Supply Chain Director

Role Overview:

The Director, Supply Chain (US) is a senior leader accountable for end-to-end (E2E) supply chain planning and external operations for US generic and brand divisions - strategic sourcing, procurement, logistics, and integrated demand/supply/inventory planning. This role owns and matures the S&OP/SI&OP and IBP processes, synchronizes multi-plant capacity and material flows, and leads high-performing teams to deliver service, cost, working capital, and risk objectives in complex environments.

Primary Duties & Responsibilities:

• Provide strategic direction and vision for the E2E US supply chain, including sourcing, procurement, planning, warehousing, and logistics, driving continuous improvement across performance, processes, and systems.
• Lead, develop, and retain a high-performing team of supply chain, planning, and procurement professionals through clear goal setting, coaching, performance management, and talent development.
• Own and mature S&OP/SI&OP and IBP processes, ensuring alignment of demand, supply, inventory, capacity, and financial objectives (Budget, LRP, working capital).
• Lead S&OP/SI&OP governance with senior leadership, including cadence, content, and decision frameworks; clearly communicate performance, risks, trade-offs, and recommendations.
• Own the integrated 24-month rolling demand, supply, and inventory plan for the US business, ensuring synchronization across commercial, manufacturing, procurement, and finance.
• Synchronize production scheduling and material flow across multiple internal and external manufacturing sites to optimize capacity utilization, labor, and material availability while meeting OTIF and customer service targets.
• Translate demand signals into executable capacity, production, and procurement plans across internal manufacturing and external partners (CMOs, CDMOs, contract manufacturers, suppliers).
• Develop and execute short-, mid-, and long-term supply chain strategies, including network design, supply strategies, and inventory policies aligned with growth and commercialization plans.
• Own and continuously enhance supply chain systems and analytics across planning, procurement, inventory management, warehousing, and E2E visibility (e.g., ERP/MRP, IBP).
• Oversee procurement and production planning for raw materials, APIs, packaging, WIP, and finished goods, balancing “never-out” service requirements with capacity and working capital constraints.
• Define and execute risk mitigation and scenario planning for supply disruptions, material or site changes, quality events, geopolitical risks, and demand volatility.
• Optimize inventory performance through safety stock, buffering, and replenishment strategies to achieve service, inventory turns and working capital targets.
• Own and optimize E2E cost of goods and services.
• Manage strategic supplier and external manufacturing relationships, including sourcing, contracting, performance management, allocation strategies, and risk management.
• Define, monitor, and drive accountability for key supply chain KPIs.
• Partner with Business Development and Commercial teams to support new customer onboarding, proposals, technology transfers, and new product launches.
• Ensure compliance with corporate, regulatory, and governmental requirements and reinforce organizational mission, values, and culture.
• Partner closely with logistics and warehousing to ensure compliant, on-time distribution through 3PLs and alignment with FDA, OSHA, EPA, and DEA requirements.

Competencies/Career level:

Innovation & continuous improvement, entrepreneurial attitude, ability to work in fast-paced, global, matrix environment, customer orientation, team leadership, adaptability/flexibility, results-oriented, control of budgets/costs, self-development, critical and strategic thinking, stakeholder influence & communication, change leadership

Requirements and personal skills:

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Engineering, or related field; MBA or advanced degree preferred.
• Languages: English (required); Spanish strongly preferred
• Experience (years/area): 10+ years of progressive leadership experience in end-to-end supply chain (planning, sourcing, procurement, logistics) in pharma/biopharma/CDMO.
• Specific Knowledge: Professional certifications such as APICS CPIM/CSCP, Six Sigma Green/Black Belt, CPSM, or PMP preferred. Proven success designing and leading S&OP/SI&OP and IBP processes in complex, data-constrained environments, aligned with financial planning and long-range forecasting. Deep expertise with ERP/MRP and advanced planning systems; strong analytical capability and experience with BI/visualization tools (e.g., Power BI, Tableau); advanced Excel skills. Strong executive communication, facilitation, and influence skills across all organizational levels and external partners.
• Working knowledge of finance, contracting, import/export regulations, logistics, manufacturing operations, and regulatory frameworks
• Travel: up to 10%
• Personal skills: strong interpersonal and people development skills, strong results-orientation, superior leadership skills, ability to anticipate problems and solve them successfully.

Competencies/Career level:

Innovation & continuous improvement, entrepreneurial attitude, ability to work in fast-paced, global, matrix environment, customer orientation, team leadership, adaptability/flexibility, results-oriented, control of budgets/costs, self-development, critical and strategic thinking, stakeholder influence & communication, change leadership

Requirements and personal skills:

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Engineering, or related field; MBA or advanced degree preferred.
• Languages: English (required); Spanish strongly preferred
• Experience (years/area): 10+ years of progressive leadership experience in end-to-end supply chain (planning, sourcing, procurement, logistics) in pharma/biopharma/CDMO.
• Specific Knowledge: Professional certifications such as APICS CPIM/CSCP, Six Sigma Green/Black Belt, CPSM, or PMP preferred. Proven success designing and leading S&OP/SI&OP and IBP processes in complex, data-constrained environments, aligned with financial planning and long-range forecasting. Deep expertise with ERP/MRP and advanced planning systems; strong analytical capability and experience with BI/visualization tools (e.g., Power BI, Tableau); advanced Excel skills. Strong executive communication, facilitation, and influence skills across all organizational levels and external partners.
• Working knowledge of finance, contracting, import/export regulations, logistics, manufacturing operations, and regulatory frameworks
• Travel: up to 10%
• Personal skills: strong interpersonal and people development skills, strong results-orientation, superior leadership skills, ability to anticipate problems and solve them successfully.