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Title: Supervisor, Supply Chain Operations Location: Warren, NJ The Supervisor of Supply Chain Operations reports to the Supply Chain Operations Manager. The supervisor oversees a team responsible for all processes associated with material receipts, movement, storage, and distribution within CAR-T clinical operations. This position plays a critical role in the CAR T warehousing processes ensuring appropriate controls, complete traceability, and efficient operations. The Supervisor leads different operations across Supply Chain Operations locations. The position assures individual compliance with all FDA, DEA, DOT, ISBT, CTPAT, OSHA, VAWD, cGMPs and applicable policies, regulations and certifications including training, documentation, standard operating procedures, and corporate policies.
Key Responsibilities:
- Supervise 1 - 10 material handlers on daily basis including all training, performance appraisals and personnel development.
- Operating within the requirements of a validated Supply Chain Operations/warehouse management system, supervise daily operational activities associated with the receiving of Apheresis and PBMCMake 1 shipments, all inbound movement / receipt and storage of materials through the CAR T supply chain network, kitting operations along with the preparation of drug product shipments.
- Maintain shipping, receiving, staging, kitting and storage areas that are compliant, efficient, effective and safe.
- Engage in various groups to manage and expedite receipts along with ensuring appropriate sampling / inspection of incoming materials.
- Manage the creation, implementation and compliance for all documentation, procedures, and policies. Identify strategic and operational issues both internally and externally, develop proposals, outline solutions, and provide time commitments and resources.
- Manage the development of corrective and preventative actions, deviation responses and investigations for warehouse operations. Supervise multiple material handlers/coordinators on a daily basis including all training, performance appraisals and personnel development.
- Manage implementation and maintenance of appropriate training curricula.
- Build a collaborative environment that fosters decisive decision making and accountability. Fosters a culture of high ethics and compliance. Create an environment of teamwork, open communication, and a sense of urgency. Provide a safe and healthy work environment for staff within areas and ensure compliance with all appropriate policies and regulations. Promote and engage team in safety training program.
- Efficiently coordinates, communicates, and provides essential Warehouse Operations project information and activities status to Development, Clinical, Planning, Manufacturing, Quality Assurance / Operations, Global Supply and other associated functions in a timely manner in accordance with schedules and defined implementation timelines.
- Build trust and productive relationships with peers and stakeholders. Drive collaboration across the company and external partners.
- Interface with Cost Accounting and Internal Audits to coordinate, manage and perform regular physical inventory counts as scheduled.
- Manage multi-functional and multi-location teams through project identification and implementation for both short and long-term projects.
- Act as a change agent in a fast-paced environment to promote flexibility, creativity, and accountability.
- Delivering business results through timely and quality decision making. Develop business continuity plans to ensure sustainable operations. Performs other tasks and duties as assigned.
- Supervise 1 - 10 material handlers on daily basis including all training, performance appraisals and personnel development.
- Operating within the requirements of a validated Supply Chain Operations/warehouse management system, supervise daily operational activities associated with the receiving of Apheresis and PBMCMake 1 shipments, all inbound movement / receipt and storage of materials through the CAR T supply chain network, kitting operations along with the preparation of drug product shipments.
- Maintain shipping, receiving, staging, kitting and storage areas that are compliant, efficient, effective and safe.
- Engage in various groups to manage and expedite receipts along with ensuring appropriate sampling / inspection of incoming materials.
- Manage the creation, implementation and compliance for all documentation, procedures, and policies. Identify strategic and operational issues both internally and externally, develop proposals, outline solutions, and provide time commitments and resources.
- Manage the development of corrective and preventative actions, deviation responses and investigations for warehouse operations. Supervise multiple material handlers/coordinators on a daily basis including all training, performance appraisals and personnel development.
- Manage implementation and maintenance of appropriate training curricula.
- Build a collaborative environment that fosters decisive decision making and accountability. Fosters a culture of high ethics and compliance. Create an environment of teamwork, open communication, and a sense of urgency. Provide a safe and healthy work environment for staff within areas and ensure compliance with all appropriate policies and regulations. Promote and engage team in safety training program.
- Efficiently coordinates, communicates, and provides essential Warehouse Operations project information and activities status to Development, Clinical, Planning, Manufacturing, Quality Assurance / Operations, Global Supply and other associated functions in a timely manner in accordance with schedules and defined implementation timelines.
- Build trust and productive relationships with peers and stakeholders. Drive collaboration across the company and external partners.
- Interface with Cost Accounting and Internal Audits to coordinate, manage and perform regular physical inventory counts as scheduled.
- Manage multi-functional and multi-location teams through project identification and implementation for both short and long-term projects.
- Act as a change agent in a fast-paced environment to promote flexibility, creativity, and accountability.
- Delivering business results through timely and quality decision making. Develop business continuity plans to ensure sustainable operations. Performs other tasks and duties as assigned.
Qualifications & Experience:
- Bachelor's Degree and/or 3+ years of relevant Pharma Experience preferred.
- Understanding of cell culture, cryopreservation, purification, and aseptic.
- An equivalent combination of education, experience and training may substitute.
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