Supply Chain Operations Manager

Position Title: Supply Chain Operations ManagerLocation: Warehouse, Auckland, Mount WellingtonEmployment: Full Time, Fixed Term (6 Months)Viatris empowers people worldwide to live healthier at every stage of life.

We do so via:

• Access
• Providing high quality trusted medicines regardless of geography or circumstance;
• Leadership
• Advancing sustainable operations and innovative solutions to improve patient health; and
• Partnership
• Leveraging our collective expertise to connect people to products and services.

At VIATRIS™, we see healthcare not as it is but as it should be. We act courageously and are uniquely positioned to be a source of stability in a world of evolving healthcare needs.

As one of the leading providers of medicines in New Zealand, our brands are used by patients, healthcare professionals and pharmacies to help provide a better quality of life. Every day, we rise to the challenge to make a difference and here’s how the Supply Chain Operations Manager role makes an impact.

Reporting to the Head of Supply Chain – ANZ, this role provides the opportunity to lead the distribution centre and third-party logistics operations, ensuring the safe, compliant and efficient storage and distribution of products.

Key responsibilities include

• Lead warehousing and distribution operations across internal and third-party providers, ensuring service excellence, inventory accuracy, operational efficiency, and achievement of key performance indicators.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives by optimising logistics, freight, forecasting, demand planning, and re-work activities to enhance customer service, reduce costs, and improve operational effectiveness.
• Ensure compliance, quality and safety standards are maintained, including GMP requirements, stock control processes, controlled drug management, audit readiness, and occupational health and safety obligations.
• Manage and develop team capability through workforce planning, recruitment, onboarding, training, performance management, and ensuring all mandatory certifications and training records remain current.
• Partner with internal and external stakeholders to support budgeting, key customer relationships, emergency supply requirements, and broader supply chain objectives across New Zealand and ANZ operations.
• The minimum qualifications and experience required for this role are:
• Demonstrated capability working in a warehouse (Minimum of 3 years’ experience and good knowledge of GMP environments or similar, is preferred).
• International freight and shipment consolidation experience will well position the successful candidate;
• Warehouse leadership experience (minimum of 3 years experience)
• Excellent attention to detail and ability to use SAP.High level of communication skills – both oral and written.
• Forklift license;
• Must be eligible to work in New Zealand (New Zealand Citizen or appropriate Visa holder)
• At Viatris, we offer competitive salaries, flexible working, health and wellness benefits, leadership and role specific training and an inclusive environment where you can use your experiences, perspectives and skills to help make an impact on the lives of others.