Director of Logistics
Director of Logistics
DSJ Global
Washington DC-Baltimore Area
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As the Director of Logistics and Operations at an industry leading pharmaceutical company, you’ll play a pivotal role in ensuring the smooth flow of materials. You will have oversight of logistics operations, developing and managing a team, continuous improvement initiatives, and finance management.
Leadership and Team Management:
- Lead and manage a diverse team, fostering a high-performing, engaged, and flexible workforce.
- Recruit, train, and develop talent to meet expectations and adapt to future business requirements.
Logistics and Supply Chain Oversight:
- Accountable for inbound and outbound logistics, including receiving, putaway, inspection, sampling, inventory management, weigh/dispense, distribution, and drug substance freeze-down/storage.
- Collaborate with central support functions to develop and implement strategies that improve cost of goods, optimize working capital, enhance storage capability, and mitigate distribution risks.
Continuous Improvement Initiatives:
- Identify, design, and implement continuous improvement initiatives within our fast-paced business environment
- Develop and maintain efficient systems and procedures that impact manufacturing service levels and storage strategies.
Compliance and Safety:
- Ensure full compliance with manufacturing regulations, local policies, Quality Management System (QMS), and cGMP.
- Foster a safety-conscious, quality-compliant, and inspection-ready culture across the organization.
Inventory Management and Strategic Planning:
- Take business line accountability for inventory management applications, implementing future upgrades.
- Forecast and analyze warehousing and storage capacity, both internally and with external suppliers, supporting the growth of our biopharmaceutical business.
Collaboration and Financial Management:
- Collaborate with international partners and domestic teams on designing and executing outbound shipments of high-value biopharmaceutical drug substance.
- Adhere to financial objectives by managing the department’s OPEX budget and analyzing variances.
Risk Assessment and Emergency Preparedness:
- Ensure robust distribution risk assessments per shipping validation protocols.
- Develop and maintain a comprehensive emergency response plan for drug substance inventories.
Continuous Improvement Culture:
- Embed a continuous improvement mindset, ensuring staff embraces the Production System for sustainable operations.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree (BS/BA), Masters Degree Preferred
- Minimum 7 years of experience in warehouse, logistics, management, production, materials, and inventory control within the pharmaceutical industry
- Supervisory and/or managerial experience
If you or someone in your network is interested in this opportunity, please do not hesitate to reach out directly @damian.ostaszewski@dsjglobal.com
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Seniority level
Director -
Employment type
Full-time -
Job function
Management, Manufacturing, and Supply Chain -
Industries
Medical Equipment Manufacturing, Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Storage, and Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
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