Director Supply Chain Planning

Morgan McKinley; Cork; On-site; EUR 180,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Morgan McKinley is seeking a Director of Network Supply Planning to lead a global, regulated supply network. You will own end-to-end planning across manufacturing, external partners, and distribution, and drive S&OE processes to balance service, inventory, capacity, and cost.

You will manage risk, set KPIs, and align with senior stakeholders across functions. The role requires 10+ years in biopharma operations or supply planning, strong leadership, and GMP/readiness to navigate regulatory

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in biopharma operations, supply chain, supply planning, or network operations.
• Proven leadership in global, matrixed, regulated environments.
• End-to-end understanding of manufacturing, external supply, distribution, and market delivery.
• Experience in supply risk management, continuity planning, network strategy, launches, or lifecycle planning.
• Strong analytical, strategic, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• Excellent cross-functional leadership and senior stakeholder management.
• Working knowledge of GMP, quality systems, and regulatory requirements.
• Bachelor’s degree in science, engineering, supply chain, operations, business or related field; advanced degree desirable.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a global network supply planning team.
• Own end-to-end planning across internal manufacturing, external partners, and distribution.
• Lead the S&OE process, aligning demand, supply, inventory, capacity, and priorities.
• Manage supply risks, disruptions, scenarios, mitigation plans, and escalations.
• Establish planning standards, governance, KPIs, and performance management.
• Drive decisions on constraints, allocation, prioritisation, inventory, and network performance.
• Partner with senior stakeholders across Manufacturing, Quality, Regulatory, Finance, Commercial, Technical Operations, and Logistics.
• Support financial planning, launches, supply continuity, and network resilience.
• Drive continuous improvement, digitalisation, data-driven decision-making, and process simplification.

Skills

Leadership

Supply chain management

Strategic thinking

Analytical skills

Stakeholder management

Risk management

Data-driven decision making

GMP knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s degree in science/engineering/supply chain/operations/business

Job description

Global biopharmaceutical company focused on innovative medicines and rare diseases. The Director, Network Supply Planning leads global tactical supply planning across a complex, regulated supply network over a 0–3 year horizon. The role ensures reliable product supply while balancing service, inventory, capacity, cost, risk, and business priorities.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a global network supply planning team.
• Own end-to-end supply planning across internal manufacturing, external partners, and distribution.
• Lead the S&OE process, aligning demand, supply, inventory, capacity, and priorities.
• Manage supply risks, disruptions, scenarios, mitigation plans, and escalations.
• Establish planning standards, governance, KPIs, and performance management.
• Drive decisions on constraints, allocation, prioritisation, inventory, and network performance.
• Partner with senior stakeholders across Manufacturing, Quality, Regulatory, Finance, Commercial, Technical Operations, and Logistics.
• Support financial planning, launches, supply continuity, and network resilience.
• Drive continuous improvement, digitalisation, data-driven decision-making, and process simplification.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in biopharma operations, supply chain, supply planning, or network operations.
• Proven leadership experience in global, matrixed, and regulated environments.
• Strong end-to-end understanding of manufacturing, external supply, distribution, and market delivery.
• Experience in supply risk management, continuity planning, network strategy, launches, or lifecycle planning.
• Strong analytical, strategic, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• Excellent cross-functional leadership and senior stakeholder management.
• Working knowledge of GMP, quality systems, and regulatory requirements.
• Bachelor’s degree in science, engineering, supply chain, operations, business, or related field required; advanced degree desirable..