the cleanroom, or behind the scenes, your work will directly support life‑saving therapies and make a lasting difference. If you're passionate about advancing cutting‑edge science and believe in the potential of cell and gene therapies, we invite you to help shape the future of medicine—one patient at a time.

The Associate Director, Supply Chain is responsible for leading the development and execution of the site’s integrated supply chain strategy in alignment with Global Supply Chain vision and enterprise Centers of Excellence (CoEs).

This role provides end‑to‑end Supply Chain leadership for the Allendale site, including materials management, production scheduling execution, warehouse operations, inventory control, and logistics. The Associate Director translates enterprise planning, procurement, sourcing, systems, and quality governance into disciplined site execution while protecting uninterrupted patient supply.

Operating within a matrixed multi‑site model, this role partners closely with centralized Planning, Procurement, Strategic Sourcing, Supply Chain Excellence & Systems, and Technical Operations functions to ensure alignment, compliance, and performance consistency across the enterprise.

The Associate Director ensures site supply chain capabilities effectively support production capacity, tech transfer activities, commercial ramp‑up, and long‑term scalability. This position serves as the primary Supply Chain strategic leader for Allendale and as a key member of both the Global Supply Chain Leadership Team and the Allendale Site Leadership Team, exercising sound judgment, autonomy, and strong cross‑functional influence.

• Develop and execute the Allendale site supply chain strategy aligned with the global Supply Chain roadmap.
• Ensure material availability supports manufacturing schedules and client commitments.
• Serve as strategic advisor to the Site Head on supply continuity, risk, capacity, and scalability.
• Identify long‑term infrastructure, process, and capability needs to support site growth.

Partner with Planning CoE to execute site production schedules aligned to enterprise supply plans.

Provide accurate capacity, inventory, and material status visibility.

Coordinate with Procurement CoE on supplier performance, shortages, and escalations.

Ensure adherence to centralized sourcing strategies and contract compliance.

Escalate site‑specific supply risks and ensure timely resolution through global coordination.

Drive adherence to global supplier management frameworks and sourcing strategies.

Support scenario planning and proposal feasibility assessments.

• Partner with Procurement and Strategic Sourcing to ensure supplier performance supports site requirements.
• Escalate supply risks and capacity constraints.
• Support risk mitigation planning for critical materials.
• Ensure contract compliance and execution discipline at the site.

Ensure uninterrupted material availability for GMP manufacturing.

Execute site production schedules in alignment with enterprise Planning CoE.

Coordinate materials readiness and shop‑floor execution to support schedule adherence.

Drive cross‑functional alignment between Manufacturing, MSAT, Quality, Engineering, and Finance.

Proactively identify and elevate constraints impacting schedule performance.

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