Vice President, Supply Chain

FUJIFILM; Holly Springs (NC); Presencial; USD 350.000 - 550.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

FUJIFILM Biotechnologies seeks a Vice President, Site Supply Chain to guide the end-to-end supply chain strategy for a multi-product GMP manufacturing site in Holly Springs, NC. You will own the operating model, governance, and performance, coordinating with global Supply Chain and cross-functional leaders to enable startup, reliable production, and growth.

You will lead a high-impact, 24/7 capable team, set budgets around a multi-hundred million spend, and drive digital enablement, master data

Formación

• Master’s or Bachelor’s with extensive progressive supply chain leadership experience.
• Experience in a cGMP-regulated pharmaceutical/biotech environment.
• Proven ability to lead large, multi-site supply chain networks.

Responsabilidades

• Own and execute the site’s end-to-end supply chain strategy and operating model.
• Lead integrated planning, materials readiness, procurement, warehousing and logistics.
• Build governance, KPIs, and routines for service, schedule adherence, inventory, and risk.
• Direct supplier selection, contracting, and negotiations; drive cost productivity and investments.

Conocimientos

End-to-end supply chain

Executive leadership

GMP knowledge

Strategic planning

Cross-functional leadership

Educación

Master's in SCM or related field

Bachelor's in related field

Herramientas

ERP systems

Digital analytics tools

Descripción del empleo

Position Overview

FUJIFILM Biotechnologies is seeking a Vice President, Site Supply Chain to join our site executive leadership team. This leader owns the end-to-end supply chain strategy, governance, performance, and organizational capability for a complex, multi-product, GMP manufacturing site. You will translate site, network, customer, and global priorities into an integrated supply strategy that enables site start-up, reliable production, regulatory compliance, cost competitiveness, customer commitments, and long-term growth. The role partners closely with global Supply Chain and cross-functional leaders across Manufacturing, Quality, Technical Operations, Engineering, Finance, IT, Commercial, and Procurement.

Company Overview

FUJIFILM Biotechnologies is building the future of bioproduction in Holly Springs, North Carolina. By end of 2025, we’ll open North America’s largest end-to-end CDMO biopharmaceutical manufacturing facility, offering drug substance production, fill-finish, and packaging under one roof.

We’re looking for passionate, mission-driven people to help us realize this exciting vision and deliver the next vaccine, cure, or therapy. We offer a dynamic work environment and we’re proud to cultivate a culture that will fuel your purpose, energy, and drive—what we call Genki. Ready to shape the future of medicine? Let’s transform healthcare together!

Holly Springs, North Carolina, combines small-town warmth with proximity to Raleigh’s thriving tech scene, making it the perfect blend of community and opportunity.

Fujifilm is globally headquartered in Tokyo with over 70,000 employees across four key business segments of healthcare, electronics, business innovation, and imaging. We are guided and united by our Group Purpose of “giving our world more smiles.” Visit: https://www.fujifilm.com/us/en/about/region/careers

Job Description

What you’ll do

• Own and execute the site’s end-to-end supply chain strategy, operating model, and multiyear roadmap aligned to site, network, and corporate objectives.
• Serve as executive sponsor for integrated business planning, demand/supply planning, materials readiness, procurement, warehousing, logistics, and supply chain data governance.
• Translate business commitments into capacity, inventory, sourcing, and logistics strategies that protect production continuity and enable growth.
• Establish executive governance, KPIs, and management routines for service, schedule adherence, inventory, cost, supplier performance, and risk.
• Provide strategic direction for supplier selection, contracting, category management, and supplier relationship management; lead negotiations on critical commercial matters.
• Build supply resiliency through scenario planning, business continuity, safety stocks, capacity assurance, and mitigation of geopolitical, logistics, quality, and supplier risks.
• Own supply chain financial performance, managing a combined annual spend and inventory budget of approximately $375M–$450M, including operating budgets, working capital, cost productivity, and strategic investment cases.
• Ensure supply chain readiness for site start-up, validation, tech transfer, production ramp-up, new customer onboarding, and sustained commercial operations.
• Lead digital supply chain capabilities (ERP, master data, advanced analytics, planning tools) and data-driven decision-making.
• Build strong partnerships with site and global functions to set shared priorities, resolve cross-functional constraints, and deliver integrated site and network outcomes.
• Represent the site in global supply chain and executive forums; influence network-wide planning, capacity, sourcing, inventory, logistics, and business-continuity decisions.
• Ensure inspection-ready processes and controls in compliance with cGMP, EHS, trade regulations, and company policies.
• Sponsor continuous improvement and transformation initiatives to improve service, responsiveness, cost, cash, and reliability.
• Lead and develop a high-performing organization with leaders of leaders and leaders of individual contributors; set clear accountability, succession plans, and capability priorities.

Basic qualifications

• Master’s degree in Supply Chain, Logistics, Business, Engineering, or related field with 15+ years of progressive supply chain experience; OR
• Bachelor’s degree in the above fields with 17+ years of progressive supply chain experience.
• 10+ years of people leadership within a large, multi-disciplinary supply chain organization, including leading leaders and individual-contributor leaders.
• Significant leadership experience in a cGMP-regulated pharmaceutical or biotechnology manufacturing environment.
• Proven success establishing or transforming end-to-end supply chain capabilities for a complex, large-scale manufacturing site.
• Significant experience operating across a complex, global, multi-site supply network (joint planning, capacity/inventory balancing, cross-site risk management, governance, escalation).

Preferred qualifications

• Advanced degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, Life Sciences, or related discipline.
• Executive supply chain leadership experience in large-molecule biologics, CDMO, or complex multi-product pharma operations.
• Success leading greenfield start-up, major expansion, tech transfer, product launch, or production scale-up through commercial readiness.
• Executive leadership across global or multi-site supply networks with direct responsibility for network planning, cross-site decision-making, and alignment to global strategy, standards, and investments.
• Track record of partnering with global functions and external partners to standardize ways of working and deliver enterprise outcomes.

Knowledge, skills, and abilities

• Deep expertise in end-to-end supply chain strategy and operations within highly regulated pharma/biotech.
• Strong knowledge of cGMP, U.S. and international regulatory expectations, trade compliance, and data integrity.
• Executive judgment in complex, ambiguous situations with significant operational, customer, financial, and compliance impact.
• Influential leader with strong enterprise collaboration skills; builds trust and aligns decisions across sites, global functions, customers, and suppliers.
• Strong financial acumen: budgeting, working capital, inventory investment, cost productivity, and business case development.
• Proven ability to establish governance, KPIs, and risk-management across planning, sourcing/procurement, logistics/warehousing, analytics, and master data.
• Demonstrated strength in organizational design, succession planning, talent development, and change leadership.
• Ability to support a 24/7 manufacturing operation and respond to time-critical supply, quality, customer, or business-continuity matters.
• Experience with integrated business planning, ERP implementation, digital enablement, advanced analytics, and master-data governance.
• Experience representing supply chain in executive governance, customer engagements, regulatory inspections, supplier escalations, and major continuity events.

Team scope

• Direct reports: approximately 4–8
• Total team: approximately 80–100 (leaders of leaders and leaders of individual contributors across planning, sourcing/procurement, materials management, warehousing, logistics, analytics, and master data)

Work environment and physical requirements

• On-site role; may require on-call support.
• Ability to stand or sit for prolonged periods (~60 minutes).
• May lift/move up to 33 lbs.
• May work in warm/cold environments; occasional work in mechanical/production-adjacent spaces.
• Role does not routinely require respiratory protection or operating motor vehicles/PITs.

Why Fujifilm Biotechnologies

• Impact at scale: Shape the supply chain backbone of a high-growth, multi-product, GMP manufacturing site integrated into a global network.
• Executive platform: Influence network strategy, standards, priorities, and investments.
• Continuous improvement: Lead digital, process, and organizational transformation.
• People-first leadership: Build and develop a diverse, high-performing team.

Our programs are designed to focus on maintaining and enhancing all pillars of health with a robust benefits package including medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage with the option of a Health Savings Account with company contributions. In addition, we offer an industry leading 401(k)savings plan, insurance coverage, employee assistance programs and various wellness incentives. We support life-work balance with paid vacation time, sick time, and company holidays. Explore a supportive environment that enriches both your personal and professional growth!

As part of any recruitment process, FUJIFILM Biotechnologies collects and processes personal data relating to job applicants. Theorganisationis committedto beingtransparent about how it collects and uses that dataand to meeting its data protection obligations and may share this as part of the global recruitment process with hiringmanagers in Europe and the United States.

EEO Information

Fujifilm is committedto providing equal opportunities in hiring, promotion and advancement, compensation, benefits, and training regardless of nationality, age, gender, sexual orientation or gender identity, race, ethnicity, religion, political creed, ideology, national, or social origin, disability, veteran status, etc.

ADA Information

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