Head of Global Supply Chain, Procurement & Sourcing

Legend Biotech is seeking a Head of Global Supply Chain, Procurement & Sourcing as part of the Technical Operations team based in Bridgewater, NJ.

The Head of Global Supply Chain, Procurement & Sourcing is the enterprise leader accountable for the end-to-end supply of products and materials, from supplier through manufacturing and distribution to the patient/customer. The role establishes and executes the global strategy for demand and supply planning, strategic sourcing, procurement, supplier management, inventory, logistics, distribution, and supply chain resilience. The Head of Global Supply Chain, Procurement & Sourcing ensures the organization has the capacity, materials, suppliers, and logistics capabilities required to support reliable supply, business growth, product launches, and long-term competitiveness.

The role is the senior executive owner of the company's external supply ecosystem, including strategic suppliers, critical raw materials, components, consumables, logistics providers, and other third-party services. The incumber will be a member of the GMS Leadership Team.

• Define and execute the global supply chain strategy aligned with business, portfolio, and patient/customer requirements.
• Establish the global operating model for planning, procurement, inventory, logistics, and supply chain execution.
• Develop a flexible and resilient supply network capable of supporting growth, launches, geographic expansion, and portfolio evolution.
• Establish global supply chain standards, governance, KPIs, and performance management.

• Own the global procurement and strategic sourcing strategy for materials, components, services, and critical external supply.
• Develop supplier strategies that balance cost, quality, capacity, resilience, innovation, and business continuity.
• Lead strategic sourcing, supplier selection, negotiations, contracting strategy, and long-term supplier relationship management.
• Establish and manage the strategic supplier portfolio, including supplier segmentation, performance management, risk mitigation, and development.
• Drive sustainable cost improvement, value creation, and competitive sourcing while maintaining quality and supply reliability.
• Partner with CMC, MSAT, Manufacturing, Quality, and External Manufacturing to ensure sourcing strategies support technical and manufacturing requirements.

• Own the integrated demand and supply planning process, translating commercial requirements into executable supply plans.
• Lead S&OP / IBP and provide executive recommendations on demand, supply, capacity, inventory, and allocation trade-offs.
• Ensure alignment between commercial demand, internal and external manufacturing capacity, materials availability, and inventory strategy.

• Establish the global strategy for inventory, logistics, warehousing, and distribution.
• Optimize inventory and working capital while maintaining required patient/customer service levels and supply resilience.
• Ensure reliable and compliant distribution across global markets, including temperature-controlled and time-critical supply where applicable.
• Drive improvements in logistics service, speed, reliability, and cost.

• Provide supply chain and procurement leadership for new product launches, capacity expansions, site transfers, and lifecycle changes.
• Ensure supplier capacity, materials, inventory, logistics, and distribution are ready to support commercial launches.
• Partner with CMC, MSAT, Manufacturing, Quality, Regulatory, and Commercial to ensure seamless transition from development to commercial supply.