Lead, US Logistics Ops. Compliance and Sustainability - Sr Manager
About The Position
Lead the delivery of a unique customer experience through a self-driving, agile, compliant, and regionally differentiated distribution network guided by Takeda’s commitment to patients, people, and the planet. Deploy strategic logistics network initiatives in the assigned geographic area, such as air-to-sea, rail, and new packaging technologies. Manage compliance and sustainability for US primary logistics activities in collaboration with stakeholders at plants, distribution centers, and partner organizations, supporting Takeda’s compliance and sustainability goals, process improvement, and cost-effectiveness ambitions. Serve as a Squad Lead for an assigned squad in US-GDL, mentoring members, developing their skills, providing direction, and fostering effective collaboration. Lead US-GDL strategic sustainability initiatives with manufacturing plants, CMOs, business units, and internal partners, aligned with the global sustainability lead. Manage logistics service provider quarterly business reviews and performance, and support supplier-management guidelines and procedures for selecting solutions that advance sustainability, compliance, cost improvement, and service levels. Act as the US-GDL compliance champion, coaching the team on comprehensive, timely, high-quality investigations. Support GMP/GDP compliance, cold-chain excellence, internal and external quality audits, regulatory submissions, and understanding transportation and shipping-solution regulatory status at each facility. Support deviation and CAPA standards with logistics partners and internal teams; assist with product launches; and author, review, maintain, and train team members on US-GDL operating procedures while tracking adherence.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in business administration, engineering, or supply chain management.
- At least 8 years of relevant experience in distribution and logistics management, preferably in the pharmaceutical industry.
- Extensive experience and knowledge of cold-chain distribution and shipping qualification requirements.
- Strong supply-chain and quality-systems knowledge, including familiarity with SAP, JDE, Ariba, Microsoft Office, Power BI, and Trackwise.
- Very strong communication skills to manage stakeholders across levels and countries.
- Good leadership, networking, and influencing skills.
- Good intercultural skills.
- Good business acumen and financial analytics skills.
- Structured, holistic, and clear problem-solving abilities.
- Strong ability to analyze a wide variety of supply-chain data and make process-improvement decisions.
- Strong ability to present ideas with clarity, conviction, and confidence.
- Strong ability to manage ambiguity, find pragmatic solutions, and align or influence key stakeholders.
- Strong portfolio-management skills.
Nice To Haves
- PMI certification is a plus.
Responsibilities
- Serve as Squad Lead for an assigned US-GDL squad, mentoring members, developing their skills, providing direction, and encouraging effective collaboration.
- Lead deployment of strategic logistics network initiatives in the assigned geographic area, including initiatives such as air-to-sea, rail, and new packaging technologies.
- Lead US-GDL sustainability initiatives in collaboration with US manufacturing plants, CMOs, business units, and internal business partners, coordinating with the global sustainability lead.
- Lead quarterly business reviews and performance management for logistics service providers within the role’s scope.
- Support supplier management by defining guidelines and procedures for selecting solutions that support sustainability, compliance, cost improvement, and service-level goals.
- Collaborate with Procurement, Finance, Quality Assurance, and Supply Chain to achieve metrics such as customer service levels, truck load-fill, sea ratio, and carbon emissions for US-GDL.
- Act as US-GDL compliance champion, mentoring and coaching the team to ensure investigations are comprehensive, timely, and high quality.
- Support GMP/GDP compliance, cold-chain excellence, internal and external quality audits, and regulatory submissions.
- Ensure each facility understands the regulatory status of product transportation and shipping solutions before regulatory audits.
- Support deployment and adherence to deviation-management and CAPA-reporting standards with logistics partners and internal US-GDL teams.
- Support new product launches by ensuring US-GDL launch activities are executed in collaboration with relevant partners.
- Author, review, and maintain US-GDL operating procedures; ensure team members are trained and track compliance.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
