Associate Director, Supply Management

WuXi AppTec
CH - Nebraska - / /CH
October 31, 2024

This position manages the entire material supply process related to products manufactured in the Couvet plant, from the procurement of the raw materials to the shipment of finished goods, as well as all warehousing operations and manufacturing master data management.

As a strategic role and key player for the organization, this position will interact with the following departments: Bulk Operations, Packaging Operations, QC, Validation, QA, Sourcing, ERP Management, Product Lifecycle Management and Finance.

This position oversees the respect of the lead-times, the requested delivery date and ensures there is no stock out.

This position reports into the site head and is part of the site Leadership Team.

Department management:

Manage and develop the Supply Management team for all activities in scope (procurement, scheduling, shipping, warehousing and master data),
Define the mid-term strategy for the department with regards to activities/projects and resource planning (gap-assessment, succession plans),
Define and set the strategic objectives and provide periodic reporting on overall activities as requested,
Define procedures and key-indicators (eg safety stock policy),
Ensure pro-active priority and activity management for his/her team/activities,
Communicate pro-actively, consistently and coordinate with the different stakeholders,
Lead corrective actions and improvement initiatives within the Supply Management department,
Ensure the KPIs of his activities are defined and met as per targets, including: write-off control, leadtime, timely delivery, RFT,
Responsible for the execution and tracking of all activities in compliance with GxP. This implies but is not limited to:
- Process definition, SOP and WP management,
- Accountable for Supply Management topics (purchasing, planning, shipping and Warehousing) during Health Authorities and Corporate audits/inspections,
- Curriculum definition and team training and coaching,
- Follow up, coordination and management of CAPAs, deviations and Change Controls.
Contribute to and/or lead cross-functional initiatives and projects, such as Technical Transfer projects or Product security projects.

Purchasing, planning and shipping:

Accountable for timely supply of products and materials as per business requirements (Demand plan, Launches, Projects, Safety stock, Shipment. ) and for sufficient inventory for all raw materials,
Responsible for lead time optimization and monitoring,
Supervise and lead the demand plan management from supply plan cycle to reaching OTIF (RTP, PRA) targets,
Act as single point of contact for all operational interactions with VPT,
Capacity review with the impacted plant departments (QA, QC, Bulk Operations, Packaging Operations) and the Warehouse,
Act as single point of contact for QA release priorities when applicable,
Act as information coordination point for launches and variations within the Supply Management Department,
Responsible for the write offs and to maintain the costs in line with the cost target defined.

Warehousing:

In charge of supervi.

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