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Ipsen · 2 weeks ago

Director, Supply Chain and Third-Party Logistics Operations

Berkeley Heights

Full-time

Onsite

Director/Executive

$177K/yr - $260K/yr

10+ years exp

Ipsen Biopharmaceuticals Inc. is a mid-sized global biopharmaceutical company focused on transformative medicines. The Director of Supply Chain and Third-Party Logistics Operations will manage the North America market supply chain solution, ensuring inventory is available for patient use and overseeing daily operations with the 3PL provider.

BiotechnologyPharmaceuticalProduct Research

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

To be the primary liaison with Global Supply Chain and have functional responsibility for management of the company’s domestic and global commercial and clinical inventory management, clinical trial materials, and commercial supply production planning for manufacturing at the affiliate sites in the United States

Responsible for developing a comprehensive understanding of and managing day to day operations at Ipsen’s Third-Party Logistics (3PL) provider, ensuring appropriate inventories are viable, managing the daily interaction between 3PL Customer Service and Ipsen, coordinating special needs and special requests to meet patient and customer needs; review and management of daily activities, financial, product, and logistical flows with the primary goal of connecting patients with the product and the secondary goal of supporting Ipsen’s needs

Analyze and understand product demand, flow, inventory, replenishment process, lead times

Interfaces with appropriate Trade personnel, and where appropriate Medical personnel to manage through complex issues and to coordinate special deliverables as needed

Proficient at SAP and other systems to ensure appropriate systems updates and data flows to maintain process current

Responsible for working with Data Aggregator and Data Interpreter companies to manage Trade-specific data deliverables that are derived from the 3PL

Builds and presents 3PL scorecards measuring performance against contract

Supports Trade Account Directors through business analysis in ensuring product distribution and contractual performance of the 3PL are optimal

Understands and with the support of Account Directors, integrates Trade customer inventory levels of Ipsen products in customer warehouses with the goal of understanding the impact to 3PL inventory, and to Supply Chain orders

Supports Sr. Director, Trade in managing requests from Finance relative to product purchasing trends

Examines field intelligence data and internally discusses appropriate inventory changes and adjustments at 3PL with Sr. Director, Trade, implementing as needed to meet field activities

Analyze and recommend process enhancements to shipping and/or packaging needs

Responsible for reviewing, approving or denying initial customer returns

Responsible for approving Disposition Requests for product destruction

Understands the sample fulfillment process and ensures valid sample requests are fulfilled per Ipsen shipping requirements

Provides go/no go shipping directions on all in climate weather impacting Ipsen product and works with Trade and 3PL on contingency plans

Qualification

3PL management experiencePharmaceutical experienceSupply chain operationsProduction managementSalesOperations planningData analysisAdvanced spreadsheet functionsRegulatory knowledgeCollaboration skills

Required

BA/BS is required

At least 10 years pharmaceutical experience, which includes at least 3 years of trade and/or channel / supply chain operations experience

3PL management experience

Production management, sales and operations planning

Strong knowledge of pharmaceutical distribution channel operations, which includes understanding the role and services in the entire channel

Understanding the regulatory requirements across the distribution channel

Ability to manage large data sets, work with advanced spreadsheet function and work with analytics vendors to deliver actionable and insightful information

Preferred

Advanced degree is preferred

Benefits

401(k) with company contributions

Group medical, dental and vision coverage

Life and disability insurance

Short- and long-term disability insurance

Flexible spending accounts

Parental leave

Paid time off

Discretionary winter shutdown

Well-being allowance

Commuter benefits

Company

Ipsen

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Ipsen is a global specialty-driven biopharmaceutical company focused on innovation and specialty care.

Founded in 1929

Boulogne-billancourt, Ile-de-France, FRA

5001-10000 employees

http://www.ipsen.com

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