Senior Director, Cell Therapy Supply Chain

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At Bristol Myers Squibb we are reimagining the future of cell therapy. With our bold ambition, backed by a best-in-the-industry team and long-term commitment, we are leading the way to unlock the full promise of cell therapy as we strive to put more patients on the path to a cure. If you are ready to challenge yourself, accelerate your career, and give new hope to patients, there’s no better place than here at BMS with our Cell Therapy team.

The Senior Director of Site Supply Chain is accountable for leading and all end-to-end supply chain activities at the site level to ensure reliable, compliant, and cost-effective delivery of medicine to patients. This role oversees planning, materials management, ERP system readiness, and warehouse operations, serving as the supply chain point of contact for cross-functional initiatives, new product launches, and long-term capacity strategy.

Shift Available:

• Monday - Friday, Onsite Day Shift, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Responsibilities:

• Lead end-to-end planning processes across the site, including inbound material receipt, cryo discards, production planning, and outbound shipment scheduling.
• Ensure material availability to meet patient schedules, proactively manage risks, and maintain on-time, in-full delivery.
• Support and influence network capacity planning, ensuring the network needs are aligned with site capabilities and ensure ramp readiness.
• Drive launch readiness at the site level, ensuring cross-functional alignment and timely execution of planning activities for new product introductions.
• Oversee the planning and buying of all direct and indirect materials required for manufacturing and site operations.
• Manage 24/7 warehouse operations, dispensary, and kitting teams, ensuring accurate and timely delivery of materials to the manufacturing floor.
• Implement and enforce inventory control practices including cycle counting, scrap reduction, and optimization of on-hand inventory.
• Serve as the site sponsor for SAP implementation and ongoing optimization, ensuring systems support site processes and reporting.
• Own master data management for all BOMs and recipes, ensuring launch and NPI data accuracy.
• Drive readiness and compliance for data governance related to planning and materials processes.
• Maintain a state of compliance across all supply chain operations, ensuring adherence to GMP and internal quality standards.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives, leveraging operational excellence principles to enhance performance, reduce cost, and streamline workflows.
• Build and lead a high-performing team across planning, warehouse, materials management, and master data functions.
• Partner with manufacturing, quality, engineering, IT, and global supply chain counterparts to enable seamless operations and project execution.
• Represent the site in global forums to shape policy, drive standardization, and influence strategic supply chain decisions.

Knowledge & Skills:

• Proven track record of leading cross-functional teams and managing complex operations in a make-to-order or patient-centric manufacturing environment.
• Strong knowledge of ERP systems (SAP preferred), supply planning methodologies, materials management, and GMP compliance.
• Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills at all levels of the organization; excellent presentation skills, both material creation and delivery.
• ​Financial management exposure, awareness, and strong acumen.
• Ability to effectively communicate problem statements and viable solution options using pro vs. con and cost vs. benefit approaches.
• Ability to present data and analyses in an organized, clear, and concise manner.
• Ability to understand and solve complicated supply and demand problems.
• Ability to lead both direct reports and cross-functional teams; strong situational leadership skills, ability to lead staff at all levels of the organization. Ability to coach, mentor, and develop staff.
• Ability to distill complex information and tailor verbal and written communications in a concise, logical, and audience appropriate manner.
• Direct experience with S&OP and S&OE processes and materials requirements planning.
• Intermediate knowledge of cGMP/Pharmaceutical regulations.

Basic Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree required in engineering, supply chain or business with a Masters or MBA preferred.
• 15 years’ experience in operations in pharmaceutical or related industry.
• 10 years Supply Chain experience with experience drawing from both site and global experience.
• 10 years of managerial experience directly managing people and/or leadership experience leading teams, projects, programs or directing the allocation of resources.
• Certification in at least one APICS CPIM, CSCP, SCOR-P preferred.

The starting compensation for this job is a range from $230,950 to $279,900 plus incentive cash and stock opportunities (based on eligibility).

The starting pay rate takes into account characteristics of the job, such as required skills and where the job is performed.
Final, individual compensation will be decided based on demonstrated experience.

Eligibility for specific benefits listed on our careers site may vary based on the job and location. For more on benefits, please visit our BMS Careers Site.

Benefit offerings are subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable plans then in effect and may include the following: Medical, pharmacy, dental and vision care. Wellbeing support such as the BMS Living Life Better program and employee assistance programs (EAP). Financial well-being resources and a 401(K). Financial protection benefits such as short- and long-term disability, life insurance, supplemental health insurance, business travel protection and survivor support. Work-life programs include paid national holidays and optional holidays, Global Shutdown days between Christmas and New Year’s holiday, up to 120 hours of paid vacation, up to two (2) paid days to volunteer, sick time off, and summer hours flexibility. Parental, caregiver, bereavement, and military leave. Family care services such as adoption and surrogacy reimbursement, fertility/infertility benefits, support for traveling mothers, and child, elder and pet care resources. Other perks like tuition reimbursement and a recognition program.

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On-site Protocol

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Site-essential roles require 100% of shifts onsite at your assigned facility. Site-by-design roles may be eligible for a hybrid work model with at least 50% onsite at your assigned facility. For these roles, onsite presence is considered an essential job function and is critical to collaboration, innovation, productivity, and a positive Company culture. For field-based and remote-by-design roles the ability to physically travel to visit customers, patients or business partners and to attend meetings on behalf of BMS as directed is an essential job function.

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