Logistics & Inventory Manager, Supply Chain Management
Job Description: • Oversee and execute global import and export activities in compliance with applicable trade regulations, including management of licenses, permits, and country-specific requirements. • Act as Importer of Record (IoR) when required, ensuring full compliance with statutory obligations and recordkeeping requirements. • Ensure internal procedures and broker practices remain aligned with evolving regulatory requirements. • Prepare, review, and maintain shipping documentation, ensuring inspection-ready archiving and recordkeeping. • Manage domestic and international logistics for cell banks, drug substance (DS), drug product (DP), and devices, ensuring timely and compliant delivery across the global clinical supply network. • Ensure real-time shipment visibility and timely resolution of logistics deviations, including delays, temperature excursions, and customs issues. • Establish, qualify, and maintain compliant logistics lanes, shipment models, and escalation pathways. • Build and manage a network of freight forwarders, couriers, and customs brokers, including sourcing, evaluation, selection, onboarding, and performance management. • Oversee GMP and Non-GMP inventory management, including tracking, reconciliation, and control across CMOs, depots, laboratories or other required sites. • Establish and oversee periodic inventory verification and review activities to ensure inventory accuracy, compliance and destruction as appropriate. • Investigate and resolve inventory discrepancies in partnership with Quality, CMOs, and internal partners. • Ensure logistics and inventory activities comply with GMP, GDP, GxP, and internal SOPs; support audits and regulatory inspections. • Partner with Quality on deviation investigations, root cause analysis, and CAPA implementation related to logistics, inventory, or trade compliance. • Perform Clinical Supply Chain activities, such as, but not limited to, study level forecasting and planning, packaging and labeling and/or finished goods distribution. • Develop and maintain SOPs, work instructions and reporting to support operational excellence and scalability. • Maintain Supply Chain Management metrics and KPIs to support internal reporting and external reporting for vendor oversight/governance Requirements: • S/M.S. Science or Engineering, or related fields with 5+ years of relevant experience in clinical supply chain logistics and inventory management • Hands-on experience with international import/export controls and trade compliance • Experience acting as Importer of Record (IoR) required • Licensed Customs Broker (LCB) certification strongly preferred • VAT recovery and tariff knowledge is preferred • Demonstrated experience managing GMP and Non-GMP materials and temperature-controlled supply chains • Experience with ERP, IRT, Forecasting tools or inventory management systems • Working knowledge of the International Conference on Harmonization (ICH) guidelines, the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), and EMA GMP and GDP Guidelines, and a solid understanding of Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) • Proven ability to manage multiple projects, proactively identify and resolve issues using strong attention to detail and problem-solving skills • Ability to adapt to a fast-paced, dynamic work environment and navigate through ambiguity • Excellent communication and influencing skills, strong collaboration skills • Successfully exhibit Apogee’s C.O.R.E. values: Caring, Original, Resilient and Egoless • Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office, including Excel, Word and PowerPoint • Smartsheet experience is strongly preferred. PowerBI, experienced excel (macros) and/or Tableau is a plus • Position requires up to 25% travel (domestic and international) including mandatory in-person attendance at All Hands meetings typically held twice per year Benefits: • A great culture, grounded in our C.O.R.E. values: Caring, Original, Resilient and Egoless • Opportunity to work in a fast-paced, highly dynamic environment where you help shape the culture and company, wear multiple hats, and learn quickly • Market competitive compensation and benefits package, including base salary, performance bonus, equity grant opportunities, health, welfare & retirement benefits • We provide competitive time off, including three weeks PTO, two one-week company-wide shutdowns a year and dedicated paid sick leave • Commitment to growing you professionally and providing access to resources to further your development • Apogee offers regular all team, in-person meetings to build relationships and problem solve Apply tot his job