Packaging Director

ROBERT A. ADAGO

** **** ****** ******, *** YORK *1784

631-***-**** ********@*******.***

GLOBAL PROCUREMENT DIRECTOR / GLOBAL SUPPLIER RELATIONS Successful Global Procurement / Supplier Relations professional proficient in the development and execution of Global sourcing for both brand and categories with budgetary accountability in excess of

$150 million annually. Implementation of the program and performance evaluation of all suppliers within the commodities and projects assigned. Supports all business unit objectives by strategic vision, program development and ensues the implementation of Global procurement strategies which include supplier management, contract management negotiations and supply chain collaboration across manufacturing processes. Possess exceptional print, package development and printing expertise. My Core Competencies Include:

• Organizational Abilities • Strong Communication Skills • Project Management

• Interpersonal Skills • Budgets & Cost Control • Vendor Management

• Commodity Focus • Results-Driven • Problem Solving

• Policies & Procedures • Time Management • Detail-oriented

• Global Supplier Management • Quality Assurance • Multitasking Abilities

• Negotiation Skills • Leadership Responsibilities • Prioritization

• Print Production /Quality Controls • Profitability Factor Recognition • Project Value Analysis

• Team Player • Change Management • Financial Protocols

• Performance Management • Risk Management • Decision Maker

• Strategic Planner • Continual Commodity Improvement • Cost Reduction

• Vendor/Supplier Conflict Resolution • Ensure On-Time Deliveries • Print Commodity Specialist

• Product Launch Management • Initiate/Manage RFQ Costing Specs • Global Sourcing Strategies

• Supplier Selection & Performance • Contract Management • Business Unit Objectives

• Supply Chain Collaboration • Develop Strategic Sourcing Strategies • Lead Budget Process

• Support Sustainability • Staff Development • Industry Best Practices

• Tooling • VRR Service Metrics • PPV Reports

• COGS Analysis • Package Development Coordination • Value Analysis Gold Award –Design Excellence - National Trade Publication Europastry Ronkonkoma, NY

Packaging Lead 2021-Present

Guide potential improvement and cost savings projects for Buyers after assessing feasibility and feedback from multiple departments

Act as head packaging engineering expert in multiple Cross Functional Teams

Oversee and facilitate completion of multiple projects at one time

Contact suppliers to gather packaging drawings and specifications and communicate packaging requirements

Evaluate and confirm accuracy of supplier submitted packaging assets

Ensure buyers are educated and in-the-loop on all respective project directions and statuses

Ensure completion of packaging specifications which includes primary, secondary, and tertiary packaging

Review, provide high level feedback, and finalize team member’s packaging specifications to ensure accuracy

Experience / Achievements Matrix:

AWARDS

CONTINUED

Request CAD drawings, 3D objects, preliminary dielines and masks for creative artwork support

Work closely with suppliers on packaging development in order to ensure compliance with customer guidelines taking into account efficiencies, cost, product visibility, and structural needs of the product

Review artwork during production process to ensure compliance with dieline, printing, and recycling requirements

Estée Lauder Companies Melville and NYC, NY

Global Indirect Procurement 2013-2019

Procure to Pay Collateral Lead 2011-2013

Collateral Buyer 2004-2011

Recognized as the department’s “Go-To-Person / Print Commodity Specialist” and as the instrumental force in skillfully managing the sources, negotiations, and purchase of a complete spectrum of commercial print and collateral material to effectively execute all creative development on assigned domestic and global launch programs. Successfully dealt with a wide range of suppliers – cultivated and maintained numerous significant supplier contacts – initiated alternative source practices.

Consistently met or exceed the expectations of Global Indirect Procurement in facilitating Design, Creative Services, GBSC, Marketing, plant operations, and delivery. Leveraged an understanding and maintained awareness of current trends in the business environment locally and globally and used this knowledge to drive GIP strategies.

Served on the company’s Standard Modernization Initiative team, implementing and conducting user training of a new process and SAP Purchase Order execution to support the new process.

Accurately analyzed for need, organized for results, planned for controlled changes, and orchestrated procedures with exceptional time management skills to coordinate procurement activities efficiently with Sales, Inventory, Production Planning Schedules, and overall manufacturing processes and creative product development. Results have been acclaimed in a national trade publication with the “Gold Award” citing “Design Excellence”.

Received continuous competitive quotes and achieved significant cost reductions; controlled multimillion- dollar annual purchasing volumes; consistently kept inventory levels down; tracked inventories. Researched and analyzed market trends to determine the lowest cost options available; updated costs for components on a bid to bid basis. Successfully negotiated volume blanket purchase orders and long-term contracts.

Ensured on-time deliveries; oversaw that supplier schedules were strictly maintained to provide component to production and minimized inventory costs; continually followed-up on Purchase Orders and material status; developments, monitor and reported on supplier/performance levels. Supervised goods receiving - correlation of receipts to ensure compliance to purchase order and specs, as well as shipping.

Directly contributed to management meetings to bring about new ideas and problem-solving techniques for all NPS, commodity sourcing, and corporate purchasing options and decisions.

Quickly resolved all supplier and sales disputes relating to price; performed as a liaison between suppliers and sales team to evaluate and verify that proper pricing, product selection and quantities were executed.

Supported, coached and clearly identified formalized processes to procurement end users the proper company policies and procedures; precisely handled all purchase requisitions/orders, payment terms, supplier invoices; regulatory documents; sales audits; analysis and research of all metric variances to determine accountability for financial insufficiencies.

Created and implemented innovative purchasing strategies that serve as “blueprints” for continual improvements in cost reduction, new material sources, and overall profitability. Always displayed a total commitment to the ideals of quality with combined resourcefulness, a motivated initiative and a drive for success.

631-***-**** Robert A. Adago ********@*******.*** Mid-Island Group Farmingdale, NY

Production Manager-Quality Assurance 2002-2004

Print International Freeport, NY

Assistant Manager (elevated from print production and sales assistant) 1995-2002 Castlereagh, Incorporated Freeport, NY

Bindery Manager 1991-1995

Ross Network, Inc. New York, NY

Apprentice Bindery Manager 1988-1991

Additional Professional Experience and Expertise

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