Assoc Director, Supply Chain

Gilead Sciences • Foster City, CA

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About The Position

At Gilead, we’re creating a healthier world for all people. For more than 35 years, we’ve tackled diseases such as HIV, viral hepatitis, COVID-19 and cancer – working relentlessly to develop therapies that help improve lives and to ensure access to these therapies across the globe. We continue to fight against the world’s biggest health challenges, and our mission requires collaboration, determination and a relentless drive to make a difference. Every member of Gilead’s team plays a critical role in the discovery and development of life-changing scientific innovations. Our employees are our greatest asset as we work to achieve our bold ambitions, and we’re looking for the next wave of passionate and ambitious people ready to make a direct impact. 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 Gilead and help create possible, together. Job Description Associate Director, End-to-End Commercial Supply Planner plays a critical role in developing and executing supply plans for commercial small molecule and biologics products. This role partners closely with regional commercial supply chain leads to deeply understand demand planning trends, market dynamics, and promotional activities, ensuring these inputs are fully incorporated into global supply plans. Reporting to the End-to-End Commercial Supply Chain Product Lead, the role leverages tools such as SAP ERP and Kinaxis Rapid Response to enable accurate, responsive supply planning and ensure product availability across diverse markets.

Requirements

• Doctorate and 5+ years of relevant experience OR Master’s and 8+ years of relevant experience OR Bachelor’s and 10+ years of relevant experience

Nice To Haves

• Experience in supply planning or related roles within pharmaceutical or biopharmaceutical commercial supply chains.
• Proven experience partnering with regional commercial supply chain leads to incorporate demand planning insights into supply plans.
• Strong experience with SAP ERP and Kinaxis RapidResponse or equivalent supply planning tools.
• Knowledge of commercial supply chain dynamics in small molecule and/or biologics product sectors.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills to foster collaboration with regional teams.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret demand data and translate into executable supply plans.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and work effectively in a global, matrixed environment.
• Proactive problem-solving mindset and customer-focused approach.

Responsibilities

• Act as a primary partner to regional commercial supply chain leads to understand regional demand planning trends, market access changes, promotional campaigns, and product lifecycle events.
• Ensure demand signals from regional planning teams are accurately reflected and integrated into the end-to-end supply plans.
• Facilitate regular communication and alignment sessions with regional leads to validate assumptions, reconcile forecast discrepancies, and adjust supply plans accordingly.
• Develop, maintain, and execute detailed commercial supply plans that reflect the latest demand insights and manufacturing capacities.
• Utilize SAP ERP and Kinaxis RapidResponse to build and monitor supply plans, adapting quickly to changes in demand or supply constraints.
• Work closely with internal and external manufacturing sites to confirm production schedules support demand trends and commercial priorities.
• Collaborate with regional supply leads to optimize inventory positions, balancing customer service levels with cost efficiency.
• Support supply allocation decisions during constrained supply scenarios by leveraging insights from demand trends.
• Partner with Commercial Operations, Quality, Manufacturing, and Finance teams to ensure supply plans support overall business objectives.
• Participate in regional and global S&OP processes, providing supply planning expertise and demand-supply reconciliation.
• Support change management initiatives impacting supply plans resulting from commercial or regulatory changes
• Track and report key supply planning metrics including supply plan adherence, inventory levels, and service performance.
• Provide timely updates and escalations to leadership and stakeholders based on supply-demand alignment.

Benefits

• This position may also be eligible for a discretionary annual bonus, discretionary stock-based long-term incentives (eligibility may vary based on role), paid time off, and a benefits package.
• Benefits include company-sponsored medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans.
• For additional benefits information, visit: https://www.gilead.com/careers/compensation-benefits-and-wellbeing
• Eligible employees may participate in benefit plans, subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable plans.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees