Manager, Portfolio & Capacity Planning

Bora Biologics USA•Rockville, MD

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Manager, Portfolio & Capacity Planning leads integrated planning across Bora Biologics’ CDMO portfolio, aligning client demand, manufacturing capacity, resource availability, project timelines, and revenue objectives. This role serves as the site’s central planning function, turning forecasts, commitments, and portfolio priorities into executable operating plans in close partnership with Commercial, Program Management, Manufacturing Operations, Supply Chain, MSAT, Quality, and Finance. The position is primarily based at Bora’s warehouse facility in Frederick, Maryland. It leads the monthly S&OP process, develops and maintains manufacturing and capacity plans and models, aligns operational and financial forecasts, and provides leadership with recommendations to support strategic decisions. The listed responsibilities describe the role but are not exhaustive; management may assign or reassign duties.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, Operations Management, Business, Finance, Life Sciences, or a related field.
At least 8 years of experience in manufacturing planning, S&OP, integrated business planning, operations planning, or capacity management.
Deep understanding of S&OP, Integrated Business Planning, manufacturing capacity modeling, and resource planning.
Strong skills in demand forecasting, revenue forecasting, scenario planning, and portfolio analysis.
Experience with analytics tools such as Excel, Power BI, Tableau, or Smartsheet.

Nice To Haves

MBA or advanced degree.
At least 5 years of experience within a biotechnology, pharmaceutical, biologics, cell and gene therapy, or CDMO environment.

Responsibilities

Develop and maintain the site’s integrated manufacturing plan across client programs and products.
Facilitate trade-off discussions when competing priorities affect manufacturing schedules.
Lead the monthly S&OP process and planning governance.
Consolidate forecasts, operational plans, risks, assumptions, and recommendations for leadership review.
Partner with Commercial and Program Management teams to develop client demand forecasts.
Translate contract commitments, project timelines, and pipeline opportunities into executable site demand plans.
Develop and maintain capacity models for manufacturing operations, quality control, quality assurance, MSAT, warehouse, and supporting functions.
Collaborate with functional leaders to determine resource requirements and hiring plans.
Develop revenue forecasts based on manufacturing schedules, contractual commitments, and project milestones.
Partner with Finance and Commercial teams to align operational and financial forecasts.
Develop capacity, revenue, and portfolio planning models.
Provide leadership with actionable recommendations to support strategic decisions.
Serve as the primary planning interface between Commercial, Program Management, Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain, Finance, and Site Leadership.
Facilitate alignment across departments to ensure a unified operating plan.