Global Partnership Supply Manager

About the Role

Amgen is seeking a Global Partnership Supply Manager to play a critical role in driving Amgen’s commercial expansion and advancement of pipeline products through support of external collaborations. This role involves managing a Partnership portfolio, ensuring successful execution of operations for external collaborations, and increasing the strategic value and health of partnerships.

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure efficient, timely, and quality supply of product to Amgen’s partners in accordance with all contractual obligations.
• Build effective working relationships across partner organizations and Amgen teams (PDT, Global Supply Chain, and other Ops teams).
• Lead cross-functional work within Amgen and across partner organizations on critical collaboration activities, including commercial demand and supply planning, transfer pricing, CMC variation strategy, product launches, manufacturing technology transfers, and scientific or technical data exchange.
• Provide supply chain guidance as a core member of one or more Product Delivery Teams (PDTs).
• Lead partner S&OP meetings and coordinate performance management with Amgen teams (i.e., commercial, finance, supply chain teams).
• Manage partner demand forecasts and coordinate with the Amgen network to assess risks and align supply with contractual obligations.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for assigned partners, working across Legal, Quality, Alliance Management, Partner Accounting, and Operations Finance to summarize key challenges and raise them to senior leadership.
• Provide functional input into collaboration, licensing, and quality agreements; own supply agreements; and contribute to financial modeling.
• Identify opportunities to increase the strategic value of partnerships and advocate for continuous improvement across collaborations and the Partnership Supply organization.
• Contribute to Partnership Supply strategy by using feedback and root-cause analysis to propose and deliver improvements, standard processes, and projects that strengthen collaboration and organizational capabilities.
• Keep people aligned through clear meetings, progress updates, and follow-through on commitments.
• Identify risks early, work with stakeholders to resolve them, and keep plans and decisions up to date.
• Oversee current process execution, identify and enable opportunities for future improvements, standardize and document processes, and leverage technology to enhance efficiency and accuracy.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Analytical thinking, financial foresight, and strong communication skills are imperative.
• Relevant technical knowledge: Experience using tools such as Power BI, Power Automate, SAP, Kinaxis, or equivalent systems to support supply planning, reporting, process automation, and decision-making.
• Familiarity with pharmaceutical manufacturing and CMC activities is an advantage.

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications

• Doctorate degree OR
• Master’s degree and 2 years of Business, Engineering, and/or Supply Chain Experience OR
• Bachelor’s degree and 4 years of Business, Engineering, and/or Supply Chain Experience OR
• Associate’s degree and 8 years of Business, Engineering, and/or Supply Chain Experience OR
• High school diploma / GED and 10 years of Business, Engineering, and/or Supply Chain Experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Supply chain expertise: Experience with demand and supply planning, S&OP, forecasting, risk assessment, and product delivery in a regulated environment. Familiarity with GMP requirements and supply planning systems is an advantage.
• Partnership and agreement management: Experience managing external partners / supply agreements, with the ability to interpret contractual, quality, and licensing terms.
• Influence and alignment: Ability to coordinate teams across organizations and functions including Commercial, Finance, Quality, Legal, Alliance Management, and Cost Accounting. Influence decisions without direct authority.
• Communication and stakeholder management: Strong facilitation, negotiation, and presentation skills, including leading S&OP meetings, keeping teams accountable, and raising clear recommendations and risks to senior leaders. Ability to distill complex information into a logical, concise message.
• Inclusive collaboration: Demonstrated ability to work effectively and sensitively with diverse, multicultural teams.
• Problem-solving and continuous improvement: Ability to identify risks early, resolve issues with stakeholders, apply root-cause analysis, and use Operational Excellence methodologies to identify and implement improvements.
• Planning and execution: Strong project management skills to maintain plans, milestones, dependencies, decisions, and actions while delivering multiple priorities on time.
• Financial Acumen: Familiarity with basic costing models and ability to anticipate and understand potential financial implications of decisions.