Planning and Procurement Manager

Key Responsibilites

Planning & Demand Management

 • Lead the demand planning, materials planning, and production planning processes to maintain uninterrupted supply.

• Oversee the Master Planner’s activities, including SIOP, production schedules, capacity planning, safety stock management, and work order creation in ERP.

• Partner with Manufacturing, Quality, and Tech Transfer to ensure material readiness for production, fill/finish, and pack-out needs.

• Monitor inventory health, expiration dating, and shelf-life management.

• Ensure planning alignment for 3PL inventory at Cardinal Health, Nashville.

• Support planning for commercial pack-out operations transitioning from QA to Supply Chain.

Procurement Strategy & Execution

• Lead strategic and high-risk negotiations, supplier escalations, and sourcing decisions for critical materials.

• Delegate routine and mid-complex negotiations to Procurement team.

 • Ensure Procurement complies with GMP purchasing requirements, supplier document control, and cost management.

 • Develop sourcing strategies, lead supplier selection, and provide contract recommendations.

• Strengthen supplier performance monitoring, qualification, and issue resolution in coordination with Supplier Quality.

Materials Planning Oversight

• Provide leadership direction to the Material Planner to ensure inventory availability, material disposition, storage compliance, deviation management, and temperature-controlled materials monitoring.

• Ensure GMP compliance for incoming material inspection, documentation, and traceability.

• Support accurate material movement tracking across ERP, 3PL, warehouse, and manufacturing.

ERP, Systems, & Process Optimization

• Act as functional lead for planning and procurement within NetSuite.

• Maintain proper item master configurations, planning parameters, purchasing workflows, and material specs.

• Drive SOP development, automation, and data integrity improvements.

• Ensure planning and procurement processes are scalable for upcoming warehouse expansions and commercial launch readiness.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Work closely with Manufacturing, Quality Assurance, Warehouse Operations, Commercial Logistics, and Finance to ensure seamless material flow and shipment readiness.

• Support the Commercial Logistics group in pack-out materials planning and inventory control.

• Take critical role in internal/external audits (FDA, supplier audits, QA audits).

 Leadership & People Management

 • Directly manage Buyer III, Buyer I, Procurement Specialist, Master Planner, and Material Planner.

• Set clear goals, coach team members, conduct performance evaluations, and develop career growth paths.

• Foster a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and operational excellence.

• Ensure team readiness for increasing operational scale, including 7-day operations and warehouse expansion.

Minimum Qualifications

 • Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Operations, Business, Engineering, or related field.

• 7+ years supply chain experience in biotech/pharmaceutical GMP operations.

 • Prior experience managing planning and/or procurement personnel strongly preferred.

• Demonstrated experience with ERP/MRP systems.

• Strong understanding of GMP, FDA requirements, and materials compliance.

• Excellent communication, analytical, and negotiation skills.

Preferred Qualifications

Master’s in supply chain, Operations, Business, Engineering, or related field
NetSuite experience
ASCM/APICS certifications (CPIM, CSCP)

Competencies

• Delivers high-quality outcomes under demanding timelines.

 • Anticipates supply risks and market changes.

• Use data and judgment to make sound decisions.

• Connects team priorities to business objectives.

• Build strong cross-functional partnerships.

• Handles competing priorities and ambiguity.

• Coaches and mentors, a growing team.