Job Description

The Vice President, Supply Chain and Logistics will establish strategies and oversee their execution leading the Procurement, Logistics and Planning functions. The Vice President, Supply Chain and Logistics will oversee significant third-party supplier and vendor relationships and ensure optimal performance of the entire manufacturing supply network. The Vice President of Supply Chain and Logistics will ensure that systems for management of warehouse functions, Manufacturing Resource Planning (MRP) and materials management scale in support of a rapidly growing campus and manufacturing operations. The Vice President, Supply Chain and Logistics will manage, mentor, coach, and instruct planners, buyers, and logistics and supply chain personnel in the systems, processes, and their roles/responsibilities.

Specific Responsibilities

• Define resource requirements for Senior Management to fulfill operational needs to execute on Client demand and business goals.
• Responsible for management of the supply chain for the entire King of Prussia site including key vendor relationships, planning, procurement and logistics.
• Administer supply planning, procurement and forecasting of demand to guarantee resource requirements are met.
• Responsible for the development of a Sales and Operational Planning (S&OP) with Senior Management to drive attainment of Client delivery, revenue and margin targets.
• Manage the supply of critical materials to all units to ensure supply through accurate, real-time inventory management and continuous tracking of critical supplies.
• Develop and manage key vendor relationships to ensure availability of critical equipment, materials and uninterrupted supply.
• Responsible for deployment and implementation of enterprise software and MRP.
• Responsible for risk reduction measures through effective risk mitigation programs that focus on appropriate second source strategies, increasing capacities of vendors and shortening supply chain cycle times.
• Responsible for ensuring all US, EU, and other suppliers are compliant with local and international GMP/regulatory and import/export requirements by working closely with Quality and Regulatory functions.
• Responsible for minimizing variability and align logistics, forecasting, demand planning and sourcing to ensure minimum financial impact and uninterrupted manufacturing operations and cold chain workflow.
• Responsible for maintaining accurate forecast models for Discovery Lab’s supply chain.
• Oversee the communication of business performance against key performance indicators and associated metrics for production plan adherence, customer service, and inventory management.

Education and Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Life Sciences, Logistics/Supply Chain or related business administration is required with a certification in logistics or planning preferred.
• Experience with gene and cell therapy is preferred.
• APICS Certification and/or CPIM or CPM certifications preferred.
• At least 10-15 years of relevant logistics, courier management, national and preferably international air logistics management, customs and import/export matters, site scheduling and planning for clinical and/or commercial production in the pharma/biotech sectors, preferably with cell and gene therapy experience.
• Demonstrated technical skills and mindset in logistics and cold chain management, including supply chain optimization in a cGMP environment.
• Strong knowledge and understanding of Pharmaceutical Supply Chain. International distribution experience preferred with a strong understanding of trade compliance.
• Scheduling/planning, purchasing, and inventory software experience.
• Self-motivated and willing to accept temporary responsibilities outside of initial job description.
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills are essential in this collaborative work environment.

Must be comfortable in a fast-paced company environment with minimal direction and able to adjust workload based upon changing priorities.

Skills Logistics Management Procurement APICS Cell Therapy Gene Therapy International Logistics Import Export Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) Customs Regulations Supply Chain Management Raw Materials

Seniority Level – Executive Industry - Biotechnology Employment Type - Full-time Job Functions - Supply Chain

Company Description

About Us The Discovery Labs is a Global Platform Company building large scale enterprise-level life sciences and technology companies and campuses designed to facilitate the expedition of cell and gene therapies from bench to bedside. The Discovery Labs is bringing together people who change the world we live in by creating lifesaving, life-changing and life-enhancing products. The Discovery Labs’ Center for Breakthrough Medicines is the world's largest and most advanced single solution cell and gene therapy contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) whose mission is to accelerate the delivery and affordability of life-saving and life-changing therapies from the point of discovery at the bench to delivery to the patient by providing one source for process development, plasmid production, viral vector production, cell banking, and cell bioprocessing.