Global Clinical Supply Planning Lead

Summit-Therapeutics; Princeton (NJ); On-site; USD 139,000 - 142,000; Full time

Job summary

Summit Therapeutics Inc. in the United States seeks a Clinical Supply Planning Manager to consolidate study demands, maintain inventory visibility, and support supply plans across global clinical trials.

You will work with internal teams, depots, manufacturers, and external partners to identify risks and propose data-driven actions. You will coordinate monthly planning reviews, develop scenarios, and provide KPIs and insights to drive continuous improvement in supply readiness and regulatory

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Life Sciences, Pharmacy, Supply Chain, or related field.
• 5+ years in clinical supply planning, pharmaceutical or biotechnology supply chain, or related operations preferred.
• Working knowledge of clinical supply concepts incl. demand forecasting, inventory management, allocation, shelf life, packaging and labeling, release readiness, distribution, and depot operations.
• Experience supporting multiple studies or products in a global, cross-functional, and outsourced operating model preferred.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to translate data into risks, scenarios, and recommendations.
• Strong proficiency in Excel and experience with demand-planning, forecasting, inventory, or reporting tools strongly preferred.
• Excellent written and verbal communication; ability to prepare concise analyses and coordinate effectively with internal teams and external partners.
• Strong organization, attention to detail, time management, and follow-through across multiple priorities and deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Consolidate study and portfolio demand forecasts to support Summit’s integrated clinical supply planning process.
• Prepare planning inputs, dashboards, meeting materials, and decision-support analyses for the CMC/Supply Chain team.
• Run and review vendor reports; maintain depot-, product-, and batch-level inventory visibility across Summit’s global supply network.
• Maintain approved demand forecasts, inventory plans, allocation assumptions, supply scenarios, and related planning data in designated systems and trackers.
• Develop demand, inventory, expiry, resupply, and allocation scenarios and provide recommendations.
• Support inventory allocation planning and execute approved allocation decisions across depots considering study priorities, shipment timing, regulatory approvals, shelf life, and other constraints.
• Coordinate and facilitate monthly clinical supply planning reviews, including data preparation, risk summaries, decisions, action tracking, and follow-up.
• Produce and maintain KPIs, trend analyses, risk assessments, and recommendations to support management decisions and continuous improvement.
• Identify, assess, document, and elevate inventory constraints, expiry risks, release delays, forecast changes, and potential supply interruptions; support mitigation planning.
• Coordinate monthly supply-plan updates with Clinical Supply Managers, depot teams, manufacturers, and other external partners, and implement updates resulting from approved decisions.
• Coordinate cross-functionally to gather and track QA/QP release, GMP, shipment, importation, and other required documentation to support operational readiness.
• Maintain action, decision, risk, assumption, and dependency logs and follow assigned items through closure.
• Provide analysis and operational support for development and implementation of approved clinical supply strategies, timelines, budgets, and process improvements.
• Communicate effectively with internal and external stakeholders and promptly elevate issues requiring management attention or decisions.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Excel

Demand forecasting

Inventory management

Forecasting tools

Communication skills

Analytical thinking

Cross-functional collaboration

Project coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in Life Sciences, Pharmacy, Supply Chain, or related field

Tools

ERP systems

Reporting tools

Job description

Summit Therapeutics Inc. in the United States seeks a Clinical Supply Planning Manager to consolidate study demands, maintain inventory visibility, and support supply plans across global clinical trials.

You will work with internal teams, depots, manufacturers, and external partners to identify risks and propose data-driven actions. You will coordinate monthly planning reviews, develop scenarios, and provide KPIs and insights to drive continuous improvement in supply readiness and regulatory