Associate Director, Central Inventory

The Role

In this role, you will play a lead role in managing central inventory sites storerooms performance diagnostics to identify improvement opportunities and drive successful implementation throughout the network.

Here’s What You’ll Do

• Actively partner with Global Central Inventory Team (GCIT), which is a global network comprised of membership from commercial, clinical, and non-GMP sites

  • Facilitate GCIT meetings.

  • Drive continuous improvement and maturity advancement through recurring Maintenance maturity assessments, performance diagnostics, and implementation of network improvement plans to:

    • Integrate spare parts supply to Maintenance Planning Strategy

    • Engages Asset Reliability and Risk Management Assessments to spare parts supply planning models.

    • Defines custody, effective material, and distribution flows to supply spare parts for asset maintenance, rotating assets, change parts for manufacturing, facility materials, and operating supplies.

    • Define process for quality controls over product contact spare parts such as elastomers and lubricants.

    • Promotes effective and integrated inventory data management process for inventory data integrity.

    • Defines integrated services in support of spare parts supply activities targeting adherence to material plan, service level commitment, and financial objectives.

    • Develops strategic inventory sharing models at network, regional, or multi-site levels.

  • Partner with both functional and site leaders as well as key process owners to develop strategies for improving respective processes.

  • Champion OE activities and utilize appropriate OE tools and methodologies to resolve key business issues (i.e., VSM or Kaizen of key maintenance processes). 

  • Mentor representatives throughout network as required.

  • Develop and manage key performance indicators inline with industry best practices.

• Partner closely with Engineering Capital Projects, Process Owners, and Reliability Engineers to continuously improve Central Inventory Operations

• Partner closely with Quality to ensure policies, procedures and practices ensure compliance.

• Foster and maintain relationships with key stakeholders, including Site Facilities & Engineering, Quality Assurance, Validation, EH&S, Digital, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Operations Improvement, etc.

• Additional duties as may be assigned from time to time

Here’s What You’ll Need (Minimum Qualifications)

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration and

• 15 years of professional work experience supporting Central Inventory, Facilities Operations, Engineering or Maintenance

• Master’s degree in business administration- Materials Management – and

• 8 professional work experience supporting Central Inventory, Facilities Operations, Engineering or Maintenance.

Here’s What You’ll Bring to the Table (Preferred Qualifications)

• Experience in Pharmaceutical / Biotechnology industries

• Proven experience with Central Inventory Operations

• Proven experience with Asset Management processes

• Experience with Maximo Computer Maintenance Management System (CMMS) or equivalent maintenance management application

• Demonstrated experience applying Lean, Six Sigma, or other continuous improvement methodologies.

• Project management experience leading large process improvement initiatives

• Proven experience and track record of compliance in a highly regulated environment

• Demonstrated ability to effectively lead and partner in a complex, matrix environment.

• A desire to make an impact as part of a high-growth, transformational company that is Bold, Relentless, Curious, and Collaborative.

Competencies:

• Excellent communications skills, both oral and written, including executive presentation skills

• Interpersonal and facilitation skills necessary to forge consensus among competing client interests while ensure that objectives are achieved.

• Ability to work independently and collaboratively.

• Ability to tactfully negotiate and positively influence peers and executive leadership.

• Strong analytical skills to identify potential improvement opportunities.

• Knowledge of industry trends (e.g., regulatory and compliance, technology, human performance programs, sustainability, etc.)

• Ability to combine technical problem-solving skills with business acumen to determine best business solution.

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