Location: Remote - Thousand Oaks, CA

Employment Type: Contingent Worker (Contract, W2)

Contract Length: 7 months (possible extension)

Compensation: $44/$48 per hour (based on experience)

Summary of the Role

Join the Global Supply Chain Digital Platform Organization within a big biopharma leader as a Supply Chain Manager focused on digital business process alignment. In this fully remote position, you will ensure that business needs are met by translating requirements into technology solutions and driving improvements within supply chain planning systems. Collaborate cross-functionally with operations, project management, and planning teams to enhance processes and system capabilities.

Key Responsibilities

• Align business requirements and system designs to meet evolving supply chain needs
• Partner with Planning, Operations, and Project Management teams to support business case assessments for process and system improvements
• Support day-to-day supply chain planning operations and recommend technology alignment
• Troubleshoot, analyze, and present conclusions on complex supply chain system issues
• Document requirements and system impacts for major projects
• Facilitate process mapping, user requirements collection, and consensus-building for planning system enhancements
• Develop business impact measurements to prioritize system enhancement work
• Collaborate with technical support teams to address system issues and implement enhancements
• Champion change management, including early identification, escalation, and resolution of planning/system issues
• Promote analytics and operational excellence to support process improvements

Required Experience & Skills

• Experience with supply chain planning systems, ideally within the pharmaceutical, biotech, or life sciences industry
• Strong business analysis, reporting, and data synthesis skills
• Ability to organize, multi-task, and adapt to shifting priorities
• Proven problem-solving and analytical abilities
• Track record of delivering results with attention to detail
• Experience participating in major business process improvement initiatives

Preferred Qualifications

• ASCM CPIM or CSCP certification
• Kinaxis certification

Top 3 Must Have Skills

1. Supply Chain Planning Experience

2. Kinaxis RapidResponse Maestro Experience

3. Pharma / Biotech / Life Sciences Industry Experience

Day-to-Day Responsibilities

• Serve in a consultative role for support areas, measuring business impact to prioritize work
• Partner with technical teams to address planning/system issues and enhancement requests
• Facilitate system design, testing, implementation, and documentation of user requirements
• Provide early identification and escalation of planning/system issues
• Champion analytics, operational excellence, and adoption of new supply chain capabilities

Basic Qualifications

• Doctorate degree
• Master’s degree and 2 years of experience
• Bachelor’s degree and 4 years of experience
• Associate’s degree and 8 years of experience
• High school diploma / GED and 10 years of experience

This posting is for Contingent Worker, not an FTE