Director, Supply Chain

Biopharma Careers; Cork; On-site; EUR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Gilead Sciences, Inc. seeks a Director, Regional Supply Chain to oversee and optimize the regional commercial supply chain across demand planning, S&OP leadership, and escalation management.

You will align regional demand with global supply capabilities and lead cross-functional collaboration with Regulatory, Quality, and Finance. The role reports to the Executive Director, Head of Regional Commercial Supply Chain and requires extensive biopharma supply chain experience in a matrixed setting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business, Life Sciences, or related field required.
• MBA or relevant advanced degree preferred.
• APICS/CSCP or similar supply chain certification is an asset.

Responsibilities

• Lead regional Commercial Demand Planning with cross-functional teams to ensure accurate, data-driven forecasts.
• Own and facilitate the regional S&OP process, aligning demand with supply and presenting to executives.
• Act as regional contact for supply escalations, coordinating with global leads to mitigate risks and recover quickly.
• Collaborate with Regulatory, Quality and Finance to ensure compliant product distribution and support launches.
• Track key KPIs such as forecast accuracy, OTIF, backorders, and inventory health; drive continuous improvement.

Skills

Analytical skills

Planning capabilities

Stakeholder management

Communication

Regulatory awareness

Education

Bachelor’s in Supply Chain or related field

MBA preferred

APICS/CSCP asset

Tools

SAP IBP

Oracle

Kinaxis

OMP

Job description

Job Description

We are seeking an experienced Director, Regional Supply Chain to oversee and optimize the commercial supply chain for a region with a primary focus on demand planning, regional S&OP leadership, and supply issue escalation management. This role supports the commercial supply of both small molecule and biologic products, ensuring product availability, minimizing risk of stockouts, and driving alignment between market demand and supply capabilities.

This position reports to the Executive Director, Head of Regional Commercial Supply Chain, and collaborates with global supply chain leadership and peer regional directors to align regional performance with global objectives.

Key Responsibilities

• 1. Commercial Demand Planning
  Lead the demand planning process for all commercial products in the region, collaborating closely with Global Trade Operations, Commercial, Finance, and Supply Planning teams.
  Ensure that demand forecasts are accurate, data-driven, and account for market trends, promotional activity, product launches, and support product life-cycle management.
  Monitor consumption trends, analyze variances, and proactively adjust forecasts to support uninterrupted product supply.

• 2. Regional S&OP Leadership
  Own and facilitate the regional Commercial S&OP process, ensuring consensus on demand, visibility into supply constraints, and alignment on mitigation plans.
  Present demand and supply outlooks to executive stakeholders and contribute regional input into the global S&OP cycle.
  Ensure that S&OP decisions are data-supported and linked to commercial objectives such as service level targets and revenue goals.

• 3. Supply Escalation Management
  Act as the regional point of contact for commercial supply issues and escalations, including backorders, allocation decisions, and stock imbalances.
  Coordinate with Global Commercial Supply Chain product leads across each therapeutic area to identify root causes and resolve issues quickly.
  Maintain proactive communication with Commercial teams regarding supply risk, mitigation plans, and recovery timelines.

• 4. Stakeholder & Cross-functional Collaboration
  Serve as the primary supply chain liaison for Commercial, Customer Service, and Regional Leadership teams.
  Partner with Regulatory, Quality, and Finance functions to ensure compliant and cost-effective product distribution across the region.
  Support regional commercial launches and market expansions from a supply planning and readiness standpoint.

• 5. Performance Monitoring & Continuous Improvement
  Track and report key commercial supply chain KPIs, including forecast accuracy, OTIF (on-time in-full), backorder levels, and inventory health.
  Identify process gaps or inefficiencies and lead regional implementation of continuous improvement initiatives.
  Contribute to global process harmonization efforts and represent the region in system or process upgrades (e.g., demand planning tools, ERP improvements).

Qualifications

Education: Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business, Life Sciences, or related field required.
MBA or relevant advanced degree preferred.
APICS/CSCP or similar supply chain certification is an asset.

Experience: Extensive supply chain experience in commercial supply chain roles within biopharma or life sciences.
Strong expertise in demand planning, S&OP leadership, and supply issue resolution in a commercial context.
Experience working with both small molecule and biologic commercial products.
Prior leadership experience in a regional or matrixed environment is strongly preferred.

Skills & Competencies: Strong analytical and planning capabilities, with a focus on forecast accuracy and supply continuity.
Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, including experience presenting to senior commercial leadership.
Deep understanding of commercial supply chain drivers in regulated environments.
Proficient in planning systems (e.g., SAP IBP, Oracle, Kinaxis, OMP) and advanced Excel skills.
Agile, solution-oriented, and capable of working under pressure in a fast-paced environment.
Organizational Reporting: Reports to the Executive Director, Head of Regional Commercial Supply Chain
Collaborates closely with other Regional Supply Chain Directors to drive harmonization and standardization of process (where appropriate) across the regions.

Travel Requirement: Up to 25% regional travel; occasional global travel to support global S&OP and leadership meetings.

Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) It is the policy of Gilead Sciences, Inc. and its subsidiaries and affiliates (collectively "Gilead" or the "Company") to recruit select and employ the most qualified persons available for positions throughout the Company. Except if otherwise provided by applicable law, all employment actions relating to issues such as compensation, benefits, transfers, layoffs, returns from layoffs, company-sponsored training, education assistance, social and recreational programs are administered on a non-discriminatory basis (i.e. without regard to protected characteristics or prohibited grounds, which may include an individual’s gender, race, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, creed, physical or mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, medical condition, veteran status, and age, unless such protection is prohibited by federal, state, municipal, provincial, local or other applicable laws). Gilead also prohibits discrimination based on any other characteristics protected by applicable laws.