Operations Director

TN United Kingdom; Bathgate; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

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As the Director of Operations at our Bathgate location, you'll take on a hands-on, Senior Leadership role, overseeing and advancing our Clinical and Commercial Packaging and Supply Chain functional groups. You'll be at the helm, crafting and executing strategies that ensure our production and delivery schedules meet the needs of our global clients and their patients on time, every time. Collaborating with teams across Quality, Technical Operations, Project Management, Finance, and Business Development, you'll foster a client-focused, solution-oriented culture rooted in continuous improvement and lean methodologies.

Reporting directly to the General Manager, you'll steer all aspects of our supply chain management and clinical packaging operations. Your responsibilities will span purchasing, sourcing, logistics, warehousing, inventory management and control, material forecasting, functional capacity planning and sourcing, S&OP planning, and financial costing. You'll also lead the Supply Chain and Operations teams, regularly engaging with clients to discuss current and future studies.

At Catalent, we're dedicated to a Patient First culture, prioritizing excellence in quality and compliance, and ensuring the safety of every patient, consumer, and employee.

Your Role

• You'll manage the overall Operations & Supply Chain performance, focusing on People, Safety, Quality, Delivery & Cost, ensuring compliance with cGMP and HSE standards.
• You'll collaborate with the GM and site leadership to develop long and short-range plans, programs, and objectives for Operations and Supply Chain activities.
• You'll be responsible for developing, maintaining, and administering the Operations & Supply Chain Departmental budget, including cost-saving targets and goals.
• Using site KPIs, you'll monitor and control all operations, ensuring optimal system use and process improvement.
• You'll work closely with cross-functional teams on capacity planning and S&OP, ensuring Operational Readiness requirements are met and on-time delivery across all clinical shipping activities.
• You'll oversee departmental deviations, investigations, change controls, and CAPAs, and represent or lead site meetings with clients.
• You're tasked with developing and implementing short- and long-term CI strategies to advance Packaging and Supply Chain operations.
• You'll provide ongoing coaching, mentoring, and development for employees, leading a highly motivated, efficient, and effective team.

You Are

• Equipped with a Bachelor’s degree (MS/MBA desirable or equivalent) and considerable experience in a pharmaceutical or similarly regulated industry.
• Experienced in managing Operations and Supply Chain functions, with a continuous improvement background and a track record of delivering sustainable results.
• Knowledgeable about current and emerging Production technologies and thoroughly understand GMP compliance as it pertains to clinical trials and commercial production.
• Skilled in domestic and international shipping processes and regulations, with excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills.

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.

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Catalent is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate based on any characteristic protected by local law.

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