Career Category

Supply Chain

Job Description

HOW MIGHT YOU DEFY IMAGINATION?

If you feel like you’re part of something bigger, it’s because you are. At Amgen, our shared mission—to serve patients—drives all that we do. It is key to our becoming one of the world’s leading biotechnology companies. We are global collaborators who achieve together—researching, manufacturing, and delivering ever-better products that reach over 10 million patients worldwide. It’s time for a career you can be proud of. Join us.

Supply Chain Head Mexico

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What you will do

Key responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Responsible for ensuring import/export process in compliance with local/current regulations.
• Lead Customs Broker activities to ensure high quality service and compliance from the third party.
• Search for opportunities to reduce import costs with focus on sea shipments, cargo consolidation and usage of bounded warehouse (EADI).
• Responsible for all Coordinated Business Planning (IBP) processes at the affiliate level and in support of LATAM region. Including S&OP, Demand and Supply Planning, Materials Planning and Inventory Management; owns Finished Goods inventory in market and ensures adequate shelf-life and avoidance of inventory scrap due to demand variation.
• Support set-up of Amgen Global and Local Planning and Change Control Management systems.
• Work closely with Country and Regional Operations Lead(s) and Business Development area to support new products introduction and uninterrupted supply during life-cycle management events.
• Own/perform/ ensure Change Control Management related to local readiness activities.
• Build strong network within Local, Regional and Global Supply Chain Teams.
• Responsible for Customer Service activities to ensure timely delivery to first economic customers – On Time In Full (OTIF).
• Ensures regional support for Customer Service related activities.
• Serve as CS & Logistics Subject Matter Authority during internal or external audits of our third party partners.
• Leads and serves as key Amgen interface to third party distribution partners (LSP, brokers, carriers and distributors) to meet Service Level Agreements.
• Responsible for GDP compliance of applicable distribution, transportation and trade regulations and third party distribution partners (i.e. LSP and carriers).
• Apply Operational Excellence and LEAN framework to drive continuous improvement in performance and cost reduction.
• Support commercial expansion strategy by applying the knowledge, skills, tools and techniques of project management and Operational Excellence.
• Develop high quality tools and templates to support effective operation of the department.
• Leverage industry partnerships and consortium's to identify and implement standard processes.
• Translate Regional Operations strategy into specific country objectives and action plans.
• Lead/participate in cross-functional teams to ensure timely completion of project tasks and delivery of project objectives.
• Prioritize and lead S&OP and Demand Review meetings.
• Ensures SC, CS & Logistics Key Performance Indicators (critical metrics).
• Responsible for related budget items and driving savings.
• Ensure compliance with all applicable GMP, GDP, Amgen and local regulations.

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What we expect of you

We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The professional we seek has these qualifications.

Basic Qualifications:

• Doctorate degree and 2 years of experience in similar positions on a big pharmaceutical company Or
• Master’s degree and 4 years of experience in similar positions on a big pharmaceutical company
• Bachelor’s degree and 6 years of experience in similar positions on a big pharmaceutical company Or
• Associate’s degree and 10 years of experience in similar positions on a big pharmaceutical company Or
• High school diploma / GED and 12 years of experience in similar positions on a big pharmaceutical company.
• Primary language Spanish, but proficient in English (both in oral and written communication)

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor Degree in Engineering, Logistics, or Business Management.
• Sophisticated education in Supply Chain, Logistics, Operations, or knowledge by experience in these areas with a proven ability in Supply Chain and Life-Cycle Management.
• Minimum 10 years of hands-on experience in Customer Service, Logistics, Transportation, and/or Warehousing.
• GMP and GDP knowledge and understanding of bio/pharmaceutical regulations and business principles.

Competencies

• Integrated Business Planning (IBP)
• LEAN.
• Master Data.
• Ability to understand financial statements.
• Understanding of the legal issues involved in managing contracts, e-business / e-procurement systems and cross-cultural / global issues.
• Business ethics.
• Management of 3rd party local Logistics Service Provider (LSP)
• Leadership.

THRIVE!

Some of the vast rewards of working here

As we work to develop treatments that take care of others, we also work to care for our teammates’ professional and personal growth and well-being.

• Full support and career-development resources to expand your skills, improve your expertise, and maximize your potential along your career journey.
• A diverse and inclusive community of belonging, where teammates are empowered to bring ideas to the table and act.
• Generous Total Rewards Plan—comprising health, finance and wealth, work/life balance, and career benefits—with compensation and benefits rated above 4 stars (out of 5) on Glassdoor.

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for a career that defies imagination

In our quest to serve patients above all else, Amgen is the first to imagine, and the last to doubt. Join us. careers.amgen.com

Amgen is an Equal Opportunity employer and will consider you without regard to your race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

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