Senior Associate Supply Chain - Logistics

Career Category

Supply Chain

Job Description

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. With our focus on four therapeutic areas –Oncology, Inflammation, General Medicine, and Rare Disease– we reach millions of patients each year.

Our award-winning culture is collaborative, innovative, and science based. If you have a passion for challenges and the opportunities that lie within them, you’ll thrive as part of the Amgen team.

Scope of Role

• Support logistics execution primarily for Australia, and other JAPAC markets as needed

• Support importation of shipments, inventory, and Logistics Service Provider (LSP) relationship

• Cross-functional coordination

• Continuous Improvement (Quality, Time, Cost) in logistics area

• Liaise with Amgen global and local network to ensure the product supply

Responsibilities

• Support relationship with Australia and New Zealand Logistics Service Providers (LSP)

• Support in-market operations (e.g. importation, goods receiving, storage, inventory management, transportation/logistics issues, capacity analysis and destruction management) primarily in Australia and other JAPAC markets as needed

• Ensure LSP is meeting performance expectations and adhering to contractual terms

• Support Quality inspections, internal and external audits, and mock recalls

• Identify continuous improvement opportunities to optimize processes and/or provide costs savings

• Shipment notification to customs broker & LSP and tracking shipment, import declaration review, submit customs duty payment request, maintain shipment records and shipment documents

• Optimize processes and procedures to flawlessly execute supply chain activities.

• Support Compliance Hub and Quality in GDP compliance activities - deviations, corrective actions, temperature excursions – within Amgen’s Quality Management System

• Own and investigate distribution complaints, manage change controls within Amgen’s Quality Management Systems

• Facilitate internal and external meetings

• Support Inventory reconciliation & monthly reports to finance

• Support in-market operations by developing and owning Transportation Lane Assessments

Knowledge and Skills

• Pharmaceutical supply chain knowledge including Australian and JAPAC regulations and best practices related to distribution of pharmaceutical products

• Experience working across diverse APAC cultures and markets.

• Pharmaceutical manufacturing knowledge

• Demonstrated and proficient experience in ERP system, in particular SAP

• Demonstrated experience using AI tools and data analytics for operational improvements

• Analytical and problem-solving skills

• Motivated, self-starter who can influence and change in an ambiguous environment

• Effective verbal, written, and listening communications skills

• Attention to detail with a high level of accuracy

• Candidate must be based in Sydney to ensure immediate travel to distribution centre when required and also for periodic visits and stock takes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree

• APICS (CPIM, CSCP, CLTD) certification.

Closing Date is Friday 29th May 2026

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