Director, Supply Chain

Director, Supply Chain

Position Summary

Catalent, Inc. is a leading global contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) whose mission is to develop, manufacture, and supply products that help people live better and healthier lives. Catalent is dedicated to delivering unparalleled service to pharma, biotech, and consumer health customers, supporting product development, launch, and full life-cycle supply. With time-tested experience in development sciences, delivery technologies, and multi-modality manufacturing, Catalent supports the acceleration of development programs and the launch of more than a hundred new products every year. Powered by thousands of scientists and technicians and the latest technology platforms at more than 40 global sites, Catalent supplies billions of doses of life-enhancing and life-saving treatments for patients annually.

Catalent’s Kansas City facility is home to our Oral & Specialty Drug Delivery, Biologics Analytical Services and Clinical Supply Services businesses. The site provides a range of integrated services for oral solid dosage forms, from formulation development and analytical testing to clinical and commercial-scale manufacture.  The Kansas City facility is a Center-of-Excellence for our Biologics Analytical Services business. Our talented team has over 25 years of experience providing analytical services for stand-alone and integrated biologics projects.

The Supply Chain Director for Clinical Specialty Services reports directly to the GM, and directs all facets of warehouse and distribution management including, but not limited to, receiving (raw/finished goods/returned goods), warehousing, inventory management and control, shipping (domestic and international) and delivery of finished products (bulk and small parcel) to other Catalent sites, depots, clinics, and other client locations, in a manner consistent with company and cost objectives. This includes the deployment of common systems, improved processes and advanced technology to drive continuous improvement in warehouse and distribution optimization. The Director, Supply Chain is also responsible to ensure activities of all assigned personnel result in the successful, timely and cost-effective processing of orders to insure customer and stakeholder satisfaction.

Catalent is committed to a Patient First culture through excellence in quality and compliance, and to the safety of every patient, consumer and Catalent employee.

The Role

• Work with the global and internal stakeholders to develop and optimize site warehouse and distribution processes that maximizes customer satisfaction, while optimizing cost effectiveness.

• Liaise with operations, project managers, business development and clients in all aspects of procurement, receipting, warehousing and dispatch of clinical trial supplies globally.

• Partner with operations and supply chain to implement an appropriate site process that optimizes inventory and working capital and concurrently links with finance and business development to ensure a process of business recovery of cost changes as appropriate. 

• Maintain compliance with all regulatory requirements and ethical standards related to procurement

• Lead and coach others in maintaining excellence on cGMP, quality control, and safety and provides leadership in global forums to develop innovative storage and distribution processes that provide market differentiation in clinical specialty services.

• Support work with cross-functional teams to develop enhancements and implement an appropriate process for capacity planning and S&OP

• Partner as appropriate with Global Procurement on the strategic purchasing function in vendor selection and negotiation to obtain most favourable pricing, service, and terms.

• Is responsible for driving performance improvements in the key indicators for storage and distribution optimization and ensures compliance with all corporate and applicable regulatory SOP and cGMP guidelines.

• Manages processes to optimize quality performance and on-time delivery to insure customer satisfaction  

• Other duties as assigned.

The Candidate

• Bachelor of Science degree in Business Management, Warehousing/Supply Chain/Logistics, or related field.

• 7+ years of progressively increasing managerial experience in a production environment.

• Knowledge of cGMP regulations and extensive knowledge of MRP/ERP systems.

• Supply Chain experience in the pharmaceutical industry is highly preferred.

• CPM and or APICS certification a plus.

• Must possess the ability to bridge relationships with a variety of individuals and between various departments and levels of the organization.

• Must possess and demonstrate strong motivational and leadership qualities, excellent communication skills and proactive problem-solving analytical and negotiation skills.

• Demonstrable leadership experience at Catalent (including but not limited to participation in Catalent-sponsored leadership programs such as NGGL, GOLD, LEAD Now, GM Excellence, and GROW) may be considered in place of external experience.

Why You Should Join Catalent

• Defined career path and annual performance review and feedback process

• Diverse, inclusive culture

• Potential for career growth on an expanding team within an organization dedicated to preserving and bettering lives

• Dynamic, fast-paced work environment.

• Community engagement and green initiatives

• Generous 401K match and Paid Time Off accrual

• Medical, dental and vision benefits effective day one of employment

• Tuition Reimbursement

Catalent offers rewarding opportunities to further your career!  Join the global drug development and delivery leader and help us bring over 7,000 life-saving and life-enhancing products to patients around the world. Catalent is an exciting and growing international company where employees work directly with pharma, biopharma and consumer health companies of all sizes to advance new medicines from early development to clinical trials and to the market. Catalent produces more than 70 billion doses per year, and each one will be used by someone who is counting on us. Join us in making a difference. 

personal initiative. dynamic pace. meaningful work.

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Catalent is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and veterans.

If you require reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process due to a disability, you may submit your request by sending an email, and confirming your request for an accommodation and include the job number, title and location to DisabilityAccommodations@catalent.com. This option is reserved for individuals who require accommodation due to a disability. Information received will be processed by a U.S. Catalent employee and then routed to a local recruiter who will provide assistance to ensure appropriate consideration in the application or hiring process.

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