Supply Operations Specialist: Patient-Centric Planning

U014 (FCRS = US014) Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation; Morris Plains (NJ); On-site; USD 99,000 - 183,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, life & disability benefits

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

Job summary

Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation in Morris Plains, New Jersey is seeking a Supply Operations Specialist to execute tactical buying, material planning, and order management across the supply network. You will support KPI evaluation, master data management, and labeling logistics while partnering with cross-functional teams to maintain reliable product supply.

This role offers exposure to SAP, BI reporting, GMP compliance, and collaboration with procurement, QA, manufacturing, and technical

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in supply chain, business, operations, engineering, life sciences, or related field.
• 2–3 years of experience in supply chain operations (buying, planning, customer service, or pharmaceutical operations).
• Knowledge of purchasing, distribution, transportation, import/export, and working capital management.
• Experience using enterprise planning tools; SAP preferred.
• Strong GMP understanding in a regulated pharmaceutical environment.

Responsibilities

• Establish optimal supply plans to balance service, production capabilities, inventory levels, and costs.
• Manage timely order fulfillment and coordinate shipments with transportation and external partners.
• Maintain supply chain KPIs and support supplier performance management activities.
• Optimize material requirements planning and maintain planning and master data parameters for active products.
• Ensure order transparency, prioritization, and continuous supply while maintaining appropriate inventory levels.
• Collaborate with procurement, quality assurance, quality control, manufacturing science, and technical operations teams to support supply planning, validation, and development activities.
• Utilize SAP, BI, and reporting tools to communicate supply performance, risks, and potential disruptions.
• Ensure compliance with GMP, transportation regulations, customs requirements, and supply continuity standards.
• Support supplier onboarding, material master data creation, change controls, corrective and preventive actions, and procedure updates.

Skills

Order management

Supply planning

Supplier collaboration

SAP

GMP knowledge

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

SAP

ERP systems

Job description

Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation in Morris Plains, New Jersey is seeking a Supply Operations Specialist to execute tactical buying, material planning, and order management across the supply network. You will support KPI evaluation, master data management, and labeling logistics while partnering with cross-functional teams to maintain reliable product supply.

This role offers exposure to SAP, BI reporting, GMP compliance, and collaboration with procurement, QA, manufacturing, and technical