Mary Jo Richardson

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Cincinnati, OH

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Professional Profile

Visionary strategic Operations/Procurement Professional with proven track record of reducing organizational inefficiencies and costs to supply and deliver high quality products on time. Highly effective in problem solving and designing processes that that meet both customer and company needs. Excellent leadership, results oriented, planning, negotiation and multi-functional team skills.

Expertise includes:

Strategic Sourcing and Procurement

Regulated Business Environments

Supplier Relationship Management

Supplier Consolidation & Sourcing Management

Operations, Materials and Inventory Management

Strategic Planning

Leadership, Coaching & Progression Planning

Customer Service Management

Multiple ERP/MRP Automated Planning Systems

Process Improvements

Contract Negotiation

Price/Cost Reduction

ISO 13485, ISO 9001 Regulated Work Environments: ISO documentation experience and administration through SOPs, work instructions, and associated training in manufacturing industrial and FDA regulated / medical device business types. Strong QA / QC Regulatory Compliance experience.

Operations: Extensive experience with leading / assigning staff to multiple new product development teams running concurrently. Over 10 years managing supply agreements for new and existing product lines. Directed and ensure all supply chain readiness activities meet all standards, are approved prior to launch, and meet assignment deadlines.

Strategic Sourcing/Procured Material Types: Raw bulk talcum, resins, liquid adhesives, 2-part epoxy, hardening agents, plastic packaging, carton packaging, printed packaging and marketing materials, pressure-sensitive paper stock, printing press inks, alloy metals, cold role steel, corner bead steel, metal beams, stainless steel, medical grade steel & plastics, sterile packaging, bone reconstruction parts, aluminum castings, electronic components, extruded materials, pharmaceutical raw materials.

Inventory Management: Ten plus years’ experience procuring, establishing ABC analysis, reducing inventory levels, and ensuring the right items are available at the right time.

Continuous Improvement: Many years experience utilizing various continuous improvement programs for reducing steps in processes, improving productivity, reducing waste, and improving costs. Green Belt Lean Six Sigma training obtained through both JNJ and Ingersoll Rand.

Work Experience

AEROTEK 2016

SHORT-TERM CONTRACT WORK

TEVA PHARMACEUTICAL 2015

Supply Chain Director

Managed a department of 6 direct reports and 15 indirect reports. Included all aspects of supply chain including project management, product configuration, budget and material planning, master scheduling, purchasing, warehouse, receiving and shipping.

Negotiated a supply agreement for a customer who contracted Teva as a 3rd party manufacturer.

Created a strategy to reduce inventories to allow space in the warehouse for construction of a manufacturing site.

Led a Kaizan event to reconfigure the warehouse raw material locations that aligned with GMP and lean manufacturing principles.

Worked extensively evaluating lot-sizes and replenishment practices and implemented changes where it made most sense.

To promote a sense of ownership and to expose key staff to business initiatives they had not been exposed to before, I guided and delegated the creation of a Gemba board for the supply chain department and presentation daily to the executive team.

Evaluated and guided Project Management in making changes to the new products and product changes meeting formats and statuses. These improvements made it easier for team members to understand where we were in the process, when we were running ahead/behind, and the associated owners.

Realigned staff duties to promote cross-training and to increase process knowledge.

JOHNSON AND JOHNSON, Sedasys Franchise 2012 – 2014

Supply Chain Manager

Created the supply chain for the Sedasys start-up company within J & J. Managed the business relationships with 2 3rd party PMA device manufacturing sites and over 150 sub-tier suppliers. Worked extensively with Program Management, R & D, Commercial Team, Operations, and Finance to prepare for the launch of this unique product line. Lead quarterly business reviews with supply base and critical sub-tiers. Hosted a supplier summit with the supply base managed over $7M inventories, $500M in equipment assets located all over US.

Created inventory management, purchasing, sales and operations planning, distribution, asset tracking, service parts management, and end-of-life processes for sustainability and best practices. Leveraged existing processes where it made sense and created new processes that were not identified.

Identified suppliers who were pulling out of the project and created an evaluation of potential new suppliers’ process that was used to identify the best overall source of supply. Sourced new suppliers based on best practices and ensured we followed company policies and procedures.

Identified and discarded $2M obsolete / slow moving and non-conforming materials, resulting in assurances that new products will be made with compliant materials and provided more accurate view of assets.

Negotiated affiliate agreements with 3rd party manufacturers and participated in master service agreement negotiations with corporate contract management. This is necessary to legally protect both manufacturer and buyer and to have basis for managing business relationship.

Ensured 3rd party manufacturers and sub-tier supply base passed FDA audits and were ready for product launch. Assisted in extensive FDA, technical assessments, and supply chain readiness projects at 3rd party manufacturing sites.

Negotiated $4M in end-of-life and last time buy agreements.

Worked extensively with sub-tier supply base to prolong engagement and excitement about project.

INTEGRA LIFE SCIENCES

Director of Operations, Akron, OH 2010-2012

Led, controlled, and directed a site of 25 employees with full budget responsibilities including forecasting, planning, purchasing, inventory control, surgical set kitting, packaging, quality control, order fulfillment, facilities, and distribution. Supported aggressive product development schedule for 2011 and drove projects through to completion. Provided effective communication with staff and fostered positive working relationships with personnel at all levels of organization.

Prepared site for 2011 FDA audit through strengthening SOP documentation, change management, and process improvement initiatives. As a result, FDA audit passed with just a couple of observations.

Managed key metrics of performance, which motivated staff to focus efforts in right areas of business like on-time delivery improvements from 86% to 97%.

Reduced inventories at both Akron and Cincinnati sites by 17% through reduction of obsolete slow-moving products, reduction of safety stocks, and supply agreements.

Developed strategic operational projects in Akron to support division sales and marketing plans that led to 11% increased revenue.

Regularly communicated with suppliers to ensure the correct revisions were produced per the specifications on the purchase orders. Included critical suppliers in the product development processes to provide input to their capabilities and timelines of implementation.

INTEGRA LIFE SCIENCES

Senior Materials Manager 2007-2010

As Senior Materials Manager for staff of 12 people, responsibilities included, planning, purchasing, inventory control, procurement engineering, and distribution. Developed new processes, training, budgets, and strategies to align departments with corporate objectives.

Served as Interim Site Manager for Cincinnati branch for 3 months.

Due to rapid growth from business acquisitions, increased staffing of Cincinnati Materials department from 1 employee to a department of 12 employees in 3 years.

Through project planning, metrics of performance, and accountability, successfully managed increased workload of 2 new product lines moved from Corporate to Cincinnati site.

Successfully lead execution of five 510K product development projects that helped increase sales by 5% in first year.

Led numerous execution of engineering specification changes / improvements to prevent component / assembly non-conformances, and process improvements for flow of materials through manufacturing cycle and supply chain. Regularly communicated with suppliers to ensure the correct revisions were produced per the specifications on the purchase orders. Included critical suppliers in the product development processes to provide input to their capabilities and timelines of implementation.

INGERSOLL RAND / STEELCRAFT

Inventory Control Manager 2006 – 2007

Managed 1 Purchasing Commodity Manager and a 3-shift warehouse-delivery department consisting of 12 hourly employees.

Planned, organized, and developed a visual replenishment system for over 750 parts as a green belt project which reduced inventories by 30 +% in 6 months and increased on-time delivery by 22%.

Due to lack of MRP or formal planning system, excessive expediting was taking place. Improved supplier / buyer business relationships by setting up inventory location system, and small parts Kanban replenishment process, making buying schedule more attainable.

INGERSOLL RAND / STEELCRAFT

Production Control Manager 2005 – 2006

Created a scheduling system for Door manufacturing side of business improving visibility of work loaded at each step in process. Directed a department of 2 salaried employees for a 3-shift operation.

Led creation of a scheduling system for Door manufacturing plant, on-time customer deliveries went from low 80% to 100% consistently each month.

Reduced production down time by 27% through identification and engineering feedback of BOM inaccuracies found in production work orders.

Managed 1 Purchasing Commodity Buyer for the purchase of small parts, bulk raw materials and chemicals.

Education

BA, Business Management, Wilmington College, Cincinnati, OH

Affiliations

Member of American Production and Inventory Control Society

Member of National Association of Professional Women

LinkedIn

Other: Regular volunteer of Our Daily Bread; United Way, St. Joseph’

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