Global Transport Operations Sr Mgr

Senior Manager, Global Transport Operations

This role provides end‑to‑end oversight and accountability for service, cost, quality, and sustainability across the Pfizer Global Transport network.

Key Responsibilities:

• Global Transport Ambassador: Serves as a Global Transportation ambassador to sites, translating global logistics network initiatives into clear context and direction to drive alignment and effective implementation. Maintains a comprehensive understanding of site strategies and key projects and their implications for the global transport network.

• Pilot in Command: Drives high‑impact global projects & initiatives on end-to-end level aligned with Global Transport Tier 3 and Global Logistics Tier 4 priorities, delivering measurable and sustainable value across the network.

• Tech Translator: Leads early adoption of next‑generation technologies, shaping solution design and change management strategy while ensuring disciplined execution and full operational implementation across the team. Translates day-to-day ops / plant requirements up to global digital / system needs and identify key gaps from a process and system point of view and bring into actionable plan.

• Global Transport Budget Lifecycle Management Owner: Leads regional budget construction and forecasting, orchestrating end‑to‑end transportation and packaging spend.

• Operational Translator: Translate product criticality, patient impact, and commercial value into differentiated and resilient transport solutions

• Global Transport Core Operations: Manages core transportation operations end‑to‑end, covering transport lifecycle governance, strategic vendor performance and relationship management, and packaging solutions inventory control

What You Will Achieve

Global Transport Core Operations:

• Accountable for all aspects of global transportation lifecycle management for shipments out of and their respective sites & scope. 

• Collaborates closely with Global Command Center to react and respond as needed to ensure ongoing supply to patients and 1st paying customers, mitigating and anticipating future risks.

• Collaborates closely with Transport Capabilities team to define sourcing strategies & make sourcing decisions on regional level

• Primary Global Transport Interface with Plants, Regional Supply Service Center & Global Customer Fulfilment and other Pfizer functions for respective regional scope of role.

• Manages external logistics providers to ensure service levels and capacity are appropriately matched to business and changing regulatory requirements and investigates opportunities for further value creation improvements through optimizations, consolidations for their respective scope.

• Leads packaging solution provider management to ensure optimal inventory positioning, availability, and cost efficiency across the global network.

• Accountable for regional strategic vendor management to unlock value, ensure strategic alignment with global vendor management, and deliver positive business outcomes

Global Transport Budget Lifecycle Management

• Leads regional budget construction and forecasting, orchestrating end‑to‑end transportation and packaging spend.

• Delivers a bottom-up and activity-based budget for each area under his/her responsibility.

• Ensures regular actual – forecast - budget controls and guarantees appropriate mitigation in alignment with the budget goals for area under his/her responsibility.

• Connect operational parameters (rate, mode of transport, fill rate, packaging type etc.)  to overall budget to define key focus & improvement areas.

External Provider Management

• Oversee external logistics providers to ensure service levels and capacity align with business and regulatory needs.

• Explore opportunities for value creation through optimization, consolidation, and dynamic routing.

• Coordinates operations and business reviews with logistics providers and internal stakeholders.

• Continuously scans the logistics market to identify innovation and new approaches for Global Transport operations.

 

Continuous Improvement

• Drive high‑impact global projects & initiatives on end-to-end level aligned with Global Transport Tier 3 and Global Logistics Tier 4 priorities, delivering measurable and sustainable value across the network.

• Seeks opportunities to drive overall end-to-end lead-time reduction in line with the overall Pfizer Global Supply and Pfizer blueprint

• Utilizing IMEX operational excellence principles, identify creative, sustainable solutions that achieve required service, cost, quality and sustainability results.

• Continuous Improvement mindset and culture in pursuit of service and cost improvements.

• Proactively reviews and responds to Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).

Audit and Compliance

• Accountable for the management, oversight and adherence to operational policies and procedures and to ensure effective internal controls are in place and reviewed while shipping from and to manufacturing sites, Logistic Centers and Market LSPs in scope and that all activities are managed in accordance with the EU GDP/GMP requirements and/or local legislation requirements (e.g. FDA, Japanese, HPRA, etc).

• Ensure support for any audit and ensure good ratings. Endorse mitigations of any concluded findings, gaps and CAPA plan completion for respective sites in scope.

• Works according to relevant SOP / WI

Here Is What You Need (Minimum Requirements)

•  Applicant must have a bachelor's degree with at least 6 years of experience; OR a master's degree with at least 5 years of experience; OR a PhD with 1+ years of experience

• Experience in Pharmaceutical and/or high-volume Consumer Goods industry or experience with a global logistics services provider.

• Leadership & negotiation skills for direct reports as well as external partners.

• Project Management experience/skills.

• Demonstrated proficiency in artificial intelligence and machine learning is preferred.

• Demonstrates robust cross-functional relationship-building abilities and excellent communication skills

• Skilled at analyzing multiple variables and data to support management decisions, and able to handle complex choices in VUCA environments with limited information.

• Demonstrated effective communication with a variety of internal and external partners as well as senior management.

• Good computer literacy (Microsoft Suites, Transportation Management Software, SAP MM/SD modules, among others.)

• Leads change management processes.

Bonus Points If You Have (Preferred Requirements)

• Dynamic with strong analytical skills including AI tools adaption and usage

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills

• End-to-End, Customer Centric mindset

• High level of self-motivation

• Strong understanding of global E2E logistics execution and basics

• Ability to handle situations of high pressure (critical shipments) and quick decision making

• Ability to work autonomously as well as in teams; including leading multi-functional and geographically dispersed project teams

• Embrace uncertainty

Non-Standard Work Schedule, Travel or Environment Requirements

• Ability to travel internationally

 

Work Location Assignment: Hybrid

The annual base salary for this position ranges from $124,400.00 to $207,400.00. In addition, this position is eligible for participation in Pfizer’s Global Performance Plan with a bonus target of 17.5% of the base salary and eligibility to participate in our share based long term incentive program. We offer comprehensive and generous benefits and programs to help our colleagues lead healthy lives and to support each of life’s moments. Benefits offered include a 401(k) plan with Pfizer Matching Contributions and an additional Pfizer Retirement Savings Contribution, paid vacation, holiday and personal days, paid caregiver/parental and medical leave, and health benefits to include medical, prescription drug, dental and vision coverage. Learn more at Pfizer Candidate Site – U.S. Benefits | (uscandidates.mypfizerbenefits.com). Pfizer compensation structures and benefit packages are aligned based on the location of hire. The United States salary range provided does not apply to Tampa, FL or any location outside of the United States.

Relocation assistance may be available based on business needs and/or eligibility.

Candidates must be authorized to be employed in the U.S. by any employer.

U.S. work visa sponsorship (such as TN, O-1, H-1B, etc.) is not available for this role now or in the future.

Logistics & Supply Chain Mgmt