Product Owner, SAP Supply Chain

We are seeking an experienced SAP Supply Chain Product Owner to join our dynamic team.

The primary focus of this position will be optimizing and supporting end-to-end SAP Supply Chain processes, ensuring compliance with GxP/GMP standards, and enabling efficient operations across manufacturing, quality, inventory, and distribution. This is a multidisciplinary role & this individual will further interface across many parts of the company to optimize supply chain processes. The successful candidate will be the resident expert in SAP supply chain modules. This is a hands-on position.

Candidates should enjoy working in a fast-paced, mission-driven environment, and be prepared to tackle a broad selection of challenges as the company grows.

• Lead and support SAP supply chain modules (MM, PP, WM, QM, and potentially ATTP or IBP) tailored to biotech/life sciences operations
• Lead the design and integration of SAP to support chain-of-identity (COI) and chain-of-custody (COC) for patient-specific products, from apheresis to administration
• Design, configure, and implement SAP solutions in alignment with GMP-compliant processes (e.g., batch management, serialization, lot traceability)
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams in Manufacturing, Quality, Regulatory, Procurement, and Logistics to gather requirements and translate them into SAP functionality
• Support validation efforts and ensure SAP system changes comply with 21 CFR Part 11, Annex 11, and other regulatory standards
• Develop and maintain functional specifications, SOPs, user training/work instruction materials, and test scripts (IQ/OQ/PQ)
• Troubleshoot and resolve SAP system issues related to material master data, BOMs, routing, batch records, MRP, and shop floor integration
• Participate in audits and inspections, providing documentation and system walkthroughs as required
• Work closely with IT, QA, and external partners to manage change control processes and ensure business continuity
• Support integration with MES, LIMS, WMS, or serialization systems

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Information Systems, Engineering, Life Sciences, or a related field
• 5+ years of SAP experience in a supply chain consulting or analyst role, preferably in a GMP-regulated environment
• Hands-on experience with SAP ECC or S/4HANA (MM, PP, WM, QM)
• Strong understanding of biotech/pharmaceutical manufacturing processes and GMP/CSV requirements
• Experience working in validated environments with GxP documentation practices
• Excellent problem-solving and communication skills with the ability to interface across all levels of the organization
• Self-awareness, integrity, authenticity, and a growth/entrepreneurial mindset
• SAP S/4HANA implementation experience
• Knowledge of serialization (SAP ATTP), SAP IBP, or integration with MES or WMS platforms
• Familiarity with FDA, EMA, or ICH regulatory frameworksExperience with Agile or hybrid project methodologies

This is Cellares

Cellares is the first Integrated Development and Manufacturing Organization (IDMO) and takes an Industry 4.0 approach to mass manufacturing the living drugs of the 21st century. The company is both developing and operating integrated technologies for cell therapy manufacturing to accelerate access to life-saving cell therapies. The company’s Cell Shuttle integrates all the technologies required for the entire manufacturing process in a flexible and high-throughput platform that delivers true walk-away, end-to-end automation. Cell Shuttles will be deployed in Cellares’ Smart Factories around the world to meet total patient demand for cell therapies at global scale. Partnering with Cellares enables academics, biotechs, and pharma companies to accelerate drug development and scale out manufacturing, lower process failure rates, lower manufacturing costs, and meet global patient demand.

The company is headquartered in South San Francisco, California with its commercial-scale IDMO Smart Factory in Bridgewater, New Jersey. The company is backed by world-class investors and has raised over $355 million in financing.

Leveling will be based on overall experience, education, and demonstration of knowledge throughout the interview process.