Supply Chain Specialist IV

Job Description

Key Responsibilities:

Analytics & Reporting

• Own the design, development, and maintenance of supply chain dashboards and
• reports (e.g., OTIF, cycle time, inventory aging, capacity, and freight costs).
• Translate business questions into analytical requirements and deliver recurring and
• ad-hoc insights for leadership.
• Standardize KPI definitions and ensure consistent measurement across functions.

Data Integration & Governance

• Integrate and harmonize data from SAP, 3PLs, WMS/TMS, freight payment
• processors, and clinical/commercial systems.
• Maintain data quality controls for master data, lot/batch/PO matching, and data
• lineage; steward data dictionaries and standards.
• Establish and monitor exception handling, audit trails, and issue remediation
• workflows.

Reconciliation & Financial Control

• Design and operate automated processes to reconcile internal ERP data with
• external partner feeds.
• Ensure SOX-compliant documentation, evidence, and control performance; prepare
• for and support internal/external audits.
• Investigate discrepancies, execute root-cause analysis, and drive
• corrective/preventive actions.

Risk & Scenario Modeling

• Build and maintain simulation and scenario models (e.g., capacity, storage, logistics
• risk) to support network strategy and procurement decisions.
• Assess utilization constraints, stress-test future pipeline needs, and recommend
• mitigation strategies.
• Freight Payment & Cost Assurance
• Validate PO allocations, freight invoices, and coding against policy and master data.
• Partner with finance and logistics to resolve discrepancies, recover costs, and
• prevent excess payments.

Automation & Tooling

• Develop and maintain automation (e.g., SQL, Python, VBA) to reduce manual effort
• and improve timeliness and accuracy.
• Create SOPs, process maps, and technical documentation to institutionalize tools
• and processes.

Cross-Functional Partnership

• Collaborate with commercial planning, clinical operations, logistics, procurement,
• QA, and finance to define requirements and prioritize analytics roadmaps.
• Coordinate with external partners (3PLs, freight processors, and consultants) on data
• interfaces, SLAs, and continuous improvement.
• Continuous Improvement
• Lead Lean/Six Sigma initiatives to eliminate waste, streamline workflows, and
• sustain performance gains.
• Quantify impact in terms of service, cost, risk, and compliance; track benefits
• realization

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree with at least 5 years of relevant experience,

OR

• Master’s degree (MA/MS/MBA) with at least 3 years of relevant experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in biopharmaceutical, pharmaceutical, or highly regulated manufacturing environments.

• Strong experience with ERP systems and supply chain operations management.

• Background in inventory planning, production scheduling, and process optimization.

• Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional initiatives and operational improvement projects.

• Experience supporting global supply chain operations and business process standardization.