Distribution Manager jobs in Rockford, IL

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Job Title: Distribution Project Manager

Department/Group: Clinical PM

Location: Rockford or Remote

Reports to: Senior Clinical Project Manager, Senior Manager, Clinical Project Management or General Manager, US Clinical Services

FLSA Status: Exempt

Prepared By: Brian Keesee

Approved By: Brian Keesee

Summary of Objective:

Manages assigned clinical customer projects to ensure that project goals and objectives are accomplished within the prescribed time frame, budget, and in accordance with customer expectations. Fill role of Lead Global Project Manager between PCI US and PCI UK for global clinical studies where required. Diligently manages significant matters pertaining to assigned projects to "Provide the industry's leading customer experience" supporting PCI Clinical Service's long term growth and success. Responsible for all activities associated with a Clinical Distribution project.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The essential duties and responsibilities include the following but other duties may be assigned.

1. Primary customer contact for distribution activities, including business, relationship and customer expectation management matters. Extensive external contacts on a professional level.

2. Prepare the Logistics Management Document as it pertains to the customer's specific study.

3. Assist in the development of detailed pack construction to ensure that the packaging is designed in a way that allows for efficient storage and distribution.

4. Coordinates project activity by leading the Distribution Project Team and through working closely with the Clinical Project Management team as well as internal and external customers.

5. Interacts with customers, vendors, and internal PCI colleagues to deliver service excellence and ensure performance expectations are met or exceeded on a consistent basis.

6. Coordinates distribution activities from order receipt to shipment acknowledgement as per Logistics Management Document.

7. Sets up Returns Accountability Workbook and manages returns, including drug destruction, as per the Logistics Management Document.

8. Manages project close out activities.

9. Facilitates the billing of all activities involved with distribution, returns, destruction, and project close-out activities.

10. Coordinates Customer visits and facilitates activities as per customer needs.

11. Reviews Quotes to ensure scope is appropriate. Initiates change orders where necessary. Monitors project budget and scope creep.

12. Coach, mentor, and supervise the Associate Clinical Project Managers

13. Provide support to business development and estimation regarding new quotations and resupplies.

14. Provide the client with the highest level of professionalism, quality of work, communication/responsiveness, and status of deliverables.

15. This position may require overtime and/or weekend work.

16. Knowledge of and adherence to all PCI, cGMP, and GCP policies, procedures, rules.

17. Attendance to work is an essential function of this position

18. Performs other duties as assigned by Manager/Supervisor.

Special Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. The employee must be physically capable to perform the duties listed below with or without reasonable accommodations which may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions

• Stationary Position: From 1/2 to 3/4 of the day.
• Move, Traverse: Up to 1/4 of the day.
• Operate, activate, use, prepare, inspect, or place: Up to 1/4 of the day.
• Install, place, adjust, apply, measure, use, or signal: None.
• Ascend/Descend or Work Atop: None.
• Position self (to) or Move (about or to): None.
• Communicate or exchange information: 3/4 of the day and up.
• Detect, distinguish, or determine: Up to 1/4 of the day.

On an average day, the individual can expect to move and/or transport up to 25 pounds

less than 1/4 of the day.

This position may have the following special vision requirements.

• Close Vision Distance Vision Color Vision Peripheral Vision Depth Perception
• Ability to focus No Special Vision Requirements

Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The following are some environmental conditions that one may be exposed to on a daily basis and for various lengths of time.

• Work is primarily performed at a desk and/or in an office environment. for 3/4 of the day and up.

The noise level in the work environment is typically, moderate.

Qualifications: The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required for the stated position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Required:

• Bachelor's Degree in a related field and/or 1-5 years related experience and/or training.

• College Level Mathematical Skills
• Intermediate Computer Skills: Ability to perform more complex computer tasks and has knowledge of various computer programs.
• Full Professional Proficiency: Ability to speak, read, and write fluently and accurately on all levels pertinent to professional needs.
• Very High Reasoning: Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Be able to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in math or diagram form and deal with several abstract/concrete variables.

• Ability to Travel

• May have Supervisory Responsibilities

Preferred:

• Ability to effectively present information to various people as the job requires.
• Ability to identify and resolve problems in a timely manner.
• Ability to display excellent time management skills.
• Ability to work independently and/or as part of a team.

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