Clinical Supply Planning Lead

Make your mark for patients

We are looking for a Clinical Supply Operations Lead who is strategic, collaborative, and solution-oriented to join our Clinical Supply Chain team, based at our UCB campus located in Braine-l'Alleud, Wallonia, Belgium.

About the role:
As Clinical Supply Operations Lead, you will shape and execute supply strategies for UCB’s clinical candidates and assets. You will balance evolving demand with supply, inventory, service, and cost considerations to ensure clinical products are available on time and in full. You will also lead the Clinical Supply Operations Planning team, manage priorities and resources, and provide clear visibility on supply milestones, performance, and risks.

Who you will work with:
You will join a global Clinical Supply Chain environment and work closely with Candidate and Asset Supply Leads, manufacturing and distribution sites, Quality Assurance, Development Teams, Clinical Supply Partnering, and commercial functions. You will guide your planning team, influence cross-functional decisions, and act as a key escalation point when supply continuity is at risk.

What you will do:

- You will lead monthly planning cycles, balancing changing demand, supply availability, inventory, service levels, and costs.
- You will manage and develop the planning team, ensuring balanced workloads, continuity, clear priorities, and strong performance.
- You will oversee production and distribution execution with internal and external manufacturing and logistics partners.
- You will anticipate supply risks, resolve disruptions, and escalate critical issues to senior leadership when required.
- You will provide reliable demand, supply, inventory, budget, and performance visibility through systems, KPIs, and reporting.
- You will lead operational improvements and support the team’s digital transformation, quality compliance, and inspection readiness.

Interested? For this role, we are looking for the following education, experience, and skills:

- You hold a bachelor’s or master’s degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, Business Administration, or a related field.
- You bring at least 5 years’ pharmaceutical demand and supply planning experience, with strong logistics knowledge.
- You have at least 3 years’ experience leading, managing, or developing teams and people.
- You understand capacity, resource, inventory, budget, and end-to-end supply chain management.
- You communicate complex topics clearly, build trusted relationships, and confidently influence cross-functional stakeholders.
APICS CPIM, Yellow Belt, or equivalent certification is an advantage, alongside strong analytical and project management skills.

Are you ready to ‘go beyond’ to create value and make your mark for patients? If this sounds like you, then we would love to hear from you!

About us 
UCB is a global biopharmaceutical company, focusing on neurology and immunology. We are over 9.000 people in all four corners of the globe, inspired by patients and driven by science.

Why work with us? 
At UCB, we don’t just complete tasks, we create value. We aren’t afraid to push forward, collaborate, and innovate to make our mark for patients. We have a caring, supportive culture where everyone feels included, respected, and has equal opportunities to do their best work. We ‘go beyond’ to create value for our patients, and always with a human focus, whether that’s on our patients, our employees, or our planet. Working for us, you will discover a place where you can grow, and have the freedom to carve your own career path to achieve your full potential.

At UCB, we’ve embraced a hybrid-first approach to work, bringing teams together in local hubs to foster collaborative curiosity. Unless expressly stated in the description or precluded by the nature of the position, roles are hybrid with 40% of your time spent in the office.

UCB is an equal opportunity employer. All employment decisions will be made without regard to any characteristic protected by applicable laws. 
 
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