Pharma Supply Chain Leader: Launch Excellence (Hybrid)

LEO Pharma; Madison (NJ); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work opportunities

Job summary

LEO Pharma is seeking an Associate Director for US Supply Chain to lead strategy for pharma commercial portfolio, including launches and rare disease readiness. This role partners with Trade, Market Access, and Patient Services to align distribution with business goals.

You will manage end-to-end supply chain, forecast accuracy, inventory strategies, and network design across US operations, with a focus on compliant, patient-centric distribution and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Graduate degree in Supply Chain, Finance, Logistics, Business
• Approximately 10 years of relevant supply chain experience with strong process expertise and business acumen.
• Pharmaceutical industry experience strongly preferred, including US regulations and commercial distribution models.
• Experience supporting product launches and managing complex distribution networks (specialty and/or rare disease preferred).
• Proficiency in SAP and IBP required.
• Strong influencing and stakeholder management skills across functions.
• Strategic thinking with ability to prioritize and align initiatives to business goals.
• Advanced analytical capability - quantitative evaluation of trends, inconsistencies, and business impacts.
• Financial literacy: budget management, financial analysis, and KPI-based performance tracking.

Responsibilities

• Develop and lead the US Supply Chain strategy to support profitable growth, new asset launches, and a growing rare disease portfolio.
• Design launch supply strategies that support commercial objectives, patient access, and continuity of care.
• Drive portfolio optimization, network design, SKU lifecycle management, and distribution model evolution.
• Improve forecast accuracy and planning discipline across the portfolio.
• Own end-to-end US launch readiness for new products (including rare disease) from pre-launch through post-launch stabilization.
• Establish launch stage gates, risk registers, and cross-functional review forums.
• Define launch inventory strategies: safety stock, MOQ, shelf-life, stock build, and allocation logic.
• Develop fit-for-purpose supply approaches for rare disease and specialty brands, accounting for low-volume demand, patient-specific fulfillment, and controlled distribution.
• Recommend optimal US distribution models (wholesale, specialty distributor, specialty pharmacy, limited distribution, direct-to-provider) for each product.
• Partner with Trade, Market Access, Commercial, and Patient Services to align distribution with reimbursement, channel economics, and service-level expectations.
• Monitor service levels, inventory visibility, and operating costs across all distribution partners; secure budget adherence.
• Ensure distribution network readiness for launches, product changes, and portfolio evolution.
• Coordinate with Regulatory, Quality, Patient Solutions, and Brand Managers on launches, variations, and re-registrations.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Analytical skills

Leadership

Communication

Stakeholder mgmt

Education

Graduate degree in Supply Chain, Finance, Logistics, Business

Tools

SAP

IBP

Job description

LEO Pharma is seeking an Associate Director for US Supply Chain to lead strategy for pharma commercial portfolio, including launches and rare disease readiness. This role partners with Trade, Market Access, and Patient Services to align distribution with business goals.

You will manage end-to-end supply chain, forecast accuracy, inventory strategies, and network design across US operations, with a focus on compliant, patient-centric distribution and continuous improvement.