Cold Chain Project Manager Job

COLD CHAIN PROJECT MANAGER needed for a CONTRACT opportunity with Yoh's client located in BERKELEY, CA

THE BIG PICTURE - TOP SKILLS YOU SHOULD POSSESS:

- Demonstrated Cold Chain and International Transportation industry knowledge will be required.
- Experience with Change Management in a GMP environment

WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING:

- Manage Cold Chain distribution projects including thermal packaging design, development, and implementation.
- Act as Project Manager and technical expert in cross-functional Cold Chain Operational Excellence team.
- Remain on forefront of emerging cold chain distribution industry practices.
- This function coordinates and makes daily decisions which effect the operations for all International customer shipments for site.
- The incumbent is responsible for working with Product Supply, Customer Service, Marketing, Finance, Quality Assurance, and Auditing to ensure planned and predictable distribution services are provided to internal and external customers.
- Ensure the safe, secure, and cost efficient movement of Biological products within the Global Supply Chain Biotech.
- Conduct vulnerability analysis for goods in transit, taking into account such factors as risk, impact, and criticality.
- Responsible for assuring that opportunities for operational process improvements and supply chain cost reductions are identified, evaluated, quantified, presented to upper management, and implemented as applicable
- Develop and execute project plans and manage appropriately to meet changing needs and requirements of Cold Chain Biotech supply and handling.
- Manage day to day aspects of projects and ensure timely completion of deliverables.
- Define project scope, goals and deliverables that support the business in collaboration with senior management and stakeholders.
- Lead the development, approval, and execution of cold chain shipping solutions to support worldwide shipping and distribution of Biotech products through collaboration with QA, Compliance, and Validation personnel.
- Serve as technical expert for all aspects of cold chain packaging and shipping.
- Assess temperature protection requirements for BHC Biologics products and work cross-functionally to implement solutions. Provide support for shipping validation activities. Drive Cold Chain Operational Excellence initiatives and lead implementation of enhanced processes and solutions.
- Works on extremely complex problems in which analysis of situations or data requires evaluation of intangible variables.
- This position will be responsible to coordinate efforts between multiple BHC international affiliates. This requires superior relationship management as you are often times dealing with other functions and/or business units.
- Provide leadership in project and change management while leading continuous improvement efforts that impact Logistics/Transportation Operations
- You will be responsible for identifying and resolving product protection issues which may include regulatory requirements and product integrity requirements.

WHAT YOU NEED TO BRING TO THE TABLE:

- Bachelor's degree with two to four (2-4) years of related experience or five to eight (5-8) years related experience in a regulated export customer operations environment.
- Packaging Engineering degree or experience a plus
- Strong written and verbal communications skills are required, with a high level of professionalism in dealing with the scope of a global customer base.
- Ability to proactively and independently develop and implement solutions for Cold Chain Distribution.
- Proficiency in negotiations and technical problem solving is required to interact with various departments, divisions, and vendors to resolve issues and achieve goals.
- Sensitivity to people is required, as there are extensive dealings with people of varying cultural and socio-economic backgrounds.
- Position requires strong problem solving, and decision making and communication skills. Influencing techniques and process innovation skills with the ability to develop relationships and manage data is required.

RECRUITER:Mary Nguyen

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