Senior Manager, Supply Chain

Kite Pharma•Santa Monica, CA

About The Position

The Senior Manager, Supply Chain is responsible for setting Kites Vector supply strategy, mobilizing the business against a shared S&OP Plan, and maturing capabilities to maintain industry leading performance. Kite is a biopharmaceutical company engaged in the development of innovative cancer immunotherapies with a goal of providing rapid, long-term durable response and eliminating the burden of chronic care. The company is focused on chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) and T cell receptor (TCR) engineered cell therapies designed to empower the immune system's ability to recognize and kill tumors. Kite is based in Santa Monica, CA.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree and 8+ years of relevant experience; OR Masters' degree and 6+ years of relevant experience; OR PhD and 2+ years of relevant experience.
Experience with LCM management and multi-stage planning
Experience with RapidResponse material requirement planning program
Experience in pharmaceutical operations/cGMP environment highly desirable.

Nice To Haves

Able to develop solutions to a wide range of complex problems, which require the regular use of ingenuity and innovation.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills and interpersonal skills.
Able to understand and communicate scientific and business elements to multiple internal audiences.
Able to work both independently and in a team environment and support multiple activities simultaneously.
Determines personal work plan, and schedules tasks and activities.
Good planning and organizational skills coupled with strong time management skills.
Good understanding and application of relevant principles, concepts, practices, and standards, and solid knowledge of industry practices.
Solid knowledge of relevant regulatory guidance, including pharmaceutical GMPs and ICH Q7A.
Advanced knowledge and skill with Microsoft Project, Microsoft Excel and other reporting and tracking tools.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
Able to identify and resolve issues/problems and define potential deficiencies that could impact Gilead timelines or operations.
Demonstrates an understanding of the financial aspects of Supply Chain operations.
Demonstrates knowledge and proficiency across multiple practices within Supply Chain department, to understand, coordinate and communicate across the competing demands of each.

Responsibilities

Works on problems of moderately complex scope where analysis of situation or data requires evaluation of identifiable factors.
Responsible for managing operations and may manage personnel and activities to accomplish company objectives, in accordance with the budget and timelines.
If responsible for personnel management, selects, develops and evaluates staff to ensure the efficient operation of the function, conducts or organizes training, and provides input into performance reviews.
Responsible for planning and implementing activities related to the material purchase, material control, inventory control, and shipping/receiving and stores functions.
Frequently interacts with functional peer group managers. Interactions normally involve matters between functional areas, other company divisions or units, or customers.
Implements and assists with the development of Supply Chain policies, procedures, techniques, standards, and systems.
Prepares project plans and manages projects to successful and timely completion.
Provides expertise to the team and functional areas to anticipate, identify and resolve complex project issues which pose a challenge to achieving strategic goals.
Reviews and assists with planning requirements for business operations, taking into account demand or trends in the marketplace.
Takes action to meet schedules and/or resolve technical problems.
Coordinates other departments and external parties to maintain inventories at planned level, ensuring resources are sufficient to achieve the organization’s goals and objectives.
Responsible for ensuring the creation and maintenance of documentation to reflect the effectiveness and efficiency of department activities.
May author sections of regulatory documents.
Negotiates large contracts involving substantial financial amounts with suppliers/vendors.
Monitors and reports the cost, schedules and performance aspects for large contracts.
Reviews and approves purchases up to a specified financial value.
Supports the Continuous Improvement process by aggressively seeking ways to improve Supply Chain processes and performance.
Provides leadership and manages interactions between the client and internal cross-functional project teams.
Acts as a primary contact for external clients.
May assist with the development and integration of new technologies and/or new processes as needed, to reduce costs.
May design and develop global operations functional process flow architecture to support existing and future business plans.
May be responsible for coordinating the marketing forecast with the Master Production Schedule.
Create Inclusion - knowing the business value of diverse teams, modeling inclusion, and embedding the value of diversity in the way they manage their teams.
Develop Talent - understand the skills, experience, aspirations and potential of their employees and coach them on current performance and future potential. They ensure employees are receiving the feedback and insight needed to grow, develop and realize their purpose.
Empower Teams - connect the team to the organization by aligning goals, purpose, and organizational objectives, and holding them to account. They provide the support needed to remove barriers and connect their team to the broader ecosystem.