Candace J Cooper

** ********* ***** • Freehold, New Jersey 07728 • 732-***-**** • ac5430@r.postjobfree.com

MATERIAL SUPPLY PLANNING • PURCHASING • SUPPLY CHAIN

•Strategic and driven supply chain/purchasing professional with over 20 years of international and national business experience in manufacturing areas within personal care, cosmetic, industrial, medical device and pharmaceutical industries.

•Extensive and proven expertise with material supply planning, vendor negotiations, supplier agreements and inventories coupled with outstanding relationship building and issue analysis skills. Strong verbal and written communication skills.

•Quality driven and customer focused professional with a consistent proven track record of problem-solving skills and delivering on objectives.

CRITICAL COMPETENCIES

Material Supply Planning • Purchasing/Procurement • Supplier Relationship Management •

Supply Chain Management • Inventory Management • Quality • External Manufacturing

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Alpha Engineered Composites, Lakewood, NJ

Purchasing Analyst (Contractor), February 2018 - Present

Private equity-owned manufacturer of rubber components and high temperature textiles used in the industrial, transportation and aerospace industries. Assumed purchasing functions after the team’s responsibilities expanded within the company.

Key Accomplishments

•Purchased materials needed to support production of rubber components as well as chemicals needed for both rubber and textile production.

•Compiled and drafted daily Open Order Report and Receiving Journals.

•Alternate sourced materials and negotiated pricing to achieve significant price reductions.

Bristol-Myers Squibb, Plainsboro, NJ

Sourcing Excellence (Contractor), October 2017- February 2018

Fortune 500 company that manufactures prescription pharmaceuticals in several therapeutic areas, including cancer, HIV/AIDS, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, hepatitis, rheumatoid arthritis and psychiatric disorders. Assisted the Souring Excellence team during their transition from New Jersey to Tampa, Florida.

Key Accomplishments

•Created and maintained project management charts for 2 departments Sourcing Excellence supported.

•Worked with the Sourcing Excellence Manager to located and secure key critical materials needed to sustain production of vital pharmaceuticals in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria.

•Tracked ISO tank shipments of materials to Puerto Rico.

Suite-K – Edison, NJ

Purchasing Manager, August 2016 – September 2017

Private equity-owned contract manufacturer in the personal care field specializing in creams, lotions, waxes, OTC and fragrance solutions. Improve the MRP/ERP material planning process, reduce excess material purchases, gain better pricing, and monitor supply planning and inventory utilization to achieve a better level of performance as well as reduce costs

Key Accomplishments

•Key member of a team charged with analyzing and reviewing existing MRP system to make recommendations and takes step to eliminate unnecessary data, correct the information found within, and make it a more accurate functioning tool across the company.

•Restructured purchasing/raw material planning process to be smoother, less time consuming and more accurate. Making material deliveries timelier and reducing Out of Stocks, excess purchases, and delivery delays.

•Plan, place, maintain and expedite material orders based on MRP/ERP analysis.

Johnson & Johnson - Skillman, NJ

Material Supply Lead/Contract Material Lead, August 2014 – August 2016

J&J is a Fortune 500 company with divisions in the personal care, healthcare, and pharmaceutical fields. Serve as the supply chain point of contact for raw materials. Proactively sustain and enhance the supplier performance at the site through reliability, responsiveness, delivery performance, and fulfillment. Identify and alleviate supply issues. Partner with J&J’s business management team to communicate and resolve issues in a timely manner and ensured site met its goals and objectives.

Key Accomplishments

•Successfully lead 3 Supply Chain Disruptions for the Materials Supply area resulting in minimal production down time, and reduction of both Out Of Stocks (OOS) situations and order cutting at multiple sites.

•Acquired a leadership role in a Sales and Operation Planning (S&OP) evaluation process for 2 key material suppliers. Identified opportunities for improvement and supplied the corresponding action plan. Overall 20 point increased On Time and In Full (OTIF) performance with one supplier and a 7 point OTIF increase with the second supplier at 3 critical sites.

•Teamed with Material Supply Leads to guide a 25% lead-time reduction of targeted critical raw materials resulting in a 20% decrease of ‘End 2 End’ lead-time on 12 critical SKU’s.

Medicia Holdings, LLC - Dayton, New Jersey

Global Purchasing Lead/Supply Chain, June 2010 – March 2014

A $65 MM private-equity owned contract manufacturer for top start-up to fortune 500 companies in cosmetics, personal care, pet care, fragrances, and household and consumer products. Improved material supply planning, purchasing, and inventory utilization processes to maximize customer service and minimize costs resulting in greater levels of performance.

Key Accomplishments.

•Collaborated with R&D and Business Development on new projects and to identify and qualify alternate sourced raw materials. Negotiated reduced Material Order Quantities, pricing and lead-times while ensuring consistent quality and customer service.

•Established a good communication process with departments within the company (i.e. Production, Quality, Customer Service, Business Management, R&D, and Technical), to advise and address any issues that arose and managed/maintained/resolved them in timely manner.

•Improve and maintain a consistent supply process throughout the organization to maximize delivery performance and use of inventory as well as inventory maintenance.

•Worked with the logistics company to improve delivery schedules and information flow. Implemented a communication process with logistics and warehouse on order tracking and delivery performance.

Shiseido America Inc., Monroe Township, New Jersey

Senior Purchasing Supervisor, April 2000 - June 2010

Shiseido Company (Japan), is one of the top 5 global manufacturers and distributers of cosmetics, toiletries, and health and beauty products internationally and nationally. Lead the restructuring of Shiseido America’s Materials Purchasing and empowered it to become an integral part of the company’s domestic growth, diversification and expansion.

Key Accomplishments

•Streamlined the process for generating, maintaining and tracking purchase order, both domestic and international.

•Chaired committee focused on materials issues, costs and availability. Decreased imported materials 10% by changing to domestic sourced. Reduced number of part numbers carried 25% by identifying and eliminating duplicates.

•Campaigned with Technical to minimize Slow Moving and Obsolete (SLOB) materials. Recommended use in formulation work or moved to active part numbers.

•Revitalized Material Planning/Purchasing’s use of the MRP/ERP system to make order placing, tracking, and maintenance more viable.

EDUCATION

Thomas Edison State University – Trenton, NJ

Brookdale Community College – Lincroft, NJ

•Member of National Honor Society for Two Year Colleges

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