Associate Director, Regional Logistics Lead
BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc.About the role
Who We Are
BioMarin is a global biotechnology company that relentlessly pursues bold science to translate genetic discoveries into new medicines that advance the future of human health.
Since our founding in 1997, we have applied our scientific expertise in understanding the underlying causes of genetic conditions to create transformative medicines, using a number of treatment modalities.
Using our unparalleled expertise in genetics and molecular biology, we develop medicines for patients with significant unmet medical need. We enlist the best of the best – people with the right technical expertise and a relentless drive to solve real problems – and create an environment that empowers our teams to pursue bold, innovative science. With this distinctive approach to drug discovery, we’ve produced a diverse pipeline of commercial, clinical and preclinical candidates that have well-understood biology and provide an opportunity to be first-to-market or offer a substantial benefit over existing therapeutic options.
About Technical Operations
BioMarin’s Technical Operations group is responsible for creating our drugs for use in clinical trials and for scaling production of those drugs for the commercial market. These engineers, technicians, scientists and support staff build and maintain BioMarin’s cutting-edge manufacturing processes and sites, provide quality assurance and quality control to ensure we meet regulatory standards, and procure the needed goods and services to support manufacturing and coordinating the worldwide movement of our drugs to patients.
Associate Director, Regional Logistics Leader
Hybrid: Requiring 2-4 days onsite in San Rafael, CA
Summary Description:
The Regional Logistics Leader is a key role as part of the Global Distribution organization. This position will have responsibilities across the clinical, commercial, and development science areas related to distribution and order fulfillment activities of BioMarin products. The Hub Leader is responsible for overseeing and managing the operations of a regional logistics hub. This role involves ensuring efficient and effective distribution and logistics operations, including warehousing, transportation, and distribution. The ideal candidate will have strong leadership skills, a deep understanding of logistics processes, and the ability to drive continuous improvement initiatives Note that individual responsibilities may include all or part of responsibilities defined below depending on individual experience and abilities and may change to best support on-going business needs.Responsibilities:
- Operational Management: Oversee daily operations of the logistics hub, ensuring timely
- and accurate processing of orders, shipments, and deliveries.
- Team Leadership: Lead, mentor, and develop a team of distribution and logistics
- professionals, fostering a culture of excellence and continuous improvement.
- Designing and managing the distribution model to support the customer and commercial
- requirements 3rd Party Management (3PL, LSP, TSP).
- Oversee performance and compliance of 3PL partners
- Relationship management of 3PL providers to ensure adherence to SLAs, KPIs, and
- contractual terms
- Overseeing the Distribution Requirements Planning (DRP) activities for the distribution
- network in the region.
- Performance Monitoring: Track and analyze key performance indicators (KPIs) to ensure
- operational efficiency and effectiveness.
- Budget Management: Develop and manage the hub's budget, ensuring cost-effective
- operations while maintaining high service levels.
- Compliance: Ensure compliance with all relevant regulations, including Good Distribution
- Practices (GDP), health and safety standards, and company policies.
- Process Improvement: Identify and implement process improvements to enhance
- operational efficiency and customer satisfaction.
- Stakeholder Collaboration: Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders, including suppliers, customers, other distribution hubs and central functions, to optimize the supply chain.
- Technology Utilization: Leverage logistics technology and systems
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