Robert Alan Irby

**** *. ***** ******, #**

Chicago, Illinois 60626

H: 773-***-**** C: 773-***-****

abhljj@r.postjobfree.com

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

Career long experience in a pharmaceutical supply chain and manufacturing

environment with exposure to: SAP, MRP, Inventory Management, Problem

Solving, and Budgeting.

Areas of knowledge include, International Production Planning, and Purchasing,

GMPs, Budgeting, New Product Introduction, Customer Service, Safety,

Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Excel and Word

BS Degree with a Chemistry major. APICS certification

. Hospira - Lake Forest, IL August 2004 to July 2010

International Third Party Planning and Purchasing Specialist

• Plan deliveries from Third Party Manufacturers and issue purchase orders.

• Maintain SAP system for products and suppliers to insure accurate execution.

• Liaison for Canada Hospira and corporate Hospira office.

• Plan manufacturing for overseas plants to insure optimum operational levels.

• Coordinate new product introduction with Plants, Engineering and Marketing groups.

1. Accomplishments

1. Managed product transition from Ireland plants to supplier in China

2. Reduced inventories by modifying products and transportation lanes

3. Improved customer service during period of plant shutdown and product transfer

1. Involved in the implementation of the supply chain/materials management

portion of SAP

ABBOTT LABORATORIES - New Orleans, LA October 2001 to July 2004

Senior Export Planning Specialist

Planned shipments of Hospital Products to international sales entities and maintained

acceptable levels of inventory

Managed new product introductions for western hemisphere.

Operated in a Class A environment and tracked KPIs to monitor and improve the

operation

Introduced new products into the existing sales groups without impacting customer

service

Managed forecasted/un-forecasted customer demand within inventory levels and supply

division lead-time constraints

Accomplishments:

New Product Introduction coordinator for NOLA.

Completed APICS certification in 2003.

Involved in development and implementation of Class A measurements.

Alan Irby

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ABBOTT LABORATORIES - Laurinburg, NC April 1999 to August 2001

Customer Service Manager for Caribbean Plants

Coordinated multiple plants demands with available assets to keep all operations

functioning at optimal levels.

Implemented the Laurinburg Warehouse Management system in the device plants

located in Costa Rica and the Dominican Republic.

Managed Laurinburg warehouse operations.

ABBOTT LABORATORIES - Laurinburg, NC September 1994 to March 1999

Warehouse Operations Manager

Researched, modified and implemented a warehouse management

system in the Laurinburg warehouse.

Reduced operational costs through procedural changes and headcount

reduction.

Managed the department budget to keep the warehouse operating under

budget.

ABBOTT LABORATORIES - Austin, Texas September 1985 to August 1994

Production Supervisor / Production Control Supervisor / Warehouse Supervisor

• Supervised employees in IV bag manufacturing plant.

• Improved plant Hi-rise efficiencies

• Led cost reduction team in exceeding given goals

ABBOTT LABORATORIES – Rocky Mount, NC November 1982 to August 1985

Production Supervisor

• Supervised manufacturing employees in the aseptic filling of small volume parenterals

• Supervised employees in the solution compounding of large volume parenterals.

Prior experience as a chemist and lab supervisor at Cheseborough-Ponds and as a

chemist at Maybelline

EDUCATION / TRAINING

University of Central Arkansas Bachelor of Science APICS

Certification Production and Inv. Mgt

PTCB Certification Pharm Tech Certification

Multiple Management and functional training classes through Abbott and Hospira

References Available Upon Request

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