Associate Director, Bothell Materials Management

Bristol Myers Squibb • Bothell, WA

3d • $174,520 - $211,480 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Associate Director, Materials Management provides strategic and operational leadership for all materials planning, purchasing, and raw materials inventory governance activities supporting the Bothell manufacturing site, encompassing both commercial and clinical production and New Product Introduction (NPI) activities within a GMP regulated biopharmaceutical environment. As the site Materials Management leader, this role sets strategy and standards while ensuring compliant, consistent execution across all materials portfolios. The Associate Director provides people leadership and technical oversight to enable uninterrupted manufacturing and successful clinical and commercial launches, while serving as a key interface to Global Supply Chain and Strategic Sourcing to translate enterprise strategy into executable site plans, proactively manage risk, and drive cross‑functional resolution.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required in Supply Chain, Engineering, Life Sciences, Business, or a related field.
• 8–12+ years of progressive experience in materials management or supply chain roles supporting manufacturing operations within a regulated biopharmaceutical or pharmaceutical environment.
• Demonstrated experience leading materials planning, purchasing, and inventory governance activities in support of clinical development, tech transfer, new product introductions and commercial manufacturing.
• Experience leading and developing teams and/or providing functional leadership within matrixed organizations.
• Strong working knowledge of cGMP requirements and regulatory expectations as they apply to materials planning, purchasing, inventory control, and manufacturing readiness across clinical, launch, and commercial operations.
• Hands‑on experience with ERP and planning systems, preferably SAP S/4 and SAP IBP, including sustained, regular use in materials planning, purchasing, and inventory management to support manufacturing operations.
• Experience operating within global supply planning and purchasing models, including coordination across network strategies, Global Supply Chain organizations, and broader enterprise stakeholders.
• Deep expertise in materials planning and purchasing processes, including MRP‑based planning, Planning Bill of Materials (BOM) governance, consumption‑based planning models, inventory optimization and risk mitigation strategies.
• Demonstrated experience establishing and governing planning BOM structures to support clinical programs, tech transfers, and new product introductions.
• Proven ability to assess and manage complex supply risks, anticipate downstream impacts, and protect continuity in patient‑critical manufacturing environments.
• Strong working knowledge of quality systems, material disposition and release readiness processes, and audit expectations.
• Ability to define performance metrics, interpret data across systems, and drive risk‑based, data‑driven decision making.
• Experience interpreting demand signals and scenario changes to inform materials planning, purchasing, and inventory strategies in clinical, launch, and commercial environments.
• Demonstrated ability to lead, coach, and develop teams while building organizational capability.
• Strong cross‑functional leadership and influence skills, with the ability to engage site, network, and enterprise stakeholders.
• Ability to balance strategic leadership with hands‑on operational engagement in fast‑paced, high‑complexity manufacturing environments.
• Resilient, adaptable, and solutions‑oriented approach to ambiguity, competing priorities, and change.

Nice To Haves

• Advanced education or professional certification in supply chain management, product lifecycle management, or related disciplines (e.g., MBA, MS, graduate certificate, APICS CPIM/CSCP/CLTD) a plus.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end site material availability across Operations, Quality Control, and Facilities, ensuring alignment between materials strategy, execution priorities, and manufacturing readiness.
• Define and maintain site Materials Management standards, governance, and operating models to ensure consistent, compliant execution across all materials portfolios.
• Serve as the senior site authority for Materials Management performance, risk posture, and decision making.
• Serve as the site level functional owner for Materials Management strategy and risk posture across clinical programs, tech transfers, and new product introductions.
• Define and approve site materials strategies for clinical development and launches, ensuring alignment across planning approaches, supplier readiness expectations, planning BOM governance, and inventory positioning.
• Own escalation, prioritization, and decision making for materials related risks impacting clinical supply continuity and launch readiness, ensuring timely cross functional resolution.
• Own site‑level inventory health strategy and risk posture for raw materials, including expiration risk, excess, obsolescence, and scrap.
• Establish and oversee site material status governance, ensuring clear, real‑time visibility to material disposition, release readiness, constraints, shortages, and disruptions, with defined escalation and decision‑making accountability.
• Define expectations for inventory accuracy, constraint recovery planning, and escalation pathways to protect manufacturing continuity.
• Sponsor and prioritize site‑level continuous improvement initiatives to strengthen supply resilience, reduce waste, and improve long‑term inventory performance.
• Serve as the primary site interface with Global Supply Chain, Strategic Sourcing, and Quality to coordinate continuity, escalation, and supply‑risk mitigation.
• Ensure appropriate investigation, root cause analysis, and CAPA ownership for material‑related issues through partnership with cross-functional stakeholders and suppliers.
• Promote a culture of compliance, environmental health & safety, and operational excellence through strong cross‑functional partnership and leadership.
• Lead, coach, and develop a team of Materials Management planners and buyers (people managers and/or individual contributors); set priorities, build technical and leadership capability, and ensure training and qualification aligned with cGMP requirements.
• Establish clear performance expectations and accountability across the organization.
• Define, monitor, and communicate Materials Management KPIs (e.g., service level, shortages, inventory health, supplier performance) to drive accountability and continuous improvement.
• Serve as the site Materials Management SME for new processes, systems, and planning models, ensuring effective adoption, sustained performance, and alignment with global strategy.
• Support additional site and enterprise initiatives as required.

Benefits

• Health Coverage: Medical, pharmacy, dental, and vision care.
• Wellbeing Support: Programs such as BMS Well-Being Account, BMS Living Life Better, and Employee Assistance Programs (EAP).
• Financial Well-being and Protection: 401(k) plan, short- and long-term disability, life insurance, accident insurance, supplemental health insurance, business travel protection, personal liability protection, identity theft benefit, legal support, and survivor support.
• Work-life benefits include: Paid Time Off US Exempt Employees: flexible time off (unlimited, with manager approval, 11 paid national holidays (not applicable to employees in Phoenix, AZ, Puerto Rico or Rayzebio employees) Phoenix, AZ, Puerto Rico and Rayzebio Exempt, Non-Exempt, Hourly Employees: 160 hours annual paid vacation for new hires with manager approval, 11 national holidays, and 3 optional holidays
• Based on eligibility, additional time off for employees may include unlimited paid sick time, up to 2 paid volunteer days per year, summer hours flexibility, leaves of absence for medical, personal, parental, caregiver, bereavement, and military needs and an annual Global Shutdown between Christmas and New Years Day.
• All global employees full and part-time who are actively employed at and paid directly by BMS at the end of the calendar year are eligible to take advantage of the Global Shutdown.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director