Associate Director, End-to-End Commercial Supply Chain Planner

Gilead Sciences•Foster City, CA

9d•$182,070 - $235,620•Hybrid

About The Position

The 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

10+ years relevant experience in related field and a BS or BA OR 8+ years of relevant experience and a MA/MBA OR 5+ years of relevant experience and a PharmD/ PhD
Experience in pharmaceutical operations/cGMP environment
Experience purchasing custom chemicals, planning pharmaceutical development activities, and managing the third-party synthesis of intermediates/Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients
Able to develop solutions to a wide range of complex problems, which require the regular use of ingenuity and innovation.
Exceptional verbal and written communication skills.
Able to create written communication that is properly structured providing clear, concise messages that draw well supported conclusions.
Strong negotiation skills.
Good organizational and time management skills, including working knowledge of basic project management tools and techniques.
Ability to interact effectively with senior management.
In depth understanding and application of relevant principles, concepts, practices, and standards, along with an in depth knowledge of industry practices.
Solid working knowledge of relevant regulatory guidance, including pharmaceutical GMPs and ICH Q7A.
Able to apply established organizational policies, and interpret, execute, and recommend modifications to department policies and procedures as needed.
May require familiarity with the technologies, strengths, and weaknesses of a wide variety of fine chemical and pharmaceutical manufacturers worldwide.
Demonstrates an in-depth understanding of the financial aspects of Supply Chain operations.
Demonstrates in-depth knowledge and proficiency across multiple practices within Supply Chain department, to understand, coordinate and communicate across the competing demands of each.

Nice To Haves

API Detailed Planning includes: Review Part Setups, effective dates & other master data
Monitor new product supply setup updates
Manage the API Retest & Expiry Review
Review and manage MoH across API
Manage system FPOs, including allocation of ICNs
Review Demand & Drug Product Supply Plan outliers
Review DP 5 Year Supply Plan & API 4 Year Supply Plan
Review API Inventory Health
Create first draft SRM API Change Analysis slide
Review Shipping Quantities & Requirements
Review Lot Level Restrictions for DP Firm Orders
Provide API Change Analysis Slide
Provide 4 Year budget volumes during LE
Provides supervision, training, guidance and performance management to department personnel.
Creates and maintains a positive working environment to ensure high productivity, employee engagement and performance.
Exercises independent judgment in developing methods, techniques, and evaluation criteria for obtaining results.
Develops and implements policies and procedures for the operation of Supply Chain activities, ensuring all relevant regulatory requirements are met.
Develops and implements strategies and goals for specific products or projects.
Creates and effectively communicates supplier, subcontractor and/or vendor agreements and opportunities to the organization.
Implements and maintains material and production control systems, policies, processes and procedures ensuring that a controlled flow of approved materials timed to meet production requirements.
May serve as liaison between the company and the various governmental agencies and/or audit agencies as required.
Reviews, and/or implements changes to controlled documents as needed.
May author sections of regulatory documents.
Negotiates large contracts involving substantial financial amounts.
Monitors cost, schedules and performance aspects of major contracts.
Drives cost savings through direct negotiation and other sourcing methods.
May execute supplier agreements in conjunction with Legal and internal clients to ensure contracts terms and conditions are in compliance with corporate and purchasing guidelines.
Conducts formal business reviews with key suppliers, subcontractors and/or vendors to discuss performance on a regular basis.
Manages against contract performance to ensure that agreed upon cost, service, quality, schedule and flexibility goals are met.
May manage outsourced manufacturing activities.
Compiles information from periodicals, catalogs, and other sources to keep informed on relevant market and competitor information.
May be responsible for coordinating multiple production schedules.

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 (API, Drug Substance, Drug Product, Finished Goods) to enable interrupted supply to global markets.
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 across API, Drug Substance, Drug Product, and Finished Goods, integrating demand insights, manufacturing capacities, end to end lead times, and minimum remaining shelf life (MRSL) requirements at both batch release and market delivery to ensure compliant and timely supply.
Utilize SAP ERP and Kinaxis Rapid Response to build, monitor, and scenario test supply plans, proactively managing demand changes, supply constraints, expiry risk, and shelf life driven trade offs related to production timing, inventory positioning, and allocation decisions.
Work closely with internal and external manufacturing sites to align production schedules and batch strategies with demand trends, lead time realities, and MRSL expectations at release and in market, minimizing write off risk while supporting commercial priorities and service level commitments.
Optimize global inventory positioning in collaboration with regional supply leads, balancing customer service and cost efficiency.
Enable informed allocation decisions in constrained supply scenarios through analysis of demand trends.
Partner with Commercial Operations, Quality, Manufacturing, and Finance teams to ensure supply plans support overall business objectives.
Establish strong partnerships with respective regional market leads to maintain ongoing visibility to supply status, risks, and escalations, supporting uninterrupted product availability in market.
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.
Create Inclusion - knowing the business value of diverse teams, modeling inclusion, and embedding the value of diversity in the way they manage their teams.
Develop Talent - understand the skills, experience, aspirations and potential of their employees and coach them on current performance and future potential. They ensure employees are receiving the feedback and insight needed to grow, develop and realize their purpose.
Empower Teams - connect the team to the organization by aligning goals, purpose, and organizational objectives, and holding them to account. They provide the support needed to remove barriers and connect their team to the broader ecosystem.