Associate Director, Global Supply Chain Operations

Initial Therapeutics, Inc.; South San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 167,000 - 206,000; Full time

Job summary

IDEAYA Biosciences in South San Francisco, CA, seeks an Associate Director, Supply Chain Operations to lead end-to-end global product planning, procurement, and logistics. You will ensure material availability, regulatory compliance, and inventory optimization, with strong ERP skills to automate purchasing and traceability.

The role is onsite four days per week, reporting to the VP of Clinical and Commercial Supply Chain, and involves cross-functional collaboration from clinical to commercial

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field.
• 8+ years in pharmaceutical supply chain, procurement, or manufacturing.
• Advanced ERP and forecasting proficiency in tier-1 systems (SAP, Oracle/NetSuite) and data analytics.
• Ability to align business requirements with technical configuration, data integration, and reporting.
• Leadership in cross-functional teams and strategic planning.

Responsibilities

• Integrated Supply Planning: drive S&OP, synchronize demand forecasting with production capacity, minimize excess inventory.
• ERP Systems Management: lead NetSuite integrations, ensure data integrity, and optimize ERP/MRP systems.
• Quality & Compliance: partner with Quality/Regulatory to ensure cGMP adherence and audits.
• Risk Mitigation & Analytics: develop contingency plans, forecast, and report KPIs (OTIF).
• Demand Planning and Forecasting: predict demand using data, trends, and AI tools, collaborate with Clinical, Commercial, and IT.
• Inventory Management and Optimization: balance stock availability with cost across global networks.
• Data Analysis and Technology Integration: leverage ERP and analytics for better decisions.

Skills

S&OP planning

Forecasting

Cross-functional leadership

Data analysis

Supply chain optimization

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

NetSuite

Prognosis

Kinaxis

O9

OMP

Excel

Job description

IDEAYA Biosciences in South San Francisco, CA, seeks an Associate Director, Supply Chain Operations to lead end-to-end global product planning, procurement, and logistics. You will ensure material availability, regulatory compliance, and inventory optimization, with strong ERP skills to automate purchasing and traceability.

The role is onsite four days per week, reporting to the VP of Clinical and Commercial Supply Chain, and involves cross-functional collaboration from clinical to commercial