Supply Chain Manager

Title:

Supply Chain Manager

Company:

Ipsen Biopharm Ltd

Job Description:

Are you ready to lead and innovate in a dynamic, patient-focused biopharmaceutical company?

Ipsen is a growing global specialty-driven biopharmaceutical company focused on innovation and specialty care. We aim to make a sustainable difference by significantly improving patients’ health and quality of life, providing effective therapeutic solutions for unmet medical needs through differentiated and innovative medicines in Oncology, Neurosciences, and Rare Diseases.

Why Ipsen?

• Patient-Focused: The patient is at the heart of everything we do, and improving their outcomes is the deliverable of every strategy.
• Employee Care: We care for our employees, who are the ambassadors making a real difference.
• Bold Leadership: We attract and develop bold, agile, entrepreneurial individuals who take full ownership of their decisions.
• Growth Opportunities: We offer a wealth of fulfilling challenges and growth opportunities in a fast-moving, game-changing organization.

About the Role

Our Wrexham manufacturing facility is the home of our Neuroscience asset, and our largest site in the UK. The Supply Chain Manager leads the on-site Supply Chain planning & execution team comprising S&OP, Customer Services, Production & Material Planning. Oversight of the end-to-end information and materials flow, from customer requirements through to on time in full delivery to over 80 countries globally.

Key Responsibilities

• Responsible for customer service timely processing of incoming Sales Orders including assessment of approved stock suitable for an order, creation of Finished Goods Process Orders in accordance with the SAP core design and local ways of working.
• Responsible for management of Material Requirements Planning for site, ensuring material availability to support material flow manufacturing, packing, test and release requirements.
• Oversight of Production Scheduling and material flow priorities for batch release across the site to secure customer supply dates.
• Manage the purchase of production and non-production materials (place/manage PO & delivery assurance)
• Inventory management of materials across the supply chain, ensuring adherence to policy regarding Cycle, Safety and Strategic stock management.
• Lead the S&OP process for the Wrexham site + provide appropriate contributions to Global processes.
• Responsible for aligning with Business Process Development and ensuring the effective management of the Site’s Clinical Demand and non-commercial demand requirements.
• Consolidation of Supply Chain Key Performance Indicators to drive team continuous improvements. Responsible for the supply chain budget and resources.
• Risk management oversight of Supply Chain flow, through collaboration with Procurement colleagues for upstream Vendor supplies through site operations and despatch to customers per required Incoterms
• To play an operational and integral part in site processes; Unplanned Events and other Investigations (OOS/Complaints), Corrective/Preventive Actions (CAPA), Change Control, and Internal Auditing, as required

The role has global exposure, and the job holder will also form part of the extended Supply Chain Leadership Team and communicate on behalf of the site in matters relating to supply and demand with senior management both internally and externally to Partners.

Qualifications

Ideal: Professional qualifications in Supply Chain, are highly desirable eg. APICs, CIPS or similar.

Experience:

• Experience of Pharmaceutical Supply Chains
• Strong background in Supply Chain Management (Customer Service, Planning and Materials
• Experience of driving-running the S&OP (SIOP/IBP) process

Ipsen is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace where all employees feel valued and empowered. If you feel that this could be the right next step for you, we would be delighted to engage with your application.

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IPSEN is committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applications, individuals are encouraged to apply regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.