Dir. Assoc. Gestion de la Chaîne d'Approvisionnement H/F Inventing for Life

Job Description

Our company is launching a highimpact global Supply Planning Transformation and seeking a Manufacturing Network Supply Planning Lead with a strongpharmaceutical or drug development manufacturingbackground to help shape how we plan and supply across a multisite network. In this role, you will lead theprocess and solution designof an enterprisewideAdvanced Planning System (APS), identifying and closing gaps in current supply planning practices, harmonizing ways of working across sites, and building scalable, futureready planning models. You will work endtoend-from design through deployment and hypercare-driving change adoption, elevating planning capabilities, and partnering with crossfunctional and global teams to deliver a stepchange in service, agility, and reliability for our global manufacturing network.

This role is for a builder-someone who thrives in ambiguity, moves with speed, and brings the intensity required to reshape how we plan, operate, and deliver. If you bring bold ideas, an entrepreneurial mindset, and relentless curiosity, this is where you can make a significant mark.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead Process & Solution Design
  • Own the endtoend Process & Solution Design workstream for the Supply Planning Transformation program.
  • Ensure the solution design reflects the specific needs of pharmaceutical manufacturing and multisite supply networks.

• Manage Complexity, Scope, and Risk
  • Proactively manage scope, risks, issues, and key dependencies across business and IT.
  • Escalate decisively to keep the program on track and maintain delivery momentum.
  • Anticipate and neutralize program risks, ensuring solution resilience across the transformation journey.

• Identify Gaps & Drive Continuous Improvement
  • Continuouslyidentify and challenge inconsistencies, gaps, and inefficienciesin existing supply planning practices across sites.
  • Develop and prioritize a transformation backlog aligned with business strategy, future growth, and network constraints.
  • Implement standardized, scalable improvements that raise planning maturity across the global network.

• Design Scalable Operating Models
  • Fuse business strategy, process design, data, and technology intorobust operating modelsfor supply planning.
  • Integrate planning processes across demand, supply, inventory, and S&OP/IBP to support endtoend network optimization.
  • Ensure solution and process design support both strategic and tactical planning needs (e.g., scenario planning, capacity balancing, risk mitigation).

• Champion Change & Capability Build
  • Lead onboarding and change adoption efforts with clarity, energy, and empathy.
  • Define training strategies and support the development of training content and documentation to accelerate capability building across manufacturing sites.
  • Serve as a visible champion for new ways of working, helping planners and stakeholders see the why and how behind the transformation.

• Build CrossFunctional Connectivity
  • Create strong connectivity across Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Quality, Finance, and IT to align on process, data, and system changes.
  • Integrate supply chain initiatives and align the planning transformation with other digital and operational excellence programs.
  • Navigate diverse cultures and working styles, driving alignment in a multinational environment.

• Operate with Agility and Resilience
  • Embrace ambiguity and evolving requirements, turning changes into opportunities for smarter design.
  • Maintain speed and momentum while protecting solution quality and longterm scalability.
  • Model an innovative, learningoriented mindset that encourages experimentation and continuous improvement.

Education Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, Engineering, or a related field.
• Master's degree and/or APICS certifications(e.g., CPIM, CSCP) preferred.

Required Experience & Skills

• 5+ years of experiencein:
  • Supply chain planning,preferably within pharmaceutical, biotech, or drug development manufacturing; and/or
  • Advanced Planning System (APS) solution design, implementation, or related consulting roles.
• Advanced Planning Systems (APS) Expertise
  • Handson experience with at least one leading APS platform (e.g.,OMP, Kinaxis, Blue Yonder, or similar).
  • Demonstrated capability to translate business requirements into APS design, configuration, and planning parameter strategies.
  • Experience designing or supporting APS deployments acrossglobal or multisite networks.
• Supply Chain Planning Fundamentals
  • Strong command of:
    • Demand planning and statistical forecasting
    • Supply and constraintbased planning
    • Inventory optimization and policy design
    • S&OP / IBP processes and integration with planning systems
• MultiSite / Global Network Experience
  • Demonstrated success leading endtoend process and solution design forglobal or multisite implementations.
  • Ability to recognize sitespecific nuances while driving standardization and global design principles.
• Stakeholder & Change Leadership
  • Exceptional engagement, facilitation, and communication skills across both business and IT stakeholders.
  • Proven experience inproject and change management, with the intensity and resilience needed for largescale transformation.
  • Proven ability to collaborate across diverse cultures, time zones, and functions, demonstrating cultural agility and respect.
• Mindset & Leadership Attributes
  • Forwardthinking, innovative, and comfortable challenging traditional assumptions.
  • Entrepreneurial in approach-able to envision new possibilities, build consensus, and move initiatives from concept to execution.
  • Models a learning mindset-asks insightful questions, seeks new tools and knowledge, and elevates team capability.

Required Skills:

Adaptability, Advanced Planning and Scheduling (APS), Change Management, Critical Thinking, Manufacturing, Manufacturing Operations, Manufacturing Supply Chain, Planning Systems, Solution-Oriented, Supply Network Planning (SNP), Supply Planning

Preferred Skills:

Current Employees apply

Current Contingent Workers apply

US and Puerto Rico Residents Only:

Our company is committed to inclusion, ensuring that candidates can engage in a hiring process that exhibits their true capabilities. Please if you need an accommodation during the application or hiring process.

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U.S. Hybrid Work Model

Effective September 5, 2023, employees in office-based positions in the U.S. will be working a Hybrid work consisting of three total days on-site per week, Monday - Thursday, although the specific days may vary by site or organization, with Friday designated as a remote-working day, unless business critical tasks require an on-site presence.This Hybrid work model does not apply to, and daily in-person attendance is required for, field-based positions; facility-based, manufacturing-based, or research-based positions where the work to be performed is located at a Company site; positions covered by a collective-bargaining agreement (unless the agreement provides for hybrid work); or any other position for which the Company has determined the job requirements cannot be reasonably met working remotely. Please note, this Hybrid work model guidance also does not apply to roles that have been designated as remote.

The salary range for this role is

$129,000.00 - $203,100.00

This is the lowest to highest salary we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. An employee's position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, government requirements, and business or organizational needs.

The successful candidate will be eligible for annual bonus and long-term incentive, if applicable.

We offer a comprehensive package of benefits. Available benefits include medical, dental, vision healthcare and other insurance benefits (for employee and family), retirement benefits, including 401(k), paid holidays, vacation, and compassionate and sick days. More information about benefits is available at .

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Los Angeles Residents Only:We will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance

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Employee Status:

Regular

Relocation:

No relocation

VISA Sponsorship:

No

Travel Requirements:

25%

Flexible Work Arrangements:

Hybrid

Shift:

1st - Day

Valid Driving License:

Yes

Hazardous Material(s):

N/A

Job Posting End Date:

03/24/2026

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