Logistics Strategy Manager

**Function**
- R&D Operations

**Sub function**
- Clinical Supply Operations

**Category**
- Manager, Clinical Supply Operations (P7)

**Location**
- Beerse / High Wycombe / Belgium / United Kingdom

**Date posted**
- Jun 04 2025

**Requisition number**
- R-013737

**Work pattern**
- Hybrid Work

Description

**Job Function**:
R&D Operations
** Job Sub Function**:
Clinical Supply Operations
** Job Category**:
Professional
** All Job Posting Locations**:
Beerse, Antwerp, Belgium, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom
** Job Description**:
**About Innovative Medicine**

Our expertise in Innovative Medicine is informed and inspired by patients, whose insights fuel our science-based advancements. Visionaries like you work on teams that save lives by developing the medicines of tomorrow.

Join us in developing treatments, finding cures, and pioneering the path from lab to life while championing patients every step of the way.

**We are searching for the best talent for Logistics Strategy Manager to be in Beerse.**

**Purpose**:This individual contributor role is responsible for handling worldwide distribution activities of clinical supplies within J&J Pharma R&D (biotherapeutics, vaccines and small molecules; for all phases of clinical trials) as part of the Clinical Supply Chain organization with a high degree of autonomy.

**You will be responsible for**:

- Handle the overall relationship and maintain oversight of operational performance of Logistics providers and collaborate with QA and Procurement organizations to resolve issues. Conduct monthly/quarterly business reviews with vendor and identify continuous improvements. Compile data and analyze trending through utilization of KPI and quality metrics.
- Serve as point of contact for logistics service providers and in partnership with Quality ensure quality investigations, and corrective/preventive actions are implemented in a timely manner by the service provider.
- Prepare business plan budget forecasts and effectively manage budget for logistics services/consumables with limited guidance
- Lead and manage analysis of potential new logistics service providers in collaboration with business partners (e.g., Procurement, QA) to identify new capabilities and solutions, ensuring the most efficient and cost-effective distribution providers are available to end users.
- Identify & lead the implementation of new capabilities and solutions in emerging markets to support the needs of the organization
- Utilize industry knowledge and collaboration to provide the business with up-to-date and effective solutions for cold-chain, frozen, and narcotics logistics.
- Develop excellent working relationships across Logistics (TS&E, Logistics Integration, Trade Compliance, API, DP, P&L), within Clinical Supply Chain (i.e. CSI, TSL, API, DP/P&L) and outside of CSC (i.e. QA, Procurement, Vendors, GCO, Deliver).
- Support and provide logistics leadership in GxP audits and health authority inspections
- Support the Quality organization with auditing logistics service providers. Lead the operational/business on-boarding of the new service provider.
- Identify & lead other strategic initiatives as requested.
- Location: Beerse, Belgium
- Travel: Up to 10%

**Qualifications / Requirements**:

- Knowledge of pharmaceutical distribution, transportation, and logistics.
- Knowledge of ambient, cold and /or frozen distribution requirements for clinical supplies.
- Proven track record of change management experience.
- Demonstrated ability to collaborate internally and externally to develop partnerships with key stakeholders and service providers to identify and deliver logistics and distribution solutions.
- Ability to work in a cross functional and cross-cultural environment
- Effective communication, strong collaboration, operational and data analysis skills.
- General knowledge of GxP principles
- Knowledge and understanding of clinical study needs and clinical operations is preferred.
- Knowledge of IVRS functionality, or EDI-based shipment order processing preferred
- Other critical competencies including strategic thinking, results and performance driven, big picture orientation with attention to details, integrity and Credo based-actions, managing complexity, and fiscal responsibility.
- Intermediate to advanced software skills (e.g., Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint)

Degree
- A university/bachelor’s degree (or equivalent experience) and 8+ years of supply chain experience preferably in logistics / operations or similar industry
- An MBA/MS degree is an asset, as is a certification in APICS