Manager, Inventory Management and Planning

Amylyx Pharmaceuticals; Cambridge (MA); Remote; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading clinical-stage pharmaceutical company in Cambridge seeks a Manager for Inventory Management and Planning. This role involves building supply plans, managing inventory, and collaborating across teams to ensure effective supply chain operations. Ideal candidates will have significant experience in pharmaceutical supply planning and strong analytical skills. The company supports remote work but requires occasional travel to the corporate location.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of relevant experience in the Pharmaceutical Industry.
• Demonstrated Supply chain Inventory Management and Planning experience required.

Responsibilities

• Build and manage supply plans for assigned products.
• Track inventory at all CMO locations and reconcile discrepancies.
• Conduct demand analysis to ensure forecast fulfillment.

Skills

Collaboration

Communication

Excel

Smartsheet

Education

BS degree

MS degree

Tools

Suvoda

NetSuite

Veeva

Job description

Manager, Inventory Management and Planning

Cambridge, MA

Amylyx is a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, with an audacious mission to develop novel therapies for high unmet needs. We are currently focused on post-bariatric hypoglycemia (PBH), Wolfram syndrome, progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP), and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Where others see challenges, we see opportunities that we pursue with urgency, rigorous science, and unwavering commitment to the communities we serve.

Our mission is powered by our people. Our core values – be audacious, be curious, be authentic, be engaged, and be accountable – create a culture of caring. Amylyx has assembled an experienced team ready to take action because the communities we serve have no time to wait. If you share our passion and determination, we encourage you to read the opportunity below and apply.

THE OPPORTUNITY

Amylyx is expanding and looking to hire a Manager, Inventory Management and Planning within our Global Supply Chain organization. This position will report into the Senior Director, Global Supply Chain and work with a high-performing cross-functional team. This position will have a dotted line reporting structure into the Associate Director, Inventory Management and Planning. The ideal candidate will have strong experience with pharmaceutical supply planning in support of a virtual (outsourced) supply chain network. This role will have a clinical focus with potential to expand responsibilities into the commercial supply planning space.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Inventory Management and Planning:

• Build and manage supply plans in Excel or Smartsheet for assigned products (RSMs, API, bulk drug product, and finished goods)
• Own and communicate the Amylyx supply forecast to partner CMO’s on a regular basis.
• Track inventory at all CMO (contract manufacturing organization) locations and reconcile inventory discrepancies. Collect month-end inventory balance reports for all Amylyx partner locations in order to reconcile with Amylyx Accounting team at each month-end.
• Conduct demand analysis to ensure that the forecast can be fulfilled timeframe per the participant enrollment/adoption projections and manufacturing schedules.
• Represent supply chain at clinical study team meetings and internal weekly operations meetings.
• Partner with Analytical Development to manage expiry extensions and dispositioning of expired inventory at CMO locations.
• Manage both manual and system-driven inventory reporting.
• Create, track, and manage purchase orders and change orders for supply chain planning-related activities.
• Provide ad-hoc inventory and planning analysis. Experience with genealogy tracking/recall best practices is a plus.
• Own applicable change controls, deviations, CAPA’s within the Amylyx QMS system for supply chain.
• Proactively identify material supply constraints, and propose solutions to the appropriate functional areas.
• Support CMO inventory KPI’s to drive continuous improvement.
• Own master data in supply chain operating systems to –maintain accurate safety stock inventory, item lead time, sourcing rules, lot tracking, etc.
• Own and author applicable supply chain SOP’s relative to GxP responsibilities.
• Support clinical study closeout(s) by managing supply accountability, inventory reconciliation, and inspection readiness preparations.

Supply Chain Systems:

• Transact inventory movements in applicable supply chain operating systems (ex. IRT, ERP,)
• Collaborate cross functionally to establish user requirement specs, complete UAT, and perform system transactions.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• 5+ years of relevant experience in the Pharmaceutical Industry; or a BS degree and minimum 4+ years of relevant experience; or a MS degree and minimum 3 years of
• Demonstrated Supply chain Inventory Management and Planning experience required.
• Excellent skills in Excel and Smartsheet are required.
• Ability to work as part of a fast-paced multi-disciplinary team environment.
• Strong collaboration and communication skills are required.
• Demonstrated experience with supply chain and QMS systems (Suvoda, NetSuite, Veeva experience is a plus).
• GxP experience is a plus.
• Technical writing relative to SOP documents and clinical pharmacy manuals is a plus.

WORK LOCATION AND CONDITIONS

• At Amylyx, we proudly support remote work opportunities within the United States. However, due to business considerations related to health insurance coverage and state tax regulations, we are unable to hire employees who reside and/or work in certain states. Currently, we are not considering applicants from Alaska, Arizona, Delaware, Hawaii and Kansas.
• You will be expected to travel to our corporate location in Cambridge, MA several times a year and attend other company-related events as necessary and requested.
• You must have access to work in setting which enables meeting all requirements of the role (including privacy, reliable internet access, phone, ability to video conference, etc.) at your remote location.

To stay connected with us follow Amylyx Pharmaceuticals on LinkedIn .

Amylyx Pharmaceuticals is an Equal Opportunity Employer that does not discriminate on the basis of actual or perceived race, color, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, pregnancy-related conditions, and lactation), gender identity or expression (including transgender status), sexual orientation, marital status, military service and veteran status, physical or mental disability, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws and ordinances. Amylyx’s management team is dedicated to this policy with respect to recruitment, hiring, placement, promotion, transfer, training, compensation, benefits, employee activities, access to facilities and programs, and general treatment during employment. Accommodations are available for candidates who require them in our selection process. If you need an accommodation, please let your Amylyx Talent Acquisition contact know.

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