Senior Warehouse Specialist (Fixed-Term, 24 Months)

About the role

AstraZeneca is looking for a Senior Warehouse Specialist for its Athlone manufacturing facility on a 24-month fixed-term contract. The role owns the warehouse processes behind Drug Substance and Drug Product operations and acts as the site's lead technical and quality contact for the warehouse, working with operations, technical experts and quality to turn best practice into standard practice.

Key responsibilities

• Own the warehouse document lifecycle in EQV, approve and coach others on SOP quality, and drive document updates
• Lead warehouse workstreams for process and material improvements, including GENBA programmes, and track realised benefits
• Own QMS records (change controls, deviations, CAPAs), lead root cause investigations and CAPAs, and support audits and inspections (HPRA, FDA, EMA)
• Lead the adoption of digital, automation and AI improvements, and act as warehouse lead for new product introductions
• Lead 3PL and supplier engagement, including qualification, supplier change notifications and SCARs
• Lead warehouse readiness for SAP S/4HANA and EWM, covering process design, data readiness, testing, training and go-live support
• Support the storage strategy (cold-chain and ambient), report warehouse KPIs, manage risk and mentor colleagues

Required profile

• At least 4 years' experience in a biopharmaceutical or other regulated manufacturing organisation, including at least 2 years in a warehouse, materials or supply chain role
• Understanding of cGMP requirements for clinical and commercial biopharmaceutical manufacturing
• Experience managing supplier or 3PL relationships
• Demonstrated experience leading QMS records, root cause investigations and CAPAs, and continuous improvement initiatives
• Experience leading cross-functional projects or teams, with or without formal line management
• Desirable: degree in a scientific or supply chain field, and experience leading system transitions such as SAP S/4HANA or EWM

Required skills

• ERP/MRP systems, with SAP experience required
• Desirable: MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint), Power BI or Power Platform, and AI tools