Senior Manager, Supply Chain

Exeltis & Xiromed; Florham Park (NJ); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Exeltis & Xiromed is seeking a senior Supply Chain professional to lead end-to-end planning, collaborate across global teams, and ensure timely product availability for new launches.

The role emphasizes optimizing demand planning, coordinating with Commercial, Procurement, and Logistics, and maintaining regulatory and quality standards in a multinational environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, or related field.
• Minimum 5 years in Supply Chain, Procurement, or Project Management.
• APICS CPIM and/or CSCP certification preferred.
• Strong knowledge of SAP, IBP, and MS Excel.

Responsibilities

• Lead collaboration with third-party manufacturers and supply partners to translate sales forecasts into executable supply plans.
• Assess site capacities, constraints, and supply risks; coordinate resolution of bottlenecks and disruptions.
• Lead weekly cross-functional and global meetings to align priorities and track plan execution.
• Partner with Commercial and Supply Chain to maintain demand forecasts and improve demand-planning performance.
• Support monthly inventory valuation, reconciliation, and reporting with Finance.
• Identify and implement continuous improvement across planning processes, systems, tools, and metrics.
• Lead supply chain planning for new product launches to ensure availability.
• Support procurement by aligning materials requirements and lead times.
• Use SAP S/4HANA to create POs, review inventory, manage BOMs, receive goods, and batch transactions.
• Use IBP to analyze supply and demand.
• Establish planning parameters to ensure timely supply.
• Coordinate with Logistics to move products from CMOs/CMOs to 3PLs.
• Collaborate with Quality to ensure timely release of batches with complete documentation.
• Work cross-functionally to improve end-to-end supply chain performance.
• Coordinate with Regulatory Affairs on artwork and docs.
• Manage procurement of Xiromed-supplied materials; oversee packaging and shipping with third-party vendors.
• Maintain cGMP compliance and month-end activities.
• Demonstrate leadership aligned with company vision; foster accountability and continuous improvement.

Skills

Cross-functional leadership

Project management

Analytical thinking

Communication

Change management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field

APICS CPIM/CSCP

Tools

SAP S/4HANA

IBP

Excel

Job description

Primary Duties & Responsibilities:

• Lead collaboration with third-party manufacturers and supply partners to translate sales forecasts, product requirements, and supplier lead times into executable supply plans.
• Assess manufacturing and packaging site capacities, capabilities, constraints, and supply risks; coordinate the timely resolution of bottle necks and other supply disruptions.
• Lead and actively participate in weekly meetings with cross-functional and global teams to align priorities, address risks, and track supply-plan execution.
• Partner closely with Commercial and Supply Chain teams to maintain accurate demand forecasts and strengthen demand-planning performance.
• Serve as support between Supply Chain and Finance for monthly inventory valuation, reconciliation, and reporting.
• Identify and implement continuous improvement opportunities across planning processes, systems, tools, and performance metrics, while leading change management initiatives to drive stakeholder alignment, adoption, and sustainable results.
• Lead Supply Chain planning and cross functional coordination for new product launches, ensuring timely product availability and successful market introduction.
• Support procurement activities by aligning materials requirements, inventory levels, supplier lead times, and demand forecasts to ensure continuity of supply.
• Use SAP S/4HANA to create purchase orders, review inventory, create and maintain bills of material, receive finished goods, and execute batch level transactions.
• Utilize IBP to analyze supply and demand to support informed business needs and objectives.
• Establish and execute planning parameters to ensure timely supply of goods.
• Partner with Logistics to coordinate timely movement of products from CMO/CPO's to 3PL's.
• Collaborate with Quality to prioritize and facilitate timely release of batches, ensuring all required documentation is complete and available.
• Work cross functionally to improve end to end supply chain performance.
• Coordinate with Regulatory Affairs to ensure artwork files and associated documentation remain accurate and current.
• Manage procurement of materials supplied by Xiromed by analyzing inventory levels, demand requirements, and project needs.
• Provide oversight of packaging, distribution, and shipping activities performed by third-party vendors, ensuring compliance with service, quality, and delivery expectations. Ensure accurate finished good and materials movements in SAP, including product receipt, material consumption tracking, batch transactions, and bill of material reconciliation.
• Maintain compliance with applicable cGMP, quality system, and regulatory requirements, ensuring supply chain activities meet established standards. Manage month end supply chain activities.
• Demonstrate leadership consistent with the company’s vision and values while fostering accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement across internal teams and external partners. Other duties as required.

Competencies/Career level

• Demonstrates the ability to manage multiple, complex, cross functional projects simultaneously while effectively prioritizing resources, timelines, and business critical deliverables.
• Agile and adaptable in responding to changing priorities, supply disruptions, and evolving business needs while maintaining focus and accountability.
• Strong time management and organizational skills, with the ability to prioritize high impact initiatives, make informed decisions, and consistently deliver results on schedule.

Requirements and personal skills

Education: Minimum bachelor's degree, preferred in Engineering, Supply Chain, Business Information Systems or other equivalent fields.

Experience (years/area):

Minimum 5 years of experience in Supply Chain, Procurement, or Project Management. SAP experience preferred.

Certification (Preferred):

APICS CPIM and/or CSCP

Specific Knowledge and Skills:

Strong knowledge of the pharmaceutical industry and supply chain operations, including inventory, procurement, planning, logistics, and finance. Must be results driven and highly organized with excellent communication, leadership, analytical and problem solving skills. Able to manage priorities, in a fast paced, multinational environment, work independently and cross functionally. Must be able to utilize excel, SAP, and IBP to support data driven decisions.

Travel:

Up to 10%, domestic and international.