Distribution Supervisor

What you'll be doing

• Distribution Operations & Transportation: Oversee domestic and international finished-goods distribution, including transportation mode selection, routing, carrier and freight-forwarder coordination, shipment execution, tracking, and exception management to optimize cost, service, and reliability.
• Business Continuity & Risk Management: Develop and maintain contingency plans and escalation paths for carrier failures, capacity constraints, severe weather, customs delays, system outages, and other distribution disruptions.
• Establish alternate carriers and routing strategies and lead recovery actions to protect customer supply.
• International Shipping & Compliance: Lead international shipping execution and coordinate with freight forwarders, customs brokers, carriers, and internal partners.
• Ensure accurate shipping and trade documentation and adherence to IATA and applicable FDA, ISO, cGMP, import/export, and transportation requirements.
• Optimization & Performance Management: Develop and monitor KPIs including OTIF, freight spend, expedited freight, transit time, carrier performance, shipment exceptions, productivity, and international clearance performance. Use data, root-cause analysis, and continuous-improvement methods to reduce cost, improve service, and eliminate recurring failures.
• Stakeholder Collaboration & Capacity Planning: Partner with Supply Chain, Customer Service, Quality, Regulatory/Trade Compliance, Sales, and other functions to translate demand forecasts, product launches, and business requirements into distribution capacity, transportation, and resource plans.
• Attracts, develops, and retains talent. Ensures focus and alignment with functional and company goals. Provides employees with continuous feedback and coaching using talent-and-performance management tools fostering a culture of continuous learning and accountability.
• Holds oneself and others accountable to conduct business in a manner compliant with Bioventus' Code of Compliance and Ethics, policies and procedures and internal controls applicable to their role
• Other duties as assigned.

What you'll bring to the table

• Minimum 5 years of experience in distribution, transportation, or logistics, including demonstrated experience managing domestic and international shipments; experience within the medical device industry or another regulated environment preferred.
• Advanced SAP experience in a distribution or warehouse environment is required. Experience with FedEx Ship Manager and other WMS, TMS, parcel, or freight shipping systems is preferred.
• Demonstrated working knowledge of international shipping practices and documentation, including freight forwarding, customs brokerage, commercial invoices, certificates of origin, Incoterms, tariff classification, import/export documentation, and applicable IATA requirements.
• Demonstrated experience using KPIs and operational data to improve service, cost, and process performance; lead business-continuity planning; perform root-cause analysis; and drive corrective and continuous-improvement actions.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced distribution environment, walk/stand for long periods, and remain flexible with extended hours and overtime. Excellent written and verbal communication skills, strong people-development, motivation, and accountability skills, and working knowledge of MS Office applications.