Senior Manager, Global Implementation and Logistics – Exact Sciences – Madison, WI, USA

The Sr. Manager, Global Implementation and Logistics is responsible for strategic and tactical leadership across Exact Sciences’ Distribution and Logistics operations. This person will have responsibility for oversight of the day-to-day distribution activities that occur across multiple facilities. The position works closely with internal and external partners including international carriers, customs agents, and suppliers to develop and implement the processes and infrastructure for transportation logistics and processes, distribution networks and procedures, and regulatory requirements supporting new business. This position is responsible for analyzing, reviewing, and improving existing distribution and logistics performance and proactively identifying improvement opportunities, as well as leading projects to drive these improvements.
T h i s p o s i t i on re p orts to the D i rector of Planning, Procurement, and Distribution .
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Develop the infrastructure and workflow for product availability within regional areas focusing on the transportation logistics, distribution models, and overall supply chain strategy for domestic and international business expansion
- Evaluate international carriers and customs agencies to enable global commercialization working with the local commercial teams to establish procedures and ensure systems are established in accordance with local, state and federal customs laws as well as border protection agencies and regulations
- Establish systems and processes that will serve as the foundation for efficient global flow of future Exact Sciences technologies and pipeline of products
- Support global outsourcing initiatives, where necessary to support global commercialization
- Build and continually improve global logistics functional competencies, drive standard ways of working within logistics
- Evaluate, recommend, and implement Distribution and Logistics improvement tools, including but not limited to tracking for enhanced visibility through development of KPIs
- Provides input to product flow and space requirements from a Distribution/Logistics perspective for a growing business
- Map existing process flows across the Distribution/Logistics organization to identify, prioritize, and lead process improvements to completion
- Identify gaps in processes and initiate process creations, documentation of Standard Operating Procedures and/or Work Instructions,
- Drive solutions and solve problems supporting the day-to-day activities and Distribution and Logistics operations
- Lead trainings, process improvements, and implementation of change that drive efficiencies in daily operations
- Strategic and tactical to streamline systems, processes and documentation to be effective as volume expands, globalization continues, and product pipeline grows
Qualifications:
M andat o r y S k ills
- Proven ability to lead and participate in a team environment while working in a fast paced culture with aggressive deadlines
- Ability to create and design solutions to increase overall efficiency
- S tro n g a n a l y t i c al a n d pro b l em so lv i ng s k ill s
- E xc e l l e n t oral a n d w r i t t en c o m m u ni c at i on a nd i n t erpe r s o n al s k ill s
- Ability to lead through a high degree of ambiguity and in a dynamic market, course-correcting as needed
- Strong project management, organizational and analytical skills; ability to work effectively under time constraints and deliver results by critical deadlines
Pr ef e r r ed Q ual i fi c ations
- E x p e r i e n c e i n a global biot e c h m a n u f actur i ng e n v i r o n m e n t, p r e f erab l y i n a G M P a n d / or I S O 1 3 4 8 5 e n v i ro n m e n t
- Cold chain distribution practices
- E x p e r i e n c e using S A P
E duc a tion and E xp e r ie n c e
- Minimum of eight years of experience in a relevant field
- A/B.S. in business, global logistics, or other related studies
- Minimum of five years management experience leading a global logistics operation