Supply Chain Quality

Neha.V. Ghatpande

**** **********, ***********, **, *****, USA

Email: ********@*****.*** Mobile: 617-***-****

OBJECTIVE:

Position in the Procurement - Supply Chain field in a dynamic, growth oriented industry to optimally utilize and enhance my personal, professional and analytical skills. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Company: Eywa Pharma, Princeton, NJ, USA, Procurement Analyst Jan 2018 – Present Job responsibilities:

• Establish purchasing and supply attributes for all material (includes process equipment’s, infrastructure, QC Lab equipment’s) and maintain within the internal system.

• Update supplier files to include all appropriate documents and appropriate signatures for each as events occur. Review these files weekly to ensure files are update.

• Document the end to end lead time from forecast to point of usage with specific detail on each step for internal materials.

• Pull appropriate resources together to meet deadlines if held by Supplier, or Quality.

• Participate in researching and negotiating purchases. Compile price data from various suppliers and assist in preparing formal purchase documents.

• Serve as a liaison between the Company and the suppliers. Monitor price in the marketplace to ensure that the Company is using the lowest cost provider.

• Provides forecasts to suppliers on a regular basis. Sandoz (a Novartis company), India, Sr. Executive- Procurement July 2011 – March 2017 Job responsibilities:

• Responsible for managing Procurement activities of direct materials and miscellaneous items (Local and Exports).

• Authorized for the Procure to pay Cycle(P2P): Preparation of PO’s through “SAP”, informing the same to vendors, follow ups on deliveries of materials.

• Maintain open purchase orders to ensure accurate delivery dates are reflected and perform system maintenance activities as required (entry of standard cost, lead times, part attributes, suppliers, etc.)

• Initiated Requests for Proposals (RFPs), Request for Quotations(RFQs), reviewed and evaluated proposals, negotiated pricing and supplier terms and conditions. Continuously seek out new vendors and resources to enhance competitiveness.

• Arranged expedited shipments to prevent unscheduled manufacturing downtime.

• Develop implement, and monitor KPI’s for supplier quality and on time performance on a $20Million spend for packaging materials.

• In charge for the evaluation, strategic choice and development of vendors with emphasis on reliability, quality and costs to ensure customer satisfaction.

• Support regional category managers with target pricing and reports needed for strategic sourcing initiatives.

• Responsible for project coordination/communication to key internal/external stakeholders, supplier integration and ensure on-time in full(OTIF) project delivery.

• Worked with the P&D team to ensure cost effective product. Co-ordination with Quality team for resolution of quality issues/ rejections, CAPA preparation from vendors and raising the change control related to direct materials. Participated in audits for concerns related to purchasing related matters

• Established procedures for managing return of damaged goods, replacement items, incomplete orders, shortages and appropriate credit arrangements.

• Manage every month reporting on price purchasing variance running detailed analysis on budget prices, real prices, volumes, contract coverage using BI reporting.

• Work closely with Finance to resolve pricing/inventory/invoice discrepancies in a timely manner. Neha.V. Ghatpande

2301 Vroomdrive, Bridgewater, NJ, 08807, USA

Email: ********@*****.*** Mobile: 617-***-****

PROJECTS & LEADERSHIP:

• Cost Saving Projects related to alternate vendor development for cartons, leaflets & other packing material. (Annual Savings)

• Track and Trace Implementation for Packaging Cartons. Monitor Serialization and regulatory requirements.

• Actively participated in GS1 serialization and track and trace standard groups.

• Optimized supply chain tactical activities to increase supplier on-time delivery by 20% by increased sales performance and motivated teams to meet employer objectives.

• Led cross-functional teams to implement cost reduction projects and increase production yields by 40%.

• Skillfully negotiated and managed service levels agreements between suppliers and rental operations.

• Achieved more than 25% inventory reduction over 2 years (2014-2017).

• Savings more than $0.5 Million against the spend of $200 million in FY2013 and FY2014 (based on volumes). Achievements:

Awarded with a Certificate and Cash Prize for launching 23 Molecules and 56 SKU’s in European countries within specified time Span in April 2012.

International Assignment: Jan 2014 - April 2014

Location: Munich, Germany

• Worked on a project for Sandoz HQ in the Global Sourcing team for standardizing the packaging supplier information.

• Worked on the contracts for API / FDF and preparing the summary of the agreements received from the suppliers for all the Sandoz sites.

Cipla Pharmaceuticals Pvt. Ltd, India Packaging Development Officer August 2009 – June 2011 Job responsibilities

Handled Export market. (Latin American Countries and South East Asian countries)

• Development of Packaging material for the New Products. Artwork development for Export market.

• Co-ordination with Licensing dept., Regulatory Concerns & Production Unit.

• Evaluating cost reduction measures in Packaging material.

• Initiate change control and authors critical packaging documents including packaging component specifications, deviations, non-conformances, rework protocols, SOPs, etc.

• Troubleshoots problems on packaging lines & also assists in Complaint Investigations INTERNSHIP

Dr. Reddy’s Lab, Hyderabad, India Packaging Intern January 2009 – June 2009 Job responsibilities

• Development of Packaging material for the New Products.

• Development of artworks for “Domestic markets “of various packaging materials.

• Redesigning of existing packs with a view of value addition or cost reduction & production requirements. EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION

Pursuing Masters of Science in Project Management, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, USA. Post Graduate Diploma in Packaging Science and Technology, SIES School of Packaging, Mumbai University, India

(June 2007- June 2009)

Post Graduate Diploma in Materials Management, Welingkar’s Institute of Management, Mumbai University, India

(Jan 2008- Dec 2008)

Bachelors of Food science and Quality Control, SNDT College, Mumbai University, India (June 2004 - June 2007) Neha.V. Ghatpande

2301 Vroomdrive, Bridgewater, NJ, 08807, USA

Email: ********@*****.*** Mobile: 617-***-****

TECHNICAL SKILLS

• MS Office (5+Years), SAP (5 + Years)

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