Associate Director, Supply Chain

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Job Description

Associate Director End-to-End Commercial Supply Planner plays a critical role in developing and executing supply plans for commercial small molecule and biologics products. This role partners closely with regional commercial supply chain leads to deeply understand demand planning trends market dynamics and promotional activities ensuring these inputs are fully incorporated into global supply plans.

Reporting to the End-to-End Commercial Supply Chain Product Lead the role leverages tools such as SAP ERP and Kinaxis Rapid Response to enable accurate responsive supply planning and ensure product availability across diverse markets.

Key Responsibilities:

• Collaborative Demand-Supply Alignment
• 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.
  

Supply Planning & Execution:

• 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.

Inventory & Allocation Management:

• 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.

Cross-Functional Engagement:

• Partner with Commercial Operations Quality Manufacturing and Finance teams to ensure supply plans support overall business objectives.
• Participate in regional and global S&OP processes providing supply planning expertise and demand-supply reconciliation.
• Support change management initiatives impacting supply plans resulting from commercial or regulatory changes

Performance Monitoring & Reporting:

• Track and report key supply planning metrics including supply plan adherence inventory levels and service performance.
• Provide timely updates and escalations to leadership and stakeholders based on supply-demand alignment.

Basic Qualifications:

• Doctorate and 5 years of relevant experience OR
• Masters and 8 years of relevant experience OR
• Bachelors and 10 years of relevant experience OR

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in supply planning or related roles within pharmaceutical or biopharmaceutical commercial supply chains.
• Proven experience partnering withregional commercial supply chain leadsto incorporate demand planning insights into supply plans.
• Strong experience withSAP ERPandKinaxis RapidResponseor 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.

The salary range for this position is:

Gilead considers a variety of factors when determining base compensation including experience qualifications and geographic location. These considerations mean actual compensation will vary. This position may also be eligible for a discretionary annual bonus discretionary stock-based long-term incentives (eligibility may vary based on role) paid time off and a benefits package. Benefits include company-sponsored medical dental vision and life insurance plans*.

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Eligible employees may participate in benefit plans subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable plans.

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