Manager, Supply Chain Planning and Logistics

Ascensia Diabetes Care is a global specialist diabetes care company, dedicated to helping people living with diabetes. Our mission is to empower people living with diabetes through innovative solutions that simplify and improve their lives. We use our innovation and specialist expertise in diabetes to develop high quality solutions and tools that make a positive, daily difference for people.

At Ascensia, our values serve as the bedrock of our organization. They guide our decisions, actions, and interactions, shaping the culture we collectively foster.

Our Values include:

• Resilient Growth Mindset
• Executional Excellence
• Courageous Leadership
• Inclusive Collaboration

We believe that when we live our values authentically, both individually and as a team, we unlock our true potential and drive sustainable success.

Reporting directly to the Site Director, the Manager, Supply Chain Planning and Logisticship oversees end-to-end Supply Chain operations, including purchasing, production planning, inventory management, and logistics. You will lead a cross-functional team while partnering with global peers to drive alignment, operational excellence, and on-time delivery. This is a position offering the opportunity to shape strategy, optimize performance, and strengthen supply chain execution at the site level.

Location: Onsite Portsmouth, NH

What you will be doing:

• Ensure Supply Chain Purchasing and Planning complies with QMS, Finance and CGMP requirements.
• Will own tactical functions for Supply Chain Planning, Production Planning, Inventory Management and Logistics functions. 
• Work closely with Manufacturing Operations to Identify and resolve shortages of raw materials availability, compliance with CTQ features,
• Lead investigations in Supplier quality problems, determines root cause, gather and analyze data and implement corrective action to reduce or eliminate cause.  Owns and executes completion of CAPA actions
• Identify, plan and lead continuous improvement initiatives.
• Lead and own tasks as needed for New Product Introduction.
• Lead and own tasks as needed for Change Control of Legacy Products.
• Develop/maintain strategic technical improvement plans for planning and purchasing systems.
• Serve as a technical liaison for all levels of the company including customers, and other sites.
• Lead/Mentor Technical Teams in tools and strategies for planning, purchasing, raw material transport, raw material storage, FG storage and FG distribution.
• P&L ownership of Supply Chain and Logistics business units
• Create short-term and long-term capacity models that would meet internal and customer growth needs. Drive execution of continuous improvement and cost reduction opportunities

Skills you will need:

• 3+ years experience in a leadership, supply chain, logistics role within an industrial manufacturing setting. Preferred experience in medical device manufacturing.
• Bachelor’s degree preferred in Supply Chain, Logistics or Planning.
• Advanced written and verbal communication.
• Advanced computer skills, SAP, Power Bi and QMS
• Advanced team management skill set.
• Proficient in understanding and applying general planning and sourcing principles.
• Knowledge of Change Control and Validation principles within the Medical Device Industry.
• Proven track record of Project Management.
• Proven track record of driving Continuous improvement.

Working Conditions/Physical Requirements:

• Be able to lift 25 pounds.
• Must be capable of working for extended periods in a manufacturing environment.
• Work standing on hard surfaces, ladders, under and around equipment.

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Building an Inclusive Culture: We are a company that brings varying backgrounds, ideas, and points of view to inventing on behalf of all customers. Our diverse perspectives are enriched by many dimensions, including race, ethnicity, gender, age, physical and mental ability, sexual orientation, religious beliefs, culture, language, and education, as well as professional and life experience. We are committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion, and leveraging our unique perspectives to scale our impact and growth.