Associate Director and Business Process Manager, Distribution, Supply, and Network Planning Employer BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. Location San Rafael, California Start date Aug 15, 2026 View more categories View less categories Discipline Administration , Engineering , Information Technology , Business/Data Analytics Required Education Bachelors Degree Position Type Full time Hotbed Biotech Bay , Best Places to Work Apply now Save job Click to add the job to your shortlist You need to sign in or create an account to save a job. Send job Job Details Company Job Details Who We Are BioMarin is a leading, global rare disease biotechnology company focused on delivering medicines for people living with genetically defined conditions. Founded in 1997, the San Rafael, California-based company has a proven track record of innovation, with multiple commercial therapies and a strong clinical and preclinical pipeline. Using a distinctive approach to drug discovery and development, BioMarin seeks to unleash the full potential of genetic science by pursuing category-defining medicines that have a profound impact on patients.. About Technical Operations Our manufacturing and process development teams manage the production of our therapies for clinical trials and commercial markets. These engineers, technicians, scientists and support professionals continually provide quality assurance and ensure we meet all regulatory standards. We have manufacturing facilities in Northern California and in Shanbally, Ireland. Additionally, our supply chain teams procure the goods and services needed to support manufacturing and worldwide distribution. Associate Director, Business Process Manager -

Distribution, Supply and Network Planning Location :

US Department :

BioMarin ERP Center of Excellence Reports To :

Forecast to Deliver Global Process Owner (FTD GPO) Role Summary The successful candidate for this role would be someone who has worked in business organization handling Distribution Planning, Supply Planning and Network planning functions preferably in life sciences industry and then transitioned to working as part of a transformation / Center of Excellence (COE) organization, leading and delivering high impact global initiatives by standardizing and optimizing cross functional business processes leveraging enterprise data. Experienced in working independently in a fast-paced dynamic environment handling multiple priorities and be a strong collaborator with excellent written and oral communication skills working with global and regional Commercial & Clinical Operations and Global Supply Chain teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Acts as the strategic owner and operational steward of end-to-end business process of Distribution Planning (DRP) and Supply Planning (SP) and Network Planning (NP) process areas or any of the other process areas within Forecast to Deliver value chain.
• Ensure that business processes for DRP, SP and NP are standardized, optimized, and aligned with organizational goals at the regional sites and globally across the enterprise.
• Leads and manages development and documentation of the business requirements and acceptance criteria; business process design within DRP, NP and SP process areas and ensures integration with upstream and downstream process areas within FTP (

Ex:

Inventory Planning).

• Manages and confirms the proper integration of processes across other workstream (

Ex:

Plan to Deliver, Source to Pay, Order to Cash, etc.) to drive and end to end integrated business processes.

• Serve as a point of contact for business users and help develop and implement business processes for enabling the simplification and standardization of practices in line with the SAP first and fit to standard design philosophies.
• Liaise with regional and global Subject Matter Experts (SME) to confirm that all the business requirements are captured within the process areas and is kept aligned to address the changing business needs.
• Identify Organization Change Management (OCM) impact areas based on the requirements and business process and coordinate with OCM team to address these.
• Co-lead design sprints to clearly articulate the business needs.
• Perform impact analysis and sign-off on solution approach to address the identified gaps.
• Prepare business cases for gap resolution of key issues, provides options for fast decision making by global process owners and COE advisory board.
• Reports and manages issues, risks, and scope questions within assigned process area.
• Understands functions and features of SAP S/4 and IBP ERP module(s) and how it is leveraged to orchestrate business processes in FTD process and familiarity with other process areas.
• Participate in build and testing sprints to validate that the system configuration and build satisfy business requirement acceptance criteria.
• Be a Change Champion for the COE functionally and cross-functionally and help drive business process adoption.
• Build partnerships and collaborate with global, functional, and regional teams on operational, and planning initiatives.

Experience & Skills:

BPM will be a role that requires a growth mindset and dynamic set of business and collaboration skills, including the following: Minimum (10+) / Desired (15+) years of related Distribution Requirements Planning, Supply Planning and Network Planning in both Commercial and Clinical contexts. SAP IBP Expertise, additional

SAP S/4 HANA

(PP/DS) experience highly desired. Demonstrated quantitative and analytical modeling skills. Proven experience in managing Product lifecycle planning, flavor balancing, modeling capacity constraining, defining and managing Key Performance Indicator's (KPI), Available to Promise / Order (ATP/O) in a pharmaceutical / process industry context. Expert proficiency in Long Range Planning (LRP), Annual Operating plan (AOP) and S&OP in both volume and revenue context. Excellent interpersonal skills with a track record of effective communication, persuasion, influencing as a team player and result oriented leader able to develop strong professional relationships with stakeholders. Demonstrated experience in influencing other with or without authority, facilitating discussion involving diverse perspectives and delivering key milestone decisions. A bias for action and a "can do" attitude with a solution mindset. Desirable work experience in a similar transformational effort such as an

ERP S4/HANA / IBP

program or similar enterprise/local deployment in the bio-pharma context. Must be willing to be onsite (California / Ireland) based on the need. EducationBA/BS Business or the Sciences required. MBA or advanced degree preferred. Work Environment Hybrid - would require 2-3 days onsite in

San Rafael, CA Note:

This description is not intended to be all-inclusive, or a limitation of the duties of the position. It is intended to describe the general nature of the job that may include other duties as assumed or assigned. Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled An Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. Company BioMarin is a leading rare disease biotechnology company focused on genetically defined conditions. Guided by our purpose to develop medicines that make a profound impact on people's lives, our global teams have delivered a portfolio of therapies since our founding in 1997. Our revolutionary treatments for conditions like achondroplasia (the most common form of dwarfism), PKU (phenylketonuria), CLN2, a form of Batten disease, and a number of forms of MPS (mucopolysaccharidosis) offer new possibilities for patients and families who previously had few, if any, available options. More recently, with the close of the Amicus acquisition, our portfolio has expanded to include therapies for Fabry disease and Pompe disease, expanding our ability to reach more people living with rare genetic conditions. Our success comes from our unwavering commitment to excellence, our deep understanding of patient needs, our scientific expertise, and our world-class manufacturing capabilities. At the heart of BioMarin is a dedicated team of the brightest minds in the industry working together to deliver innovative therapies to patients and families around the world.

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