Delea Magana
Executive Director, Global Logistics, Distribution, & Inventory Management Exelixis IncDelea Mendes-Magana is Executive Director, Global Logistics, Distribution & Inventory Management at Exelixis, where she leads end-to-end global supply chain operations. With more than 25 years of experience, she brings expertise in strategic sourcing, global trade compliance, serialization (DSCSA), and supply chain transformation. In a virtual manufacturing environment, she focuses on building agile global supply chain networks that align external partners, distribution, and inventory strategies to ensure reliable supply and operational resilience worldwide.
Operationalizing Innovation: Delivering Future-Ready, Responsible, and High-Performing Supply Chains
3:20 PM Track C: Panel – Partner-Dependent Supply Chains: Maximizing the Value of CMOs, CDMOs, and 3PLs
Biotech and small pharma companies rely heavily on external partners to deliver manufacturing, packaging, testing, storage, and distribution. This panel explores how smaller organizations can build productive, transparent, and resilient relationships with CMOs, CDMOs, and 3PLs. Speakers will discuss how to negotiate the right service models, maintain quality oversight, manage variability, and ensure alignment between internal priorities and partner workflows.
- Strengthen CMO/CDMO/3PL partnerships through clear expectations, shared KPIs, and structured governance
- Maintain quality and compliance standards even with highly outsourced supply chains
- Mitigate dependency risks by diversifying partners, developing backup capacity, and improving transparency
Check out the incredible speaker line-up to see who will be joining Delea.
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