Director, Commercial Supply Chain

The Position

The Director, Commercial Supply Chain plays a critical role in managing the global supply chain operations for Arrowhead’s SiRNA pharmaceutical products. This individual will ensure a clear supply chain strategy to support global markets, coordinate global strategies, focus on supply chain launch readiness for all new commercial products, and require strong cross-functional collaboration with product development teams. The candidate will drive process improvements, enhance supply planning capabilities, and ensure compliance with global regulatory requirements while managing complex global operations within a GxP environment.  

Responsibilities

• Accountable for providing an uninterrupted supply of quality products to our patients both domestically and globally.
• Accountable for planning and execution for new product launches, line extensions or site manufacturing changes in collaboration with appropriate department stakeholders.
• Responsible for management, development, and support of commercial supply chain team comprised of commercial supply management, operations network and strategy, commercial label and artwork, packaging engineering, and device engineering.
• Accountable for department SOPs to ensure consistency and compliance in commercial supply chain activities.
• Monitor execution of supply plans and collaborate with Global Commercial Supply Management to resolve any deviations from supply plans and escalations to contract manufacturers.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate supply chain risks, including potential supply disruptions and regulatory compliance challenges.
• Resolve escalated commercial supply and delivery related issues as vital through collaboration with other departments.
• Develop and implement company-wide policies and strategies for commercial materials management to improve cost control, asset management, and compliance.
• Responsible for commercial supply chain coordination of US and international markets, from raw materials to finished goods
• Responsible for execution of global market supply chain strategies
• Accountable for strategic evaluations/decisions linked to new sites, site extensions, external network CMO’s and business continuity needs while partnering with Strategic Sourcing and Procurement in vendor selection and negotiation.
• Drive global strategic initiatives regarding manufacturing and distribution networks
• Knowledgeable and responsible for supply chain inputs and support for regulatory filings
• Develop supply chain launch capabilities to support new product introductions
• Act as Supply Chain representative on launch readiness teams
• Accountable for S&OP process to align supply with actual demand. Develop and communicate performance indicators and coordinate cross-functional work teams to increase efficiency and effectiveness of the complete supply chain and minimize risk of obsolescence or supply interruptions.
• Develop and integrate KPIs to drive continuous improvement
• Identify and implement continuous improvement initiatives to enhance supply chain agility and responsiveness.
• Other duties as assigned

Requirements

• BS in Business Administration, Supply Chain/Logistics, Engineering, or other field related to the essential duties of this role.
• 10+ years of increasing responsibility in Supply Chain and Manufacturing, focused on the pharmaceutical industry (7+ years in fast paced cGMP environments; 5+ years in a supply chain leadership role within the pharmaceutical industry, including direct people management.)
• Previous experience with product launches.
• Exhibits excellent interpersonal communication, project management, collaboration, and analytical skills and can speak to all levels of internal employees as well as outside third-party customer and strategic alliance partners.
• Strong MS Excel, PowerPoint, and Word skills.
• Experience using Smartsheet or other work management software.
• Proficient generating and presenting operational and financial metrics/KPI’s.
• Thorough understanding of ICH/GMP requirements for raw materials used in the manufacture of drug substances.
• Quick learner with the ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously, maintain focus, and adapt to a variety of challenges.
• Exhibits creativity in adapting to changing situations, development of contingency plans and comfortable with making decisions.

Preferred: 

• MBA or advanced life science degree
• Specialized or technical knowledge licenses and/or certifications, APICS Certification is preferred
• Prior experience with developing and setting up a supply chain infrastructure in a start-up environment
• Strong knowledge of international importing/exporting shipping, CBP compliance, and EU VAT compliance with governmental reporting abilities.