Manoj Shah

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Morris Plains, NJ *7950

Cell: 973-***-**** – Email: ad46wr@r.postjobfree.com

Summary Over 30 plus years of solid experience in Information Technology in the Pharmaceutical Industry with 20 years in a leadership role. My work experience has provided me with in-depth knowledge and exposure to various business functions. I am a highly motivated and energetic individual who is always looking to improve the technology area and to obtain a position in a progressive IT Department that will utilize my strength, experience, knowledge and initiative and open doors to new technologies with continuous growth.

Related Experience/Skills:

Overall, 30 years of experience in Pharmaceuticals Industry

20 Years of experience in Oracle JDE OneWorld Xe, World-soft, 8.0, 8.9, 8.10, 8.12, E9.0, E9.1 and E9.2

Distribution & Logistics, Manufacturing, Sales Order Management, Financials, Procurements

Involved in analysis, design, development, testing and Implementation phases of ERP

Operating Systems: Windows 2000/2018, AS400

Database: Oracle SQL, DB2.

Software: MS Office, MS Project, GENTRAN, EDI400/Trusted Link, Liaison, Model N(Chargeback Processing) from I-Many, IBP (Planning software), RFSMART (WMS)

Experience

Complete responsibility for all IT functions for this generic drug manufacturer with annual revenues of $350 million and 500 employees. Instituted IT growth planning to support the expansion of this company from $12 million to its current level. Evaluate, purchase, and implement various software packages and hardware (servers, desktop, laptop and network components) to support all departmental needs throughout the company. Continually expand and update computer technology maintaining the company’s position as an industry leader.

Experienced IT management & Business Support with a demonstrated history of working at major pharmaceutical companies. Strong information technology professional skilled in Computerized Systems Control, Oracle JDE, SAP and People Soft. Strong understanding of IT Governance (SOX ITGC) for FDA and global/global regulatory audits. Excellent interpersonal skills to manage multiple priorities in a dynamic environment. Experience in ITSM tools such as ServiceNow to manage global applications support team to assure MTTR (Mean Time to Resolve) is at its highest performance level. Knowledge of Pharma manufacturing, Supply Chain, Order to cash, Procure to Payment and finance processes, integrations, and SOX controls. Overall IT management and implementation of various business processes mapping to related applications.

Amneal Pharmaceuticals, New Jersey 2006 - March 2024

Head of Information Technology/Business Application Support

PLIVA, Inc./Sidmak Laboratories, Inc., East Hanover, New Jersey 1987 - 2006

IT Business Support - Manager – 2005 - March 2006

IT Manager – 1996 - 2005

System Analyst – 1987- 1995

Tishcon Corporation, Long Island, New York 1985 - 1987

Data Processing Supervisor

Major Responsibility/Accomplishments:

Built up an IT department for three different companies from 0 employees currently with a team of 50 plus reporting members to provide help desk, Network support, all level of Application support to 1000 plus users. Reported directly to CEO and CFO and worked very closely with management to assess technical/business needs and provide appropriate solutions. Prepared department budgets and evaluated and purchased computer equipment and supplies.

Assisted in defining strategic goals for the organization in the areas of an ERP (PRISM & J.D. Edwards) and other various SCM, CRP and EDI applications, as well as having tactical responsibilities for all desktop, licensing, PC's, laptops, printers, and the associated supporting team of technicians.

Involved in implementation of Financials, Procurement, Sales Order Management, Inventory and Manufacturing, Created Functional Specification Documents for customizing standard JDE Applications and Reports. Also, for new Applications and Reports as per requirements. Data processing through EDI for Sales Order, Invoice and Credit Memo. EDI Invoice Reconciliation with JDE and third-party system.

Business Analysis, As Is, To Be, CRP1, CRP2, Data Migration and GO Live. Training the Core Team and provided End User Training

Created and executed test script scenarios. Prepared and maintained the documentation for end users. Prepared Testing documents for custom applications and reports.

Implementation of business processes such as Order to Cash, Procure to Payments, Make to Order and Financials. Executing project as per project plan and Completion of project within defined timelines.

Execution of Sign Off from Steering Committee for Closing the various stage of project. Prepared Project Status Report for Steering Committee and Board Members

Introduced and managed implementation process of Warehouse Management systems (WMS), RFSMAET and adherence to development methodology. Provided technical and business knowledge to staff and overall project teams in building interface to various other installed systems such as PRISM& JDE, Shipping Labels and Manifest.

Introduced, developed and managed Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) project, which turned out to be a key success and reduced manual order entry by 90% and improved efficiency on shipping customer orders within 48 hours. Proactively coordinated with trading partners on various business transactions such as purchase orders (850), charge backs (844), Invoices (810), Reconciliations (849) and Advance Shipment Notices (856). Also, designed, and developed interface to order entry systems and EDI GENTRAN/LIASION application to process and validate EDI data and produce discrepancy reports to verify pricing, and customer ship to address for purchase orders.

Planned and executed RX-ASN, e-Pedigree and Serialization to support Track and Trace requirement project and established project plan to build interface and generation of RX-ASN data. Worked with various team members and assisted them on building EDI mapping for each customer and provided knowledge and training on supply chain process of handling customer’s requirements.

Directed and developed various business applications/reports for Manufacturing, Sales and Finance Departments using various Database software packages such as SAP Business Object, Power BI, Access and SQL. Introduced various Software packages, which have increased the efficiencies of all departments.

Developed operating policies and procedures; hire staff, assigned work, set priorities, and evaluated performance.

Design, develop, and implement SOX automated processes control to increase efficiency and accuracy using process automation tools. Assist in the planning and scoping of audit projects. Evaluate, sample and test controls over information technology.

Managed IT infrastructure assets from hardware to network to ensure overall performance and availability.

Implemented and managed all computer systems and supporting business functions such as Order Entry, Inventory Management, Manufacturing Planning, Purchasing and Finance area such as Account Receivables, Payables and General Ledger.

Continuously explored and presented new technologies and best practices with the goal of improving effectiveness and efficiency, as well as selecting partnering with the most appropriate and reliable suppliers of IT products and services.

Managed and lead team of consultants, software vendors, and suppliers to ensure satisfactory support levels to their committed services.

Build and Supervised network infrastructure team to support global technology needs for business applications and integration. Implemented remote LAN access, VPN and firewall solution to fit business needs. Assisted and implemented secure VPN (Cisco PIX) for remote access and MS Exchange.

Supervised and managed implementation of Chargeback procession software (FLEX by ModelN) for Sales and Finance department which process and validate electronic chargeback data (844). Administer and support Oracle DBA and manage user security.

Worked with Sales and consultants to implement their sales force solution design for use with handheld device to enable representatives to track their calls and promotional activities. Fully responsible for overall management of various QM systems and Validation projects to comply with companies CGMP and 21 part 11 CFR requirements.

Education

B.S.B.A - Accounting (INDIA) - 1982

A.A.S - Computer Information Systems (Queensborough Community College, New York) - 1984

B.S.B.A - Computer Information Systems (Baruch College, New York) - 1986

Successfully completed all courses for Certified NetWare Engineer (MicroAge Learning Center)

Successfully completed all courses for MCSE Engineer (TRACK ON Learning Center)

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