Senior Global Supply Chain Project Manager - Life Sciences

Cogent Infotech Pvt. Ltd.; Waltham (MA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Cogent Infotech Pvt. Ltd. seeks an experienced End-to-End Supply Chain Project Manager to lead complex initiatives across raw materials continuity, supplier risk mitigation, logistics optimization, inventory balancing, and ERP supply chain rollouts.

You will bridge global procurement, demand planning, manufacturing, QA, and distribution to build resilient, cost-efficient supply chains for our life sciences portfolio.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field required.
• 5+ years of project management within global supply chain, procurement, or logistics in regulated industries preferred.
• Strong knowledge of S&OP, inventory management, supplier risk management, and cold-chain logistics.
• Experience with ERP systems (SAP/Oracle) and AP/CP planning tools.
• Certifications like CPIM/CSCP or PMP are a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end supply chain projects including raw materials continuity, supplier localization, and cold-chain logistics.
• Develop and maintain project plans, milestones, and risk registers in MS Project or Smartsheet.
• Coordinate supplier qualification, onboarding, and change control with QA/Regulatory teams.
• Analyze bottlenecks and single-source risks to design mitigation strategies for business continuity.
• Monitor supplier performance, contract compliance, and capacity scaling with Global Procurement and Sourcing.
• Align production scheduling with long-lead material forecasts with Demand Planning/S&OP.
• Apply lean concepts to improve inventory turns, warehouse throughput, and logistics lead times.
• Establish KPIs and lead cross-functional project review boards and status reporting.

Skills

S&OP

Inventory management

Supplier risk management

Logistics optimization

Project management

Lean Six Sigma

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Industrial Engineering, Business, or related field

Tools

SAP MM/PP/SD

Oracle SCM

Kinaxis

RapidResponse

MS Project

Smartsheet

Power BI

Tableau

Job description

Cogent Infotech Pvt. Ltd. seeks an experienced End-to-End Supply Chain Project Manager to lead complex initiatives across raw materials continuity, supplier risk mitigation, logistics optimization, inventory balancing, and ERP supply chain rollouts.

You will bridge global procurement, demand planning, manufacturing, QA, and distribution to build resilient, cost-efficient supply chains for our life sciences portfolio.