Director, Supply Chain - Bracco Diagnostics, Inc.

Bracco Medical Technologies•Princeton, NJ

22h•Remote

About The Position

Bracco Diagnostics Inc. is a subsidiary of Bracco Imaging, part of the Bracco Group, specializing in the clinical development, marketing, and sales of diagnostic contrast imaging agents, primarily to hospitals in the United States. The company is dedicated to the discovery, development, manufacturing, and marketing of imaging agents and solutions focused on diagnostic efficacy, patient safety, and cost-effectiveness. The Director, Supply Chain provides strategic and operational leadership for transportation, logistics, warehousing, and demand planning across the Americas region, supporting Bracco’s OneBracco operating model. This role is responsible for building and leading a high-performing, compliant, and cost-effective supply chain organization that ensures product availability, patient safety, and service excellence while driving continuous financial and operational improvement across multiple Bracco entities. The Director, Supply Chain plays a critical leadership role in designing, executing, and continuously improving Bracco’s transportation, logistics, warehousing, and demand planning operations across the Americas region. Operating within the OneBracco model, this role is accountable for building a resilient, compliant, and cost-effective supply chain that supports commercial growth, high customer service levels, and patient safety across multiple Bracco entities. This position combines strategic planning with hands-on operational leadership. The Director will oversee third-party logistics providers, transportation carriers, and enabling technology platforms while ensuring full compliance with FDA regulations and GxP requirements. Success in this role requires the ability to balance service, quality, cost, and risk, while driving standardization, visibility, and continuous improvement across a complex, multi-site, regulated environment. The Director, Supply Chain serves as a key business partner to Quality, Regulatory, Commercial, Finance, IT, and Global Operations teams and regularly interfaces with senior leaders, external service providers, and global corporate stakeholders. This individual will lead a regional team, manage significant spend, influence enterprise-wide supply chain strategy, and play a central role in supporting new product launches, demand shifts, and long-term growth initiatives.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Logistics, Operations, Business, Engineering, Finance, Accounting, or related field
8–12 years of progressive supply chain or operations experience within a pharmaceutical, biotech, medical device, or other FDA-regulated environment
5+ years of people leadership and/or project management experience, including oversight of 3PLs and external transportation partners
Strong working knowledge of FDA regulations and GxP requirements (GDP/GMP) and regulated distribution environments
Demonstrated experience across transportation, logistics, warehousing, demand planning, and inventory management
Strong financial acumen with experience managing budgets, forecasts, KPIs, and cost-optimization initiatives
Advanced proficiency in Excel and experience with ERP and analytics tools (e.g., SAP, Power BI)
Adhere to the Bracco’s core values, including: Passion: Connecting People and Networking; Be Yourself Extraordinary: Leading People and Delegation; Courage Continuous Evolution: Insight and Learning Agility; Digital and Technology Orientation Sustainability: Long-Term Value Creation; Accountability

Nice To Haves

MBA or master’s degree preferred
Professional certifications a plus (APICS, Lean Six Sigma, PMP)

Responsibilities

Lead end-to-end supply chain operations for the Americas region, including transportation, logistics, warehousing, inventory management, and demand planning
Provide strategic oversight and day-to-day management of inbound and outbound transportation operations, including carrier selection, contract management, SLAs, performance metrics, audits, and cost optimization
Oversee GDP-compliant warehousing and distribution services through 3PL partners, including pick, pack, ship, returns, inventory accuracy, and distribution resource planning
Develop and execute transportation and supply chain strategies aligned with business objectives, regulatory requirements, and customer service expectations
Ensure compliance with FDA regulations and GxP requirements (GDP/GMP), including temperature-controlled shipments, serialization, product traceability, quality agreements, and disaster recovery planning
Lead Americas regional demand planning and inventory governance, aligning statistical forecasts with Sales and Commercial inputs through the S&OP process
Own supply chain performance KPIs (OTIF, forecast accuracy, inventory turns, backorders, obsolete inventory, transportation cost) and drive root-cause analysis and corrective actions
Manage supply chain financial performance, including budgeting, forecasting, transportation spend, and cost-reduction initiatives
Partner cross-functionally to support new product launches, supply changes, risk mitigation, and business continuity planning
Lead supply chain projects, system enhancements (TMS/WMS/ERP), process improvements, and change management efforts
Prepare and present operational performance, risks, and strategic recommendations to senior leadership
Lead and develop a Supply Chain organization consisting of approximately 5 full-time employees and 1–2 contractors, providing coaching, performance management, and development planning
Provide overall operational and strategic oversight of 3PL logistics services, including warehousing, distribution, and value-added services
Own governance and performance management of the Transportation Management Service (TMS), ensuring system effectiveness, data integrity, and alignment with operational and financial objectives
Maintain overall responsibility for inbound and outbound transportation carriers, including selection, performance management, compliance, and cost optimization