Manager Warehouse Business

Career Category

Supply Chain

Job Description

Accountabilities

• •Develop and own specific areas of the warehouse system business process blueprints and warehouse system solution development and templates
• •Own warehouse system business process specifications in Amgen’s DQMS
• •Own and drive business tasks during planning, requirements gathering, design, build, test, migration, training and deployment
• •Lead warehouse system changes from initiation to deployment
• •Support warehouse capacity master data maintenance and validation, analysis and scenario assessment and dashboards.

Responsibilities

• •Ensure uninterrupted production and supply driven by AIN warehouse business team in processes, systems and capacity
• •Lead business requirement gathering and process mapping as input for the warehouse system business process blueprints and solution templates, with Site SMEs, Technology and other stakeholders
• •Own defined warehouse system validation tasks, documents and assessments
• •Drive and govern warehouse process/system implementation tasks
• •Own, develop and document warehouse training content and documentation, AVs, LAs, training qualifications (TRNQs)
• •Define, document and maintain warehousing system user roles, approve user role assignments and perform periodic audits.
• •Drive CCMS Changes as owner or assessor
• •Maintain strong ties with Sites, Manufacturing, GSC, Technology, Technology partners and other stakeholders, collaborating to achieve best results for Amgen, optimize per the READ operating framework
• •Independently identify opportunities and assess impact of technologies, best practices, trends and events for Amgen’s business processes and systems
• •Showcase continuous improvement mindset to identify and deliver savings and improvements
• •Drive results to the finish line and strive for best-in-class warehousing supporting Manufacturing and Supply
• •Actively contribute to Community of Practice (CoP) collaboration, sharing and development
• •Support Warehouse Capacity Manager in ensuring uninterrupted production and supply by warehouse capacity and inventory placement

Authority

• •Work under minimal direction. Work is directed by strategic and project objectives
• •Manage multiple priorities independently and concurrently
• •Expert advisor on warehouse system business process blueprints and solution templates; decision maker on owned documents, tasks and led system changes
• •Lead a small team across AIN Processes, Systems and Capacity

Outputs

• •Warehouse system business process blueprints and solution templates
• •Approved validation records and assessments (ISA, System Description, DIA)
• •Warehouse system specifications (RS, CS/DS, Test Scripts & Sets, VAL, RTM, Training)
• •On time delivery and deployment of warehouse systems and warehouse system changes
• •Trusted owner of warehouse capacity data, dashboards, risks and utilization insights

• Qualifications
• The knowledge and skills necessary to perform the duties of this position are typically acquired through the following combination of education, experience and knowledge, or the equivalent.

Minimum Requirements

• •Bachelor’s degree preferably in Logistics or logistic knowledge by experience
• •5+ years’ experience in a warehousing/distribution environment, preferably in pharma
• •In-depth SAP/WMS design and implementation experience, preferably EWM
• •Leadership of a small expert team, collaborating with remote stakeholders/partners
• •Process mindset: cross-functional process understanding, insight and visualization
• •Distill, negotiate and communicate business requirements per strategic direction
• •Independent self-starter, able to work autonomously, under pressure and in teams
• •Motivated, persistent, eager to optimize, drive for excellence, continuously improve
• •Problem solver with high sense of responsibility
• •Result focused business partner with a proven ability to drive and deliver
• •Experience influencing change in international highly matrixed organization
• •Fluent in English in verbal and written communication
• •Technical writing skills

Preferred Requirements

• •Strong communication and presentation skills (verbal & written) with stakeholders
• •GMP and GDP knowledge
• •Understanding of end-to-end supply chain, oversee processes beyond function
• •Project management skills
• •Experience in related function, such as Planning
• •Experience with Rapid Response, Databricks and Power BI

Competencies

• •Deep WMS and warehouse process understanding
• •Analytical communicator: ability to gather, negotiate, prioritize, structure and communicate business requirements
• •Problem solving and OE mindset delivering result
• •Deliver results through small team, corporate matrix and ambiguity (influencing skills)
• •Collaborative one-Amgen mentality, driving to network goals

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