Sr Associate Global Product Supply Planning

The Senior Associate in Supply Chain at Amgen plays a critical role in managing supply chain activities, including procurement, inventory management, and logistics. They work collaboratively with other departments to ensure smooth and efficient operations and adhere to supply chain best practices.

Accountabilities:

Part of a multinational and multicultural organization that is committed to professional development. Reporting to the Head of Global Supply Planning within the Global Supply Chain Organization. Responsible for delivering robust global supply plans, providing supply chain reporting, and maintaining master data integrity using Amgen’s planning and execution systems.

Responsibilities:

• Controls supply transition plans amongst existing supply chain nodes based on changes to supply, demand or regulatory approval assumption for Life Cycle Management initiatives (monthly)
• Balances supply plans amongst several manufacturing stages/sites that supports demand and maintains safety stock levels (monthly)
• Manages complex product supply chain & network scenario analysis and reports out to Senior Management
• Presents end-to-end Demand & Supply plans, including Supply Planning Quality Checks, to ensure plan integrity at Planning Cycle completion (monthly)
• Performs pre-planning quality checks to ensure MRP integrity (monthly) for a number of Amgen commercial products.
• Establishes supply plans for new supply chain nodes using strategic inputs provided by the Global Supply Chain Lead (GSCL)
• Support & adopts supply chain automation & AI Transformation initiatives to improve work efficiency
• Is a standing member on the Global Supply Chain Team and provides key risks and insights to anticipate risks & opportunities and closes blind spots in the end-to-end Supply Chain
• Business process owner of the following Supply Chain business processes:
• Annual Working Cell Bank Supply Management
• Global Temperature Excursion Form Generation and updating
• Supply Chain reporting to Tax and Treasury Departments
• Global Master Data Integrity – Request & Maintenance of SAP & RapidResponse Master Data
  
  

Qualifications:

The knowledge and skills necessary to perform the duties of this position are typically acquired through the following combination of education, experience, or the equivalent

Minimum Requirements:

Minimum Of 5-9 Years Of Experienced Required Over All

Master’s degree OR

Bachelor’s degree and 2 years of directly related experience OR

Associate’s degree and 6 years of directly related experience OR

High school diploma / GED and 8 years of directly related experience

Preferred Requirements:

• The ideal candidate should have strong knowledge and experience in demand and supply planning, MRP, production planning and inventory control. They should have outstanding communication capabilities and must be comfortable and confident dealing with all levels of management within the organization.
• 2 plus years of experience in global pharmaceutical, biotech or similar industry
• Basic understanding of demand/supply planning, Supply Chain principles, and logistics
• Detail oriented with strong business data analytical skills
• Process oriented mindset with willingness to call out gaps and seek solutions
• Able to communicate across a wide range of staff levels and develop effective relationships in a matrix organization
• Able to handle multiple responsibilities and priorities simultaneously under constrained timelines
  
  

Competencies:

• Understands the Amgen commercialization process
• Understands industry regulations, GMP and compliance
• Strives to learn about Amgen's manufacturing network by participating in mentoring and development opportunities
• Supports resolution of challenging issues, even if outside job scope
• Drives completion of project / team deliverables
• Coordinates across and within organizations to support goals and objectives
• Presents status updates in a group setting
• Develops solutions to problems of moderate scope and complexity
• Leverages OE methodologies to improve processes and decision making; Seeks out best practices to implement within own sphere of influence
• Clearly articulates goals and assesses progress toward goal achievement
• Facilitates team meetings to brainstorm solutions; Collaborates and builds relationships across department and project teams