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Catalent Pharma Solutions Senior Manager, Supply Chain in Kansas City, Missouri
Senior Manager, Supply Chain
Position Summary:
Catalent, Inc. is a leading global contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) whose mission is to develop, manufacture, and supply products that help people live better and healthier lives. Catalent is dedicated to delivering unparalleled service to pharma, biotech, and consumer health customers, supporting product development, launch, and full life-cycle supply. With time-tested experience in development sciences, delivery technologies, and multi-modality manufacturing, Catalent supports the acceleration of development programs and the launch of more than a hundred new products every year. Powered by thousands of scientists and technicians and the latest technology platforms at more than 40 global sites, Catalent supplies billions of doses of life-enhancing and life-saving treatments for patients annually.
This is a full-time salaried position: Monday – Friday, 1st shift.
The Senior Manager, Supply Chain is accountable for the safety, quality, delivery, cost process within Clinical Packaging Supply Chain operations. Duties include daily oversight of GMP Storage operations, Distribution/PreDistribution, Receiving Dock, Returns/Destruction and Global Trade compliance.
Responsible for coordinating the storage, transportation and delivery of packaged goods. Daily oversight of a team of managers, supervisors and associates. Includes resolution of problems/issues with internal and external clients. Provide leadership to a multi-team department that focuses on motivation, recognition and employee development. Prepare performance reviews for direct reports and ensure subordinate managers and supervisors complete reviews for their direct reports.
As a key management team member, the Senior Manager, Supply Chain will also be required to implement the site and company’s strategic plan as well as the evaluation and analysis of the business objectives.
Catalent’s Kansas City facility is home to our Oral & Specialty Drug Delivery, Biologics Analytical Services and Clinical Supply Services businesses. The site provides a range of integrated services for oral solid dosage forms, from formulation development and analytical testing to clinical and commercial-scale manufacture. The facility is the commercial manufacturing Center-of-Excellence for accelerated development programs and roller compaction.
The Kansas City facility is also a Center-of-Excellence for our Biologics Analytical Services business. Our large molecule analytical team has over 25 years of experience providing broad-based and orthogonal analytical CMC services for stand-alone and integrated biologics projects. We provide support for drug substance, drug product, and intermediates for both innovator and biosimilar/biobetter products.
Our facility also offers comprehensive clinical packaging services including clinical supply management, package engineering, clinical manufacturing, primary and secondary packaging, global distribution and logistics, and return/destruction services. The facility features an isolated potent suite and DEA Schedule I-V controlled drug storage to handle even your most challenging products.
Catalent is committed to a Patient First culture through excellence in quality and compliance, and to the safety of every patient, consumer, and Catalent employee.
The Role:
Monitors daily operation of GMP Warehouse and Distribution/Logistics including direction of daily activities as necessary and actively assist, resolution of problems/issues with internal and external quality
Approve new SOPs and forms for Supply Chain Operations
Assign and prioritize audit remedial tasks to team members and follow up on completion status
Ensure the Supply Chain teams conducts all activities in a safe and professional manner consistent with corporate and department policies, procedures, SOPs, GLPs, and cGMPs
Provide input for associate’s performance reviews for assigned associates
Participate in performance reviews and provide feedback in both oral and written form to associates
Maintains market intelligence related to clinical supply chain and maintains streamlined and well-understood business processes and systems within distribution
Develops transportation and warehousing strategies for new products, and makes appropriate recommendations to senior management
At times, responding to inquiries outside of normal operating hours required
Occasional extreme cold exposure: ((Refrigerator 35°F – 46°F (2°C – 8°C); Freezer -4°F (-20°C))
Other duties as assigned
The Candidate:
Bachelor’s degree, required
Minimum of 5 years+ of scientific or pharmaceutical industry experience
Experience in dealing with the DEA and associated regulations
Five + years of Supply Chain/Logistics experience and progressively increasing managerial experience in a production environment, required
Minimum three+ years of experience in regulatory audits including DEA and associated regulations, preferred
CPIM and or APICS certification, preferred
Experience hosting and leading client and internal inspections, including direct experience hosting and leading in the preparation, management, and follow-up relating to FDA inspections
20/30 Corrected Vision Exam
Powered Industrial Truck lift licensing, as applicable
Handling of controlled substance product – a background check and further DEA screen
Individual may be required to sit, stand, walk regularly and occasionally lift 0-45 pounds
Demonstrable leadership experience at Catalent (including but not limited to participation in Catalent-sponsored leadership programs such as NGGL, GOLD, LEAD Now, GM Excellence, and GROW) may be considered in place of external experience
Why You Should Join Catalent:
Defined career path and annual performance review and feedback process
Diverse, inclusive culture
152 hours of PTO + 8 paid holidays
Several Employee Resource Groups focusing on D&I
Dynamic, fast-paced work environment
Positive working environment focusing on continually improving processes to remain innovative
Potential for career growth on an expanding team within an organization dedicated to preserving and bettering lives
Community engagement and green initiatives
Generous 401K match
Medical, dental and vision benefits effective day one of employment
Tuition Reimbursement
WellHub - program to promote overall physical wellness
Perkspot - offers exclusive or private discounts from approximately 900+ merchants in a wide array of categories
Catalent offers rewarding opportunities to further your career! Join the global drug development and delivery leader and help us bring over 7,000 life-saving and life-enhancing products to patients around the world. Catalent is an exciting and growing international company where employees work directly with pharma, biopharma and consumer health companies of all sizes to advance new medicines from early development to clinical trials and to the market. Catalent produces more than 70 billion doses per year, and each one will be used by someone who is counting on us. Join us in making a difference.
personal initiative. dynamic pace. meaningful work.
Visit Catalent Careers (https://careers.catalent.com/us/en) to explore career opportunities.
Catalent is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and veterans.
If you require reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process due to a disability, you may submit your request by sending an email, and confirming your request for an accommodation and include the job number, title and location to DisabilityAccommodations@catalent.com . This option is reserved for individuals who require accommodation due to a disability. Information received will be processed by a U.S. Catalent employee and then routed to a local recruiter who will provide assistance to ensure appropriate consideration in the application or hiring process.
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