Sr Supply Chain Specialist
About The Position
We’re here for one reason and one reason only – to cure cancer. Every moment is dedicated to developing treatments and every action moves us one step closer to our goal. We’ve made incredible scientific breakthroughs and our pioneering personalized CAR T-cell therapies have changed the paradigm. But we're not finished yet. Join Kite, as we make even bigger advances in cancer therapies, and help shape where our business and medical science goes next. We believe every employee deserves a great leader. People Leaders are the cornerstone to the employee experience at Gilead and Kite. As a people leader now or in the future, you are the key driver in evolving our culture and creating an environment where every employee feels included, developed and empowered to fulfil their aspirations. Join Kite and help create more tomorrows.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree with at least 5 years of relevant experience, OR Master’s degree (MA/MS/MBA) with at least 3 years of relevant experience.
Nice To Haves
- Experience in biopharmaceutical, pharmaceutical, or highly regulated manufacturing environments
- Strong experience with ERP systems and supply chain operations management
- Background in inventory planning, production scheduling, and process optimization
- Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional initiatives and operational improvement projects
- Experience supporting global supply chain operations and business process standardization
Responsibilities
- Serve as subject matter expert (SME) to site planning and scheduling systems (e.g. RTMS, KGSM, manufacturing production schedule, capacity analyses)
- Collaborate with Supply Chain to support forecasts
- Lead planning system enhancements and implementation initiatives to improve site manufacturing planning processes
- Act as as site planning representative to cross-functional partners at TCF03, other manufacturing sites and corporate stakeholders on supply chain matters
- Develop, maintain and manage detailed production schedules for all Commercial, Clinical, and Non-Patient products at TCF03, ensuring no gaps or delays in processing, release, or shipment
- Establish and maintain planning and logistics performance metrics to drive continuous process improvements
- Optimize alignment across logistics, demand planning and sourcing to minimize variability, reduce financial impact and ensure uninterrupted manufacturing and cold chain operations
- Coordinate patient-driven demand of apheresis/nanocool kit shipments and final frozen product LN2 shipments, ensuring timely execution for both Clinical and Commercial products
- Coordinate activities supporting manufacturing, packaging, labeling, shipping, and distribution of Clinical and Commercial materials
- Partner with Supply Chain to procure healthy donor apheresis material to support testing material, engineering and validation runs
- Provide guidance, mentorship and training to support the development of the Site Planning team
- These duties can be delegated to qualified deputies to ensure business continuity
- Additional duties as assigned
Benefits
- company-sponsored medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
