Sr. Manager, Supply Chain- Manufacturing

Company Overview

Kyowa Kirin is a fast‑growing global specialty pharmaceutical company that applies state‑of‑the‑art biotechnologies to discover and deliver novel medicines in four disease areas: bone and mineral; intractable hematologic; hematology oncology; and rare disease. A Japan‑based company, our goal is to translate science into smiles by delivering therapies where no adequate treatments currently exist, working from drug discovery to product development and commercialization.

In North America, we are headquartered in Princeton, NJ, with offices in California, North Carolina, and Mississauga, Ontario.

The Senior Manager, Supply Chain is responsible for leading Supply Chain at the Sanford Manufacturing Site. The Senior manager will ensure the reliable and efficient supply of clinical and commercial drug products to regional & global supply chains. This role is a key contributor to the planning team (locally, regionally and globally); supporting all aspects of materials management, product supply and inventory management, enabling the extraction of business insights from data, establishing and evaluating key performance indicators, and using continuous improvement methodologies to improve the overall process robustness of the supply chain.

This role will be responsible for supporting the management of Drug Substance supply and inventory, associated activities within our ERP/MRP, demand, capacity, serialization, and inventory management systems (Plan/Source/Make/Deliver) and is a functional subject matter expert in the related processes. The Senior Manager, Supply Chain leads product operations including Warehouse and Distribution site operations using digital & team facilitation capabilities to ensure the reliable flow of products.

• Represents the Sanford Manufacturing Site in the monthly demand/supply planning processes (S&OE, S&OP, etc).
• Develops and optimizes inventory strategies for KKNC products and owns business processes related to supply chain execution via ERP/MRP functionality.
• Responsible for master data management for direct materials, inclusive of Bill of Materials maintenance for existing & launch products.
• Assists in the facilitation of the Requisition to Pay processes related to ongoing management of the business.
• Develop and govern the process through which production schedules are developed and managed within the value streams, including prioritization logic, constraint management, process controls, and flex/buffer strategies while achieving company revenue goals, customer service goals, inventory, and lean productivity goals.
• Understand and highlight capacity constraints and work collaboratively with Manufacturing on resolution across resources and constraints.
• Develop and implement inventory management strategies that support supply plant health & resilience, minimize risk of E&O for both finished goods (manufactured drug substance) and raw materials, while balancing inventory and availability goals.
• Uses continuous improvement methodologies to evaluate process gaps, improve cross‑functional performance, and elevate efficiency and efficacy.
• Develops SOPS, Work Instructions, and Job‑Aids to ensure the robustness of planning execution and is the owner of supply chain maps. Leads project management activities for improvement initiatives / strategic initiatives.
• Supports the development and management of Sanford Manufacturing Site supply chain needs inclusive of logistics, warehousing, planning, digitization, and supports the annual strategy deployment process and while contributing to the growth of a high‑performing team.
• Establishes, monitors, and improves business performance metrics and improvement targets to ensure best in class operations are realized.
• Establishes change management plans inclusive of ERP update deployment, required testing, UAT’s and user adoption activity.

• Bachelor’s Degree Required, with focus in Supply Chain Management, Industrial Engineering, or other business management subject area or related field.

• 5+ years direct Supply Chain Management / Operations experience ideally within Life Sciences…