Planning & Distribution Manager

Corium Innovations • Grand Rapids, MI

5d

About The Position

Corium Innovations is seeking a Planning & Distribution Manager who will have ownership of the Master Production Plan (MPP) and end‑to‑end distribution and warehouse execution supporting Corium Innovations’ GMP pharmaceutical manufacturing operations. This role provides leadership to ensure production planning, warehouse activities, and distribution execution are aligned to meet customer service expectations, operational KPIs, and regulatory requirements. This position directly manages a Senior Manufacturing Planner, who owns detailed production scheduling and manages the master plan, and Material Handlers, who execute day‑to‑day warehouse operations. While detailed scheduling and warehouse tasks are executed by direct reports, this role retains accountability for plan quality, service performance, inventory health, and execution outcomes. This role also works closely with the Director of Supply Chain and Procurement Manager to ensure overall supply chain performance targets are achieved. Your most Innovative career move is here! At Corium Innovations, we’ve led the way in innovating drug delivery technologies for millions of patients whose GI systems just can’t tolerate pills, who can’t remember to take their meds as directed, or who have needle-phobia. This is only the beginning! There’s so much more to deliver, and we need YOU to do it! Our Purpose is to create, develop and manufacture innovative healthcare products for partners that deliver superior value to patients. Our Goal is to be the best-in-class specialty CDMO through the use of innovative technologies and superior execution. Our Company Values are core to our positive and people-centric culture which inspires all of us to come to work every day on behalf of our people, our partners, our customers, and our patients. Through our four core values, we put people first and create opportunities to make each day better than the last. Celebrate Individuals: We ’ re looking for talent who will celebrate the uniqueness of each of our team members by encouraging everyone to bring their authentic self to work. Successful Together: We believe we ’ re better together, so we prioritize teamwork as we work to achieve our shared vision knowing each one of us has an important role to play. Embrace Innovation: We embrace new challenges and opportunities while encouraging creative thinking and innovative solutions to best meet the needs of our people and our partners. Pride in Ownership: We take pride in owning our progress and successes, feeling empowered to pursue our growth to reach our full potential. And we hope you will too!

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Operations, Business, Engineering, or related field
• 7+ years of experience in planning and/or warehouse & distribution leadership within a GMP‑regulated pharmaceutical or medical device environment
• Prior people leadership experience, including planners and/or warehouse staff
• ERP experience required; Microsoft Dynamics 365 preferred
• Strong understanding of master planning governance, execution management, and KPI‑driven performance
• Strategic planning leadership with execution focus
• Strong people leadership and coaching capability
• Service‑level and KPI accountability
• Cross‑functional influence, partnership, and decision‑making
• GMP mindset with high attention to detail and documentation rigor

Nice To Haves

• CDMO experience supporting both clinical and commercial programs preferred
• Experience with regulated domestic and international pharmaceutical distribution preferred

Responsibilities

• Own and maintain the Master Production Plan, ensuring alignment with approved demand forecasts, manufacturing capacity, and business priorities.
• Establish planning strategies, planning horizons, and governance rules that drive effective and executable schedules.
• Ensure the master plan supports service level targets, inventory objectives, and operational KPIs across clinical and commercial programs.
• Lead planning scenario analysis and risk assessments related to demand changes, capacity constraints, and execution risks.
• Provide functional leadership, coaching, and performance management to the Senior Manufacturing Planner.
• Partner closely with the Senior Manufacturing Planner and Department Leadership to ensure detailed production schedules align to the master plan and are capable of delivering required KPIs.
• Review schedule adherence, execution performance, and variability; guide corrective actions as needed.
• Serve as escalation point for schedule conflicts, priority trade‑offs, or execution risks impacting customer service.
• Directly manage Material Handlers responsible for day‑to‑day warehouse operations, including receiving, storage, picking, staging, and shipping activities.
• Be responsible for working with the appropriate teams to manage clinical shipments, as well as primary contact for imported shipments.
• Ensure warehouse execution supports production plans, order fulfillment requirements, and GMP/GDP expectations.
• Establish clear priorities, work standards, and performance expectations for warehouse activities.
• Monitor warehouse KPIs such as on‑time shipments, inventory integrity, and execution efficiency.
• Retain accountability for service level performance, schedule adherence, and planning/distribution KPIs.
• Partner with Quality, Manufacturing, Finance, and Supply Chain leadership on inventory risk mitigation and disposition decisions as required.
• Own the processing of product disposal and collaborate with appropriate departments.
• Oversee finished‑goods order fulfillment and distribution performance for all customers.
• Coordinate with Quality partners to ensure compliant shipment execution, including temperature‑controlled and regulated shipments where applicable.
• Track and report customer service metrics; lead root‑cause analysis and corrective actions for delivery or service failures.
• Work closely with the Director of Supply Chain and Procurement Manager to ensure production planning, procurement execution, and warehouse/distribution activities collectively support service targets and KPIs.
• Serve as the primary planning and distribution interface for Manufacturing, Process Development, Engineering, Program Management, Quality, and Commercial stakeholders.
• Support S&OP and supply review forums with master plan insight, execution feedback, and risk‑based recommendations.
• Ensure effective use of Microsoft Dynamics 365 (D365) or successor ERP systems for planning execution, warehouse visibility, and order fulfillment.
• Develop and maintain dashboards and reports providing visibility into production plan performance, service levels, inventory health, and warehouse KPIs.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on planning effectiveness, service reliability, and warehouse execution efficiency.
• Ensure all planning, warehouse, and distribution activities comply with Corium SOPs, GDP requirements, and GMP expectations.
• Support audits, inspections, deviations, and CAPAs related to planning, inventory, warehousing, or distribution.

Benefits

• Highly competitive benefits program including medical, dental, vision, flexible spending accounts, life insurance, disability insurance, and employee assistance program.
• 401(k) retirement savings account with a company match and immediate vesting.
• 12 paid holidays.
• Competitive paid vacation plan plus ~1 additional week of paid time off for our annual holiday shutdown.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager