Manager, Logistics Role
About Site Our FDA-licensed, state-of-the-art CGMP manufacturing facility for Gene Therapies is located on the Harmans/BWI campus. The campus, featuring two manufacturing facilities is located 5 miles from the Baltimore Washington International (BWI) airport and 13 miles from our Baltimore location. The campus is close to Washington, DC’s I-270 Technology Corridor, top universities, and government agencies. The Harmans/BWI-1 EMA and FDA approved facility, at approximately 200,000 sq. ft., houses 10 CGMP manufacturing suites, fill/finish, central services, testing labs, and a warehouse. The Harmans/BWI-2 facility, at approximately 145,000 sq. ft., is under development and will house 8 CGMP manufacturing suites and cold storage warehousing. Both facilities support Phase 3 through commercial manufacturing of advanced therapeutic products including AAV and other viral vector-based therapies and vaccines.
Position Summary We have an opportunity for a Manager, Logistics to join our team at the Harmans/BWI campus. In this role, you will lead shipping and receiving operations and oversee logistics activities across multiple sites, including BioPark and our 3PL partner, Cavalier Logistics. You will manage Supervisors and Materials Associates, ensuring safe, accurate, and timely handling of materials and products in a GMP environment. This position also serves as the immediate backup for the Senior Manager, Logistics, supporting site-wide logistics and 24/7 operations.
Shift: Monday - Friday, 8am-5pm Location: Harmans, MD - BWI 100% Onsite
The Role
- Lead daily shipping, receiving, and off-site operations through Supervisors, running tier meetings and escalating risks early.
- Plan staffing, shift coverage, and overtime across BWI shipping and receiving, BioPark, and Cavalier, coordinating with the Senior Manager and rebalancing workload as volume and priorities change.
- Coach and develop Supervisors and Materials Associates, maintain training records, and support progression through Materials Associate Levels I–IV.
- Serve as the immediate backup for the Senior Manager, Logistics, covering site-wide logistics and 24/7 operations as needed.
- Ensure inbound materials are received, inspected, labeled, and put away correctly with accurate JDE status, and handed off to materials control for staging to manufacturing.
- Manage receiving, BioPark, and Cavalier storage conditions, including temperature monitoring and alarm response.
- Execute cycle counts at BioPark and Cavalier under the inventory accuracy program, investigate discrepancies, and support MRB disposition.
- Manage day-to-day performance of Cavalier Logistics, including orders, transfers, issue resolution, and daily inventory reconciliation to JDE.
- Coordinate domestic and international shipments, including temperature-controlled, dry ice, and LN2 dry-shipper shipments, ensuring documentation, chain of custody, and dangerous goods compliance.
- Support logistics systems improvements, including JDE warehouse transactions and the JDE–Cavalier integration.
- Ensure compliance with cGMP, GDP, OSHA, DOT, and site SOPs for assigned areas. Author SOPs and support client audits and regulatory inspections.
- Own deviations, CAPAs, and change controls for assigned areas and drive them to on-time closure.
- Track and report area KPIs and drive improvement using Lean tools such as 5S and standard work.
- Promote a strong safety culture, including safe use of material handling equipment and safe handling of hazardous and cryogenic materials.
The Candidate Minimum Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Logistics, Operations, Business, or a related field; equivalent experience considered.
- 7+ years of warehouse, logistics, or materials management experience in pharmaceutical, biotech, or other GMP-regulated manufacturing; cell and gene therapy or CDMO experience highly desirable.
- 3+ years of people leadership, including leading managers and shift supervisors across multiple shifts or locations.
- Experience owning 3PL contracts, service levels, freight, and logistics budgets, including cold-chain and temperature-controlled distribution.
- Strong knowledge of cGMP, GDP, dangerous goods (IATA/DOT), and inventory control practices, with experience supporting audits and inspections.
- Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office and Excel, with a data-driven approach to KPIs and cost.
- Ability to support a 24/7 operation, including off-shift escalation and on-call coverage.
- Experience managing deviations, CAPAs, and change controls in TrackWise.
- On-site role. Hybrid or remote work is not available.
- Ability to lift and move materials up to the site-approved weight limit.
- Ability to operate or work around powered industrial trucks (PITs).
- Ability to wear safety shoes and the required PPE.
- Demonstrable leadership experience at Catalent (including but not limited to participation in Catalent‑sponsored leadership programs such as NGGL, GOLD, LEAD Now, GM Excellence, and GROW) may be considered in place of external experience.
Preferred Skills & Background
- Proficiency in ERP warehouse and inventory transactions; JD Edwards (JDE E1) strongly preferred.
- Lean/Six Sigma experience desirable; ASCM/APICS certification (CLTD or CSCP) preferred.
Pay The anticipated salary range for this position in MD is $120,000 – $150,000 Plus Bonus. The final salary offered to a successful candidate may vary, and will be dependent on several factors that may include but are not limited to: the type and length of experience within the job, type and length of experience within the industry, skillset, education, business needs, etc. Catalent is a multi-state employer, and this salary range may not reflect positions that work in other states.
Why You Should Join Catalent
- Defined career path and annual performance review and feedback process.
- Diverse, inclusive culture.
- Potential for career growth on an expanding team within an organization dedicated to preserving and bettering lives.
- Competitive paid time off plus 8 paid holidays.
- Community engagement and green initiatives.
- Medical, dental, and vision benefits effective day one of employment.
- Tuition Reimbursement.
Catalent offers rewarding opportunities to further your career! Join the global drug development and delivery leader and help us bring over 7,000 life-saving and life-enhancing products to patients around the world. Catalent is an exciting and growing international company where employees work directly with pharma, biopharma and consumer health companies of all sizes to advance new medicines from early development to clinical trials and to the market. Catalent produces more than 70 billion doses per year, and each one will be used by someone who is counting on us. Join us in making a difference.
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