Procurement and Logistics Analyst, Supply Chain

PharmaEssentia U.S.A.•Burlington, MA

1d•$85,000 - $95,000•Hybrid

About The Position

This role reports to the Associate Director of Technical CMC Operations. Organizes and implements a variety of responsibilities related to the flow of materials, products, services, and associated systems information. Duties involve but are not limited to supply chain services, strategic sourcing, inventory control, critical components availability, material handling, import-export licensing, shipment of products, supplier management, and third-party warehousing. Provides data analysis for production planning and volume studies; and participates in process/rating improvement efforts. Develops logistics plans and procedures. Mains and sources suppliers that align with PEC – US operational needs to support manufacture and distribution of clinical and commercial drug product. Negotiation of contracts with suppliers for components and services.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Logistics, or related field and 2 years of experience working on pharmaceutical logistics and / or materials management.
Experience developing methods to improve operations efficiency.
Experience identifying solutions to reduce operation costs.
Experience with optimization/simulation programs.
Working knowledge of SAP or other MRP system.
Working knowledge of procurement and management of GMP materials for commercial drug product.
Working knowledge of maintaining GMP compliant vendors and service providers, including but not limited to material vendors, logistics companies, and contract manufacturers.
Knowledge of Incoterms.
Working knowledge of importation of FDA regulated raw materials and drug product.
Firm grasp of supply chain, inventory, distribution, business, and management principles.
Ability to identify technical, budgetary, and schedule risks to the program and propose appropriate risk response strategies.
Capable of clear and concise written and verbal communications in one-on-one and group environments.
Competency with MSOffice suite of products and software for supply chain management (i.e. Anaplan), MRP systems, and Quality systems.

Nice To Haves

Advanced degree in business administration or relevant technical degree
Fluent in Mandarin

Responsibilities

Interpret data on logistics, including availability, maintainability, capability, and reliability.
Provide logistics support, including coordination and prioritization of planned projects as well as documents tracking and troubleshooting distribution-related issues.
Track pharmaceutical product flow from origin to final delivery.
Recommend improvements to logistics processes and support maintenance of supply chain activities.
Apply analytical methods or tools to understand, predict, or control inventory and logistics operations or processes.
Provide ongoing analyses of pharmaceutical drug transportation costs, supply chain operations, back orders, and delivery processes.
Participate in development and execution of pre-commercialization strategy and planning for new programs.
Execute post-commercialization strategy: coordination, development and implementation of forecast, procurement, and product strategies.
Understand, evaluate, and execute changes to materials or suppliers in a controlled and compliant manner utilizing the appropriate process within the quality management system.
Ensure product specifications are kept up-to-date at vendors / contractors.
Ensure suppliers are maintained in a qualified state.
Create and maintain the material / inventory plan in correlation with the overall production plan.
Collaborate with finance to ensure inventory reports, goods receipts, and purchase orders are documented and routed appropriately.
Create and maintain effective partnerships with suppliers.
Create and maintain effective partnerships with key internal (US and global) stakeholders, e.g. tech ops, manufacturing, regulatory, quality, and finance.
Perform due diligence by evaluating and onboarding new suppliers.
Assist in project management of technical projects directly or indirectly related to supply chain.
Identify, understand, communicate, and work to mitigate drug product supply chain risk.