Manager Management

“WILLIAM G” (BILL) ROMAS

www.linkedin.com/in/bromas Tel: 845-***-****

******@***.**.*** 9 Gayton DR, Highland Mills, NY 10930-6016 Cell: 914-***-****

GLOBAL STRATEGIC-TACTICAL, INDIRECT-DIRECT, SOURCING, PROCUREMENT, PURCHASING, CONTRACT,

SUPPLY (CHAIN) MANAGEMENT ETHICAL PROFESSIONAL SEEKING TO CREATE COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGES

Delivered over $97 million in sustainable total cost reductions. Led strategic purchasing, directed

procurement operations, negotiated best value, managed supplier relations, and executed contract

performance. Launched strategic sourcing initiatives, installed cost reduction programs, and

instituted purchasing processes improving overall business success. Directed worldwide procurement in

highly diverse, technical, dynamic, complex, US DHS/QATT, GSA/FAR, FDA/cGMP, multi-site lean manufacturing,

corporate matrix, entrepreneurial environments. CREATED COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGES (1) Added value by

continuously improving innovative supply chain synergies; (2) Contributed to profit by driving bottom-line savings;

and (3) Capitalized on excellence by utilizing world-class purchasing, best-in-class processes, and best practices.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

TYCO INT’L TYCO INTEGRATED SECURITY/ADT (eSECURITY-FIRE PROTECTION-LIFE SAFETY), TOTOWA, NJ….2008 TO 2014

Procurement Manager/Strategic Sourcing Manager/Contract Manager/Commodity Manager

Developed, negotiated, implemented, executed global sourcing, procurement, strategies-tactics utilizing integrated

Master Supply/Service/SOW Purchase Agreement templates into contracts with OEM’s Honeywell, Bosch, Paige,

General Electric, Matrix, Pelco, and Dell. Provided project manager shared services across Tyco’s Residential,

Commercial, and Government Divisions for affiliate buyers, utilizing Ariba Spend/Contract Management Solutions.

Enabled collaborative, cross-functional/cultural Supplier, Legal, Finance, Engineering, QA, IT, Compliance, Product

teams. Employed Six Sigma/LEAN operational excellence with process optimization on value alignment sourcing,

service-material-product reduction/rationalization, supplier justification/consolidation, risk avoidance/mitigation,

contract compliance/KPI’s-metrics-benchmarking. Oversaw over $633 million annual purchase spend.

Transformed Strategic Sourcing, Procurement, and Contract Management Process (1) Decreased Cycle Time

by 40 - 60% (from 150 days to 60 - 90 days). (2) Reduced total cost of resources by 25%.

(3) Increased sales by 25%. (4) Improved productivity, effectiveness, and efficiency by 50%.

Negotiated integrated management - commercial - legal contracts. Saved $10.8 million in annual costs.

Structured reduced cost vs. mitigated risk purchase agreements. Avoided $4.9 million in annual costs.

EMISPHERE TECHNOLOGIES (BIOPHARMACEUTICAL), TARRYTOWN, NY 2001 TO 2007

Associate Director, Purchasing - Promoted from Senior Manager, Purchasing; Supervised Direct Report

Directed all biopharmaceutical procurement pioneering proprietary oral drug delivery Eligen® Technologies.

Managed worldwide purchasing/supply processes for clinical trials, regulatory approval, commercialization, and

market acceptance. Utilized advanced procurement strategies, systems, and tools: Spend Analysis, RFxs (I-Q-P),

eAuctions, eSourcing, eProcurement, pCard, Procure-to-Pay, Contract Management. Merged commercial research,

development collaboration, and licensing feasibility into purchase service agreements with partners Novartis,

Roche, Genta, US Army, Regeneron, Cubist, and DuPont. Oversaw over $49 million annual purchase spend.

Restructured/consolidated purchasing process from a fragmented decentralized Subsidiary to a streamlined

centralized corporate infrastructure by competitive leveraging/supplier negotiations. Saved $1.58 million.

Negotiated all corporate purchasing outsourcing contracts. Generated $602,000 in annual cost savings.

Created and controlled Worldwide Corporate Travel Policy. Decreased cost 57.2% and 74.1% per year.

Implemented Oracle E-Business Suite iProcurement/Purchasing Modules. Reduced by 98% transactions

by modeling purchasing workflows. Completed project 67% ahead of industry standards.

Ensured compliance of Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 Section 404 Purchasing Management Internal Controls.

WYETH-AYERST GLOBAL (PHARMACEUTICALS)/AMERICAN HOME PRODUCTS, PEARL RIVER, NY 1998 TO 2001

Site Purchasing Manager; Supervised 8 Direct Reports

Directed all Divisions’ (Pharmaceuticals, Vaccines, and Research) procurement activities for planning, staffing,

forecasting, and budgeting for the state -of-the-art and largest facility in the worldwide supply chain network.

Managed local, regional, national, international purchasing agreements, strategic alliances, and procurement

strategies. Reengineered/restructured site-wide purchasing process. Supervised all purchasing Consent Decree

and Sustainable Compliance Initiatives. Oversaw in excess of $471 million annual purchase spend.

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“WILLIAM G” (BILL) ROMAS ******@***.**.***, Tel: 845-***-****, Cell: 914-***-****

Improved site direct and indirect cost containment/avoidance for materials, packaging, construction, capital

equipment, MRO supplies, and services. Saved 18.1% ($7.0 million) from average costs.

Implemented an electronic Purchase Requisitioning System and an automated Fax Maintenance System

across multi-divisional lines. Reduced by 96% paper purchase requisition/order cycle time .

Effected thirteen major strategic sourcing initiatives, national agreements, an d system contracts for direct

and indirect materials and services. Decreased by 5% ($2.7 million) average costs.

Led Vendor Continuous Improvement Cross-Functional Team. Developed and implemented a Supplier

Performance/Rating System. Increased by 7% on-time delivery. Reduced $4.9 million in inventory.

Facilitated site installation of ERP/SAP/MRP II and B2B web-based catalog e-procurement.

VARN INTERNATIONAL (SPECIALTY CHEMICALS), OAKLAND, NJ 1984 TO 1998

Director, Purchasing & Materials - Promoted from Materials Manager; Supervised 9 Direct Reports

Directed global purchasing and materials for USA, Canada, UK, Germa ny, Australia, and Malaysia.

Reengineered, restructured, and managed company-wide procurement process. Supervised Traffic and Logistics

Departments. Led cross-functional/cultural teams. Oversaw over $35 million annual purchase spend.

Achieved consistently worldwide corporate goal of not more than 43% cost of purchases to sales by

leveraging combined global purchase requirements to reduce cost. Saved $6.5 million in purchase costs.

Structured national, int’l, multi-year, fixed purchase price contracts: materials, packaging, capital equipment

resale goods, MRO supplies, and services. Reduced by 62% ($4.9 million) in total purchase costs.

Controlled worldwide corporate inventory to 7.5 weeks average YTD, while maintaining service level goals.

Realized 23.3% ($17.1 million) reduction in average inventory costs .

Established and maintained three (3) West Coast (Seattle, Oakland, and Los Angeles) warehouse operations

and distribution points supplied from Chicago and Houston manufacturing facilities using a logistics system.

Synchronized high security classified formulation database with real -time, actual batch manufacturing.

EDUCATIONAL CERTIFICATES AND DEGREES WITH CONCENTRATIONS

RUTGERS STATE UNIVERSITY

Supply Chain Management Certificate: Developing-Implementing Strategies in a Changing Marketplace .

Legal and Contract Issues in Procurement Certificate: The Art of Making and Living with the Deal.

ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY AND CENTER FOR ADVANCED PURCHASING STUDIES

Executive Professional Development Certificate: Advanced Strategic Supply Chain Management.

Specialized Graduate Concentration Certificate: Purchasing, Materials, & Logistics Management.

FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON UNIVERSITY

Post-MBA (Graduate) Certificate: (2nd) Pharmaceutical Studies.

Post-MBA (Graduate) Certificate: (1st) Operations & Materials Management.

MBA (Masters of Business Administration) Degree: Business Management.

BS (Bachelor of Science) Degree: Management.

PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS

C.P.M. (Certified Purchasing Manager) Institute for Supply Management (ISM).

A.P.P. (Accredited Purchasing Practitioner) Institute for Supply Management ( ISM).

CPE (Certified Purchasing Executive) American Purchasing Society (APS).

CPP (Certified Purchasing Professional) American Purchasing Society (APS).

CPPM (Certified Professional Purchasing Manager) American Purchasing Society (APS).

CIPS (Certified International Procurement Specialist) Int’l Association of Purchasing Managers (IAPM).

CIPM (Certified International Purchasing Manager) Int’l Association of Purchasing Managers (IAPM).

CPIM (Certified in Production & Inventory Management) Assoc for Supply Chain & Operations Mgmt (APICS).

6 (Six Sigma DMAIC/LEAN Green Belt Certification) Tyco Operational Excellence (Tyco OpEx).

AWARDS

• Chairperson Crystal Award: Institute for Supply Management (ISM) – New Jersey, Executive Committee.

• Honor Awards – Three (3): Institute for Supply Management (ISM) – New Jersey, Executive Committee.

Employee of the Year: Varn International, Corporate Headquarters – New Jersey, Executive Committee.

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