Director, Supply Chain

Lead the Site Supply Chain function for the Rockville Manufacturing Center (RMC), a cell therapy manufacturing facility. Provide strategic and operational leadership for the RMC Warehouse team, supply planning, materials management, inventory control, and purchasing. Ensure integrated, compliant, and reliable supply chain processes that maintain material availability, enable the site production schedule, and support the delivery of cell therapies to patients. Build and develop a high-performing, people-focused organization while driving collaboration, continuous improvement, and operational excellence. Typical Accountabilities • Set and execute the RMC Site Supply Chain strategy, aligning warehouse operations, supply planning, materials management, inventory, and purchasing with site priorities, production requirements, and the needs of cell therapy manufacturing. • Represent Supply Chain on the RMC Site Leadership Team and provide supply chain leadership, insight, and decision support to enable delivery of site objectives and reliable batch supply to patients. • Lead, motivate, and develop the RMC Supply Chain organization. Build capability through workforce planning, coaching, development planning, succession planning, clear accountability, and an inclusive culture of trust and collaboration. • Oversee site supply planning and production scheduling processes, ensuring requirements, constraints, risks, and priorities are visible and aligned across Manufacturing, Quality, MSAT, and other partner functions. Maintain very close collaboration with the Global Supply Chain team to align site plans, resolve constraints, manage supply risks, and support reliable batch supply to patients. • Provide leadership for materials planning and purchasing to ensure timely availability of materials used in GMP manufacturing and development activities while balancing service, inventory, risk, cost, and business continuity. • Own site inventory management and control, including accurate tracking, appropriate inventory levels, material status visibility, and the availability of materials required to support production and development needs. • Manage the relationship and operating interfaces with Gaithersburg Manufacturing Warehouse (GMW), RMC’s off-site storage location, to ensure effective material flow, inventory visibility, service performance, compliance, and continuity of supply. • Ensure planning, purchasing, warehouse, inventory, and materials-management activities comply with GMP, regulatory requirements, internal standards, and established controls. Maintain inspection readiness and address risks or performance gaps promptly. • Facilitate cross-functional supply chain governance and working groups that support site execution, operations planning, issue resolution, and alignment with global sales and operations execution processes. • Develop and optimize integrated supply chain processes to improve efficiency, reduce waste, strengthen resilience, and improve service, productivity, material flow, and overall operational performance. • Establish, monitor, and improve site supply chain metrics. Use data, systems, and structured problem-solving to identify trends, manage risk, support decisions, and drive continuous improvement. • Provide effective oversight of suppliers, logistics service providers, and other external partners supporting materials, warehouse, purchasing, and shipping activities. • Champion innovation and digital ways of working across Site Supply Chain, strengthening systems, process discipline, data visibility, and organizational capability as RMC grows. Qualifications and Skills • Essential: Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, science, biotechnology, business, or a related field; significant Supply Chain or Materials Managemen