Description
The RoleThe job holder will be comfortable reporting into Board level, and will be a key member of the company's senior management team. The job holder will lead a range of strategic and operational supply activities within the company to meet current and future business needs. The role will be varied, involve significant internal and external stakeholder engagement and will head-up a complex supply chain delivering Clinical, Commercial and Controlled Drug temperature sensitive products to time-critical international destinations.
Key Responsibilities
The Supply Chain Director holds overall responsibility for all aspects of Clinical, Commercial and Investigational Medicinal drug supply operations.
Essential Skills
The job Holder should
- Have worked alongside a diverse range of internal and external stakeholders including partners, suppliers, medical professionals, depots, distributors and international Regulatory and Legislative Authorities.
- Have a strong Clinical and CommercialPharmaceuticals senior management background.
- Have excellent report writing skills.
- Have presentation and communication skills both orally and in writing.
- Be an experienced and senior Pharmaceutical Supply Chainprofessional with exquisite planning, project management, people management, inter-personnel and IT skills - all essential to succeed in this post.
- Be proficient in the utilisation of current ERP, MRP, IVRS and WM electronic systems and experience of working to MHRA and FDA requirements.
- Have a comprehensive understanding of GMP/GDP in both clinical and commercial drug settings,
- Have previous experiences of implementing Continuous Improvement and LEAN tools within a pharmaceutical supply chain are required.
- Be able to anticipate and identify areas of risk and inefficiency within the GW supply chain and to recommend and implement appropriate solutions to address.
- Have a strong understanding of operational Health and Safety within supply operations.
Location: South East
By close of play 31 July 2014.