Senior Director, Trade and Operations
INOVIO Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Full-time
Remote friendly (Plymouth Meeting, PA)
United States
Operations
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Role Summary
The Senior Director, Trade and Operations will lead the development and execution of INOVIO’s U.S. commercial distribution strategy and operations supply management. This role is responsible for overseeing distribution channel performance, managing supplier relationships, and collaborating closely with manufacturing partners to optimize the end-to-end order-to-cash process.
Responsibilities
- Distribution Strategy & Execution: Develop and manage comprehensive U.S. distribution plans, ensuring alignment with commercial goals and operational capabilities.
- Operational Excellence: Drive efficiencies across supply chain operations, including inventory management, logistics coordination, and supplier performance.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with internal stakeholders, including Manufacturing, Finance, Quality, and Regulatory Affairs—to ensure seamless communication and alignment of business practices.
- Performance Monitoring: Design and implement reporting frameworks to evaluate the effectiveness of distribution partners, using data-driven insights to inform strategic decisions.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree required. Preference to degrees in business, supply chain/logistics, engineering.
- Minimum 10 years Business Operations Management in the Pharmaceutical/Biologics industry. Ideally the candidate’s experience will also include 3 years of sales operations, 3 years specialty drug experience and 2 years sales analysis and report generation.
- Experience with complex report generation in Enterprise Resource Management systems where data flows between external logistic partners and internal ERP systems.
- Ability to travel up to 20% for client meetings and industry conferences.
- Analytical Skills: The ability to analyze complex data sets, interpret forecasts, and use analytics tools to make data-driven decisions.
- Technical Skills: Proficiency with ERP systems like SAP, Kinaxis, and Blue Yonder is highly valued, along with expertise in data visualization and analysis software like Tableau and advanced Excel.
- Soft Skills: Because S&OP requires integrating many perspectives, professionals need excellent communication, leadership, and facilitation skills. They must be able to lead meetings and build consensus across different departments.
Education
- Bachelor’s degree required. Preference to degrees in business, supply chain/logistics, engineering.