IRT Lead (Manager)

at  Pfizer

Why Patients Need You
Our manufacturing logistics and supply team makes sure that customers and patients have the medicines they need, when they need them. You’ll help bring medicines to the world even faster by embracing challenges, imagining what’s possible and taking action.
What You Will Achieve
Working with a dynamic team of Logistics and Supply Chain experts, you will play a critical role in overseeing and managing the operational aspects of ongoing supply chain projects. You will serve as a liaison between the project team and the line management.
As a Manager, you provide guidance to operational teams for managing projects. Your planning skills will help in preparing forecasts for resource requirements, and providing areas of improvement for products, processes or services. Your experience in project management will be used while reviewing status of projects and budgets, managing schedules and preparing status reports, developing resolutions to meet productivity, quality, and client-satisfaction goals. You will be able to take a leadership role to facilitate agreements between different Pfizer teams.
It is your hard work and focus that will make it possible for Pfizer’s customers and patients to receive the medicines they need, when they need them.

How You Will Achieve It

• Provide guidance, lead/co-lead projects, manage own time to meet objectives, forecasts and plans resource requirements for projects across the division.
• Adopt strategies that are right for the business through demonstration of extensive drug supply knowledge.
• Support and implement Market Excellence/Ecosystem initiatives in close collaboration with regional and global teams to achieve target level for each capability.
• Manage the Clinical Supply Team (matrix management) with a network of internal and external partners to ensure that or teams meet customer expectations, and supports the key Pfizer Clinical milestones.
• Manage multi-disciplinary teams that includes project management and negotiation.
• Lead investigational material supply strategies for early and late stage development programs intended for regulatory approvals of new products and currently approved products.
• Act as a subject matter expert on all information regarding the global use of investigational material in clinical studies.
• Identify and escalate supply issues to regional teams or global supply team.
• Manage a portfolio of brands within the commercial business including demand planning, inventory planning and supply assurance.
• Ensure that supply chain and logistics business processes are in place to guide the timely and effective update various Supply Chain systems, including, but not limited to System Application & Products and other supporting systems.
• Provide analysis and reports to leadership on Business Unit and Research Unit delivery commitment performance.

Qualifications

Must-Have

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Able to demonstrate extensive years’ experience
• Demonstrated experience in planning and leading strategic initiatives
• Proven ability to effectively develop, communicate, and gain support for execution plans with a wide range of stakeholders
• Broad knowledge of logistics and supply chain environment
• Knowledge of Pharmaceutical Industry supply chain best practices
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Advanced Information Technology and analytical skills {MS-Office, MS Project, System Application & Products Tableau, etc.}

Nice-to-Have

• Master’s degree.
• Relevant pharmaceutical experience.
• Relevant operational experience across diverse business portfolio{e.g. Biopharmaceuticals, Consumer Products, other industries}

Work Location Assignment: Sandwich (Kent) with potential for flexible working arrangements.
Purpose
Breakthroughs that change patients’ lives… At Pfizer we are a patient centric company, guided by our four values: courage, joy, equity and excellence. Our breakthrough culture lends itself to our dedication to transforming millions of lives.
Digital Transformation Strategy
One bold way we are achieving our purpose is through our company wide digital transformation strategy. We are leading the way in adopting new data, modelling and automated solutions to further digitize and accelerate drug discovery and development with the aim of enhancing health outcomes and the patient experience.
Flexibility
We aim to create a trusting, flexible workplace culture which encourages employees to achieve work life harmony, attracts talent and enables everyone to be their best working self. Let’s start the conversation!
Equal Employment Opportunity
We believe that a diverse and inclusive workforce is crucial to building a successful business. As an employer, Pfizer is committed to celebrating this, in all its forms – allowing for us to be as diverse as the patients and communities we serve. Together, we continue to build a culture that encourages, supports and empowers our employees.
DisAbility Confident
We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer and we encourage you to put your best self forward with the knowledge and trust that we will make any reasonable adjustments necessary to support your application and future career. Our mission is unleashing the power of our people, especially those with unique superpowers. Your journey with Pfizer starts here!
Logistics & Supply Chain Mgmt

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