Amgen

Senior Manager Warehouse Support

Amgen  •  €96k/yr  •  Dublin, IE (Onsite)  •  3 hours ago
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Job Description

Career Category

Supply Chain

Job Description

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. Amgen is advancing a broad and deep pipeline and portfolio of medicines to treat heart disease, obesity and obesity-related conditions, rare diseases, inflammatory conditions and cancer. 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.

Senior Manager, Warehouse Support

Role Overview

Hybrid - 3/4 days onsite weekly

Reporting to the Director, Supply Chain, the Senior Manager, Warehouse Support is a key leadership role at Amgen Dun Laoghaire (ADL), responsible for reliable, compliant and efficient warehouse support for site-based drug product commercial manufacturing operations.

The role leads the relationship, capability and performance management of external warehouse providers and oversees warehouse “Run The Business” (RTB) planning activities across inbound, shipping, warehouse and dispensary activities. It also develops forward-looking capacity plans aligned with ADL requirements and the supply network strategy.

At the L6 level, the role delivers impact through others by setting clear expectations, developing leaders and teams, and building strong partnerships. The role embeds safety, quality, accountability and continuous improvement in daily warehouse support, in alignment with Amgen’s values.

Key Responsibilities

External Warehouse Relationship, Capability & Performance Management

  • Own the working relationship with external warehouse providers and serve as the primary Supply Chain point of contact for service, operational and business matters.
  • Lead regular governance and performance reviews, using agreed service, quality, safety, inventory accuracy and cost measures to assess performance and agree improvement actions.
  • Set clear expectations for provider capability, staffing, training, systems, processes and business continuity in line with ADL requirements and applicable GMP standards.
  • Work with provider leaders to address performance gaps, manage escalations and ensure timely closure of corrective and preventive actions.
  • Build a collaborative partnership that supports changing site demand, reliable material availability and consistent service to manufacturing and patients.

Warehouse RTB Planning

  • Lead “Run the Business” (RTB) planning activities for inbound materials, shipping, warehouse operations and dispensary scheduling to support manufacturing requirements.
  • Coordinate short- and medium-term plans with Procurement, Detailed Scheduling, Manufacturing, Quality and external warehouse partners.
  • Balance inbound receipts, put-away, picking, staging, shipping and dispensary workloads against available people, equipment, dock time and storage capacity.
  • Monitor schedule adherence and constraints, resolve conflicts, and communicate risks, priorities and recovery actions to affected teams.
  • Use reliable planning data and clear operating routines to maintain material availability, execution discipline and service performance.

Warehouse Capacity Planning & Network Strategy Alignment

  • Forecast future warehouse requirements using manufacturing plans, inventory profiles, inbound and outbound volumes, throughput, storage needs and service expectations.
  • Maintain a forward-looking view of capacity across site and external warehouse operations, including space, labor, equipment, transport and supporting processes.
  • Identify capacity gaps, constraints and risks early, and develop practical scenarios and recommendations to address forecast demand.
  • Align ADL capacity assumptions and plans with the wider supply network capacity strategy and communicate impacts to relevant site and network stakeholders.
  • Review actual utilization and forecast accuracy regularly, updating plans as demand, inventory or operating assumptions change.

Compliance Team Leadership

  • Provide direction, coaching and performance oversight to the Compliance Team Lead, setting clear priorities and expectations for the team’s work.
  • Ensure warehouse compliance activities, routine checks, documentation and training requirements are planned, completed and escalated when needed.
  • Build team capability in GMP requirements, data integrity, documentation practices, deviation handling and inspection readiness.
  • Review compliance trends and recurring issues with the team and partner functions, ensuring actions address underlying causes and are sustained.
  • Promote a proactive quality culture in which employees and external partners raise concerns promptly and follow procedures consistently.

Warehouse Operations & Continuous Improvement

  • Partner with internal Warehouse and Dispensary teams to maintain safe, accurate and efficient material receipt, storage, picking, staging and dispatch.
  • Align warehouse operating plans with production schedules, inventory policies and supply priorities, supporting timely material availability.
  • Use operational data and feedback to improve service, inventory accuracy, productivity and material flow across site and external warehouse activities.
  • Support consistent standard work, clear escalation routes and effective handoffs between warehouse, dispensary, shipping and manufacturing teams.
  • Promote safe behaviors and ensure warehouse activities are performed in accordance with site procedures and applicable environmental, health and safety requirements.

Inspection Readiness, Compliance & Quality

  • Ensure warehouse and supply chain support activities maintain GMP compliance and ongoing inspection readiness.
  • Partner with Quality to meet regulatory requirements and site expectations, including HPRA, FDA and global audit requirements.
  • Oversee timely and effective management of deviations, change controls, CAPAs, documentation and training related to warehouse operations.
  • Embed right-first-time execution, accurate records and a strong quality mindset across internal teams and external warehouse partners.
  • Ensure process and operational changes are assessed, approved, communicated and sustained in a compliant manner.

Risk Management & Supply Continuity

  • Identify and mitigate risks affecting warehouse capacity, logistics execution, inventory control, material availability and patient supply.
  • Maintain effective contingency and business continuity plans with site teams and external warehouse providers.
  • Lead escalation and resolution of operational issues, coordinating clear ownership, communication and recovery actions.
  • Drive a proactive, solutions-oriented culture focused on operational reliability and continuity of supply.

Team Leadership & Capability Building

  • Lead, coach and develop direct reports and cross-functional partners supporting warehouse operations, planning and compliance.
  • Foster a high-performing, inclusive and collaborative team environment with clear accountability and open communication.
  • Build capability in warehouse planning, provider management, performance review, compliance and continuous improvement.
  • Promote a strong safety culture and reinforce safe behaviors across all warehouse and materials handling activities.
  • Drive engagement, accountability and performance aligned with Amgen values.

Basic Qualifications

  • Doctorate degree OR
  • Master’s degree and 4+ years of supply chain, warehouse operations, manufacturing, or related experience OR
  • Bachelor’s degree and 6+ years of supply chain, warehouse operations, manufacturing, or related experience

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience managing external warehouse or logistics providers in a GMP-regulated manufacturing environment
  • Strong understanding of warehouse operations, inventory management, logistics, material flow and RTB scheduling
  • Experience supporting drug product commercial manufacturing operations
  • Knowledge of inspection readiness, regulatory expectations (HPRA, FDA) and quality systems
  • Experience in warehouse capacity planning, demand forecasting and alignment with supply network strategy
  • Demonstrated people leadership, coaching and performance management skills
  • Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills across site, provider and network functions
  • Experience using warehouse and supply chain systems and data to manage service, capacity and operational performance

Key Competencies Aligned to Amgen Values

  • Patient Focus: Ensures reliable supply chain and warehouse operations that protect patient supply
  • Win Together: Builds strong partnerships across ADL and the global network
  • Compete Intensely: Drives urgency, accountability, and execution excellence
  • Integrity & Ethics: Upholds the highest standards of compliance and transparency
  • Quality Mindset: Embeds inspection readiness and right-first-time execution
  • Trust & Respect: Creates an inclusive environment where teams and individuals thrive
  • Data & Digital Mindset: Leverages systems, analytics, and digital tools to improve performance and decision-making

What You Can Expect of Us

At Amgen Dun Laoghaire, you will lead warehouse support that enables the reliable delivery of life-changing medicines to patients worldwide. You will strengthen external warehouse partnerships, align day-to-day scheduling with manufacturing needs, and ensure capacity, compliance and service performance support the site and global supply network.

As we work to develop treatments that take care of others, we also work to care for your professional and personal growth and well-being. From our competitive benefits to our collaborative culture, we’ll support your journey every step of the way.

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 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. We make all employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

We provide reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities, consistent with legal requirements. Please contact us to request accommodation.

Salary Range

95,887.65 EUR - 129,730.35 EUR

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About Amgen

Amgen harnesses the best of biology and technology to fight the world’s toughest diseases, and make people’s lives easier, fuller and longer. We helped establish the biotechnology industry, and we remain on the cutting-edge of innovation, using technology and human genetic data to push beyond what’s known today. Our investment in research and development has yielded a robust pipeline that builds on our existing portfolio of medicines to treat cancer, heart disease, osteoporosis, inflammatory diseases and rare diseases.

Amgen is one of 30 companies comprising the Dow Jones Industrial Average®, and part of the Nasdaq-100 Index®. In 2024, Amgen was named one of the “World’s Most Innovative Companies” by Fast Company and one of “America’s Best Large Employers” by Forbes.

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Industry
Biotech & Life Sciences
Company Size
10,000+ employees
Headquarters
Thousand Oaks, CA
Year Founded
1980
Website
amgen.com
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