Sr. Director - Supply Chain

Scorpion Therapeutics; Virginia (IL); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company bonus

401(k) plan

Pension

Health insurance

Flexible benefits

Life insurance

Time off

Well-being program

Job summary

Scorpion Therapeutics seeks a Senior Director, Supply Chain to lead site-wide supply chain, warehousing, and logistics operations ensuring reliable product delivery. You will own planning processes, drive KPI tracking, and develop planning tools while partnering with procurement and Global Supply Chain to align with startup goals and GMP standards.

Lead cross-functional teams, optimize master data governance, and drive continuous improvement across manufacturing and distribution functions to

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in supply chain, engineering, or related technical field.
• 5+ years supporting manufacturing operations in a supply chain role (pharma preferable).
• Experience with planning processes (demand management, forecasting, manufacturing orders, BOMs).
• 5+ years leadership building and managing teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead materials and production planning to ensure product availability and timely shipments.
• Oversee supply chain meetings to resolve delays and shortages.
• Own site-wide planning processes and integrate supply chain needs into strategic and business plans.
• Develop and maintain planning tools (dashboards, trackers) to support cross-functional decision-making.
• Ensure governance of master data (materials, BOMs, recipes, resources).
• Serve as the primary liaison with the Global Supply Chain organization.
• Manage buying/planning processes and safety stock strategies to meet production requirements.
• Define and track KPIs to measure planning effectiveness and identify improvement opportunities.
• Partner with procurement to address supply chain and vendor-related technical issues.
• Collaborate across the site lead team to align business processes and warehousing with startup and long-term goals.
• Engage with regulators, customers, and external stakeholders, including during audits.
• Promote a strong safety culture; build organizational capability/capacity/culture for GMP operations.
• Implement systems and processes using best practices and external insights.
• Support regulatory compliance and operational excellence through lean principles.
• Collaborate with the project team to ensure facility handoff and readiness.

Skills

Leadership

Planning

Cross-functional collaboration

Interpersonal skills

Regulatory awareness

Education

Bachelor's degree in supply chain, engineering, or related technical field

Tools

Dashboards

Job description

Position Overview

The Senior Director, Supply Chain leads site-wide supply chain, warehousing, and logistics operations to ensure reliable product delivery.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead materials and production planning to ensure product availability and timely shipments.
• Oversee supply chain meetings to resolve delays and shortages.
• Own site-wide planning processes and integrate supply chain needs into strategic and business plans.
• Develop and maintain planning tools (dashboards, trackers) to support cross-functional decision-making.
• Ensure governance of master data (materials, BOMs, recipes, resources).
• Serve as the primary liaison with the Global Supply Chain organization.
• Manage buying/planning processes and safety stock strategies to meet production requirements.
• Define and track KPIs to measure planning effectiveness and identify improvement opportunities.
• Partner with procurement to address supply chain and vendor-related technical issues.
• Collaborate across the site lead team to align business processes and warehousing with startup and long-term goals.
• Engage with regulators, customers, and external stakeholders, including during audits.
• Promote a strong safety culture; build organizational capability/capacity/culture for GMP operations.
• Implement systems and processes using best practices and external insights.
• Support regulatory compliance and operational excellence through lean principles.
• Collaborate with the project team to ensure facility handoff and readiness.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required (preferably supply chain, engineering, or related technical function).
• 5+ years supporting manufacturing operations in a supply chain capacity (preferably pharma).
• Experience with planning processes (demand management, forecasting, manufacturing orders, BOMs, etc.).
• 5+ years leadership experience building and managing teams.

Additional Preferences

• Collaborates effectively while making independent decisions and influencing diverse groups.
• Fosters teamwork and demonstrates strong interpersonal skills.
• Delivers innovative solutions via cross-functional insights.

Benefits (explicitly listed)

• Eligible for company bonus; 401(k) participation, pension, vacation; medical/dental/vision/prescription; flexible benefits; life insurance/death benefits; time off/leave; well-being benefits (EAP, fitness, clubs/activities).