Senior Manager, Supply Chain

## Senior Manager, Supply Chain Apply:
Onsite
- Hybrid Eligible:
United States
- California
- El Segundo:
United States
- California
- Thousand Oaks:
Full time:
Posted Yesterday:
R0055558

We’re here for one reason and one reason only – to cure cancer. Every moment is dedicated to developing treatments and every action moves us one step closer to our goal. We’ve made incredible scientific breakthroughs and our pioneering personalized CAR T-cell therapies have changed the paradigm. But we're not finished yet.

Join Kite, as we make even bigger advances in cancer therapies, and help shape where our business and medical science goes next.

We believe every employee deserves a great leader. People Leaders are the cornerstone to the employee experience at Gilead and Kite. As a people leader now or in the future, you are the key driver in evolving our culture and creating an environment where every employee feels included, developed and empowered to fulfil their aspirations. Join Kite and help create more tomorrows.##

Job Description

Job Description:

* As the External Manufacturing Scheduler at Kite, you are responsible for building and maintaining executable production schedules across our external manufacturing (CDMO/CMO) network. You act as the primary planning conduit between Kite Network Planning, Site Supply Chain and our external partners, translating demand plans into contractually-aligned external forecasts, securing plasmid, vector and other critical material availability, managing purchase orders and invoicing, and governing schedule performance.

This role ensures that external partner capacity, slot reservations, material readiness and release convert into stable, reliable supply across all external manufacturing nodes.  Responsibilities :  External Production and Release Scheduling* + Own, build, and maintain the production schedule across all external manufacturing nodes, maintaining synchronized calendars with partners for end-to-end visibility.  + Validate slot reservations, campaign timing, yield expectations, testing sequences, and release timelines with external partners.  

+ Protect schedule stability within the frozen window while enabling agility in the longer horizon. Manage exceptions through established supply governance forums and provide partners with rolling 6–24 month visibility to enable proactive contracting, capacity planning, and risk mitigation.  + Reconcile forecasted demand against contracted capacity, escalating gaps or over-commitments for resolution.

Plasmid & Critical Material Management* + Own forward CMO planning for plasmid and Cell Banks confirming supplier feasibility and readiness ahead of scheduled campaigns.  + Partner with Procurement, Materials, and External Quality to align material availability, safety stock, and procurement strategies with the schedule.  + Proactively identify material constraints and drive mitigation to prevent disruption.

Purchase Order & Invoicing Management* + Issue and manage POs to external partners in alignment with the schedule, forecast, and contract terms, tracking status through the full lifecycle to closure.  + Manage invoicing with partners, including validation, reconciliation against POs/deliveries, and resolution of discrepancies.  + Partner with Finance, Procurement, and Accounts Payable for timely financial processing, budgeting, accruals, and spend visibility.

Performance Management & Reporting* + Track, analyze, and report KPIs across the external network: schedule adherence, capacity utilization, supply reliability/OTIF, forecast accuracy, inventory health, and PO/invoicing accuracy.  + Partner with Quality to capture deviations, understand root-cause drivers, and drive corrective actions with partners.  + Ensure…