Supply Chain Specialist

Morgan McKinley; Leinster; On-site; EUR 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Morgan McKinley is recruiting a Supply Chain Specialist - Materials Qualification & Introduction for a pharmaceutical manufacturing environment in Ireland. The role focuses on introducing, qualifying and managing materials, ensuring quality, safety and regulatory compliance across stakeholder teams.

You will drive end-to-end NMI activities, coordinate qualification, manage supplier changes, work with SAP, and lead continuous improvement to support reliable supply and patient safety.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Pharmacy, Science or a related discipline.
• Approximately four years of experience in Supply Chain or a technical role associated with new product introduction within the pharmaceutical industry.
• Strong knowledge of single-use materials and applicable regulatory standards for their qualification.
• Experience working with suppliers on material-related issues, including supplier change notifications and investigations.
• Knowledge of SAP systems, particularly master data and production execution modules.
• Strong analytical, organisational and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder-management capabilities.
• Advanced Microsoft Office skills, particularly Excel.
• A proactive, collaborative mindset, with the ability to manage competing priorities and deliver results.
• A commitment to continuous learning, process improvement and constructively challenging existing ways of working.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end New Material Introduction (NMI) activities, from technical evaluation and supplier qualification through to successful site implementation.
• Plan, coordinate and execute qualification activities to ensure materials meet applicable regulatory, safety, quality and product-specific requirements.
• Manage change controls and coordinate the resolution of gaps arising from Supplier Change Notifications (SCNs).
• Partner with Procurement, R&D, Process Engineering, Quality Assurance, Regulatory, Operations and suppliers to deliver material-related projects.
• Prepare and review technical documentation, maintain qualification records and support regulatory and company compliance audits.
• Maintain approved materials lists and qualified materials databases to support effective material management.
• Work closely with suppliers to resolve material-related issues, strengthen relationships and deliver value for the site.
• Lead root-cause investigations, corrective and preventive actions, and initiatives to improve material introduction and qualification processes.
• Ensure materials are introduced in line with business schedules while maintaining the highest standards of safety, quality and compliance.

Skills

Analytical

Organisational skills

Problem-solving

Communication

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Pharmacy/Science

Tools

SAP

Job description

Join a dynamic pharmaceutical manufacturing environment as a Supply Chain Specialist - Materials Qualification & Introduction, where you'll play a key role in introducing, qualifying and managing materials essential to manufacturing operations.

Working across Supply Chain, Quality, Engineering, Procurement and external suppliers, you'll help ensure materials meet stringent quality, safety and regulatory requirements while supporting reliable supply and operational performance.

This is an opportunity to combine technical expertise, stakeholder collaboration and continuous improvement in an environment where quality and patient safety always come first.

Key responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end New Material Introduction (NMI) activities, from technical evaluation and supplier qualification through to successful site implementation.

• Plan, coordinate and execute qualification activities to ensure materials meet applicable regulatory, safety, quality and product-specific requirements.

• Manage change controls and coordinate the resolution of gaps arising from Supplier Change Notifications (SCNs).

• Partner with Procurement, R&D, Process Engineering, Quality Assurance, Regulatory, Operations and suppliers to deliver material-related projects.

• Prepare and review technical documentation, maintain qualification records and support regulatory and company compliance audits.

• Maintain approved materials lists and qualified materials databases to support effective material management.

• Work closely with suppliers to resolve material-related issues, strengthen relationships and deliver value for the site.

• Lead root-cause investigations, corrective and preventive actions, and initiatives to improve material introduction and qualification processes.

• Ensure materials are introduced in line with business schedules while maintaining the highest standards of safety, quality and compliance.

What you'll bring

• A bachelor's degree in Engineering, Pharmacy, Science or a related discipline.

• Approximately four years of experience in Supply Chain or a technical role associated with new product introduction within the pharmaceutical industry.

• Strong knowledge of single-use materials and applicable regulatory standards for their qualification.

• Experience working with suppliers on material-related issues, including supplier change notifications and investigations.

• Knowledge of SAP systems, particularly master data and production execution modules.

• Strong analytical, organisational and problem-solving skills.

• Excellent communication and stakeholder-management capabilities.

• Advanced Microsoft Office skills, particularly Excel.

• A proactive, collaborative mindset, with the ability to manage competing priorities and deliver results.

• A commitment to continuous learning, process improvement and constructively challenging existing ways of working.

Bring your supply chain expertise, technical knowledge and passion for continuous improvement to a role where your work makes a difference. Help strengthen material qualification processes, improve operational performance and support the delivery of quality medicines to patients.