Hiring company: Kite Pharma
Kite is seeking a highly motivated individual with purchasing supply chain experience in the biotechnology/pharmaceutical industry to support our goal in commercializing innovative T cell therapy for cancer treatment. As the supply chain Specialist, you will provide operational support to the Site Material Planning Team. Additionally, you work with the Site and Global Supply Chain organization to support key tasks necessary to support commercial and clinical operations.
Responsibilities (include but are not limited to):
Planning raw material inventory to pre-determined safety stock levels
Collaborate with S&OP groups to ensure most current forecast information is utilized
Creating raw material replenishment plan utilizing MRP system
Creating purchase orders to meet replenishment plan
Coordinate and execute purchase order deliveries from suppliers to delivery location
Collaborate with suppliers for PO delivery confirmation and issue resolution
Coordinate receipt challenges between delivery site and supplier
Ensure System Master Data is accurate in both MRP and ERP systems for responsible materials
Collaborate with Manufacturing to ensure most current Bill of Material information is utilized
Establish key contacts in Manufacturing and site MSAT to ensure timely communication of changes to requirements affecting responsible materials
Coordinate inventory balancing between Kite facilities with global planners
Assist with the development of ERP requirements for inventory, planning, and other activities
Create and Manage the completion of deviations and CAPAs, as necessary
Facilitates cross functional and team meetings, as necessary
Create and Revise SOP’s, as necessary
Continuously recommend suggestions to refine and improve processes and communication
Prepares, reviews and presents data, reports and presentations as assigned.
Investigate and resolve inventory discrepancies in a timely manner
Manage and Complete Change Controls, as necessary
Leads, manages and supports tasks and projects in support of Kite, as necessary
Ensure individual GMP employee training is up to date
Other duties as assigned
Basic Qualifications:
Bachelor’s Degree and 2+ years’ relevant experience OR
AA Degree and 4+ years’ relevant experience in OR
High School Degree and 5+ years’ relevant experience
Requirements:
Bachelor’s degree in business administration (Focus in Supply Chain a plus) or Engineering, Advance degree a plus
Minimum 3-5 years previous experience in GMP raw material purchasing and buying. Interfacing with outside suppliers and service providers
CPIM/CSCP certification highly recommended
Ability to work with multiple database and electronic systems (MS Excel, Word, Outlook). Experience with MRP/ERP system, a plus (Oracle/SAP/Kinaxis Rapid Response, a bigger plus)
Must display strong analytical and problem-solving skills. Attention to detail required
Outstanding organizational skills with the ability to multi-task and prioritize
Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills
Possesses a continuous process improvement attitude
Curiosity, seeking to understand, never settling on the “we’ve always done it that way’ attitude
Comfortable in a fast-paced small company environment with minimal direction and able to adjust workload based upon changing needs
*This Position qualifies for a Bonus, $4,000 payable within 30 days of start date and $4,000 payable following 6 months of continuous employment. Payments are subject to a 1-year repayment agreement from date of payment issue. Applies to external hires only.
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Kite is a biopharmaceutical company engaged in the development of innovative cancer immunotherapies with a goal of providing rapid, long-term durable response and eliminating the burden of chronic care. The company is focused on chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) and T cell receptor (TCR) engineered cell therapies designed to empower the immune system's ability to recognize and kill tumors. Kite is based in Santa Monica, CA. For more information on Kite, please visit www.kitepharma.com. Sign up to follow @KitePharma on Twitter at www.twitter.com/kitepharma.