Senior Finished Goods & Network Initiatives Manager
Quva
Summary
The Senior Finished Goods & Network Initiatives Manager is responsible for driving the effectiveness, visibility, and continuous improvement of supply chain planning systems and processes, including functional ownership and transformation of the Advanced Planning and Scheduling (APS) environment within Infor SyteLine. The position combines system ownership, analytics, logistics oversight, and cross-functional leadership to enhance operational performance, improve customer experience, and enable data-driven decision-making.
Job description
What the Senior Finished Goods & Network Initiatives Manager Does Each Day
- Own the functional strategy, governance, configuration, adoption, and transformation roadmap for Advanced Planning and Scheduling (APS) within Infor SyteLine
- Ensure optimal system configuration, data integrity, and alignment with evolving business processes
- Partner with IT to drive system enhancements, upgrades, and digital transformation initiatives
- Lead the implementation and continuous improvement of planning tools to increase automation, accuracy, and efficiency
- Train and guide business users to maximize adoption and effective utilization of planning systems
- Drive high level of accuracy in APS to alleviate workload for planners
- Drive initiatives that improve end-to-end supply chain visibility, including inventory, order status, and production flow
- Implement data-driven tools and dashboards to support proactive decision-making
- Establish KPIs and performance metrics to monitor efficiency, service levels, and cost optimization
- Finished Good Oversight
- Identify and execute strategic opportunities to enhance customer experience through logistics and fulfillment improvements
- Optimize transportation, warehousing, and distribution networks to improve delivery performance and reduce costs
- Partner with Customer Service and Commercial teams to align logistics capabilities with customer expectations
- Act as a key liaison between Supply Chain, Operations, IT, Finance, and Commercial teams
- Lead cross-functional initiatives to ensure seamless execution of supply chain strategies
- Influence stakeholders at all levels to adopt new processes and tools
- Identify inefficiencies and implement scalable solutions that improve transparency, agility, and decision-making
- Champion continuous improvement methodologies (Lean, Six Sigma, etc.) to drive operational excellence
- Standardize best practices and ensure alignment across business units
Our Most Successful Senior Finished Goods & Network Initiatives Manager has / is
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a data-driven mindset
- Demonstrated leadership in cross-functional environments
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
- Ability to translate strategy into execution with measurable results
- Efficiency with MS Office suite
Minimum Requirements for this Role
- Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Operations, Business, or related field (MBA preferred)
- 8-12+ years of progressive experience in supply chain, with a strong focus on process improvement and transformation
- Proven track record in material planning, production planning, capacity management, and logistics optimization
- Demonstrated hands-on experience using Infor SyteLine and its Advanced Planning and Scheduling capabilities, including system configuration, master-data dependencies, planning parameters, testing, user adoption, and process transformation
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a data-driven mindset
- Demonstrated leadership in cross-functional environments
- Experience leading ERP or supply chain planning system implementations or transformations
- Certification in Lean, Six Sigma, or APICS (CPIM/CSCP) preferred
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Operations, Business, or related field
- 8-12+ years of progressive experience in supply chain, with a strong focus on process improvement and transformation
- Proven track record in material planning, production planning, capacity management, and logistics optimization
- Demonstrated hands-on experience using Infor SyteLine and its Advanced Planning and Scheduling capabilities, including system configuration, master-data dependencies, planning parameters, testing, user adoption, and process transformation
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a data-driven mindset
- Demonstrated leadership in cross-functional environments
- Experience leading ERP or supply chain planning system implementations or transformations
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
- Ability to translate strategy into execution with measurable results
- Efficiency with MS Office suite
- MBA preferred
- Certification in Lean, Six Sigma, or APICS (CPIM/CSCP) preferred
Company overview
Quva is a national, industry-leading provider of health-system pharmacy services and solutions, operating at the intersection of pharmaceutical manufacturing and healthcare analytics. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Sugar Land, Texas, the company has established itself as a prominent player in the 503B sterile injectable outsourcing market. Quva operates FDA-registered 503B outsourcing facilities that provide hospitals with essential medications in ready-to-administer formats, leveraging cGMP expertise and pharmaceutical manufacturing capabilities across multiple production facilities. The company's comprehensive platform combines sterile injectable compounding with advanced data analytics through its Quva BrightStream division, which offers AI-powered predictive analytics and data insights software solutions. These tools help health systems aggregate, normalize, and analyze complex data across care sites, supporting revenue optimization, script capture, inventory management, and drug shortage control. With over 1,000 employees and serving more than 3,500 health systems nationwide, Quva has secured significant funding, including a $275 million debt financing round in 2021. The company's integrated approach transforms pharmacy management by enabling healthcare providers to operate more efficiently and effectively while delivering high-quality patient care.