Project Material Lead (Pharmaceutical Manufacturing)

Location: Geleen, Netherlands; primarily onsite with remote work permitted for no more than 20% of the time. Relocation assistance is available for eligible candidates and their families.

Annual base pay in the Netherlands: €52,500–€73,500.

Company

hirify.global is a global, science-driven life sciences organization with more than 30 sites across five continents, supporting the development and manufacture of medicines.

What you will do

• Lead material planning and inventory management for customer projects, aligning supply with project timelines and forecasted demand.
• Represent Supply Chain in project teams and governance meetings, translating project needs into material and supply chain deliverables.
• Coordinate with planners, procurement teams, suppliers, Quality, Supplier Quality, Quality Control, technical teams, and manufacturing.
• Manage material availability, supplier performance, pricing, inventory costs, scrapping, and excess or obsolete stock risks.
• Maintain accurate material requirements and bills of materials while assessing supply impacts on project and manufacturing performance.
• Lead local improvements in material management, consumption, rejection, and traceability using data and root-cause analysis.

Requirements

• Significant Supply Chain Management experience, ideally in manufacturing, pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or another regulated environment.
• Experience managing materials, inventory, and suppliers across end-to-end supply chain processes.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, stakeholder-management, and KPI-monitoring skills.
• Hands-on SAP ERP experience in a Supply Chain environment and strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.
• Bachelor’s or master’s degree, or equivalent relevant experience, in Supply Chain Management, Business, Business Administration, or a related field.
• APICS CPIM certification is required.

Culture & Benefits

• Agile career and dynamic working culture.
• Inclusive and ethical workplace committed to diversity.
• Cross-functional work in a global, science-driven organization.
• Performance-recognition compensation programs and benefits dependent on role and location.
• Opportunity to contribute directly to projects supporting the development and manufacture of medicines.