Manager, External Supply

Location: Onsite in North Chicago, Illinois, United States; domestic and international travel may be required.

Salary: $109,500–$208,500 USD annually.

Company

hirify.global develops medicines and healthcare solutions across immunology, oncology, neuroscience, and aesthetics.

What you will do

• Manage relationships with 1–3 external suppliers supporting hirify.global's manufacturing network.
• Partner with Procurement, Quality, Planning, Science & Technology, Operations, and site stakeholders to address supplier performance and operational issues.
• Track and communicate supplier KPIs, performance metrics, action plans, and follow-up actions.
• Lead supplier business reviews, operational review meetings, and routine supply, service, and quality escalations.
• Lead assurance-of-supply activities, including forecast alignment, capacity planning, risk identification, and mitigation.
• Support supplier qualification, change implementation, continuous improvement, productivity, cost improvement, RFPs, and supplier-management budgets.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in supply chain, Engineering, Business, Science, or a related field.
• 7+ years of relevant experience in supply chain, external manufacturing, procurement, supplier management, operations, or a related function.
• Experience working cross-functionally to manage supplier performance and operational priorities.
• Working knowledge of supplier performance metrics, capacity planning, forecasting, and assurance-of-supply principles.
• Strong verbal and written communication, project management, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work onsite in North Chicago and travel domestically and internationally as required.

Nice to have

• Master's degree or MBA.
• Experience managing raw-material external supplier relationships in regulated industries.
• Experience with cGMP requirements, supplier business reviews, and performance improvement initiatives.
• Familiarity with SAP supplier quality systems and regulated documentation, including deviations, change controls, and corrective actions.

Culture & Benefits

• Paid time off, including vacation, holidays, and sick leave.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance for eligible employees.
• 401(k) benefits for eligible employees.
• Eligibility for long-term incentive programs.
• Cross-functional collaboration across manufacturing, quality, procurement, supply chain, science and technology, and brand teams.