Job Overview
The Associate Director, Clinical Supply Chain Management supervises, manages and provides oversight to a team of Clinical Supply Chain Managers to ensure effective delivery of clinical supply chain projects.
Essential Functions
• Responsible for the line management of a team of Clinical Supply Chain Managers
• Handles all aspects of their team’s performance and development including setting and reviewing of goals and development objectives
• Participates in clinical supply chain management people recruitment activities for regional team
• Responsible for resource management and allocation of team members to projects
• Mentors other clinical supply chain team members to aid their personal development as required
• Ensures that work is conducted in compliance with standard processes, policies and procedures and meets project timeline metrics
• Ensure direct reports demonstrate working knowledge of Estimate at Completion (EAC), baseline and change control in terms of scope, budget, schedule and risk/issue management
• Monitor the EAC data provided for assigned group of Supply Chain Managers to ensure revenue budgets and forecasts are kept current
• Train and onboard new-hired Supply Chain Managers on process and procedures
• Responsible for the financial management and budgeting activities associated to the operation of their team and awarded projects
• Assists with the creation and/or review and approval of service-related customer quotations
• Supports process improvement opportunities and proactively seeks efficiencies
• Supports client bid defence meetings where required
• Acts as a point of escalation for any required issue resolution
• Participate in function and/or corporate initiatives as required
• Proactively manage risks linked to resourcing, project and/or individual needs with other management and leadership team members to manage study issues and obstacles
• Lead and/or actively participate in corporate initiatives
• act as departmental cross-functional liaison and/or change agent
• provide technical expertise and project management experience
• Drives the uptake of key strategic initiatives and vendor partnerships where applicable
• Actively champions and preserves important relationships with key strategic partners both internally and externally
• Advises and inputs on strategies suited to the protocol requirements whilst ensuring optimisation of supply plans
• Provides operational oversight to assigned clinical supply chains to ensure the service meets all key milestones on-time, within budget and to a high standard of quality
• Remain up to date in all GxP and regulatory requirements applicable to the role
Qualifications
• Bachelor's Degree Degree in a science or business function (Preferred not essential) Req
• 5-7 Years industry experience in Clinical Trials (Essential).
• 5-7 Years experience in Clinical Supply Chain Management (Essential).
• Ability to demonstrate good project management skills.
• Ability to lead effective teams.
• Ability to create effective working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Ability to demonstrate effective communication and direction.
• Ability to problem solve.
• Strong Microsoft Office skills (Word, Excel, Powerpoint etc).
• Proficient in the English language.
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