Associate Director, Supply Chain Security (Latin America)

Job Description

Position Description:

Associate Director, Supply Chain Security (Latin America)

Imagine getting up in the morning for a job as important as helping to save and improve lives around the world. Here, you have that opportunity. You can put your empathy, creativity, digital mastery, or scientific genius to work in collaboration with a diverse group of colleagues who pursue and bring hope to countless people who are battling some of the most challenging diseases of our time. Our team is constantly evolving, so if you are among the intellectually curious, join us—and start making your impact today.

We are proud to be a company that embraces the value of bringing diverse, talented, and committed people together. The fastest way to breakthrough innovation is when diverse ideas come together in an inclusive environment. We encourage our colleagues to respectfully challenge one another’s thinking and approach problems collectively. We are an equal opportunity employer, committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace.

Reporting to the Director, Global Security – Supply Chain Integrity, the Associate Director, Supply Chain Security is responsible for leading the Latin America Region implementation and execution of strategic and tactical operations intended to ensure the end-to-end efficient and secure movement of COMPANY products and materials, provide effective supply chain security risk management, and promote engagement and awareness of associated security matters.

The focus of this work is on protecting patient safety through securing the supply chain against illicit actions, product diversion, theft, terrorism, and unauthorized activities that threaten product integrity including compromises of confidential and proprietary supply chain information.

The position will be the primary regional liaison for internal and external interactions associated with supply chain security matters. The successful candidate must have a proven capability to excel in a collaborative, diverse, complex, resource-constrained environment and be able to drive decision-making processes that involve multiple constituencies and constraints.

Primary Responsibilities

Leading the Regional execution of COMPANY’s global Supply Chain Security Strategy, including tactical operations designed to protect COMPANY’s supply chain from threats and acts of theft, product diversion, tampering, terrorism, illicit activities, and unauthorized access via effective security measures, analysis, expert consultation, and investigations leading to meaningful root cause determinations, corrective actions, compliance, and law enforcement outcomes.  Following are the areas of focus:

Security Risk Management

• Implement and manage regional execution of a proactive Supply Chain Security strategy focused on incident prevention through intelligence-based risk mitigation

• Manage regional execution of a security risk assessment regime to proactively and periodically monitor and measure internal operations and external business partner security performance against established criteria

• Manage regional execution of initiatives to identify and enhance protection of supply chain operations and products categorized as “high value”

• Measure and report supply chain security performance in collaboration with designated Regional Security leads

• Study and assess implementation of technology and innovative solutions to mitigate supply chain security risk

• Manage and/or support matrixed cross functional response to Supply Chain Security events

• Coordinate and/or support matrixed Regional Security personnel in investigations for supply chain security matters

• Manage and/or support matrixed supply chain risk intelligence gathering and monitor efforts of emerging threats to global supply chain security as well as related country/region specific regulations

• Manage the flow of communications related to Regional supply chain security and disseminate relevant information within Global Security and the Company

Policy and Standards

• Support the development and manage execution of supply chain security policies and minimum standards

• Manage regional execution and compliance with established government trade security programs such as CTPAT, AEO, PIP, and similar country-based initiatives in which COMPANY participates

• Develop and maintain regional proactive supply chain security guidance and subject matter material to communicate established policies, standards, and best practices

Engagement and Awareness

• Cultivate and maintain relationships that support internal and external engagement and awareness for supply chain security matters

• Serve as Regional point of contact for Global Security to the COMPANY Controlled Substance Compliance program, providing Security support to Compliance initiatives associated with the manufacturing and distribution of Scheduled Medicines and Controlled Substances.

• Foster and maintain internal cross-functional relationships in support of Procurement, Manufacturing, Distribution & Logistics, Transportation, Supply Chain Management, Finance, and Insurance & Risk, IT and other functions as needed

• Support the development and delivery of global Supply Chain Security training materials and proactive awareness information as needed

• Participate in and liaise with professional associations specializing in pharmaceutical crime, supply chain security, and security risk management

• Maintain a network of knowledgeable and influential persons in government, law enforcement, security, intelligence, and internal functions to serve as resources, collaborators and partners related to supply chain security matters

• Serve as the cross-functional single point of contact for matters related to Supply Chain Security within the Region and externally as needed

• Ensure communication and oversight of key milestones and deliverables to support supply chain security strategic efforts

People Management

• Develop and maintain oversight of contract business partner resources in support of the Supply Chain Security strategic and tactical needs

Financial Management

• Manage operational expenditures to align with Corporate and Regional business activities and requirements providing strong financial stewardship assuring spend is focused on supporting the mission and does not exceed approved authorized levels

Travel:

• Domestic and international travel is required

• Spanish and English fluency is required

Position Qualifications:

Education Minimum Requirement:

• Minimum Bachelor’s degree

Required Experience and Skills:

• Minimum 5 years’ professional security experience preferably within the pharmaceutical industry

• General understanding of pharmaceutical operations and related supply chains including regulatory security requirements and security plans

• Understanding of supply chain operations, logistics, warehousing, distribution, all modes of transportation, and freight forwarding

• Experienced leading and conducting investigations including supporting and generating case reports for criminal and civil enforcement actions

• Knowledge of physical security principles and security risk assessment methodologies

• Working understanding of industry best and recommended supply chain security practices

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

• Proficient use of MS Office software and presentation tools

• Demonstrated experience interacting with and preparing briefing materials and reports for senior COMPANY management and government officials as necessary

• Must be innovative and work independently with an aggressive workload in a high performing environment

• Ability to work in a matrixed environment with exceptional levels of collaboration, clarity and honesty in dealing with peers, team members and all others in a flat and nimble organization

• Ability to champion new ideas or positions to meet key goals and initiatives

• Strong commitment to patient safety and compliance requirements

• Must possess and demonstrate strong leadership, communication and analytical skills. 

• Understanding of risk intelligence and security risk management methodologies

Preferred Experience and Skills:

• Professional security certification (i.e. CPP, CFE, etc.)

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