Senior Supply Chain Specialist

Job Title: Supply Chain Sr. Associate

Location: Remote

Duration: 12 months with possible extension

Schedule: 8:00AM – 5:00PM EST

This is a 100% remote role. Preferred time zone is Eastern Standard Time.

Contract worker will be expected to work from 8:00AM – 5:00PM EST.

The ideal candidate for this role should be skilled in procedural writing, revising SOPs, and collaborating across teams to finalize documents. They need strong data analysis abilities, with experience identifying and correcting data quality issues, particularly in procurement and supply chain areas, including bill of materials. Proficiency with Microsoft Office is essential, while familiarity with Smartsheet is a plus. Industry experience in bio-pharma is preferred but not required if they have relevant procurement knowledge. Certifications like APICS (e.g., CPIM) would make a candidate stand out, though they’re not mandatory

• This role is intended to support the function of Business Process Owner for Source and BOM

• CW should have experience and/or detailed understanding of SAP Procurement and Production roles, including Purchasing and Bills of Material

• CW should have excellent written and verbal communication skills

Accountabilities:

• Act as a team lead or member in cross functional projects

• Manage and oversee compliance related activities

• Collaborate with cross-function teams

• Advance departmental goals and key-initiatives

Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain applicable standard operating procedures, forms, and/or business documents: Acquire CDOCS editor access, revise controlled documents, manage document approval flows

• Develop and maintain key performance indicators (KPI's) and metrics for area management: Manage SKP reports, drive resolution to data errors, assist in developing metrics in Smartsheet

• Perform User Acceptance Testing: Acquire ALM tester access and support ALM testing requirements as required

• Contribute to cross functional projects

Basic Qualifications

• Master's Degree

• OR Bachelor's Degree and 2 years of Life Science or Business experience preferably in the biotechnology or pharmaceutical industry

• OR Associate's degree and 6 years of Life Science or Business experience preferably in the biotechnology or pharmaceutical industry

• OR High school diploma/GED and 8 years of Life Science or Business experience preferably in the biotechnology or pharmaceutical industry

• Excellence in working with MS Office

Preferred Qualifications

• Ability to learn new tasks, functions and responsibilities quickly

• Continuous improvement mindset

• Analytical reasoning and creative problem-solving ability to conceive the solutions of tomorrow

• Good negotiation and facilitation skills

• Demonstrated skill to handle multiple responsibilities and priorities simultaneously in a fluid environment with time pressures

• General understanding of regulatory guidelines impacting supply (i.e. GxP, SOX)

• High attention to detail

• Ability to operate in a team or matrixed environment

• Advanced skills using systems such as SAP, Microsoft Office Suite, CDOCS, Smartsheet, ALM and data visualization software

• CPIM certification