DAVID HERNANDEZ

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Cell: 267-***-**** email: adjegf@r.postjobfree.com

Over fifteen years of procurement/sourcing experience in pharmaceutical and life sciences industries. Provide strategic industry insights, and identify potential opportunities to improve (TCO) total cost of ownership via revenue enhancement, speed-to-market, mitigate risk and improve lifecycle management. Conduct contract management for long term Master Services Agreements and contracts relating to Services, Capex, IT, Software License Agreements, MRO, Logistics and Facilities. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Innophos Inc., Cranbury, NJ 3/2019 – 01/4/2021

Global Indirect Category Senior Buyer – Master Service Agreements, Capex, IT, MRO, Software and Facilities

Provide procurement support to engineering Capex and Construction projects at various sites located in USA/Canada.

Prepare and issue RFP, SOW, drawings, specifications to support proposal and program requirements for engineering.

Review and lead subcontract proposal evaluations, address supplier RFIs and exceptions to company Terms & Conditions.

Manage subcontractors to meet all subcontract requirements including KPIs, Service Agreement and T&Cs.

Generate and prepare reports from the information submitted by suppliers, performance and KPIs.

Develop, negotiate Non-Disclosure Agreements, Blanket Purchase Orders, and Subcontracts

Performed cost and price analysis, developing negotiation strategies, and lead negotiations.

Resolve and facilitate supply chain issues with vendor, engineering, operations or compliance.

Participate in weekly project review and status meetings to address supplier progress and issues with engineering.

Maintain required subcontract records and perform contract close-out. Johnson Matthey Pharmaceutical,Paulsboro, NJ 4/2018 – 12/2018 Senior Buyer – CAPEX (contractor)

Administer procurement contracts for Services, Equipment, CAPEX and Construction projects.

Participates in Request for Proposal RFP and RFQ

Negotiate with vendor contract terms and conditions for supplier agreement and blanket purchase orders.

Oversees and supervises the sites’ vendor activities and purchasing systems.

Evaluate competitive bids to determine the best overall value and performed TCOs.

Prepared RFP and review bid proposals consistent with purchasing policies and procedures. Bristol-Myers Squibb, Lawrenceville & Hopewell, NJ 3/2016 – 1/12/2018 Global Sourcing Manager - Capex & Engineering Projects, (contractor)

Provide Procurement support for facilities & engineering and capital projects including future capacity projects.

Managed subcontractors to meet all subcontract requirements including cost, schedule, technical and quality requirements.

Prepared documents, negotiated cost, price and terms and conditions, and executed major subcontracts.

Execute RFP events and contracts for capital Projects via Ariba with focus on Facilities, Engineering & Construction.

Developed and executed RFP and RFI, lead negotiations with suppliers and developed and executed contracts.

Facilitate bid process, developed RFP/RFIs, performing bid analysis and make selection recommendation

Review competitive bids, quotations and proposals with relevant specifications, terms and conditions.

Develop statements of work (SOW), MSA and contracts for projects. Maintain CDAs and Certificate of Insurance.

Perform spend analytics, review trends, data analysis and make recommendations from the data.

Perform quote analysis, supplier selection process and managing ongoing supplier relationships.

Evaluate competitive bids to determine the best overall value and performed TCOs.

Negotiate and/or issue contracts and service orders, obtaining legal and finance approvals when required.

Administer contracts and purchase orders from award to completion via SAP and Ariba. Catalent Pharmaceutical Solutions, Philadelphia 3/2015 – 3/2016 Procurement Leader (MRO/Capex)–Indirect Materials & Services, North America (contractor)

Supports the local Capital Expenditure projects in close collaboration with local teams & global

Procurement. Supports global / regional procurement initiatives as well as leads site-level initiatives.

Lead the strategic sourcing efforts in Logistics, Facility, MRO and Capex

Contribute to the design and implementation of global

Procurement plans and strategies to enhance performance.

Identify specific procurement opportunities and spend analysis of clients

Supervised 2 site Buyer/Planners.

Firmenich Inc., Plainsboro, NJ 6/2013 – 8/2014 (contractor) Purchasing Lead, COE – Indirect Materials & Services, North America

Negotiate & administer procurement contracts for Indirect Commodities such as Capital Equipment, MRO, and Services.

Manage contracts and, monitor spends and review vendor performance, key performance indicators.

Manage Capex relating to Capital Equipment, Facilities, Packaging, Services, Construction Projects and MRO. PSEG Services Corporation, Newark, NJ 3/2011– 6/2013 Strategic Spot Buyer

Negotiated, developed and implemented contracts for Construction, Engineering Services, and Capital Equipment.

Prepared RFQ/RFI/RFPs and review bid proposals consistent with purchasing policies and procedures

Negotiated lowest possible cost while maintaining the highest quality of goods and services

Work with legal department to review redline changes and negotiate changes to contractual terms and conditions.

Communicate and enforce corporate contracting and vendor management policies.

Record and track all executed contract transactions; track and report on planned, in-process and executed contracts

Maintained updated Purchasing conditions (SAP, Contracts and Source-list)

Supervised oneBuyer at generating station.

Key Achievements:

Negotiated a savings of $550k resulting from new contracts and plant upgrades.

Negotiated a total savings of $1.5 million for 2011 – Capital Projects & upgrades. Independence Blue Cross, Philadelphia, PA. 03/2007–12/2010 Contract Administrator Lead - Strategic Sourcing

Procurement leader that negotiated all contracts relating to IT, professional services, facilities, Services, Software subscription, licensing agreements, equipment/products and maintenance services.

Lead & conducted contract negotiations on terms and conditions of high-risk, complex agreements.

Interact with legal relating to redline changes relating to Master Services agreement and Terms and Conditions.

Performed contracting process from initial request through execution of contractual documents to storing contracts.

Save all executed or revised contracts into Contract Management System (CMS).

Prepared RFQ/RFI/RFPs and review bid proposals consistent with purchasing policies and procedures.

Managed a total spend of $25 million and supervised 2 junior buyers in support of current commodity.

Performed price and cost analysis on the various elements of contractor proposals.

Correspond with the legal department to review, analyze, negotiate and advise business partners on contractual terms. Review all redline/draft proposed modifications to contract language.

Negotiated a savings of $1.7 million for 2010 and negotiated a savings of $350k for elevator upgrade project.

Perform contract interpretation as assigned

Facilitate the development, review, approval and execution of master agreements, outsourcing agreements, license agreements, amendments, statements of work, change orders/requests, contract schedules/addendums Pfizer Inc., (Pharmaceutical Co.), Parsippany, NJ 07/2003–12/2006 Senior Procurement Specialist – Strategic Sourcing

Negotiated master supply agreements MRO, Capital Equipment, APIs, IT, Software, Facilities and Services.

Developed, negotiated, and implemented contracts in the areas of Capital, Construction and Engineering services.

Identified savings opportunities through supplier consolidation, process reengineering and contract negotiations.

Prepared RFI/RFQ/RFPs and analyzed bid proposals consistent with purchasing policies via Ariba.

Worked with Legal as necessary to review contract terms and conditions and advise business partners of outcomes.

Managed a total spend of $45 million and supervised three junior buyers. Military: US Air Force 5 years (SAC) - Honorable Discharge, Logistics & Inventory Specialist - support of B-52 Bombers aircraft.

Responsible for developing, evaluating, monitoring, and supervising all things logistics.

Performed adaptive planning; wartime reserve material planning; creating agreements; staging and planning of spare parts relating to aircraft engines and systems.

Clearance: Top Secret – Inactive

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

MS,Master of Science - University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, Major: Operations Management BS, Bachelor of Science - Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL Major: Industrial Technology AA,Associate of Applied Science - Community College - US Air Force, Major: Logistics & Inventory Certification: Green Belt Certified

Foreign Language: Fluent in Spanish and understand some Portuguese Computer Skills:SAP MM R/3, SAP ECC, Ariba, eMarkets, eProcurement, ERP, PeopleSoft, Oracle, Great Plains, AS400, MS Office, JD Edwards, RP/MRP, MS Word, Power Point, MS Excel, Access, MS Windows, MS Project, MS Teams, Pivot Tables.

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