Associate Director, Supply Chain

WuXi AppTec • Middletown, DE

74d

About The Position

This position is a leadership role, being responsible for the direct management of people managers & individual contributors. As a key leader, you are jointly responsible for the site culture by leading by example and role modeling WuXi values and competencies. Job Summary: Lead the material supply processes related to products manufactured at the Middletown site, from the procurement of the raw materials to the shipment of finished goods, as well as manufacturing master data management. Responsible for the excellent relationship with commercial clients & ensuring a premium service via frequent communication and finding innovative, win-win solutions that meet client needs. As a strategic role and key player for the organization, this position will interact with the following departments: Bulk Operations, Packaging Operations, QC, Validation, QA, IT and Finance. This position oversees lead times and the requested delivery date and ensures on-time in full delivery.

Requirements

• BS in Science, Technology or Business.
• 15+ years of experience in manufacturing logistics/supply chain (in a GMP environment a strong plus).
• 10+ years managing teams.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite, Maximo, Calibration program software, MES, etc.

Nice To Haves

• Known for exceptional management of teams.
• Decisive leader; at ease to take autonomously important decisions under pressure.
• Organized and rigorous.
• Excellent knowledge and strong experience in supply chain strategy.
• Strong understanding of warehouse operations and related regulations.
• Solid knowledge of transport and customs rules.
• Natural leader, at ease to take autonomous decisions under pressure.
• Excellent management and organizational skills.
• Well-developed ability to constructively work across functional areas and levels.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, influential, and deductive skills.
• Capability to work with short deadlines and simultaneous activities.
• Understanding of GMP and FDA/EMA/Swissmedic regulatory requirements.
• Understanding of solid oral dosage forms manufacturing and packaging processes.

Responsibilities

• Guide, mentor & develop your teams to achieve an environment of personal accountability and trust.
• Align with the site to set the strategy & priorities for your teams, ensuring we are working on the right things.
• Manage your teams by setting & tracking goals and tasks. Continuously improving processes to ensure we are doing it right.
• Ensure proactive priority and daily activity management for team & activities.
• Ensure department processes are sufficiently defined and documented. KPIs are implemented & monitored.
• Communicate pro-actively, consistently, and collaboratively with peers, stakeholders, and partners.
• Use risk management & scientific assessments to ensure resource allocation is commensurate to the risk, impact, and the ROI.
• Keep up to date with current industry best practices that may give an operational or strategic advantage to WuXi.
• Accountable for the department budget (OPEX and CAPEX).
• Accountable for timely supply of products and materials as per business requirements.
• Accountable for sufficient inventory of all raw materials to ensure overall on time delivery to the customer.
• Responsible for lead time optimization and monitoring.
• Supervise and lead the demand plan management from supply plan cycle to reaching OTIF targets.
• Capacity review with the impacted plant departments and the Warehouse.
• Support QC and QA release prioritization when applicable.
• Accountable for on time Supply Chain and Master Data deliverables to support NPI project.
• Responsible for the direct material standard cost setup, write-offs and crossed charge to customer.
• Responsible for indirect purchasing activities and CAPEX procurement.
• Accountable for timely Manufacturing Master Data activities.
• Ensure Manufacturing Master Data activities are performed according to GMP rules.
• Ensure execution of assigned tasks & impact assessment on ERP system.
• Ensure preparation of data templates, initiation and follow-up of workflows and data entry in the system.
• Ensure CAPA and change control follow-up and ownership.
• Ensure proper IT involvement for developments, test script creation and execution during ERP or routing changes.
• Ensure appropriate training is provided to users in regard to routing changes.
• Responsible for an exceptional relationship with commercial clients.
• Accountable for impeccable customer service, including converting Purchase Orders into Sales Orders in SAP system.
• Accountable for revenue tracking and communication.
• Accountable for the planning, execution and tracking of all compliance activities.
• Accountable for the departments related topics during audits & inspections.
• Process definition, and management of documentation, ensuring alignment to corporate policies.
• Training Curriculum definition and on-time completion of training.
• Follow up, coordination and management of CAPAs, deviations and Change Controls.
• Lead complex deviation investigations, change management, and critical quality complaint resolution activities.
• Provide a safe and healthy work environment for staff.
• Identify members of your department to be part of the site EHS team.
• Work closely with EHS to evaluate hazards and perform risk analysis.
• Ensure that staff are properly informed on hazards, and trained to act in consequence.
• Promote safe practices and behaviors, verify that EHS rules are implemented and respected.
• Report immediately all incidents and near-misses to EHS.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Senior
• Industry: Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees