Associate Director Scheduling and Logistics

GlaxoSmithKline; King of Prussia (PA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 185,000; Full time

Job summary

GlaxoSmithKline seeks a senior scheduling and logistics leader to oversee production scheduling and logistics at the Upper Merion site. You will drive 0-12 week schedules, improve run rate, and ensure GMP/FDA compliance while coordinating with Global Planning on longer horizons.

You will lead the S&L team, monitor CtS performance, and partner with cross-functional stakeholders to meet patient and business needs. This is a high-impact leadership role with site-wide influence.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or 5+ years in Scheduling & Logistics in GMP/FDA environment.
• 5+ years in GMP manufacturing facility, preferably biopharma.
• 2+ years of people leadership experience with direct reports.
• 2+ years of ERP data entry and management.

Responsibilities

• Lead integrated scheduling for all value streams and align with standard work and maintenance activities.
• Monitor Conformance to Schedule (CtS) and participate in PM meetings; escalate supply detractors.
• Define 13-36 month capacity statements; coordinate with Global Planning for MPS.
• Manage Bulk Drug Substance receipts and shipments; coordinate with Warehouse and QA.

Skills

Leadership

Scheduling

Logistics

GMP

ERP data

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

MS Excel

Power BI

ERP

Job description

The Associate Director, Scheduling and Logistics leads production scheduling and logistics for all production streams at the Upper Merion site, ensuring execution of the 0-12 week production schedule, adherence to standard work, and achievement of key performance indicators including schedule adherence and site run rate.
The role supports network planning by developing capacity statements for the 13-36 month Master Production Schedule (MPS) and partnering with Global Planning to validate capacity and demand alignment. The position is accountable for Bulk Drug Substance receipts and shipments, represents the site with external customers when required, and collaborates across GSK functions to align operations with business objectives. Working closely with the Site Leadership Team, the manager assesses capacity, recommends solutions, and supports decisions that ensure site capability meets patient and business needs.

This role will provide YOU the opportunity to lead key activities to progress YOUR career. These responsibilities include some of the following:

Responsibilities as a site leader:

• Enforce strict adherence toGSK EHS, OSHA, and GMP/FDA guidelines, ensuring procedures are in place for compliance.
• Implement GPS standards of work, with a focus on data trending and visible demonstration of activities and performance deviations to solve.

Job Specific Responsibilities:

• Accountable for integrated scheduling for all value streams, ensuring alignment with defined standard work. Ensure appropriate process in place to request, assess, and schedule non-standard activities (i.e. maintenance, special studies, miscellaneous stoppages) into the production schedule whilst continually maintaining site schedule requirements.
• Ensuring measurement and performance management of Conformance to Schedule (CtS) for all Production work centres, and S&L attendance as required at performance management meetings, including escalation process in place for any supply detractors, and taking a leading role in ensuring continuity of supply.
• Monitor and define capacity statements for the 13-36-month MPS, coordinating with Global Planning to ensure MPS suitability.
• Manage the logistics (receipts and shipments) for Bulk Drug Substance (BDS), to and from the site, ensuring clear view of logistics schedule and coordinating with other functions on site (Warehouse, Quality Assurance) to ensure schedule is achievable.
• Partner closely with stakeholders on-site and within GSK to align the S&L team with the operational requirements and business objectives of the multi-product facility. Especially with respect to evaluating site capacity, proposing solutions, and influencing business decisions to fulfill patient and business demands.
• Maintain constant monitoring and accuracy of critical data fields related to work centers in ERP, Scheduling, and other systems .
• Manage and develop the teamin accordance with GSK and Upper Merion-specific policies, fostering a culture aligned with GSK's leadership expectations. Contribute to the site'sStrategic Workforce Planningthrough succession planning and performance management, ensuring a trained, capable, and high-performing team.
• Represent Upper Merion site/GSK to external customers as needed, in line with the GSK Supply and Demand operating model.
• Ensure site compliance with all customs and taxation requirements per local and GSK regulations.

Why You?

Basic Qualification

We are seeking professionals with the following required skills and qualifications to help us achieve our goals:

• Bachelor's degree
• Or In Leu of education 5+ years of experience managing Scheduling & Logistics in a GMP or FDA regulated industry
• 5+ years of experience in GMP manufacturing facility, preferably biopharma.
• 2+ years of people leadership experience with direct reports
• 2+ years of experience in ERP data entry and management, controls, and troubleshooting

Preferred Qualification

If you have the following characteristics, it would be a plus:

• Demonstrated ability to use tools such as MS Excel, Word, PowerPoint, to analyze, document, and share short- and long-term strategies and proposals across all levels.
• Demonstrated ability to benchmark across teams and sites, define best practices for sites and drive adoption of these best practices.
• APICS Certification as Supply Chain Professional (CSCP), Production and Inventory Management (CPIM), or similar preferred.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Proven ability to design and deploy continuous improvement initiatives, improving efficiency and reducing cycle time.
• Experience leading teams through preparation and execution of regulatory audits
• Lean or Six Sigma certification and demonstrated ability to utilize and coach others in principles.
• Intermediate computer literacy; Excel, Word, Power BI, ERP.

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Skills

Customer-Focused, Data Integrity, Detail-Oriented, Digital Fluency, Finished Products, GxP Regulations, Inventory Management, Lean Management, Logistics Management, Master Data Management (MDM), Materials Requirements Planning (MRP), Problem Solving, Production Orders, Product Knowledge, Risk Awareness, Supply Chain Operations, Supply Planning

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Why GSK?

Uniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together.

GSK is a global biopharma company with a purpose to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together. We aim to positively impact the health of 2.5 billion people by the end of the decade, as a successful, growing company where people can thrive. We get ahead of disease by preventing and treating it with innovation in specialty medicines and vaccines. We focus on four therapeutic areas: respiratory, immunology and inflammation; oncology; HIV; and infectious diseases - to impact health at scale.

People and patients around the world count on the medicines and vaccines we make, so we're committed to creating an environment where our people can thrive and focus on what matters most. Our culture of being ambitious for patients, accountable for impact and doing the right thing is the foundation for how, together, we deliver for patients, shareholders and our people.

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