Kalin Kantchev, CSCP

Sr. Manager Supply Chain @ Upstream Bio

About

I guide and develop the supply chain and planning to arrive at cost effective and agile solutions for the high-tech, pharma and biotech industries. I take pride in my track record of uncovering the root cause and focusing on continual improvement.

Country

United States

City

Cambridge

Industry

Pharmaceuticals

Skill

Global Distribution Systems (GDS), Business Analysis, Scenario Planning, Supplier Negotiation, Sourcing, Constrained Optimization, Integrated Supply Chain Management, Long Range Planning, Coalition Development, Scenario Analysis, End to End Impact Assessment, International Logistics, International Supply Chain, Global Sourcing, Supply Chain, Air Freight, Freight Forwarding, B2B, Logistics, New Business Development

Experience

Sr. Manager Supply Chain

Upstream Bio

2026-5 - Present · 5 mos

Waltham, MA

Responsible for Logistics and Distribution. Assist in Planning and Supply readiness for Launch.

Principal Consultant

KKSync

2025-4 - 2026-5 · 1 yr 2 mos

Helping companies to streamline and find solutions to all Supply Chain related problems from Source, Buy, Make to Deliver.

Senior Supply Chain Planner

Ipsen

2023-3 - 2025-5 · 2 yrs 3 mos

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

End to End pharmaceutical planning, scenario trade-off analysis, manufacturing oversight and execution.

Senior Supply Chain Manager

Albireo Pharma, Inc.

2022-4 - 2023-3 · 1 yr

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

I guide the organization in the topics of Supplier Management, S&OP, Distribution and Forecasting Demand

Supply Chain Lead

Quanterix

2017-7 - 2022-4 · 4 yrs 10 mos

Leverage quantitative and qualitative reasoning to achieve supply and demand balance

Logistics Manager

Quanterix

2015-12 - 2017-7 · 1 yr 8 mos

Lexington, MA

Establish efficient and cost effective logistics network and preparing for explosive growth. Leveraging Global Logistics Networks knowledge to create robust and focused supply chain solution. Team player in a matrix environment committed to results and scaling up.

Account Executive

TNT

2007-12 - 2015-11 · 8 yrs

Boston, MA USA

Consult on current and future logistic and supply chain needs for clients

Education

Northeastern University

Supply Chain Management

Certificate in Supply Chain Management- Vendor Relations, Supplier Selection, Negotiations, Supply Planning and Execution, S&OP Process, Network Improvement, Go to Market Solutions, Bottleneck Problem Resolution, On-time Delivery Benchmarking.