Director, Distribution and Logistics

Job Summary

The Director, Distribution & Logistics is the senior leader responsible for end-to-end vaccine distribution across the U.S., ensuring products move efficiently, compliantly, and cost effectively from source to customer. The role oversees all third-party logistics providers, distribution contracts, and a $15M-$25M logistics budget, with accountability for delivering best-in-class service performance, including on-time, in-full, and damage-free delivery. The position serves as the operational owner of Seqirus' U.S. distribution network, balancing logistics execution, regulatory compliance, quality standards, customer requirements, and financial stewardship.

This is a hybrid role, which offers a combination of an onsite and remote work schedule.

• Own end-to-end U.S. vaccine distribution operations, ensuring reliable, compliant, and cost-effective product delivery to customers.
• Lead transportation, warehousing, and third-party logistics partners to achieve service, quality, and performance objectives.
• Manage supply flow from global and domestic sources to ensure on-time, in-full delivery while maintaining product integrity.
• Develop scalable distribution strategies and capacity plans that support business growth and customer demand.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives that enhance efficiency, reduce costs, and strengthen supply chain performance.

• Lead relationships, contracts, and performance management for third-party logistics providers, carriers, and distribution partners to ensure service excellence and operational efficiency.
• Oversee logistics procurement, vendor governance, and contract compliance to optimize costs and support business objectives.
• Manage critical logistics systems and data interfaces to ensure accurate, timely, and compliant information exchange across the distribution network.
• Conduct business reviews and drive continuous improvement with external partners to strengthen performance, accountability, and value delivery.

• Ensure compliance with all distribution quality, regulatory, licensing, and trade requirements to support the secure and compliant movement of Seqirus products.
• Lead distribution quality oversight, including GDP compliance, audits, investigations, recalls, CAPAs, and issue resolution across the logistics network.
• Manage regulatory and customer readiness requirements to maintain product integrity, customer compliance, and uninterrupted product supply.
• Identify and mitigate distribution risks through effective governance, business continuity planning, and partnership with Quality, Regulatory, and Trade Compliance teams.

• Own the U.S. distribution and logistics budget, ensuring effective financial management, cost control, and alignment with business objectives.
• Develop budgets, forecasts, and business cases that support distribution strategies, operational investments, and customer requirements.
• Monitor logistics and supply chain performance against service, cost, and efficiency targets, driving corrective actions and continuous improvement.
• Provide financial and operational insights on distribution trends, costs, and risks to support business planning and decision making.

• Build and maintain strong cross-functional partnerships across Commercial, Supply Chain, Quality, Regulatory, Finance, IT, Customer Service, and external logistics partners to ensure alignment and execution of business priorities.
• Lead a high-performing distribution function that ensures operational continuity, effective collaboration, and exceptional customer service.
• Drive governance,…