Senior Manager, Supply Chain, VPT

<p>Working with Us<br/>Challenging. Meaningful. Life-changing. Those aren’t words that are usually associated with a job. But working at Bristol Myers Squibb is anything but usual. Here, uniquely interesting work happens every day, in every department. From optimizing a production line to the latest breakthroughs in cell therapy, this is work that transforms the lives of patients, and the careers of those who do it. You’ll get the chance to grow and thrive through opportunities uncommon in scale and scope, alongside high-achieving teams rich in diversity. Take your career farther than you thought possible.</p><p></p><p>Bristol Myers Squibb recognizes the importance of balance and flexibility in our work environment. We offer a wide variety of competitive benefits, services and programs that provide our employees with the resources to pursue their goals, both at work and in their personal lives. Read more: <a href="https://careers.bms.com/working-with-us" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">careers.bms.com/working-with-us</a>.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Bristol Myers Squibb Ireland</p><p></p><p>Bristol Myers Squibb has been in operation in Ireland since 1964, employing over 650 people across a range of activities and business units.</p><p></p><p>Ireland is home to External manufacturing’s global headquarters, the business unit responsible for the management of manufacturing contract operations (CMO’s) and ensuring reliable supply of product to patients across the Bristol Myers Squibb global network.</p><p></p><p>This includes management of, and working in conjunction with, third party contract manufacturers and internal manufacturing sites. In Ireland, External Manufacturing has two sites; Global Headquarters based in Dublin 15 and a distribution centre in Shannon, Co Clare.</p><p></p><p>For more information about Bristol Myers Squibb, visit us at BMS.com/ie</p><p></p><p></p><p>The Role</p><p></p><p>BMS External Manufacturing is looking to recruit on a permanent Contract Senior Manager, Supply Chain, VPT, reporting to Director, Supply Chain.</p><p></p><p>The Supply Chain Lead for the VPT (Virtual Plant Team) is the bridge / interface between the CMO and the wider BMS Supply Chain team.  They are accountable for ensuring effective communication of supply chain information to and from the CMO &amp; VPT and within BMS Supply Chain.  The Supply Chain lead is also accountable for driving Supply Chain improvements with the CMO.</p><p></p><p>Key Duties and Responsibilities:</p><ul><li>Maintaining/developing strong relationships with supply chain counterparts at CMOs and internal BMS stakeholders to facilitate continuous performance improvement.</li><li>Participate in Virtual Plant team meetings, CMO face to face meetings &amp; lead supply chain related meetings with CMO as required.</li><li>Participate in BMS Supply Chain meetings as required to ensure alignment on BMS customer requirements.</li><li>Point of escalation for Other Supply Chain functions including ExM Customer Planning, ExM Planning, ExM Logistics, Market Supply Planning and Inventory Control teams. </li><li>To prepare Supply Chain related topics for discussion at CMO business reviews and represent BMS Supply Chain at the relevant business reviews.</li><li>Accountable for CMO supply chain metrics.  Reporting of Supply Chain metrics to CMO, VPT &amp; within ExM Supply Chain.  Generation of action items for VPT, CMO and ExM SC to resolve any performance levels below target. </li><li>Review of relevant CMO forecast for significant changes and communication of major changes &amp; background to such changes to VPT and CMO. Communication of forecast to CMO.</li><li>Determination of supply priorities through interaction with the wider ExM and Global Supply Chain teams as appropriate &amp; communication of these priorities to the CMO.</li><li>Understanding supplier capacity constraints in the short medium and long term, aiding resolution of these constraints &amp; escalating to the VPT and BMS Supply Chain Management as necessary.</li><li>Holding VPT accountable for continuity of supply &amp; mitigation of risk to customer.</li><li>Communication of any inventory risks to ExM inventory control and finance teams in a timely manner.</li><li>For finished goods, support ExM Supply Chain with new SKU introduction(line extensions) to meet market requirements.</li><li>Review of CMO related change controls to understand the supply chain impact, assigning relevant child actions.  Engaging with ExM planning teams to ensure potential supply restrictions are managed and mitigated. Aligning with Global Planning on the approach to management of any supply restrictions. </li><li>Proactively aiding in the mitigation of Back Orders and Anticipated Back Orders with the relevant CMO.  Ensuring continuity of supply from the CMO.</li><li>To effectively communicate and coordinate activities to determine the impact of supply delays, quality events, line shut downs, projects(eg Serial