Global Supply Chain Lead - Pharma Solutions

Croda; Plainsboro Township (NJ); On-site; USD 137,000 - 228,000; Full time

Job summary

Croda's Pharma Solutions unit seeks a Head of Supply Chain to build and lead the global supply-chain operating model for pharma solutions. You will connect demand, manufacturing, inventory, warehousing, logistics, and customer service in a disciplined, scalable process.

This high-visibility role shapes customer experience, working-capital performance, and long-term growth. You will influence a cross-functional, global organization and drive end-to-end execution in a regulated pharma context.

Qualifications

• Leadership experience in supply chain and integrated business planning within pharma or related industries.
• Proven ability to drive end-to-end supply chain transformation and cost improvements.
• Experience with regulatory, GDP expectations, and cold-chain or temperature-sensitive distribution.

Responsibilities

• Lead global end-to-end Pharma Solutions supply chain across sites and partners.
• Design and implement a globally aligned S&OP / IBP process.
• Own OTIF performance, supply reliability, and customer service improvements.
• Drive working-capital improvements and define inventory ownership globally.
• Balance strategic thinking with hands-on execution in a complex matrix.

Skills

Supply chain leadership

S&OP / IBP

Forecasting

Inventory optimization

Stakeholder management

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

APICS/CPIM/CSCP or MBA

Tools

SAP

ERP systems

Job description

Head of Supply Chain, Pharma Solutions

Build the Supply Chain Backbone of a Growing Global Pharma BusinessPharma Solutions is a growing business within Croda, serving pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and veterinary-health customers through innovative excipients, vaccine adjuvants, peptide technology, lipid technologies, and formulation expertise. As the business scales globally, reliable supply execution is essential to customer trust, operational performance, and sustainable growth.

Head of Supply Chain, Pharma Solutions
Build the Supply Chain Backbone of a Growing Global Pharma BusinessPharma Solutions is a growing business within Croda, serving pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and veterinary-health customers through innovative excipients, vaccine adjuvants, peptide technology, lipid technologies, and formulation expertise. As the business scales globally, reliable supply execution is essential to customer trust, operational performance, and sustainable growth.

The Head of Supply Chain will build and lead the global supply-chain operating model for Pharma Solutions, connecting commercial demand, manufacturing capability, inventory strategy, inbound material security, warehousing, logistics, and customer service through one disciplined and scalable process.

This is a visible global leadership role with the opportunity to create new capabilities in the organization and directly influence customer experience, working-capital performance, and long-term growth.

Why Join Pharma Solutions Now?Pharma Solutions is at a pivotal stage in its evolution. As a growing business within Croda, we are bringing together industry-leading capabilities across pharmaceutical excipients, vaccine adjuvants, innovative lipid delivery systems, and formulation expertise to create a more integrated and scalable global organization. With strong customer demand, ambitious growth plans, and continued investment across the business, this is an opportunity to help shape the future of Pharma Solutions.

This role offers the opportunity to establish the planning, inventory, and customer-service backbone needed to support the next phase of global growth.

What Success Looks Like

Supply Chain Transformation & S&OP Leadership

• Design and implement a globally aligned S&OP / Integrated Business Planning process across Pharma Solutions.
• Create a disciplined monthly planning rhythm connecting commercial demand, manufacturing capability, inventory strategy, and customer commitments.
• Improve forecast quality, planning transparency, and cross-functional decision-making.
• Establish Supply Chain as a strategic business partner and trusted source of operational insight.

Customer Service Reliability & Supply Continuity

• Own global accountability for OTIF performance and customer-facing supply reliability.
• Improve responsiveness, communication, and escalation of customer supply and delivery risks.
• Build resilient continuity plans across sites, logistics networks, and critical raw materials.
• Strengthen customer confidence through realistic, consistent, and transparent supply commitments.

Inventory, Working Capital & Network Excellence

• Establish a global inventory strategy that balances service, risk, cash, and obsolescence.
• Drive working-capital improvement and clear inventory ownership across the global network.
• Define and optimize warehousing, distribution, and logistics strategies, including regulated and temperature-sensitive requirements.
• Strengthen supply-chain visibility, planning systems, and performance through data-driven decision-making.

Builder Mindset & Execution

• Build the global supply-chain capabilities required to support future growth.
• Personally drive implementation and adoption across a complex matrix organization.
• Balance strategic thinking with hands-on execution and accountability.

Operating Style
RoleThis is a hands-on leadership role focused on building capability rather than managing a large organization. The successful candidate will be expected to:

• Build new processes, governance, and ways of working from the ground up.
• Personally drive implementation and adoption across a complex global matrix.
• Influence stakeholders across functions, sites and regions without relying on extensive direct authority.
• Balance strategic thinking with practical execution and a willingness to personally solve problems.
• Remain close to the detail while helping shape the long-term direction of the business.
• Bring deep pharmaceutical supply chain expertise and apply it pragmatically to improve planning, inventory, customer service and supply reliability.

Core Capabilities

Strategic Perspective: Connect long-term business priorities with practical supply-chain solutions that enable growth and customer success.

Delivery: Translate strategy into measurable operational improvement through disciplined execution and accountability.

Working Together: Build alignment across Commercial, Operations, Finance, Procurement, Customer Service, Quality, and regional teams.

Adaptability: Navigate complexity, ambiguity, and organizational change while maintaining focus on business outcomes.

Curiosity: Challenge assumptions, identify root causes, and continuously improve planning and supply-chain processes.

Authenticity: Build trust through transparency, consistency, and strong stakeholder relationships.

Experience & Expertise

• Leadership experience in supply chain, planning, and integrated business planning within pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, CDMO or biologics; experience with pharmaceutical excipients like lipids, peptides, vaccine adjuvants and CDMO models are advantageous.
• Proven success leading global or multi-site S&OP / IBP, demand and supply planning, inventory strategy, and customer service performance.
• Experience improving working capital, inventory optimization, supply reliability, and continuity.
• Knowledge of warehousing, logistics, GDP expectations, and cold-chain or temperature-sensitive distribution.
• Ability to operate through a complex matrix and influence stakeholders across functions, sites, regions, and cultures without relying solely on direct authority.
• Strong analytical capability and familiarity with SAP, ERP, and modern planning or IBP technologies.
• A hands-on builder who can design new processes, personally drive adoption, and remain calm under service pressure.
• Ability to communicate clearly around supply risk, inventory strategy, allocations and recovery plans. Experience supporting commercial pharmaceutical customers is advantageous.
• A relevant degree is required; APICS, CPIM, CSCP, Lean Six Sigma, MBA, or equivalent qualifications are advantageous.

Role Scope

Global end-to-end Pharma Solutions supply chain across sites, contract manufacturing partners, inbound raw materials, warehousing, logistics, and customer supply. The role reports to the Vice President, Pharma Solutions, with a dotted-line relationship to Croda Global Supply Chain leadership.

Why Croda

At Croda, our purpose is Smart science to improve lives™.

As a global leader in specialty ingredients and life sciences innovation, we partner with customers to solve complex challenges that improve health, sustainability, and quality of life around the world.

Our success is built on the expertise of our people and a culture grounded in our values of Responsible, Innovative, and Together. We believe diverse perspectives, scientific curiosity, collaborative leadership, and practical execution create the conditions for sustainable growth and meaningful impact.

Joining Croda means becoming part of a business where your work will directly contribute to customer success, business performance, and innovations that improve lives globally.

Additional Information

This is an on-site position with associated travel based at our corporate headquarters in Princeton, NJ.

Annual Base Salary Range: $137,000 to $228,000

This range reflects the base salary the company reasonably expects to pay for this position. Actual compensation will be determined based on factors such as geographic location, experience, education, and skill level. Additional compensation, such as annual bonuses or other incentives, may be offered based on eligibility and company policies.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Croda is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Croda recognizes employees as our strength and the diversity they bring to our workforce are directly linked to our ongoing success. We are an equal opportunity employer and place a high value on diversity and inclusion at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute, including age, race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital or veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. In accordance with applicable law, we make reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as any mental health or physical disability needs.

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