Supply Chain Senior Associate

rtfolio under Sr Manager/Manager of commercial supply chain: - Serve as an Operations Supervisor under Sr Manager/Manager of commercial supply chain for Japan commercialization within local product teams as well as regional/global forums. - Support leading the Japan Product Delivery Team (JPDT), which is made up of SCM, QA and CMC team members. - Contribute to the Japan product strategy and launch planning by managing Operations risks, decisions, timelines, and tasks, and communicating to appropriate teams and governance bodies. - Ensure adherence to regional/global CMC and commercialization processes and gates, such as Commit-to-File, Commit-to-Launch and Commercialization Readiness/Market Launch. - Support cross-functional and cross-site teams and meetings in the development and execution of local Operations launch readiness and product lifecycle/variation management activities under Sr Manager/Manager of JP market supply chain.

• Collaborate within Supply Chain and across various functional teams (commercial, regulatory, quality, finance) at the local/regional/global levels to develop and implement a compliant and robust supply strategy.
  • Proactively identify risks, develop mitigation plans and engage key stakeholders to ensure continuous patient supply.
  • Support Japan commercial, regulatory and quality requirements to Global Supply Chain and Amgen manufacturing sites as COL under Sr Manager/Manager of JP commercial supply chain.
  • Support global Operations network during local demand/supply planning discussions (e.g., S&OP, IBP) as COL under Sr Manager/Manager of JP commercial supply chain.
  • Support Amgen's priorities and expectations for supply plan along with CMO Site Manager as COL under Sr Manager/Manager of JP commercial supply chain...
• Manage and support change control management process for commercial distribution readiness related to product launches, CMC variations and labeling changes, in partnership with Regional Operations Leads; key tasks may include as COL under Sr Manager/Manager of JP commercial supply chain.
  • Ensure timely set-up of critical systems and master data in conjunction with Japan demand planner.
  • Prepare, review and approve CMO-related documentation for product launch/variations in conjunction with CMO Site Manager.
• Provide support for other quality system processes, such as initiation/completion of deviations at local level.
• Provide processing and support for the system processes operation (SAP, Ariba and others) , such as issue Inventory, Receiving and status changes (+ others) for customer service and Logistics related at local level.
• General Responsibilities

  • Ensure local regulatory, trade and quality compliance requirements are met.

  • Identify opportunities to improve through our Drive for Excellence program. and execute. Support change, innovation, operational excellence and solve problems.

  • Provide monthly updates and report country-level KPIs to key stakeholders.

Basic Education & Experience

• Bachelor's Degree in business administration, supply chain, science-related field or similar.

• 5+ years of experience in Supply chain, Manufacturing, Quality or CMC-related function within the pharmaceutical industry, preferably in biotechnology.

• 2+ years in roles requiring knowledge of pharmaceutical product commercialization, launch readiness, and lifecycle management.

• Experience in working at a multi-national/global company with diverse cultures.

• Capability for business level English/Japanese communication (E-mail, call and meeting)

Basic Knowledge & Skills

• High degree of language proficiency in both English and Japanese; strong verbal, written, listening and presentation skills

• Good project management skills across functions and preferably across geographies, with past success in participating in high-performing teams and/or influencing others to drive results.

• Good analytical and problem-solving capabilities; uses data analysis tools / methodologies and applies independent judgement to solve problems.

• Ability to recognize the strategic importance of complex product commercialization activities.

• Ability to work in complex operating models and, and strong collaboration skills.

• Ability to work independently by effectively working well with others; taking initiative and remaining adaptable.

• High personal integrity and accountability; drives for excellence, agility, innovation, and efficiency.

• Self-motivated, positively contributes to the work environment by embracing/championing change.

• Result-focused with proven ability to delivery results.

• Basic understanding of supply chain operations and GMP/GDP regulations.

• Consistently demonstrates Amgen Values.

Travel: 10%

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