Seagen

Senior Manager, Production Planning & Inventory Management (PPIM)

Summary

The principal objective of the Senior Production Planning and Inventory Management Manager (PPIM) is to lead ongoing improvements to Seagen’s overall TUKYSA supply chain operation, ensuring an uninterrupted flow of supply to support global demands. The individual will be responsible for managing processes that translate commercial sales forecasts and other independent demand into demand forecasts for components, which will be provided to key suppliers on an established schedule. The individual will have leadership and administrative responsibilities for global inventory management. Responsible for advanced, complex, production planning and scenario modeling, internally with Bothell HQ and in Europe with the ELT, and with global partners. Must have extensive knowledge across many functional areas and resources. Closely work with all Seagen global operations and external resources to optimize drug supply availability and inventory investment. This position is a key interface between Quality, Regulatory, Logistics, Site management, CMC teams, Commercial Sales, Marketing and Financial organizations, both at Bothell HW and in Europe. This position must be able to build and maintain strong partnerships with all internal and external stakeholders and lead discussion, problem solving efforts and process improvements to ensure supply goals are met or exceeded.

Requirements:

• Collects global TUKYSA requirements from all Seagen commercial organizations (US, Canada & EU) and business partner for ROW territories.
• Converts global sales forecasts into demand requirements for downstream materials
• Schedules production with multiple contract manufacturers primarily in Europe.
• Continuously develops, analyzes, and maintains long-range plan for production
• Responsible for balancing global demand requirements with the contract manufacturer’s operational capacity and contractual requirements
• Participates and provides input into global commercial supply agreements and QAAs
• Manages work-in-process activities for the global supply chain batch release to ensure on-time delivery and/or address impact of delays providing direction for prioritization of changes
• Determines material supply allocation across global regions based upon regulatory process approvals.
• Responsible for execution of detailed global planning requirements
• Monitors global demand against forecast and adjusts supply plans as required
• Monitors regulatory submissions across all global regons, and approval dates to ensure appropriate supply is designated for approved regions
• Leads effort to create short- and long-term planning tools to support product transition from clinical to commercial
• Leads the European and US/Canada S&OP processes for TUKYSA and provides detailed review of inventory and planned manufacturing through supply chain
• Strategic and tactical scenario analyses to support optimal supply strategies
• Basic understanding of accounting principles for business/finance analyst interactions
• Supports SOX audits and finance team as subject expert in Production Planning and Inventory Management.

Qualifications:

• Requires 5+ years of work experience in supply operations, production planning, and inventory management with 3+ years of the experience in pharma/biotech, within an international, multi-plant environment
• Exhibits creativity in adapting to changing situations, development of contingency plans and comfortable with making decisions
• Exhibits excellent interpersonal communication, project management, collaboration, and analytical skills
• Preferred experience working with an integrated enterprise level planning system (SAP, Oracle etc.)
• Independently determines and develops approach to solutions
• APICS certification desired
• Minimal travel (< 5%).

Education

• BS/BA Degree in a business or life science field preferred

Seagen

Seagen is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Submitted: 11/27/2020