Job Description
Description Job Responsibilities: Manages operations and personnel, including organizing and prioritizing daily tasks, performing training and performance reviews to accomplish company objectives, in accordance with the budget and timelines. Manages complex processes across functions and interacts effectively with other team members to ensure product labeling meets regulatory requirements. Implements and assists with the development of Supply Chain policies, procedures, techniques, standards, and systems. Directs activities within the Planning and Warehousing functions to meet company goals, including adherence to the site production schedule, while ensuring Gilead is compliant with the regulatory requirements. Prepares project plans and manages projects to successful and timely completion. Provides expertise to the team and functional areas to anticipate, identify and resolve complex project issues which pose a challenge to achieving strategic goals. Responsible for ensuring the creation and maintenance of documentation to reflect the effectiveness and efficiency of department activities. Supports the Continuous Improvement process by aggressively seeking ways to improve Supply Chain processes and performance. Directs activities within the Planning group to meet company goals, including adherence to the site production schedule, while ensuring Gilead is compliant with the regulatory requirements. Directs activities in collaboration with the Purchasing group to meet required inventory levels for all direct materials, timely resolution of any quality-related records for external suppliers. Responsible for working across organizational, cultural, and geographic boundaries to optimize company strategic results within the supply chain function. Responsible for the introduction and integration of new technologies and/or new processes, as needed, and support and develop inventory levels for direct materials. Responsible for managing the NPI activity for the GSIUC site, for EU and ROW markets. This includes coordination of all site activity required to ensure that a product is launched as per the commercial and regulatory market timelines. Works with Quality Assurance to resolve quality-related issues with product review and release to meet customer needs. Works on more complex issues where analysis requires an in-depth assessment, and potential consequences – more future-oriented/preventive analysis to proactively manage quality risks. Responsible for managing master data requirements, coordinating and prioritizing the requests to ensure timely response and action. Knowledge & Skills: The ideal candidate will possess good planning and organizational skills coupled with strong communication, time management skills and an aptitude for working with computer systems to plan and manage supply chain requirements. He/She will demonstrate an in-depth understanding and application of principles, concepts, practices, and standards along with an in-depth knowledge of industry practices. He/She will demonstrate knowledge and proficiency across multiple practices within the Supply Chain department at Gilead, to understand, coordinate and communicate across the competing demands of each. He/She will possess excellent verbal and written communication skills and interpersonal skills, strong analytical skills and problem-solving capability. He/She will be able to develop solutions to a wide range of moderately complex problems, which require the regular use of ingenuity and innovation. He/She will be able to direct and implement electronic solutions for supporting Planning operations and Warehousing systems. Education/Experience: The preferred candidate will have extensive experience in a related field and a BS or BA; or experience in pharmaceutical operations/cGMP environment is highly desirable. #J-18808-Ljbffr