Director Materials Management - Inventprise : Job Details

About Inventprise

At Inventprise, developing innovative and widely available vaccines is in our DNA. By producing targeted vaccines for populations worldwide, we're addressing global health inequalities and empowering people to live healthy lives—no matter where they live. Headquartered in Redmond, WA, our goal is to deliver affordable, effective vaccines at large-scale to Low and Middle Income Countries, as well as populations in the U.S. and around the world. Inventprise is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace, where our people are inspired to do their best work. We're proud to have some of the world's most qualified industry scientists, researchers, and manufacturing professionals on our team, and strive to create a vibrant, dynamic presence in the Washington State Life Sciences environment.

What the Role Offers - Director of Materials Management

The Director of Materials Management is responsible for planning and procuring materials, managing inventory, and optimizing supply chains. This role will ensure that materials are available to meet Research & Development (R&D), Manufacturing and Facilities needs and contractual commitments while achieving favorable costs and improving inventory performance. This role will be responsible for the management of the Materials and Warehouse teams.

What You Need to Succeed

• Lead and manage the company's materials and warehouse operations including sourcing, inventory strategies, and policy to optimize inventory levels for raw materials and laboratory supplies while ensuring integrity of products, chain-of-condition and custody validation.
• Develop and implement annual strategic materials and warehouse operations plan for senior management review and confirmation.
• Manage all procurement, inventory, and purchase orders through NetSuite.
• Prepare bid specification and evaluation process, including capital purchase approvals.
• Negotiate with approved vendors, ensuring value, quality and speed in procurement operations.
• Design all import/export requirements for global procurement.
• Develop and maintain success metrics, generating a cycle of continuous improvement for best practices, and proactively communicating improvements.
• Lead and execute project management and final commissioning of process equipment for quality validation.
• Lead monthly materials board review meetings with stakeholders to ensure timely delivery of materials to support company goals and objectives.
• Hire and develop materials and warehouse staff.

Required Qualifications:

• Masters Degree in a related field.
• 12+ years of professional experience, with 8+ years as a senior manager leading a materials or purchasing department at a biotechnology or biopharmaceutical company.
• Experience deploying and maintaining enterprise resource planning software purchasing, i.e. NetSuite, a must.
• Experience leading materials or purchasing programs for a vaccine manufacturer strongly preferred.
• Deep knowledge of materials best practices in the life sciences industry from procurement to final disposition.
• Established people leader with experience building, developing and scaling high-performing materials and warehouse teams.
• Experience with financial reporting and creating budgets.
• Experience with maintaining cGMP compliance in partnership with the Quality and Regulatory organizations.
• Experience with analyzing distribution operations and workflows.
• Deep relationships with industry vendors and suppliers for vaccine manufacturing, including, equipment, raw materials, contractors, and co-packers.
• Excellent negotiation skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Physical Demands:

• Ability to travel 50% or more both domestically and internationally.
• Frequently use of office equipment that requires manual dexterity to operate (i.e. computers, phones, etc.).
• Occasional carrying, handling, and reaching for objects up to 30 pounds.
• Frequently sit or stand for long periods of time.

Mental Demands:

• Requires operational discipline to consistently focus and execute work-related tasks, with a minimum of human error and supervision. This involves self-checking of work immediately upon completion, and the ability to find / correct errors.
• Ability to elevate potential concerns/discrepancies to executive management in a timely fashion.
• Ability to manage time effectively to coordinate multiple projects simultaneously.
• Ability to use problem-solving techniques to ensure project goals are met.
• Effective communication skills both verbal and written are necessary to communicate within different departments and with external clients, maintaining a professional demeanor.

Working Conditions:

• Onsite position in Redmond or Woodinville, WA unless otherwise specified. Remote work required if travel is necessary.
• Primarily this position involves working in an office environment.
• Relocation assistance available.

Estimated Base Salary: $210,000 - $235,000 / yearly DOE

Benefits:

• Medical, Dental, Vision, FSA, or HSA: Inventprise contributes 80% toward the Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage for the employee, and their enrolled spouse, and dependents. Medical plans are currently provided through Premera Blue Cross.
• 401(k) program: Inventprise offers both pre-tax 401(k) and post-tax Roth retirement savings plans, letting you decide how you want to save for the future. We also make an employer contribution of 3% of your total earnings each pay period, regardless of whether you contribute.
• Paid Time Off: Generous PTO, in addition to paid holidays.
• Stock & Bonus Plans: Employees are eligible to participate in the Company's Bonus and Stock plans.

Our People-First Philosophy

At Inventprise, you'll be part of a world-class team working on innovative vaccines and technologies that have global impact. Our people are an integral part of our strategy, allowing us to grow as a company and improve our performance year-over-year.

Our company was built on the belief that by working together, we have the ability to make the world a better place and improve lives. We have a growth mindset and are constantly looking for ways to enhance our contributions to improve global health. We believe that when we support each other and set high standards, we are able to do our best work.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Inventprise is an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applications will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, age, gender, identity, sexual orientation, color, religion, sex, marital status, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.