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For more than 35 years, we’ve tackled diseases such as HIV, viral hepatitis, COVID-19 and cancer - working relentlessly to develop therapies that help improve lives and to ensure access to these therapies across the globe. We continue to fight against the world’s biggest health challenges, and our mission requires collaboration, determination and a relentless drive to make a difference.\nEvery member of Gilead’s team plays a critical role in the discovery and development of life-changing scientific innovations. Our employees are our greatest asset as we work to achieve our bold ambitions, and we’re looking for the next wave of passionate and ambitious people ready to make a direct impact.\nWe believe every employee deserves a great leader. People Leaders are the cornerstone to the employee experience at Gilead and Kite. As a people leader now or in the future, you are the key driver in evolving our culture and creating an environment where every employee feels included, developed and empowered to fulfil their aspirations. Join Gilead and help create possible, together.\nJob Description\nJob Description\nAt Gilead our pursuit of a healthier world for all people has yielded a cure for hepatitis C, revolutionary improvements in HIV treatment and prevention as well as advancements in therapies for viral and inflammatory diseases and certain cancers. We set and achieve bold ambitions in our fight against the world’s most devastating diseases, united in our commitment to confronting the largest public health challenges of our day and improving the lives of patients for generations to come. The Associate Director, End-to-End Commercial Supply Planner plays a critical role in developing and executing supply plans for commercial small molecule and biologics products. This role partners closely with regional commercial supply chain leads to deeply understand demand planning trends, market dynamics, and promotional activities, ensuring these inputs are fully incorporated into global supply plans. Reporting to the End-to-End Commercial Supply Chain Product Lead, the role leverages tools such as SAP ERP and Kinaxis Rapid Response to enable accurate, responsive supply planning and ensure product availability across diverse markets.\nKey Responsibilities:\nCollaborative Demand-Supply Alignment:\nAct as a primary partner to regional commercial supply chain leads to understand regional demand planning trends, market access changes, promotional campaigns, and product lifecycle events.\nEnsure demand signals from regional planning teams are accurately reflected and integrated into the end-to-end supply plans (API, Drug Substance, Drug Product, Finished Goods) to enable interrupted supply to global markets.\nFacilitate regular communication and alignment sessions with regional leads to validate assumptions, reconcile forecast discrepancies, and adjust supply plans accordingly.\nSupply Planning & Execution:\nDevelop, maintain, and execute detailed commercial supply plans across API, Drug Substance, Drug Product, and Finished Goods, integrating demand insights, manufacturing capacities, end to end lead times, and minimum remaining shelf life (MRSL) requirements at both batch release and market delivery to ensure compliant and timely supply.\nAPI Detailed Planning includes:\nReview Part Setups, effective dates & other master data\nMonitor new product supply setup updates\nManage the API Retest & Expiry Review\nReview and manage MoH across API\nManage system FPOs, including allocation of ICNs\nReview Demand & Drug Product Supply Plan outliers\nReview DP 5 Year Supply Plan & API 4 Year Supply Plan\nReview API Inventory Health\nCreate first draft SRM API Change Analysis slide\nReview Shipping Quantities & Requirements\nReview Lot Level Restrictions for DP Firm Orders\nProvide API Change Analysis Slide\nProvide 4 Year budget volumes during LE \nUtilize SAP ERP and Kinaxis Rapid Response to build, monitor, and scenario test supply plans, proactively managing demand changes, supply constraints, expiry risk, and shelf life driven trade offs related to production timing, inventory positioning, and allocation decisions. \nWork closely with internal and external manufacturing sites to align production schedules and batch strategies with demand trends, lead time realities, and MRSL expectations at release and in market, minimizing write off risk while supporting commercial priorities and service level commitments.\nInventory & Allocation Management:\nOptimize global inventory positioning in collaboration with regional supply leads, balancing customer service and cost efficiency.\nEnable informed allocation decisions in constrained supply scenarios through analysis of demand trends.\nCross-Functional Engagement:\nPartner with Commercial Operations, Quality, Manufacturing, and Finance teams to ensure supply plans support overall business objectives.\nEstablish strong partnerships with respective regional market leads to maintain ongoing visibility to supply status, risks, and escalations, supporting uninterrupted product availability in market.\nSupport change management initiatives impacting supply plans resulting from commercial or regulatory changes.\nPerformance Monitoring & Reporting:\nTrack and report key supply planning metrics including supply plan adherence, inventory levels, and service performance.\nProvide timely updates and escalations to leadership and stakeholders based on supply-demand alignment.\nKnowledge:\nAble to develop solutions to a wide range of complex problems, which require the regular use of ingenuity and innovation.\nExceptional verbal and written communication skills. Able to create written communication that is properly structured providing clear, concise\nmessages that draw well supported conclusions.\nStrong negotiation skills.\nGood organizational and time management skills, including working knowledge of basic project management tools and techniques.\nAbility to interact effectively with senior management.\nIn depth understanding and application of relevant principles, concepts, practices, and standards, along with an in depth knowledge of industry practices.\nSolid working knowledge of relevant regulatory guidance, including pharmaceutical GMPs and ICH Q7A.\nAble to apply established organizational policies, and interpret, execute, and recommend modifications to department policies and procedures as needed.\nMay require familiarity with the technologies, strengths, and weaknesses of a wide variety of fine chemical and pharmaceutical manufacturers worldwide.\nDemonstrates an in-depth understanding of the financial aspects of Supply Chain operations.\nDemonstrates in-depth knowledge and proficiency across multiple practices within Supply Chain department, to understand, coordinate and communicate across the competing demands of each.\nBasic Qualifications:\n10+ years relevant experience in related field and a BS or BA\nor\n8+ years of relevant experience and a MA/MBA\nor\n5+ years of relevant experience and a PharmD/ PhD\nExperience in pharmaceutical operations/cGMP environment\nExperience purchasing custom chemicals, planning pharmaceutical development activities, and managing the third-party synthesis of intermediates/Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients\nAdditional:\nWorks on problems of moderate to advanced complexity where analysis of situations or data requires an evaluation of intangible variables.\nProvides leadership, direction and management of a team, to support execution of the Supply Chain strategy.\nProvides supervision, training, guidance and performance management to department personnel.\nCreates and maintains a positive working environment to ensure high productivity, employee engagement and performance.\nExercises independent judgment in developing methods, techniques, and evaluation criteria for obtaining results.\nDevelops and implements policies and procedures for the operation of Supply Chain activities, ensuring all relevant regulatory requirements are met.\nDevelops and implements strategies and goals for specific products or projects.\nCreates and effectively communicates supplier, subcontractor and/or vendor agreements and opportunities to the organization.\nImplements and maintains material and production control systems, policies, processes and procedures ensuring that a controlled flow of approved materials timed to meet production requirements.\nMay serve as liaison between the company and the various governmental agencies and/or audit agencies as required.\nReviews, and/or implements changes to controlled documents as needed. May author sections of regulatory documents.\nNegotiates large contracts involving substantial financial amounts. Monitors cost, schedules and performance aspects of major contracts. Drives cost savings through direct negotiation and other sourcing methods.\nMay execute supplier agreements in conjunction with Legal and internal clients to ensure contracts terms and conditions are in compliance with corporate and purchasing guidelines.\nConducts formal business reviews with key suppliers, subcontractors and/or vendors to discuss performance on a regular basis. Manages against contract performance to ensure that agreed upon cost, service, quality, schedule and flexibility goals are met.\nMay manage outsourced manufacturing activities.\nCompiles information from periodicals, catalogs, and other sources to keep informed on relevant market and competitor information.\nMay be responsible for coordinating multiple production schedules.\nPeople Leader Accountabilities:\nCreate Inclusion - knowing the business value of diverse teams, modeling inclusion, and embedding the value of diversity in the way they manage their teams.\nDevelop Talent - understand the skills, experience, aspirations and potential of their employees and coach them on current performance and future potential. They ensure employees are receiving the feedback and insight needed to grow, develop and realize their purpose.\nEmpower Teams - connect the team to the organization by aligning goals, purpose, and organizational objectives, and holding them to account. They provide the support needed to remove barriers and connect their team to the broader ecosystem\nThe salary range for this position is: $182,070.00 - $235,620.00. Gilead considers a variety of factors when determining base compensation, including experience, qualifications, and geographic location. These considerations mean actual compensation will vary. This position may also be eligible for a discretionary annual bonus, discretionary stock-based long-term incentives (eligibility may vary based on role), paid time off, and a benefits package. Benefits include company-sponsored medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans*.For additional benefits information, visit:\nhttps://www.gilead.com/careers/compensation-benefits-and-wellbeing\n* Eligible employees may participate in benefit plans, subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable plans.\nFor jobs in the United States:\nGilead Sciences Inc. is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment, and is dedicated to fostering an inclusive work environment comprised of diverse perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences. Employment decisions regarding recruitment and selection will be made without discrimination based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, geneticinformation or characteristic, gender identity and expression, veteran status, or other non-job related characteristics or other prohibited grounds specified in applicable federal, state and local laws. 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