Director, Global Supply Chain Planning

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This is a defining leadership role for Antheia's next phase of growth. As Director, Global Supply Chain Planning, you will be the company's first dedicated planning leader and global S&OP process owner - architecting and operating the integrated business planning infrastructure that connects Antheia's commercial ambitions to its manufacturing and CDMO network. You will build from the ground up, establishing the processes, tools, cadence, and team that will underpin Antheia's ability to continue scaling both OUS and US supply chains. Reporting to the SVP, Supply Chain & External Manufacturing, you will be a cross-functional integrator; partnering with Commercial Operations, Finance, Operations, Quality & Regulatory Affairs, and external CDMO partners to create a single version of the truth for demand and supply, and facilitating the executive decisions that keep Antheia on plan. Responsibilities 1 : S&OP / Integrated Business Planning (IBP) Process Ownership Design, implement, and own Antheia's global S&OP and S&OE (Sales & Operations Execution) processes from the ground up, establishing a disciplined monthly and weekly cadence. Serve as the enterprise's S&OP process owner and primary facilitator; leading cross-functional pre-meetings (Demand Review, Supply Review, Financial Reconciliation) and executive S&OP meetings with senior leadership. Evolve the process from foundational S&OP to a full Integrated Business Planning (IBP) model as Antheia scales, connecting demand/supply plans to financial and strategic long-range plans. Define and maintain S&OP governance, meeting cadence, templates, escalation paths, and decision rights across the organization. Build and maintain executive-ready S&OP dashboards and reporting packages that surface key risks, gaps, and decisions clearly and concisely. Global Demand Planning & Forecasting Develop and govern the global demand planning process across all time horizons (short-term execution, rolling 24-month S&OP, and long-range strategic plan). Partner with Commercial Operations and Finance to build a consensus-based, statistically grounded demand plan for both commercial and new pipeline products. Establish forecast accuracy metrics, accountability frameworks, and continuous improvement mechanisms to drive increasingly reliable demand signals. Ensure demand plans reflect market intelligence, new customer wins, product launches, regulatory milestones, and pipeline transitions in a timely and accurate manner. Global Supply Planning & Capacity Management Develop and maintain end-to-end supply plans integrating Antheia's US manufacturing site and European CDMO partners into a unified global supply network view. Translate demand signals into executable supply plans across fermentation, downstream processing and distribution, identifying capacity constraints, bottlenecks, and risk mitigation options. Partner with Operations, Technical Operations, and CDMO partners to assess and balance global capacity, ensuring alignment with commercial commitments and financial targets. Establish supply planning processes that account for the unique dynamics of fermentation-based manufacturing including yield variability, batch campaign scheduling, and yield optimization initiatives. Drive supply scenario planning and contingency modeling to ensure business continuity and supply chain resilience. Inventory Strategy & Optimization Define and implement global inventory strategies including safety stock policies, buffer positioning, and segmentation logic across Antheia's product portfolio and suppl

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About Antheia: Antheia is the advanced biosynthesis company transforming pharmaceutical manufacturing and innovation for the 21st century. Antheia's commercially proven technology platform produces high-value pharmaceutical ingredients in a fraction of the time compared to legacy approaches while significantly reducing supply chain risk. The company provides its global pharmaceutical customers with a resilient, efficient supply of critical ingredients at scale, while expanding the innovation frontier for new therapeutic development. Backed by leading investors and recognized by the U.S. government as a priority technology for public health and national and economic security, Antheia is manufacturing the medicines the world needs today while enabling tomorrow's breakthrough therapeutics. Working at Antheia: Our cross-functional team shares a vision for the future: improved pharmaceutical supply chains that can end drug shortages and drive equitable access to essential medicines. As a team, we aim to embody a culture that celebrates diversity, prioritizes knowledge sharing, encourages exploration and ideation, challenges constructively, and supports individuals in their professional and personal journeys. At Antheia, you can expect to be inspired by the science, by your teammates, and by the opportunity we have to bring about change in the pharmaceutical industry.

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