Vice President Supply Chain

Role Summary

Vice President of Supply Chain. Experienced and visionary leader responsible for building and shaping a world-class supply chain function that supports commercial and clinical production objectives. Strategic architect and operational leader designing scalable systems, establishing integrated business planning processes, and driving alignment across the organization to ensure supply chain excellence.

Responsibilities

• Build and establish a robust supply chain function that delivers operational scalability and efficiency to meet evolving business needs.
• Lead the development and implementation of integrated business planning processes to align supply chain operations with corporate objectives, production schedules, and market demand.
• Establish and refine strategic raw material planning models to ensure alignment with clinical and commercial production forecasts.
• Design and implement systems, tools, and procedures that optimize material planning, procurement, outsourcing, and risk management.
• Develop and execute strategies to optimize vendor capacity, quality, schedule, and cost while mitigating supply chain risks.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to establish proactive risk management frameworks and ensure raw materials availability to meet production goals.
• Drive operational excellence by identifying and executing continuous improvement initiatives for scalability and performance.
• Represent the supply chain function in high-level discussions with external stakeholders, including customers, vendors, and regulatory agencies.
• Prepare and contribute to regulatory submissions, including BLA documentation, ensuring compliance and readiness.
• Partner with other departmental leaders to align supply chain strategies with broader organizational goals and initiatives.
• Recruit, mentor, and develop a high-performing supply chain team, fostering leadership and growth within the department.
• Develop and manage operational schedules, budgets, and long-term strategic plans for the supply chain function.

Qualifications

• Required: A Bachelor‚Äôs degree in Management or a related field, with 20+ years of supply chain experience and 5+ years in the biopharmaceutical industry (or an equivalent combination of education and experience).
• Preferred: Advanced degrees, such as an MBA.

Skills

• A proven track record of building and scaling supply chain functions in dynamic, fast-paced environments.
• Expertise in designing and implementing integrated business planning processes to align operations and strategy.
• Innovative problem-solving and creative thinking to address complex supply chain challenges.
• High level of integrity, transparency, and effective communication skills.
• Strong knowledge of business continuity, risk management, and long-term planning.
• Ability to lead and influence cross-functional teams and drive organizational alignment.
• Familiarity with global supply chain trends and industry best practices.

Education

• Bachelor‚Äôs degree in Management or related field (required).
• MBA or advanced degree (preferred).