- Location
- Thousand Oaks, CA
- Seniority
- Manager
- Experience
- 6+ years
- Education
- PhD
- Source
- CATS
Description
Location: Remote - Thousand Oaks, CA (any time zone)
Employment Type: Contingent Worker (Contract, W2)
Contract Length: 6 months (possible extension)
Compensation: Open Market Rate (based on experience)
Summary of the Role
Join a dynamic team with a big biopharma leader to oversee and drive strategic supply chain partnerships. In this role, you will manage supplier relationships, optimize end-to-end supply processes, and ensure high-quality, cost-effective supply meets business demand. You will play a key part in contract negotiations, process improvements, and risk management for global supply and operations.
Key Responsibilities
- Act as a project manager to build and manage relationships with external suppliers, contract manufacturers, and partners
- Oversee end-to-end supply processes to ensure timely, cost-effective, and quality supply
- Negotiate supplier agreements to optimize terms, costs, and service levels
- Support supply chain planning, forecasting, and alignment with business objectives
- Lead supplier issue resolution, including root cause analysis and corrective actions
- Drive efficiency and cost savings through process optimization and innovative solutions
- Monitor supplier contracts, performance, and KPIs to ensure compliance and drive improvement
- Identify supply risks and develop contingency plans for business continuity
- Collaborate with procurement, quality, manufacturing, logistics, and finance teams
- Present supply chain data and recommendations to senior leadership
Required Experience & Skills
- Strong knowledge of end-to-end supply chain operations, including planning, sourcing, logistics, and distribution
- Proven supplier relationship management with contract negotiation and vendor performance oversight
- Experience with inventory and capacity planning in a global environment
- Project or program management skills, ideally within supplier management
- Ability to identify and mitigate supply risks, developing contingency strategies
- Strong negotiation, influencing, and analytical skills
- Excellent verbal and written communication, including presenting data to leadership
- Proven ability to manage cross-functional teams and external stakeholders
- Adaptability and resilience in a fast-paced supply chain or operations setting
Top 3 Must Have Skills
1. Supply chain management expertise – strong knowledge of end-to-end supply chain operations, including planning, sourcing, logistics, and distribution
2. Supplier relationship management – ability to build, maintain, and negotiate with external suppliers, ensuring performance, compliance, and cost efficiency
3. Inventory & capacity planning – skills in managing supply levels to meet demand without overstocking or shortages
Day-to-Day Responsibilities
- Develop and manage strategic relationships with key suppliers and partners
- Manage full supply processes to meet dynamic business needs
- Negotiate and monitor supplier contracts to drive cost-effective outcomes
- Support forecasting and planning for operational alignment
- Resolve supplier issues, ensuring corrective actions and process improvements
- Continuously seek process innovations to improve efficiency and cost savings
This posting is for Contingent Worker, not an FTE
