Global Logistics Network Leader

Job Category: Manufacturing/Production/Operations Job Description:At Wyeth, we have a vision of leading the way to a healthier world. We've committed ourselves to achieving this vision by making quality, integrity and excellence the hallmarks of our business. A Fortune 500 company and global leader in pharmaceuticals, consumer healthcare, and animal healthcare products, we know that our employees are who keep us on the cutting edge of innovative discoveries and superior customer service. To sustain and enhance our leadership position in the pharmaceutical industry, we continue to recruit, develop and motivate individuals whose skills, values, and work ethic will grow and improve our business. Job SummaryResponsible for Global Logistics Network design and strategies, supporting key core products across the Global Supply Chain. Manage activities for cold chain and temperate products related to the storage, distribution, packaging and shipping of current and future products consistent with label, quality assurance, and customer requirements. Analyze global product life cycles and align logistics capabilities to mazimize success while minimizing risk. Continually strive to improve and monitor processes to reduce and avoid in transit failures. Work with TO&PS Operating Units, QA, packaging technology, plants, distribution centers, third party vendors and packaging suppliers on cross-functional teams that address the appropriate BOH guidelines, new packaging and temperature tracking applications.Complies with all company, government and industry policies and procedures.Job ResponsibilitiesUtilize long term product forecasts to plan logistics capacity requirements including storage and transport. Make recommendations and implements, when appropriate, improvements in policies and procedures for various transportation methods and/or modes globally between plants, distribution centers, suppliers and third party vendors.Partner with carriers, all modes, to drive the best global logistics network management solutions for the movement of temperature sensitive products.Establish and maintain working relationships with key personnel in Global Supply Chain, Global Logistics, Packaging Technology, Quality Assurance, Regulatory, Global Technology Transfer Teams, and Global Supply points (origins and destinations, both internal and external)Provide expertise, leadership, and training to customer service, sales, marketing, and operations regarding current and new cold chain practices and policies. Expands working knowledge by actively participating in industry organizations, by benchmarking cold chain management activities with other industries to insure that best practice are being considered for internal application, and keeping abreast of industry practices and initiatives.Monitor the performance of the logistics process of products across nodes throughout the global supply chain.Create and maintain global logistics process maps that represent the logistics requirements for products between nodes in the global supply chain. Implement develop, and report cost and performance metrics and monitors performance of carriers, distribution centers, plants and third party vendors and protective packaging. Manages deviation and incident reporting tracking and correction including the total cost of non-conformance and develops continuous improvement strategies. Provides feedback to Global Logistics Operations regarding carrier performance.Develop, implement and maintain standards of care and job aides for packing and shipping current and new products requiring temperature protective packaging.Basic QualificationsBachelor’s degree preferably in Supply Chain, Logistics, or Package Technology.Hardware/software application literacy, project management and communication skills, regulatory, strategic planning and data reporting analysis.5 – 7 years of Pharmaceutical and/or high volume Consumer Goods industry experience. 3-5 years of experience within cold chain logistics. 1-2 years of previous supervisory experience required. This position requires demonstrated effective communication with a variety of internal and external partners as well as senior management.Relocation is not available for this position. Wyeth offers competitive compensation and benefits programs, including child-care subsidies, flex-time, business casual attire, educational assistance and professional development programs. For more information and to apply online, please visit us at: www.wyeth.com/careers Wyeth is an Equal Opportunity Employer, M/F/D/V. Search Firm Representatives: Please Read Carefully. Wyeth is not seeking assistance or accepting unsolicited resumes from search firms for this employment opportunity. Regardless of past practice, all resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at Wyeth via-email, the Internet or directly to hiring managers at Wyeth in any form without a valid written search agreement in place for that position will be deemed the sole property of Wyeth, and no fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by Wyeth as a result of the referral or through other means. Note: Any search agreement entered into with Wyeth prior to January 2004 is hereinafter void. 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