Coordinator, Global Strategic Resources

For 75 years, Charles River employees have worked together to assist in the discovery, development and safe manufacture of new drug therapies. When you join our family, you will have a significant impact on the health and well-being of people across the globe. Whether your background is in life sciences, finance, IT, sales or another area, your skills will play an important role in the work we perform. In return, we’ll help you build a career that you can feel passionate about.

Job Summary

The Coordinator, Global Strategic Resources oversees the creation and management of purchase orders related to NHP (non-human primate) procurement, transportation, and logistics. This role works closely with the Manager, Global Strategic Resources to support global Safety Assessment sites and to coordinate purchases from third-party suppliers. The Coordinator also partners with the Strategic Resources Logistics team to ensure accurate communication, timely execution, and reliable third-party supply support.

This role offers the flexibility of being fully remote. To support collaboration with globals teams, the role requires availability during core European work hours (5:00am-2:00pm Central/6:00am-3:00pm Eastern) at least two days each week.

Essential Duties & Responsiblities:

• Monitors and troubleshoots the direct supply global inventory plan, tracks distribution and declining balance of annual supply commitments from global suppliers.
• Aggregates data for and supports the preparation of routine reports and presentations for senior leadership.
• Creates and manages requisitions for Purchase Orders (P.O.) from global suppliers in accordance with contracts.
• Works closely with colleagues to meet NHP demand in a timely and accurate manner.
• Supports client colony data and fulfillment requirements including scheduling imports based on client demand.
• Utilizes tools and analytics to understand and quantify imports and reconcile with demand and capacity constraints.
• Recommends and develops process improvements.
• Acts as backup liaison between third party suppliers:
• Interfaces with third party suppliers to identify and secure inventory not in CRL’s direct pipeline.
• Supports strategic relationships with suppliers.
• Supports efforts to ensure compliance with Supplier Governance Council (“SGC”) policies with regards to suppliers.
• Supports administration of the SGC policies.
• Creates and identifies tools necessary to support the management of orders / inquiries with third parties.
• Maintains communication with CRL sites and personnel making inquiries and providing updates.
• Supports the maintenance of the NHP contract database and updates pricing models as required.
• Assists in managing maturation inventory at global supplier sites including descending balances and per diem payments.
• Coordinates with Client Managers to create monthly per diem invoices for client maturation colonies, including preparing routine client-facing reports on inventory balances. May also support client discussions as necessary.

Pay range may vary based on location and experience. For candidates based in Houston, TX: $21-$23/hour.

Job Qualifications

• Education: Associate’s degree in Business, Finance, Accounting or related discipline.
• Experience: 1-2 years of related experience and/or training.

An equivalent combination of education and experience may be accepted as a satisfactory substitute for the specific education and experience listed above.

• Knowledge of SAP or related financial systems. Excellent Excel skills required and proficiency with other MS tools.
• Understanding of Smartsheet, PowerBI or other data sharing environments.
• Excellent communication skills and interpersonal skills and the ability to work independently in a remote work environment.
• Ability to adapt to changing priorities to support the business.
• Strong analytical thinking, problem-solving skills, eagerness to learn, attention to detail and organizational skills required.

About Safety Assessment
Charles River is committed to helping our partners expedite their preclinical drug development with exceptional safety assessment services, state-of-the-art facilities and expert regulatory guidance. From individual specialty toxicology and IND enabling studies to tailored packages and total laboratory support, our deeply experienced team can design and execute programs that anticipate challenges and avoid roadblocks for a smooth, efficient journey to market. Each year approximately 300 investigational new drug (IND) programs are conducted in our Safety Assessment facilities.

About Charles River
Charles River is an early-stage contract research organization (CRO). We have built upon our foundation of laboratory animal medicine and science to develop a diverse portfolio of discovery and safety assessment services, both Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) and non-GLP, to support clients from target identification through preclinical development. Charles River also provides a suite of products and services to support our clients’ clinical laboratory testing needs and manufacturing activities. Utilizing this broad portfolio of products and services enables our clients to create a more flexible drug development model, which reduces their costs, enhances their productivity and effectiveness to increase speed to market.

With over 20,000 employees within 110 facilities in over 20 countries around the globe, we are strategically positioned to coordinate worldwide resources and apply multidisciplinary perspectives in resolving our client’s unique challenges. Our client base includes global pharmaceutical companies, biotechnology companies, government agencies and hospitals and academic institutions around the world.

At Charles River, we are passionate about our role in improving the quality of people’s lives. Our mission, our excellent science and our strong sense of purpose guide us in all that we do, and we approach each day with the knowledge that our work helps to improve the health and well-being of many across the globe. We have proudly worked on 80% of the drugs approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in the past five years.

We’re committed to providing benefits that elevate your quality of life. Based on your position these may include: bonus/incentives based on performance, 401K, paid time off, stock purchase program, Health and wellness coverage, employee and family wellbeing support programs, and work life balance flexibility.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Charles River is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all qualified applicants and employees without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, mental or physical disability, family status, pregnancy, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

It is unlawful in some states (including Massachusetts) to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

If you are interested in applying to Charles River Laboratories and need special assistance or an accommodation due to a disability to complete any forms or to otherwise participate in the resume submission process, please contact a member of our Human Resources team by sending an e-mail message to [email protected]. This contact is for accommodation requests for individuals with disabilities only and cannot be used to inquire about the status of applications.

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