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

Gilead Sciences•Foster City, CA

5d•$165,495 - $235,620

About The Position

The Associate Director, End-to-End Commercial Supply Planner develops and executes supply plans for commercial small molecule and biologics products. The role partners with regional commercial supply chain leads to understand demand planning trends, market dynamics, market access changes, promotional activities, and product lifecycle events, and integrates these inputs into global supply plans. It reports to the End-to-End Commercial Supply Chain Product Lead and uses SAP ERP and Kinaxis Rapid Response to support responsive planning and product availability across global markets. The position develops, maintains, and executes detailed plans across API, Drug Substance, Drug Product, and Finished Goods, considering demand, manufacturing capacity, lead times, inventory, and minimum remaining shelf-life requirements at batch release and market delivery. It works with internal and external manufacturing sites and cross-functional partners to balance service, cost, inventory, allocation, compliance, and write-off risk. The role also monitors performance, communicates supply status and risks, and escalates issues to leadership and stakeholders. The posting describes people-leader accountabilities, including creating an inclusive environment, developing talent, empowering teams, and providing supervision, training, guidance, and performance management. The salary range is $182,070–$235,620 in the Bay Area and $165,495–$214,170 in other U.S. locations. The position may be eligible for a discretionary annual bonus, discretionary stock-based long-term incentives, paid time off, and company-sponsored medical, dental, vision, and life insurance. Two openings are available.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree and ten years of experience, or a master's degree and eight years of experience, or a PhD/PharmD and five years of experience.
Experience in pharmaceutical operations or a cGMP environment.
In-depth understanding of relevant principles, concepts, practices, standards, and industry practices.
Working knowledge of relevant regulatory guidance, including pharmaceutical GMPs and ICH Q7A.
In-depth understanding of the financial aspects of Supply Chain operations and proficiency across multiple Supply Chain practices.
Strong verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to produce clear, concise, well-supported written 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.
Ability to develop solutions to complex problems using ingenuity and innovation, and to exercise independent judgment in developing methods, techniques, and evaluation criteria.
Ability to apply organizational policies and interpret, execute, and recommend changes to department policies and procedures.
Experience purchasing custom chemicals, planning pharmaceutical development activities, and managing third-party synthesis of intermediates or APIs.
Ability to provide leadership and direction, supervise and develop personnel, and manage team performance.
Ability to develop and implement Supply Chain strategies, policies, and procedures, including ensuring regulatory compliance.
Ability to manage suppliers, subcontractors, vendors, contracts, and outsourced manufacturing activities, including monitoring performance and negotiating substantial financial agreements.

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with the technologies, strengths, and weaknesses of fine chemical and pharmaceutical manufacturers worldwide.
Experience with SAP ERP and Kinaxis Rapid Response.
Experience coordinating multiple production schedules.

Responsibilities

Partner with regional commercial supply chain leads to understand demand trends, market access changes, promotional campaigns, and product lifecycle events.
Integrate regional demand signals into end-to-end supply plans spanning API, Drug Substance, Drug Product, and Finished Goods.
Facilitate regular alignment sessions with regional leads to validate assumptions, reconcile forecast discrepancies, and adjust supply plans.
Develop, maintain, and execute detailed commercial supply plans that account for demand, manufacturing capacity, lead times, and minimum remaining shelf-life requirements.
Review API part setups, effective dates, and other master data; monitor new-product supply setup updates.
Manage API retest and expiry reviews and review and manage Ministry of Health (MoH) requirements across API.
Manage system FPOs, including allocation of ICNs.
Review demand and Drug Product supply-plan outliers, Drug Product five-year supply plans, and API four-year supply plans.
Review API inventory health; prepare API change-analysis materials; review shipping quantities and requirements; and review lot-level restrictions for Drug Product firm orders.
Provide four-year budget volumes during LE.
Use SAP ERP and Kinaxis Rapid Response to build, monitor, and scenario-test supply plans, managing demand changes, supply constraints, expiry risk, and shelf-life-related trade-offs.
Work with internal and external manufacturing sites to align production schedules and batch strategies with demand, lead times, and shelf-life expectations.
Optimize global inventory positioning with regional supply leads, balancing customer service and cost efficiency.
Analyze demand trends to support allocation decisions during constrained supply situations.
Partner with Commercial Operations, Quality, Manufacturing, and Finance to ensure supply plans support business objectives.
Maintain visibility with regional market leads on supply status, risks, and escalations to support product availability.
Support supply-plan change management resulting from commercial or regulatory changes.
Track and report supply-plan adherence, inventory levels, and service performance.
Provide timely updates and escalate supply-demand alignment issues to leadership and stakeholders.
Lead, direct, and manage a team in support of Supply Chain strategy; provide supervision, training, guidance, and performance management.
Create an inclusive, productive working environment; develop employee talent and empower teams.
Develop and implement Supply Chain policies, procedures, strategies, and goals for products or projects, ensuring relevant regulatory requirements are met.
Manage material and production control systems and processes to ensure approved materials flow in time to meet production requirements.
Create and communicate supplier, subcontractor, or vendor agreements and opportunities; negotiate contracts and drive cost savings.
Monitor major contract costs, schedules, and performance; conduct supplier business reviews and manage performance against cost, service, quality, schedule, and flexibility goals.
Review or implement changes to controlled documents and potentially author sections of regulatory documents.
Potentially serve as a liaison with governmental or audit agencies, manage outsourced manufacturing activities, coordinate multiple production schedules, and keep informed about market and competitor information.