Associate - Supply Chain Management

About the Role and Company

At Pfizer, our manufacturing logistics and supply team plays a critical role in ensuring that medicines reach customers and patients exactly when needed. By addressing challenges proactively and innovating continuously, you will help maintain a seamless supply chain vital to healthcare delivery. This role demands a visionary approach and dedication to excellence to guarantee life-saving treatments are accessible to those in need.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as a primary resource and potentially lead junior members within your specialty area.
• Manage your own workload, development, and time while potentially directing and assigning tasks to others.
• Support projects and departmental activities by offering guidance, training, and possibly serving as a lead team member.
• Establish yourself as a subject matter expert, effectively addressing routine complex problems.
• Complete tasks independently, choosing suitable methods, and oversee team task completion.
• Ensure technical soundness by reviewing non-standard work and possibly assessing others' contributions.
• Comply with Pfizer’s standards, policies, and culture, influencing peers and mentoring colleagues.
• Oversee the storage, security, and record-keeping of all drug movements, especially controlled substances during manufacture and distribution.
• Perform quarterly import and internal audits, verifying adherence to SOPs, cGMP, safety standards, quality, and documentation practices.
• Coordinate inventory receiving, storage, picking, and dispatch activities, manage finished goods dispatch, and identify operator training needs.

Required Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent GED.
• Minimum of six years of relevant experience.
• Knowledgeable of Import/Export laws and regulations.
• Experienced in warehouse or inventory management.
• Proficient with data entry and inventory control software.
• Capable of operating material handling equipment including forklifts, conveyors, cranes, hand carts, and power trucks.
• Strong organizational skills for managing inventory receipts and dispatches.
• Familiarity with cGMP, SOPs, and plant safety protocols.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• Certification in relevant functional areas.
• Prior experience in pharmaceutical or cGMP-compliant environments.
• Expertise in organizing inventory receipts.
• Meticulous attention to documentation accuracy.
• Basic knowledge of common AI tools and enthusiasm for exploring productivity enhancements via AI.

Additional Information

This position is based on-site at Pfizer’s Visakhapatnam location. Pfizer is an equal opportunity employer, adhering to all local employment laws and regulations. Applicants are encouraged to review Pfizer’s candidate AI-use guidelines to understand acceptable and prohibited AI applications during recruitment.