Role Summary
The Executive Director of Global Planning will lead the strategic, tactical, and operational planning functions across our supply chain. This role is accountable for driving end-to-end planning excellence—from clinical to commercial supply—through the use of advanced planning systems, cross-functional collaboration, and data-driven decision-making. The ideal candidate brings deep expertise in biopharma supply chains, a passion for innovation, and a proven ability to lead global teams in a matrixed environment. Remote work; US-based applicants only.
Responsibilities
- Lead enterprise Integrated Business Planning (IBP) processes to align demand, supply, and financial goals.
- Oversee supply and demand planning, inventory optimization, production planning, and network planning across clinical and commercial portfolios through the execution of a robust planning cycle across all planning horizons.
- Drive forecasting and scenario planning to support strategic decision-making and risk mitigation.
- Ensure planning excellence across drug substance, drug product, and finished goods segmented supply chains balancing capacity, lifecycle management and optimized inventory strategies.
- Champion the use of ERP and advanced planning tools (Kinaxis, O9, OMP) to enable real-time visibility and agility.
Strategic & Analytical Excellence
- Develop and execute a multi-year strategic roadmap for global planning transformation.
- Lead business process improvement initiatives using Lean, Six Sigma, Kaizen, and DMAIC methodologies.
- Establish and monitor KPIs to measure planning performance and supply chain resiliency and reliability.
- Leverage predictive analytics and data modeling to drive proactive planning and scenario-based decision-making.
Cross-Functional & Organizational Leadership
- Partner with enterprise-wide stakeholders (Commercial, Development, Finance, Manufacturing, Quality, Regulatory, and IT) to ensure seamless end-to-end planning.
- Own the IBP and planning cycle processes and drive alignment across global, site and regional teams.
- Lead organizational design and redesign efforts to optimize planning capabilities and structure.
- Mentor and develop a high-performing global team; foster a culture of accountability, innovation, and continuous improvement.
- Drive change management initiatives to support planning transformation and digital enablement and AI adoption.
Competencies
- Strong leadership, organizational, analytical, and interpersonal skills.
- Demonstrated ability to work in cross-functional teams to achieve BioMarin’s strategic/operational goals.
- Ability to prioritize and manage deadlines in a fast-paced, dynamic environment with multiple projects.
- Sophisticated use of scenario planning tools to facilitate decision making and optimize inventory while meeting clinical and commercial needs.
- Business process thinker driving continuous improvement of business processes to achieve product strategies.
- Deep understanding of end-to-end global supply chain processes.
- Excellent communications skills for a global, matrix organization.
- Strong analytical, organizational, decision-making, and presentation skills at executive levels.
- Ability to distill key decisions from complex data and effectively articulate issues to senior management.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, Life Sciences, or Business. Advanced degree (MS, PhD, MBA) desired.
- 15+ years of progressive experience in global supply chain planning, with at least 5 years in a senior leadership role.
- Deep experience in biopharma supply chains, including clinical and commercial operations.
- Strong knowledge of GxP, regulatory compliance, and global operations.
- APICS or equivalent certification preferred.
- Proven experience with key technologies SAP ERP, SAP IBP, Kinaxis, O9, or OMP.
- Skilled in business process modeling tools (e.g., SIPOC, RACI) and scenario modeling.
Education
- Bachelor’s degree in a related field; advanced degree preferred.