Senior Specialist Direct Materials

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Challenging. Meaningful. Life-changing. Those aren’t words that are usually associated with a job. But working at Bristol Myers Squibb is anything but usual. Here, uniquely interesting work happens every day, in every department. From optimizing a production line to the latest breakthroughs in cell therapy, this is work that transforms the lives of patients, and the careers of those who do it. You’ll get the chance to grow and thrive through opportunities uncommon in scale and scope, alongside high-achieving teams. Take your career farther than you thought possible.

Bristol Myers Squibb recognizes the importance of balance and flexibility in our work environment. We offer a wide variety of competitive benefits, services and programs that provide our employees with the resources to pursue their goals, both at work and in their personal lives. Read more: careers.bms.com/working-with-us.

Position: Site Indirect Materials Sr Specialist

Location: Leiden, The Netherlands

At Bristol Myers Squibb, we are inspired by a single vision – transforming patients’ lives through science. In oncology, hematology, immunology and cardiovascular disease – and one of the most diverse and promising pipelines in the industry – each of our passionate colleagues contribute to innovations that drive meaningful change. We bring a human touch to every treatment we pioneer. Join us and make a difference.

Cell Therapy is one of the most groundbreaking new forms of cancer treatments being studied today. With therapies only in their infancy and BMS’s continued investment in our Cell Therapy capabilities, the growth potential of this science, your career, and the ability to help patients are incredible.

The Netherlands is home to our first European Cell Therapy facility, located at the Leiden Bio Science Park, the largest life sciences cluster of The Netherlands. This new state of the art facility is focused on commercial manufacturing with capabilities for multi-product Cell Therapy manufacturing. You can become part of this exciting journey. Check out this video if you want to know more about it!

Position Summary

Leiden Site is seeking a dynamic individual to join a motivated team of materials management and supply chain professionals. This individual is expected to efficiently manage the materials planning and purchasing activities for site CAR-T program including, warehouse inventory levels, analysis of inventory demand and supply, establish reordering quantities, and analyze order fulfillment and inventory trends to support the inventory needs from the site. Leveraging state-of-the art cGMP facility, this position will make use of existing innovations and future technologies to support supply demand.

This position will work in close collaboration with Site Scheduling, Suppliers, Site Procurement, Warehouse, and other internal stakeholders. This position is intended for someone with a strong understanding of how important is the relationships that we build with our Suppliers. You are passionate about a Supply Chain being closer to our patients!

Key Responsibilities

• Drive the management and monitoring of materials handling operations that includes planning of inventory levels and inventory control with focus in material fulfillment and distribution.
• Develop and maintain inventory model for consumables, materials support handling, etc., ensuring that production demands are continuously met through periods of high growth and expansion.
• Maintain forecast models by reviewing historical raw material trends and predict demand to maximize supply chain efficiency. Reconcile monthly inventory of consumables and packaging components.
• Management and monitoring of consumables demand to assess warehouse capacity and ensure supply chain stability.
• Manage all inventory activities and analysis, including but not limited to inventory control, inventory management, warehouse storage capacity assessments, and final product availability.
• Analyze and define performance metrics for all consumables and identify cost savings opportunities.
• Assist with all finance inventory assessments for audits, monthly, quarterly, and yearly inventory reports.
• Place Purchase Orders to Supplier, receive and agree on purchase order confirmations, monitor deliver schedule, and expedite priorities with Supplier and Site functions as needed
• Work cohesively with cross-functional teams in support of operational efficiency, flexibility, and assurance of material availability.
• Lead process improvements by maintaining open communication with all teams and fostering environment of cooperation in which to achieve shared goals.  

Qualifications & Experience

• BA or BS degree in Supply Chain management or Logistics preferred.
• 3+ years’ relevant experience with materials management and/or supply chain within cGMP operations.
• Strong organizational and time management skills.
• Demonstrate ability to handle multiple tasks at one time and keeping a strong attention to detail.
• Ability to work well in a team environment with a positive attitude that is willing to assist other areas of the organization.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Why You Should Apply

Around the world, we are passionate about making an impact on the lives of patients with serious diseases. Empowered to apply our individual talents and diverse perspectives in an inclusive culture, our shared values of passion, innovation, urgency, accountability, inclusion and integrity bring out the highest potential of each of our colleagues.

Bristol Myers Squibb recognizes the importance of balance and flexibility in our work environment. We offer a wide variety of competitive benefits, services and programs that provide our employees with the resources to pursue their goals, both at work and in their personal lives. If you want to challenge yourself, accelerate your career, and give new hope to patients, there’s no better place than here with our Cell Therapy team. Join us today!

Our company is committed to ensuring that people with disabilities can excel through a transparent recruitment process, reasonable workplace adjustments and ongoing support in their roles. Applicants can request an accommodation prior to accepting a job offer. If you require reasonable accommodation in completing this application, or any part of the recruitment process direct your inquiries to adastaffingsupport@bms.com. Visit careers.bms.com/eeo-accessibility to access our complete Equal Employment Opportunity statement.

If you come across a role that intrigues you but doesn’t perfectly line up with your resume, we encourage you to apply anyway. You could be one step away from work that will transform your life and career.

Uniquely Interesting Work, Life-changing Careers
With a single vision as inspiring as “Transforming patients’ lives through science™ ”, every BMS employee plays an integral role in work that goes far beyond ordinary. Each of us is empowered to apply our individual talents and unique perspectives in a supportive culture, promoting global participation in clinical trials, while our shared values of passion, innovation, urgency, accountability, inclusion and integrity bring out the highest potential of each of our colleagues.

On-site Protocol

BMS has an occupancy structure that determines where an employee is required to conduct their work. This structure includes site-essential, site-by-design, field-based and remote-by-design jobs. The occupancy type that you are assigned is determined by the nature and responsibilities of your role:

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.

Supporting People with Disabilities

BMS is dedicated to ensuring that people with disabilities can excel through a transparent recruitment process, reasonable workplace accommodations/adjustments and ongoing support in their roles. Applicants can request a reasonable workplace accommodation/adjustment prior to accepting a job offer. If you require reasonable accommodations/adjustments in completing this application, or in any part of the recruitment process, direct your inquiries to adastaffingsupport@bms.com. Visit careers.bms.com/eeo-accessibility to access our complete Equal Employment Opportunity statement.

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