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Join Amgen’s Mission of Serving Patients

At Amgen, if you feel like you’re part of something bigger, it’s because you are. Our shared mission—to serve patients living with serious illnesses—drives all that we do.

Since 1980, we’ve helped pioneer the world of biotech in our fight against the world’s toughest diseases. With our focus on four therapeutic areas –Oncology, Inflammation, General Medicine, and Rare Disease– we reach millions of patients each year. Amgen is advancing a broad and deep pipeline of medicines to treat cancer, heart disease, inflammatory conditions, rare diseases, and obesity and obesity-related conditions. As a member of the Amgen team, you’ll help make a lasting impact on the lives of patients as we research, manufacture, and deliver innovative medicines to help people live longer, fuller happier lives.

Our award-winning culture is collaborative, innovative, and science based. If you have a passion for challenges and the opportunities that lay within them, you’ll thrive as part of the Amgen team. Join us and transform the lives of patients while transforming your career.

Position: Senior Associate, Supply Chain (Distribution) – 1 Year Contract
Reports to: Associate Director Supply Chain, Global Distribution Hub Americas
Grade Level: 4
Location: Mississauga, ON (Head Office) – Flexible Commuter

What you will do

Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. In this vital role you will

• Support the Canada Distribution team, while working with internal cross-functional stakeholders (primarily within Global Distribution, Customer Experience, Planning and Quality), targeting seamless delivery to Canadian distribution centres and customers, 100% On Time In Full.
• Work with external 3rd party service providers (e.g. Logistics Service Providers, LSPs) to manage day-to-day execution and troubleshooting of operational issues.
• Complete training in assigned tasks, through on-the-job training or in the Learning Management System.
• Follow established procedures and requirements to execute assigned tasks.
• Ensure adherence to GxP compliance requirements (Good Manufacturing Practices, Good Distribution Practices, Good Documentation Practices).
• Identify and participate in implementing opportunities for continuous improvement of established processes to improve compliance, automation, cost or process efficiency. 
• Escalate to management any events or conditions that can impact compliance, product quality, safety, security or customer experience.
• May support additional Distribution tasks within Global Distribution Hub Americas team as assigned by management.

Specific Responsibilities may include but are not limited to:
- Communication with internal and external stakeholders, e.g. creating Advanced Shipping Notifications for LSPs, timely processing of Stock Transfer Orders, requesting rush orders, scheduling deliveries, issue resolution etc.

-Generating Receipts, Deliveries, Adjustments or Goods Issue in SAP system following established procedures.

-Managing, verifying and filing copies of completed paperwork for inbound and outbound shipments, retained for audit purposes.

-Generating reports and scrubbing data for accuracy, to support inventory management, KPIs and other Distribution analytics as required.

-Approving vendor invoices following defined policies and procedures.

-Attend weekly tactical meetings, both with internal and with external teams to coordinate compliant distribution execution, identify and resolve issues in a timely manner.

-Duties supporting inventory accuracy and management with 3rd party service providers.

-Coordinate manual shipments for export following established procedures and templates.

-Coordinate temperature monitored orders with Customer Experience and 3PL, following established Temperature Monitoring Plan.

-Ensuring timely and compliant reporting of Distribution Complaints or Security events.

-Administrative tasks as assigned.

-Escalating questions or issues to management as needed.

What we expect of you

We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The highly motivated professional we seek is a collaborative team player with these qualifications.

Basic Qualifications:

-Bachelor’s degree – B.A. or B.SC.

- Expertise in Microsoft office applications (e.g. Outlook, Excel, Word, Copilot).

- Strong interpersonal and written communications skills.

- Solutions mindset, strong attention to detail.

Preferred Qualifications:

- 3+ years supply chain experience.

- Experience in SAP or similar enterprise systems.

- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

- Fluency in Spanish language is an asset.

What you can expect of us
As we work to develop treatments that take care of others, we also work to care for our teammates’ professional and personal growth and well-being.

Amgen is proud to have been recognized as one of LinkedIn Top 25 Companies in Canada for career growth. Click HERE for more details.

In addition to the base salary, Amgen offers competitive and comprehensive Total Rewards Plans that are aligned with local industry standards.
 

Apply now and make a lasting impact with the Amgen team.

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As an organization dedicated to improving the quality of life for people around the world, Amgen fosters an inclusive environment of diverse, ethical, committed and highly accomplished people who respect each other and live the Amgen values to continue advancing science to serve patients. Together, we compete in the fight against serious disease.

Amgen is an Equal Opportunity employer and will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, or any other basis protected by applicable law.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.