Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Business Manager

Role Summary

The PSC Business Manager is responsible for accurate expense tracking, budget forecasting and providing information to the Cost Accounting team in a timely manner. This role collaborates with Pharmaceutical Supply Chain (PSC) Business Units to understand procurement plans and track budget and timeline for contracts with CMOs and other vendors, and works 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

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

Experience

• 5 to 9 years of experience in project management, manufacturing or supply chain in Pharmaceutical industry.
• Experience in leading and managing cross-functional initiatives.
• Experience in prioritization and execution of multiple competing projects.
• Must have worked effectively with MS Office tools – Excel, PowerPoint.
• Must have experience working with stakeholders at varied levels.
• Experience in Finance or coordination with Finance is desired.
• Experience in driving process improvement through data analysis and stakeholder engagement.

Knowledge, Skills And Abilities

• 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 work with cross-functional stakeholders to get alignment and decisions in a timely manner.
• Works on business problems requiring data analysis and change management.
• Acts as a communication bridge between Finance and Business Functions.
• Environment: primarily working indoors in an office environment.

Education

• Not specified beyond the qualifications section above.

Additional Requirements

• None.