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Director, Supply Chain Operations
Avid BioservicesUnited Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 23 Apr 2026
💰 $178,200/yr($158,400/yr – $178,200/yr)
About the role
Looking to join a passionate team dedicated to developing and manufacturing life-saving biopharmaceuticals? Avid Bioservices is a leading clinical and commercial biologics CDMO focused on creating innovative solutions to meet the needs of our clients and improve patient outcomes. Your Role: The Director of Supply Chain Operations is responsible for the end-to-end execution of daily GMP supply chain and warehouse operations supporting both clinical and commercial manufacturing. This role is intentionally execution- and operations-focused, with accountability for material operations, receiving, kitting, inventory control, warehousing, and logistics to ensure materials are available, released, and production-ready in alignment with an established manufacturing plan. Operating within a regulated cGMP environment, this role ensures that supply chain and warehouse operations function as a well-oiled, inspection-ready operation, with disciplined processes, strong quality systems, and seamless coordination with Manufacturing, Quality, and external partners. The Director serves as the primary SME and client-facing representative for GMP material operations during regulatory inspections and client audits. Key Responsibilities:GMP Material Operations & Readiness
- Own daily execution of GMP material operations including receiving, inspection coordination, inventory control, kitting, staging, and issuance of materials to manufacturing.
- Ensure material readiness to support manufacturing schedules by proactively managing execution risk, material timing, and release dependencies.
- Oversee GMP kit issuance and reconciliation activities, ensuring right-first-time execution and traceability.
- Maintain accurate material status in alignment with Quality systems and batch requirements.
- Ensure materials are released, staged, and available at point of use to support uninterrupted manufacturing operations.
- Lead GMP warehouse operations including raw materials, consumables, intermediates, and finished goods.
- Establish and enforce robust controls for inventory accuracy, cycle counting, reconciliation, and chain of custody.
- Ensure warehouse operations are maintained to cGMP standards, including housekeeping, segregation, labeling, and access controls.
- Drive disciplined execution of material movements, returns, and disposition activities.
- Own ERP and warehouse systems administration from an operational perspective, ensuring data integrity, user discipline, and compliant workflows.
- Execute material operations against an established manufacturing and demand plan.
- Provide operational input into forecasting and demand signals as needed, while remaining accountable for execution, readiness, and risk mitigation, not demand ownership.
- Identify material execution risks early and proactively escalate with mitigation plans.
- Provide operational and quality oversight of multiple 3PL and external warehouse partners supporting GMP material storage and logistics.
- Own performance management including SLAs, KPIs, investigation of discrepancies, and corrective actions.
- Ensure 3PL operations meet internal quality expectations and cGMP regulatory requirements.
- Lead and support qualification, ongoing oversight, and audit activities for external warehousing partners.
- Serve as the primary SME for GMP supply chain and warehouse operations during client audits, regulatory inspections, and internal audits.
- Own deviations, investigations, and CAPAs related to Supply Chain and warehouse operations.
- Ensure Supply Chain SOPs, work instructions, and records meet ALCOA and cGMP expectations.
- Partner closely with Quality Assurance
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