Senior Manager, Global Logistics & Trade Operations

BeOne continues to grow at a rapid pace with challenging and exciting opportunities for experienced professionals. When considering candidates, we look for scientific and business professionals who are highly motivated, collaborative, and most importantly, share our passionate interest in fighting cancer.

General Description: 

The Senior Manager of Global Logistics & Trade Operations is responsible for the planning, coordination and execution of distribution for BeOne’s Finished Products (FP), Active Product Ingredients (API), Drug Products (DP), Samples and any other products. This includes managing budgets, organizing schedules & routes, depot supplier management, facilitating imports/exports, and ensuring legal/regulatory compliance is always adhered to. The role will interface cross-functionally with Supply Planning, Manufacturing, Procurement, QA and a network of CMOs to provide logistic support in execution of production plans. In this role, you will use your experience with cGMP and GSP/GDP environments and help BeOne build a robust logistics infrastructure, optimizing the overall supply chain to help achieve the ultimate goal of delivering BeOne’s pipeline to patients.

Responsibilities:

• Performs all responsibilities in compliance with internal SOPs and external regulations. Brings compliance issues to the attention of management.

• Ensures adherence to cGMP, GSP/GDP and SOX regulations.

• Implements solid transportation & storage relationships and distribution methods and protocols.

• Executes national and international distribution, of temperature-controlled products (API, DS, DP, BS and finished goods), ensuring safe compliant, on-time delivery and exemplary customer service.

• Identifies and implements solutions to improve the quality and efficiency of the supply chain.

• Facilitates and coordinates with warehouses, logistics carriers and couriers, and customs brokers regarding all aspects of transport service, including but not limited to order placement, building and reviewing shipping documents, tracking, receipt confirmation, and ensuring the physical and thermal quality of the product during transit.

• Manages import and export process including ensuring compliance with local and regional import/export regulations particularly for US, EU and other regions.

• Serves as liaison with Supply Planning for distribution order management, transportation, delivery and resolution of challenges in support of the production schedule with CMOs and internal manufacturing sites.

• Identifies and communicates any shipment risks and supports recommendations and implementation of corrective actions to minimize supply risks.

• Establishes operational procedures for activities such as verification of incoming and outgoing shipments, temperature data logging, and on-time/at-temp delivery performance.

• Develops, implements and enforces SOPs for all aspects of logistics management, including import and export activities, transportation risk analysis and shipping validation for API, DS, DP, BS and Finished Goods.

• Manages and assess courier vendor’s performance and reports operational metrics (KPIs) to senior management, as well as any regulatory reporting requirements related to transportation and logistics activities.

• Lead and measure processes to ensure logistics operations are completed with excellence.

• Process the necessary ERP transactions according to standard operating procedures and SOX compliance guidelines and collaborate closely with Finance / Taxes teams.

• Collaborates with corporate and facility-based QA and QC counterparts to ensure audit readiness, and process control for all logistics activities. Participate in regulatory audits as needed.

• Coordinates with quality team on deviations/CAPA for incidents that occur during transportation.

• Support and oversee daily and ongoing expenses to ensure that financial capital is used effectively.

• Assists with the annual budgeting of logistics expenses.

• Assists in compiling Lane Risk Assessments.

• Perform other duties as assigned, in a dynamic "start-up" environment.

Education and Experience Required:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Operations Management, Engineering or similar and 7+ years of progressive experience in Supply Chain within the biotech / pharmaceutical industry.

• Master’s degree and 5+ years of experience preferred

• 3+ years in a logistics management role for Clinical and/or Commercial products, including experience in import/export processes, lot-level inventory management, chain of custody and traceability, budget management, warehousing technologies, and temperature-controlled distribution protocols, in a regulated pharmaceutical/biotech environment

• Understands comprehensive global pharmaceutical regulatory requirements (e.g. cGMP, GDP, 21 CFR Part 11, and Annex 13) and knowledgeable of relevant commercial laws and regulatory guidelines.

• Experience working in a global, complex supply chain organization within the biopharma industry.

• Strong understanding of import/export requirements and customs practices for US and EU. Direct experience with US customs audits is a plus.

• Strong ability to flex commercial processes

• Experience in vendor oversight and managing external partnerships and relations

• Experience with biologics (cold chain) and/or small molecule supply chain

• Strong understanding of import/export requirements and customs practices

• Experience with lane risk assessments, and shipping lane/process qualification including IQ,OQ, PQ is a plus.

• Experience in change management, deviation investigation and CAPA implementation.

• Ability to foster a culture of continuous improvement and operational excellence and perform as an influential leader without positional authority

• Strong ability to collaborate and build strategic relationships with internal (Commercial, Quality, CMC, Finance etc) as well as external (3PLs, CMOs, Couriers, etc.) stakeholders

• Ability to work effectively in cross-functional and multi-cultural teams

• Excellent organizational skills, enough to multi-task in an extremely fast-paced environment with changing priorities while maintaining attention to detail

• Strong analytical, problem solving and critical thinking skills

Computer Skills: 

• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications and SAP ERP (SD module is a must) system

• Experience with a warehouse management system is a plus

Other Qualifications: 

• Experience in vendor oversight and managing external partnerships and relations.

• Familiarity with risk management tools (FMEA, etc).

• Due to the global nature of the company, early morning or evening meetings are required

Travel: 

Up to 10%

Global Competencies

When we exhibit our values of Patients First, Driving Excellence, Bold Ingenuity and Collaborative Spirit, through our twelve global competencies below, we help get more affordable medicines to more patients around the world.

• Fosters Teamwork
• Provides and Solicits Honest and Actionable Feedback
• Self-Awareness
• Acts Inclusively
• Demonstrates Initiative
• Entrepreneurial Mindset
• Continuous Learning
• Embraces Change
• Results-Oriented
• Analytical Thinking/Data Analysis
• Financial Excellence
• Communicates with Clarity

BeOne is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. Actual compensation packages are determined by several factors that are unique to each candidate, including but not limited to job-related skills, depth of experience, certifications, relevant education or training, and specific work location. Packages may vary by location due to differences in the cost of labor. The recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for a preferred location during the hiring process.  Please note that the listed range reflects the base salary or hourly range only. Non-Commercial roles are eligible to participate in the annual bonus plan, and Commercial roles are eligible to participate in an incentive compensation plan. All Company employees have the opportunity to own shares of BeOne Medicines Ltd. stock because all employees are eligible for discretionary equity awards and to voluntarily participate in the Employee Stock Purchase Plan. The Company has a comprehensive benefits package that includes Medical, Dental, Vision, 401(k), FSA/HSA, Life Insurance, Paid Time Off, and Wellness.

We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. BeOne does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability, national origin, veteran status or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need. In order to ensure reasonable accommodation for individuals protected by Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974, Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, and any other applicable federal, state or local laws, applicants who require reasonable accommodation in the job application process may contact [email protected].