Director of Logistics

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