Ipsen Biopharmaceuticals

Title:

North America Regional Supply Chain Director

Company:

Ipsen Pharma (SAS)

About Ipsen:

Ipsen is a mid-sized global biopharmaceutical company with a focus on transformative medicines in three therapeutic areas: Oncology, Rare Disease and Neuroscience. Supported by nearly 100 years of development experience, with global hubs in the U.S., France and the U.K, we tackle areas of high unmet medical need through research and innovation.

Our passionate teams in more than 40 countries are focused on what matters and endeavor every day to bring medicines to patients in 88 countries. We build a workplace that champions human-centric leadership and fosters a culture of collaboration, excellence and impact. At Ipsen, every individual is empowered to be their true selves, grow and thrive alongside the company’s success. Join us on our journey towards sustainable growth, creating real impact on patients and society!

For more information, visit us at https://www.ipsen.com/ and follow our latest news on LinkedIn and Instagram.

Job Description:

Ipsen is a dynamic and 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 and providing them with effective therapeutic solutions for unmet medical needs through differentiated and innovative medicines in Oncology, Neurosciences and Rare Diseases.

The patient is at the heart of everything we do, and we also care for our employees because they are the ambassadors who truly make the difference. We attract and develop bold, agile, entrepreneurial individuals who take full ownership of their decisions; leaders drawn by a purpose to make a direct impact through their work in people’s lives.

We offer employees a wealth of fulfilling challenges & growth opportunities, and the chance to contribute within a fast-moving organisation, an organisation that is genuinely game-changing.

The North America Regional Supply Chain Director is in charge to oversee Supply Chain activities across North America, ensuring efficient management of countries S&OP in collaboration with country local supply chain teams and local management.

You cover the upstream flow from US to US/ ROW (EMO flows) and ensures supply chain processes & strategies are in place in market to support short- and long-term business, including third party logistics partnering.

Main Responsibilities:

Oversee North America Region Supply Chain

• Mentor Country Supply Chain Coordinators/Managers in improving level of maturity of their local supply chain operations processes
• Participate to recruitment and develop high performing supply chain in country
• Develop and implement a strong and efficient supply chain operations in collaboration with Country/Regional leadership Team
• Set Country Supply Chain objectives in collaboration with local management and review yearly performance
• Ensure consistency across regions partnering with other regions and provide guidance aligned with line manager

Forecasting / Local Demand Review

• Ensure Country Supply Chain follows Ipsen demand review process
• Responsible to challenge forecast of the region, participating to local demand review meeting where appropriate with country leadership team
• Lead Regional Demand Review Meetings in collaboration with Global Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) process

Supply & Inventory Management

• Act as a SPOC for the region and ensure alignment with Global organization
• Lead definition & approval of internal supply agreement with country leadership team in collaboration with Global S&OP team, considering market model and channels incl inventory policy to optimize cash

Distribution and route to market

• In collaboration with procurement and local supply chain, set 3rd party logistics partnering aligned with global strategy
• Measure performance, implement improvement plan and drive efficiency

Manage Upstream domestic flows across US and export from US to ROW (rest of world)

• Set and drive validation of the logistics network for semi finished good
• Manage operations in close collaboration with EMO SC and Global Logistics

Contribute to Supply Chain process optimization (Global/Local)

In order to be considered for this role you must have:

• BA/BS is required, preferably in supply chain related area; MBA, MS or advanced degree is a plus
• APICS CPIM is a plus
• Experience working in a global pharmaceutical company with ability to work with international colleagues across time zones
• Minimum 10 years of experience in supply chain and specially in country supply chain
• Experience managing indirect reports (project managing cross functional colleagues, outside vendors, etc.)
• Good understanding of applicable regulations related to supply of pharmaceutical medicines
• Knowledge of and experience working with SAP, excel and demand & supply planning software
• English fluency; French language skills a plus

The annual base salary range for this position is $177,000 - $260,000

This job is eligible to participate in our short-term incentives program. At Ipsen we are proud to offer a comprehensive employee benefits package, including 401(k) with company contributions, group medical, dental and vision coverage, life and disability insurance, short- and long-term disability insurance, as well as flexible spending accounts. Ipsen also provides parental leave, paid time off, a discretionary winter shutdown, well-being allowance, commuter benefits, and much more.

The pay range displayed above is the range of base pay compensation within which Ipsen expects to pay for this role at the time of this posting. Individual compensation within this range depends on a variety of factors, including, but not limited to, prior education and experience, job-related knowledge and demonstrated skills.

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IPSEN is an equal opportunity employer that strictly prohibits unlawful discrimination. We recruit, employ, train, compensate, and promote without regard to an individual’s race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin/ancestry, age, mental/physical disability, medical condition, marital status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.