Commercial Associate Project Manager I

PCI Pharma Services•Philadelphia, PA

About The Position

The Commercial Associate Project Manager I assists with execution of customer projects and ongoing order fulfillment, ensuring objectives are completed within the prescribed time frame and budget while adhering to applicable pharmaceutical regulations. The role supports exceptional client satisfaction and strong business performance metrics. The position coordinates customer-specific production schedules and forecasts; supports purchasing, material requirements planning, and order management; tracks on-time delivery and document-creation metrics; and manages purchase orders, materials, and inventory. It also supports documentation review, finished-goods release and shipment preparation, obsolete-material disposition, component and artwork changes, and day-to-day problem solving with the Project Manager and team. The role may require overtime and/or weekend work and requires adherence to PCI, cGMP, and GCP policies, procedures, and rules.

Requirements

Associate's degree in a related field and/or 1–3 years of related experience and/or training.
College-level mathematical skills.
Intermediate computer skills, including ability to perform more complex computer tasks and knowledge of various computer programs.
Full professional proficiency in speaking, reading, and writing fluently and accurately at levels pertinent to professional needs.
High reasoning ability, including solving practical problems, dealing with concrete variables in situations with limited standardization, and interpreting instructions provided in various forms.

Nice To Haves

Ability to set and achieve challenging goals.
Ability to adapt to a changing work environment.
Excellent time management skills.
Ability to identify and resolve problems in a timely manner.

Responsibilities

Create and maintain customer-specific production schedules for long-term forecasts and short-term production demands, follow workflow through each step, preserve schedule integrity, communicate, and flag on-time delivery risks.
Ensure accurate forecasts are available for monthly Material Requirements Planning runs.
Interpret purchasing authorizations in supply agreements; submit purchase order requisitions to Procurement and coordinate expediting, delaying, or cancellation as needed; support on-time delivery and communicate issues.
Support fulfillment and use of Material Requirements Planning tools in the ERP system through forecast and order management.
Maintain an understanding of document creation processes, including lot/expiration forms, material receipt and release, batch record preparation, and ERP work order creation.
Track on-time delivery and document-creation metrics for the appropriate business units.
Manage and monitor purchase order status within the PCI-Philadelphia organization to meet on-time delivery metrics.
Work with customers to ensure correct components and artwork changes; communicate price variances to management.
Review and approve documentation, including specifications and batch records, as required.
Create bills of materials and component item numbers, and ensure accurate data entry and management.
Monitor and facilitate timely release of finished goods and assist with preparation of shipment documents.
Assist with disposition of nonconforming materials and Component Variance Notifications.
Order shipper labels and print mats and ensure they are ready for maintenance and production requirements.
Ensure obsolete materials are dispositioned and invoiced after a component revision or at the end of a project.
Ensure destruction of obsolete and expired materials and provide Certificates of Destruction to customers as required.
Coordinate with Incoming Quality to ensure timely release of components and bulk.
Allocate and manage lot-specific materials to work orders.
Maintain optimal component inventory levels for customer-owned inventory.
Provide ongoing support to the Project Manager and team for day-to-day internal problem solving and troubleshooting.
Train and onboard new employees in the same role, as requested.
Adhere to PCI, cGMP, and GCP policies, procedures, and rules; maintain attendance at work as an essential function.