Manager Project

J O S E P H M O G AV E R O, MBA

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SENIOR-LEVEL GLOBAL PROCUREMENT EXECUTIVE

Strategic Procurement Global Sourcing Business Growth & Development Cost Containment

Industrious, enterprising Senior-Level Global Procurement Executive with 19 years of expertise

analyzing business requirements, identifying deficiencies and opportunities, and devising innovative

procurement solutions that drive time and cost efficiency and bottom line profitability. Strong relationship

manager with a talent for establishing win-win partnerships with clients and suppliers, and providing

team training and coaching that promotes maximum productivity and performance. Consistently negotiate

optimal price, quality, and terms/conditions, delivering customized sourcing services that exceed savings

and SLA goals. Skillfully evaluate supplier performance and swiftly resolve any arising issues. Technical

proficiencies include SAP Materials Management/Financials, Ariba eSourcing, Oracle AP/PO Financials,

JD Edwards, and MS Office Suite. Hold Six Sigma Black Belt Certification. Areas of expertise include:

Team Training & Leadership Budget Administration Operations

Management

Policy & Procedure Development Supply Chain Management Supplier Relations

Account Management Contract Negotiations Performance

Measurement

Competitive Bidding/RFx SOX Compliance Six Sigma

Strategies

S ELECT NOTEWORTHY ACHIEVEMENTS

As Purchasing Manager for Corporate Procurement with Shionogi Inc.:

Directed the establishment of Corporate Sourcing Standard Operating Procedures for JSOX compliance

and designed RFI/RFP templates and processes, as well as Corporate Master and Service Agreement

contract templates.

Trained organization on new procure-to-pay (P2P) processes and supported ongoing development and

maturing of the JD Edwards P2P model across all involved business processes.

As Senior Manager for Corporate Procurement with Daiichi Sankyo, Inc.:

Spearheaded establishment of Corporate Sourcing Standard Operating Procedures for SOX compliance

and spend classification to support compliance and strategic sourcing initiatives, and designed RFI/RFP

templates and processes, as well as Corporate Master and Service Agreement contract templates.

Trained organization on new procure-to-pay (P2P) processes and supported ongoing development and

maturing of P2P model across all involved business processes.

As Senior Manager for Global Procurement with Organon Pharmaceuticals:

Realized $11MM in global sales and marketing cost savings.

Served as Procurement Lead for implementation of Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) compliance processes.

As Senior Strategic Sourcing Manager for Global Procurement with Pharmacia Corporation:

Achieved $28MM in global sales and marketing savings, $6MM of which was saved by identifying and

executing process improvements utilizing Six Sigma tools.

As Global Sourcing Leader with GE Financial Assurance:

Realized $53MM in savings through use of Six Sigma methodology, $21.5MM of which was achieved

through Six Sigma redesign of existing processes.

Served as Team Leader for Purchase Card utilization initiative, boosting usage from 3% to 36%.

Developed Corporate Sourcing Website to drive success of company-wide e-commerce initiatives.

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PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND

PURCHASING MANAGER, CORPORATE PROCUREMENT, Shionogi Inc., Florham Park, NJ (June 2012–October

2013)

Directed development of new Corporate Procurement Organization and assisted process owners in

developing category strategies aligned with corporate strategic direction.

Deliver rapid savings on all business expenses, from office supplies to professional services by:

Establishing Corporate Sourcing Standard Operating Procedures and Policies for JSOX compliance

and providing Strategic Sourcing & Procurement Process Training for the new JD Edwards

automation workflow.

Reviewing potential vendors, negotiating with vendors to ensure they meet new procurement strategy

and cost benefit analysis, and implementing new vendor relationship including the Supplier Diversity

program.

SENIOR MANAGER, CORPORATE PROCUREMENT, Daiichi Sankyo, Inc., Parsippany, NJ (Oct 2007–July

2010)

Directed strategic plan development for launch of new Corporate Procurement Organization and

assisted process owners in developing category strategies aligned with corporate strategic direction.

Served as Project Manager for implementation of SAP MM module.

Position was eliminated following major U.S. operations reorganization.

SOURCING MANAGER, CORPORATE PROCUREMENT, Hoffmann-La Roche, Inc., Nutley, NJ (July 2006–July

2007)

Managed Sourcing Team for Marketing & Sales, identifying and implementing best practices for

print and promotion, premium, and interactive media categories.

Served as Project Leader for three critical cost-saving category initiatives, designed and

implemented eRFI/eRFP templates, and developed Sourcing Standard Operating Procedures .

Negotiated indirect Master Service Agreements for category areas under accountability and coached

business units in design of category Service Level Agreements.

Position responsibilities were moved to Switzerland following a global reorganization.

SENIOR MANAGER, GLOBAL PROCUREMENT, Organon Pharmaceuticals, Roseland, NJ (Feb 2004–July

2006)

Directed Corporate USA Sourcing Project for Marketing & Sales, identifying innovative business

strategies, developing and implementing best practices, and consistently achieving cost-saving

targets.

Championed several key time and cost efficiency initiatives including Procurement Standard

Operating Procedures, Supplier Relationship Program with process metrics and dashboards to measure

compliance, Corporate Master Service Agreement contract templates, and RFI/RFP templates and

processes.

Assessed efficacy of operations and designed new tools and systems to enhance productivity and

performance.

Negotiated indirect Corporate Service Agreements to drive organizational goal achievement.

Company was acquired by Schering Plough and reorganized, thus eliminating position.

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SENIOR STRATEGIC SOURCING MANAGER, GLOBAL PROCUREMENT, Pharmacia Corporation, Peapack, NJ (Feb

2000–Sept 2003)

Led Corporate Sourcing Team for Marketing & Sales, identifying and executing best practices to build new

Strategic Sourcing organizational structure and achieve cost-saving opportunities to support $800MM

purchase base.

Led cross-functional teams through all negotiation processes including RFI/RFP development and

submission, contract negotiations, service level agreement development, and supplier performance metrics

design.

Served as Global Sourcing Liaison leading teams in support of Supplier Management Program,

Meeting Management Initiatives, and Six Sigma Quality practices.

Company was acquired by Pfizer and reorganized, thus eliminating position.

GLOBAL SOURCING LEADER, GE Financial Assurance, Richmond, VA (Dec 1997–Sept 2000)

Led Corporate Sourcing Merger & Acquisition teams, identifying and executing cost-reduction

opportunities to support a $400MM spend of $1.1B purchase base and leading teams through all

negotiation processes.

Served as Y2K Corporate Supplier Compliance Project Leader and Team Leader for Oracle 11.0

General Ledger/AP/PO implementation.

Company reorganization decentralized procurement operations and position was eliminated.

E D U C AT I O N & C R E D E N T I A L S

M.B.A. IN FINANCE & INTEGRATIVE MANAGEMENT, Saint Joseph's University, Philadelphia, PA (1997)

B.A. IN ECONOMICS, Rutgers University, Camden, NJ (1994)

SIX SIGMA BLACK BELT CERTIFICATION ~ DALE CARNEGIE LEADERSHIP PROGRAM ~ KARRASS NEGOTIATION

TRAINING ~ WEB DESIGN TRAINING ~ MEMBER OF THE INSTITUTE OF SUPPLY MANAGEMENT

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