Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Business Manager

Role Summary

The PSC Business Manager is responsible for accurate expense tracking, budget forecasting, and providing timely information to the Cost Accounting team. This role works closely with Pharmaceutical Supply Chain (PSC) Business Units to understand procurement plans and track budget and timelines for contracts with CMOs and other vendors. It collaborates with Finance to streamline PSC budget forecasting and expense accruals through process and tool improvements.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with PSC Subject Matter Experts to gain comprehension of project plans.
• Track and monitor projects for work completion, cost and timeline through the project lifecycle.
• Monitor and reconcile POs – closure, change value to match with the contracts as per the policy.
• Quarterly expense and invoicing confirmation, and resolution with vendors.
• Facilitate and coordinate monthly expense accruals update with PSC SMEs, and ensure accurate and timely update to Finance.
• Support budget and forecasting process – organize the PO and expense data, and coordinate with PSC SMEs to get inputs on the forecast.
• Coordinate with PSC teams to provide response to Finance teams for the queries related to budget, accruals, invoicing, POs.
• Ensure adherence to relevant SOX compliance as applicable to PSC.
• Support other activities such as material valuation, Master Data Management processes.
• Project management for new initiatives, projects or system implementation as needed.
• Drive process improvement through data gathering and analysis, stakeholder engagement and communication.

Qualifications

• Education: BS/BA degree in related discipline with a minimum of 7 years of related experience; or MS/MA degree with a minimum of 5 years of related experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Lean Six Sigma/Project Management certification is a plus.
• Experience: 5 to 9 years in project management, manufacturing or supply chain in the pharmaceutical industry; experience leading and managing cross-functional initiatives; experience prioritizing and executing multiple competing projects; proficiency with MS Office (Excel, PowerPoint); experience working with stakeholders at varied levels; experience in Finance or coordination with Finance is desirable; experience driving process improvement through data analysis and stakeholder engagement.

Skills

• Understanding of pharmaceutical development lifecycle and manufacturing processes.
• Project management skills.
• Good analytical skills.
• Some understanding of financial processes is desired.
• Experience working with SAP or other ERP systems is desired.
• Knowledge of process improvement methodologies – Lean Six Sigma.
• Ability to work effectively across a variety of functional groups such as R&D, CMC, Clinical Studies and Finance, and all levels of management.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Detail-oriented with emphasis on accuracy and completeness.
• Ability to collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to achieve alignment and timely decisions.
• Ability to address business problems requiring data analysis and change management.
• Acts as a communication bridge between Finance and Business Functions.

Education

• BS/BA degree in related discipline with a minimum of 7 years of related experience; or MS/MA degree with a minimum of 5 years of related experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Lean Six Sigma/Project Management certification is a plus.