Associate Director, Supply Chain Development

Vantive is a pioneering company dedicated to advancing vital organ therapies with a core mission to extend lives and expand possibilities for patients and healthcare teams worldwide. With a rich legacy spanning over 70 years, Vantive has been at the forefront of meaningful innovations in kidney care. The company is deeply committed to enhancing the quality of life for patients requiring dialysis while investing in groundbreaking digital solutions and advanced healthcare services. Beyond kidney care, Vantive is focused on transforming vital organ therapies, aiming to provide greater flexibility and efficiency in therapy administration for care teams and ultimately enable longer, fuller lives for patients.

At Vantive, employees are part of a community that values focus, courage, and a relentless pursuit of excellence. The company fosters an environment where mediocrity is not accepted, and every individual is driven by the shared goal of improving patients' lives worldwide. Whether you're contributing to innovations in kidney care or exploring new horizons in organ therapies, Vantive offers meaningful work that makes a real difference.

This position leads the Global Supply Chain Development team, which plays a crucial role in driving cross-functional improvement initiatives that create value across the Planning and Fulfillment functions. These functions include demand planning, supply planning, Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP), customer experience, and logistics encompassing transportation, warehousing, and trade compliance. The role focuses on executing a strategic roadmap to support Vantive's operations tied to over $5 billion in revenue, emphasizing cost optimization, service improvement, and operational efficiency.

The leader in this role will spearhead transformative supply chain projects, collaborating closely with commercial, manufacturing, and planning teams to deliver measurable financial and service-level improvements. They will oversee initiatives aiming to optimize transportation and warehousing expenditures totaling over $1 billion and support synchronization between planning and logistics to enhance on-time-in-full (OTIF) performance.

Additionally, this role will operationalize the handoff processes between planning and fulfillment to reduce service failures and inefficiencies while clarifying and implementing the global operating model for Planning and Fulfillment. The successful candidate will collaborate with integrated supply chain leaders to identify opportunities for capability development and continuous performance enhancements. Analytical skills will be pivotal to develop actionable recommendations and prioritize projects effectively while navigating complex supply chain challenges in a dynamic, matrixed organization.

Vantive offers a competitive salary range for this role from $152,000 to $190,000 annually, reflecting the company's commitment to equitable pay based on location, skills, experience, and other relevant factors. Alongside competitive compensation, Vantive provides a robust portfolio of benefits including health coverage from day one, retirement plans like the Aon Pooled Employer Plan, and comprehensive time-off policies. This position is ideal for ambitious supply chain professionals seeking to lead impactful initiatives in a globally recognized medical device and organ therapy company dedicated to enhancing patient care and advancing medical innovation.