Gilead Sciences

Associate Director, Supply Chain

Gilead Sciences

full-time

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Location Type: Office

Location: Foster CityCaliforniaUnited States

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Salary

💰 $165,495 - $235,620 per year

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About the role

  • Act as a primary partner to regional commercial supply chain leads to understand regional demand planning trends, market access changes, promotional campaigns, and product lifecycle events.
  • Ensure demand signals from regional planning teams are accurately reflected and integrated into the end-to-end supply plans.
  • Facilitate regular communication and alignment sessions with regional leads to validate assumptions, reconcile forecast discrepancies, and adjust supply plans accordingly.
  • Develop, maintain, and execute detailed commercial supply plans that reflect the latest demand insights and manufacturing capacities.
  • Utilize SAP ERP and Kinaxis RapidResponse to build and monitor supply plans, adapting quickly to changes in demand or supply constraints.
  • Work closely with internal and external manufacturing sites to confirm production schedules support demand trends and commercial priorities.
  • Collaborate with regional supply leads to optimize inventory positions, balancing customer service levels with cost efficiency.
  • Support supply allocation decisions during constrained supply scenarios by leveraging insights from demand trends.
  • Partner with Commercial Operations, Quality, Manufacturing, and Finance teams to ensure supply plans support overall business objectives.
  • Monitor and report key supply planning metrics including supply plan adherence, inventory levels, and service performance.

Requirements

  • Doctorate and 5+ years of relevant experience OR Master’s and 8+ years of relevant experience OR Bachelor’s and 10+ years of relevant experience
  • Experience in supply planning or related roles within pharmaceutical or biopharmaceutical commercial supply chains.
  • Proven experience partnering with regional commercial supply chain leads to incorporate demand planning insights into supply plans.
  • Strong experience with SAP ERP and Kinaxis RapidResponse or equivalent supply planning tools.
  • Knowledge of commercial supply chain dynamics in small molecule and/or biologics product sectors.
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills to foster collaboration with regional teams.
  • Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret demand data and translate into executable supply plans.
  • Ability to manage competing priorities and work effectively in a global, matrixed environment.
  • Proactive problem-solving mindset and customer-focused approach.
Benefits
  • company-sponsored medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans
  • paid time off
  • discretionary annual bonus
  • discretionary stock-based long-term incentives
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
demand planningsupply planningforecastinginventory managementdata analysissupply chain optimizationproduction schedulingcommercial supply chain dynamicsproblem-solving
Soft Skills
interpersonal skillscommunication skillscollaborationanalytical skillsprioritizationcustomer-focused approach