Senior Manager, 3PL Client Success

Galderma is the emerging pure-play dermatology category leader, present in approximately 90 countries. We deliver an innovative, science-based portfolio of premium flagship brands and services that span the full spectrum of the fast-growing dermatology market through Injectable Aesthetics, Dermatological Skincare and Therapeutic Dermatology. Since our foundation in 1981, we have dedicated our focus and passion to the human body's largest organ - the skin - meeting individual consumer and patient needs with superior outcomes in partnership with healthcare professionals. We look for people who focus on getting results, embrace learning and bring a positive energy. They must combine initiative with a sense of teamwork and collaboration. Above all, they must be passionate about doing something meaningful for consumers, patients, and the healthcare professionals we serve every day.

About the role

The 3PL Client Success Senior Manager ensures compliant and effective distribution processes, costs, and performance across the 3PL Distribution Network for the Prescription business. Primary areas of focus are 3PL performance through KPI and supplier relationship management, as well as proposing and leading projects & continuous improvement initiatives to ensure 3PL operations run free of interruptions. The 3PL CSSM serves as the specialty-focused operational lead within the Trade & Distribution team—providing subject-matter expertise that bridges logistics, customer experience, and specialty pharmacy operations. This role requires a strong understanding of distribution capabilities, serialization requirements, DC inventory management and leads through open collaboration with cross-functional teams. The CSSM drives performance excellence, supports process optimization, and acts as a key connector between Supply Chain, Trade, and the 3PL to ensure seamless specialty order fulfillment.

Responsibilities

• Act as the primary Trade & Distribution liaison to the prescription 3PL partners, ensuring customer requirements are clearly understood and consistently met.
• Daily monitoring of 3PL systems and reporting, as well as close communication with the 3PL to ensure high-level performance and customer satisfaction are maintained; ability to identify potential service disruptions and triage/escalate as appropriate.
• Responsible for regular business review meetings with the 3PL to ensure alignment of service expectations and performance to SLA – identifying gaps and opportunities for improvement.
• Understand different and complex Specialty Pharmacy specific requirements; labeling, picking, lot number control and product dating requirements. Designing new processes and aligning existing processes to satisfy such needs.
• Manage the contractual relationship between our company and our warehouse partners for prescription goods, as well as samples. Includes warehouse costs related to network, contract negotiations with suppliers and associated contracts and volume commitments.
• Responsible for monthly cost follow-ups to stakeholders and providing trends to leadership, as well as identifying savings.
• Able to project out capacity utilization and distribution needs using business plans and growth targets.
• Ability to successfully present business cases for process and system needs, enhancements and upgrades, to all levels of management with clearly documented benefits, risks, and resource requirements, to ensure smooth functioning of critical tasks.
• Drive continuous improvement through ongoing process review, engagement and partnering with stakeholders to establish best practices that reduce cost of operation, improve service level, capacity, productivity, and quality.
• Responsible for inventory accuracy in a pharmaceutical warehouse network with the objective of serving the customer in a compliant and sustainable way, through robust processes and governance for DSCSA, daily reconciliation, and KPI reporting.
• Maintain oversight of key processes; returned goods processing according to company guidelines and procedures; receiving, pick line set-up, order accuracy, inventory accuracy, and all matters pertaining to product tracking/tracing regulations (including DSCSA).

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in business, Supply Chain, Operations, Logistics, or related field.
• APICS/ASCM Certification in Supply Chain Management or a related professional designation is highly desirable.
• 5+ years of experience in pharmaceutical logistics, distribution, trade operations, supply chain, or 3PL account management.
• Experience supporting or managing 3PL operations in a specialty or limited distribution product environment.
• Preferred familiarity with cold-chain logistics, specialty networks, or high-touch distribution models.
• Strong understanding of pharmaceutical distribution, specialty pharmacy operations, and regulatory requirements (e.g., DSCSA, GDP).
• Demonstrated success managing vendor performance or serving as primary operational liaison with external partners.
• Strong analytical, communication, and problem-solving skills; ability to work cross-functionally and influence without authority.

Skills

• Relationship & Vendor Partnership Management
• Operational Excellence & Quality Mindset
• Data & Insights-Driven Decision Making
• Cross-Functional Collaboration & Influence
• Customer Experience Orientation
• Problem Solving & Root Cause Analysis
• Adaptability & Continuous Improvement

Pay

The target base salary range for this role is $125,000-$165,000 per year. This range reflects the anticipated compensation for the role. Where pay falls within the range may vary based on many factors, including, but not limited to, job responsibilities, skills, experience, education, certifications, location and applicable geographic pay zones, market conditions, internal equity and business considerations. Compensation decisions are made based on an assessment of the candidate’s qualifications and the totality of relevant factors. In addition to base salary, this role is eligible to participate in an annual short-term incentive program, subject to plan terms and eligibility requirements.

Benefits

Galderma offers a competitive and comprehensive benefits program, including medical, dental, and vision coverage, a 401(k) plan with employer match, paid time off, and other benefits, subject to eligibility and applicable plan terms.