CHRIS BOUCHER, MBA, CPIM

267-***-**** Newtown, PA 18940 ad3ulf@r.postjobfree.com

CAREER SUMMARY

Global sourcing, procurement, and supply chain executive skilled in delivering cost reduction and quality improvements, using category management to negotiate optimized contracts. Experienced in

Indirect IT - Software, Hardware, Professional Services, Consulting; Lab Consumables, Travel, Freight, Overnight Packages, MRO, Printed Goods, Logistics Services, Contract Labor, more and

Direct Chemicals, Resins, Packaging (bottles, caps, labels, corrugated), Molds, Energy, and more.

Expert in market analysis, RFP, negotiations, SLAs, KPIs, SRM, purchase to pay. Savings exceed $850M.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

OTSUKA AMERICA PHARMACEUTICAL, Princeton, NJ (Pharmaceuticals) 2016 – Present

Director of Strategic Sourcing - IT

Lead procurement team at Otsuka for all IT acquisitions: Software, Managed Services, and Hardware.

Source and negotiate contracts on behalf of twelve companies in multiple industries and geographies tying together divisions to deliver synergies and cost reductions.

Reduced spending by over 10% in 2023. Total savings since 2016, $100MM.

Created Vendor Management Organization (VMO) reducing risk and improving service delivery.

Lead RFx’s and negotiations in support of R&D, Enterprise, Commercial, Infrastructure, and Safety.

TFB CONSULTING, LLC, Newtown, PA (Supply Chain & Procurement) 2004 – 2016

Managing Director

Consult with senior executives to identify and prioritize opportunities and lead strategic sourcing, supply chain, quality improvement and cost reduction delivery. Savings exceeded $200M.

Chemical quality CAPA remediation - led team qualifying 275 ingredients at F50 consumer products company, through sourcing, product testing & validation. Enabled return to market, costs cut $2M.

Addressed inflationary oil spiral at same company, reduced costs $6M and ensured quality supply.

Led Category Management training and implementation and restructuring of all Indirect supplier contracts – IT Hardware and Software, Freight, MRO, Energy, Travel, Printing, and implementation of new Procure to Pay solution – savings exceeded $15M.

Consolidated Lab Supply and Chemical buys at F100 consumer products company, saved $5M.

Negotiated multi-county consortium chemical buys for a water utility, reducing risk and costs $4M.

Clients: J&J, Merck, The Related Companies, Dow Corning, InterContinental Hotels, Accenture, AstraZeneca, Becton Dickinson, Kaiser-Permanente, Takeda, Link-Belt Excavators, and more.

GlaxoSmithKline, Philadelphia, PA (Pharmaceuticals) 2001 - 2004

Sourcing Group Manager – R&D, Pre-Clinical, and Clinical Operations

Consolidated sources, contracted, and oversaw outsourcing of studies, labor, and diagnostic support.

Collaborated with senior stakeholders, refining formal business requirements, reduced costs by $10M.

Directed seven Sourcing Managers in developing Center of Excellence approach for R&D Procurement, creating unified global supplier strategies, saving $58M.

Replaced Phase 1 lab test supplier, improving service, capabilities, and costs. Costs reduced $2M.

PHARMACIA CORPORATION, Peapack, NJ (Pfizer) (Pharmaceuticals) 1998-2001

Global Procurement Director - IT

Developed and executed strategies to improve cost, quality, and service levels in IT.

Led four multi-national teams composed of twenty-eight people in developing sourcing strategies in Software, Hardware, Professional Services, and Telecom categories. Delivered $55M in cost reductions.

Managed contract renegotiation activities as result of merger with Monsanto to ensure proper alignment of business needs, contractual rights, and pricing agreements. Saved $9M.

SIKA CORPORATION, Lyndhurst, NJ (Construction Supply Manufacturing) 1996-1998

Head of North American Procurement

Supply chain and strategic sourcing ownership for over 2,500 chemicals and five hundred packaging components.

Led 4 North American facilities in product and supplier management initiatives. Reduced costs $30M per year through negotiations, alternative material qualifications, and vendor consolidations.

Led ERP purchasing implementation, reduced inventory 20%, improved turns from 4 to 10 per year.

CONTINENTAL SPRAYERS INC, St Louis, MO (Consumer Products) 1993 - 1996

Director, Supply Chain Management

Responsible for all procurement, supply chain, computer systems and logistics oversight for multi-plant injection molding and assembly operation within a major supplier to the consumer products industry.

Led a team of twenty-six within 3 North American facilities in product and supplier consolidations, reducing materials costs - through improved negotiations and contracting - by $45M per year.

Led successful ERP implementation, including all aspects – training, financials, shop floor, material bills, and routers. Project was two years behind schedule and completed it within 7 months.

COLGATE-PALMOLIVE CO, New York, NY (Consumer Products) 1988 - 1993

Senior Manager, US Purchasing - Packaging and Plastics

Responsible for all procurement, R&D and engineering interactions for resins, bottles, closures, molds, corrugated, and labels used in US Company’s multi-plant, decentralized manufacturing environment.

Managed all supply contracts, costs, and forecasts for materials used in packaging C-P’s products.

Led cost reduction initiatives totaling $35M through vendor negotiations, and re-designing materials and packaging in collaboration with R&D and Engineering.

FISHER SCIENTIFIC, Chemicals Division, Fairlawn, NJ (Laboratory Supply) 1987 - 1988

Chemical Buyer

Purchased over 5,000 inorganic chemicals, imported and domestically sourced.

Developed and executed procurement strategies for cost reductions, delivering $10M.

BAXTER INTERNATIONAL, Mahwah, NJ (Medical Devices) 1982 - 1987

Purchasing Manager

Developed and executed procurement strategies for custom manufactured organic, inorganic, commodity, and specialty chemicals. Initiated inventory policies and re-order points within all work centers.

Created a structured environment from a start-up division, resulting in $10M in savings per year.

EDUCATION

MBA, Operations & Materials Management

Fairleigh Dickinson University, Rutherford, NJ

BA, Contemporary Arts and Business Administration (Dual major)

Ramapo College of New Jersey, Mahwah, NJ

PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS

APICS – Certified Production & Inventory Management (CPIM)

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