Supply Chain Operational Planning Pool Lead - Berkeley
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Bayer is seeking a Supply Chain Operational Planning Pool Lead in Berkeley to steward the site’s capability pool by shaping vision and roadmaps for new capabilities and ensuring On-Time and In-Full delivery from internal production to sales affiliates and downstream nodes. The role collaborates with peer pool leads and Product and Customer teams to align resources and supports the new Pharma Supply Chain cluster. Requirements include a Bachelor’s in Supply Chain, Business or Engineering, a customer-first, end-to-end mindset, and strong change management and stakeholder communication. Preferred: 14+ years in supply chain with 6+ years in people leadership and pharma experience including Cell or Gene Therapy. Salary range $172,800-$259,200; apply by 01/27/2026 with reference code 860225 at [email protected]. Tip: tailor your resume to showcase VACC leadership (Visionary, Architect, Catalyst, Coach), cross-functional delivery, and outcomes in Production Planning, Materials, Inventory, Capacity, and GxP compliance, plus a OneTeam mindset.
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Supply Chain Operational Planning Pool Lead - Berkeley
The Supply Chain Operational Planning Pool Lead will lead the Operational Planning capability pool for a given site or site cluster in Supply Chain planning and steer the development and deployment of capabilities within the pool members. This role involves collaborating with other pool leaders to ensure that the necessary expertise is available within the subcluster pool to fulfill the missions of the Product and Customer teams. Furthermore, this position will play a direct role in supporting the realization of the new Pharma Supply Chain cluster organization and its vision.
Additionally, the role involves shaping the vision, strategy, and development roadmaps for new capabilities within the capability pool, ensuring effective alignment with operational needs, continuous process improvement, and evolving state-of-the-art practices.
YOUR TASKS AND RESPONSBILITIES
The focus of the pool lead will be to provide the resources and infrastructure needed to plan, produce, and deliver “On-Time and In-Full” from internal production sites to sales affiliates and downstream production nodes. This includes responsibility to build effective capabilities to deliver on: Production Planning & Detailed Scheduling, Materials Purchasing, Production Master Data Management, Inventory Management, Write-Off Management, Capacity Management, Resource Allocation, Performance Monitoring, Collaboration, and Problem Solving.
Incumbent demonstrates, credibly embodies, and showcases VACC leadership being a(n):
- Visionary who guides teams in defining the outcomes to deliver on the mission
- Architect who shapes a value-creating system to unleash the passion and energy of our people
- Catalyst who removes roadblocks to facilitate connections and collaboration
- Coach who helps teams learn and build the capabilities needed to create value for the customer and stakeholders
Additionally, ensures:
- Required capabilities are continuously developed, standardized, and deployed per Customer and Product team needs in collaboration and alignment with peer subcluster pools.
- Leads the sub-cluster pool through organizational redesign and adopts new ways of working under DSO to realize the benefits of the new operating model.
- Collaborates with peer subcluster pool leads to equip the global product and customer teams with the best possible supply chain expertise.
- Collaborates with peer subcluster pool leads, product, and customer teams for optimal use of our resources and agile response to changing requirements.
- Creates a #OneTeam community within the subcluster pool, building peer-to-peer networks.
- Stays updated on market dynamics, customer-related commercial strategies, GxP/compliance regulations, industry trends, technology advancements, competitive landscape, and key operational opportunities to constantly define the vision, strategy, and co-develop capability roadmaps of the subcluster.
WHO YOU ARE
Bayer seeks an incumbent who possesses the following:
Required qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business, Finance/Economics, or Engineering;
- Leads with an integrated thinking and end-to-end customer-first mindset, adept in change management and stakeholder engagement, with a proven ability to communicate effectively across organizational levels.
- Excels in giving and receiving feedback, capable of crafting and executing visionary strategies with tangible outcomes.
- Demonstrates a passion for visionary leadership, adeptness in resolving conflicts in alignment with Bayer's best interests, and a commitment to empowering teams while being bold and willing to take calculated risks.
- Possesses the finesse to balance enabling teams with a hands-off approach and the courage to experiment and manage risks effectively, ensuring the best possible advancements for Bayer.
- Engaging communicator with an ability to connect with a range of stakeholders, with a balance of being an effective listener.
- Models and supports meaningful analysis of even/over in making decisions to broaden our risk threshold for the betterment of our customers and patients.
- Applies VACC leadership behaviors and approach
- Demonstrates high self-awareness as well as system awareness
- Pro-actively asks for and gives feedback
- Demonstrates strategic thinking as well as good business and external trends insights
- Focuses on outcomes: defines and delivers the highest pipeline-, team-, talent-, and organizational-impact-outcomes
- Collaborates with accountability: collaborates and holds each other accountable in and across teams
- Co-creates for customers: is close to the customer and co-creates solutions for their needs
- Acts, learns fast, and evolves: works in 90-day cycles, applies learnings fast, and continually develops
- Creates impact by realizing authentic self and purpose, and includes others: respects differences, embraces inclusion, and shows up as the best self
- Dynamically allocates talents with the right skill set to customer-, product-, and design- teams, based on business needs and defined outcomes.
Preferred qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business, Finance/Economics, or Engineering, and 14+ years of progressive supply chain/logistics experience, including pharmaceutical operations, or an equivalent combination of education & experience;
- 6+ years of people leadership experience;
- Cell and Gene Therapy/Biotech experience
Employees can expect to be paid a salary between $ 172,800.00 - $259,200.00. Additional compensation may include a bonus or commission (if relevant). Additional benefits include healthcare, vision, dental, retirement, PTO, sick leave, etc.
This salary range is merely an estimate and may vary based on an applicant’s location, market data/ranges, skills, prior relevant experience, certain degrees and certifications, and other relevant factors.
This posting will be available for application until at least 01/27/2026
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