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Procurement Supply Chain Project Management

Location:
Manchester, CT
Salary:
115,000
Posted:
June 03, 2025

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Edna I. Pérez-Ayala, MBA, P.S.C.M.C.

** *** *****, ********, ** 06351,

Mobile 914-***-**** / Home 860-***-****

E-mail: *****.****@*****.***

Summary of Qualifications

Highly motivated and results driven senior management professional with record of bringing projects to completion. Tenacious, and enthusiastic, determined professional team player with the interpersonal skills to work effectively in both small/large and cross functional teams. Poses high level of experience in Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API), Chemical Product and Bio-Tech Industries. Proven ample and extensive experience in Supply Chain, product transfer, start up, negotiations, contract and project management, inbound/outbound shipping and receiving, DOT/IATA activities. Broad experience in creating and following department and Corporate and quality control policy and procedures. Conducted Supplier audits for both quality and negotiation purposes. In charge of inventory administration and control. Proficient in supplier quality management and documentation systems. Including Ariba SAP, ORACLE, SRM, QDCS, Microsoft Office Suite. Excellent and successful project management and organizational skills. Fully Bilingual (English/Spanish). Education

SAP Education-SCM500 Processes in Procurement-Certificate of Completion 07/20/2015-07/24/2015.

University of Houston Clear Lake-School of Business-Purchasing/Supply Chain Management Certified -01/18/2012

University of Phoenix

Master Business Administration-Management

American University of PR, Manati, PR.

Bachelor in Business Administration – Purchasing Management - Magna Cum Laude Dale Carnegie & Associates

Sales course

Interamerican University, Arecibo, PR.

Bachelor in Business Administration – Accounting – 74 Credits American Detective Academy, Arecibo, PR.

Private Detective – PR License # 2423

Accelerated Christian Education (ACE)-Certified Supervisor Achievements

Procurement

• Working with end user and supplier reduced the cost of a key commodity by 23 %. The impact of my efforts resulted in annual savings of $380,000.

• Designed and implementation of purchasing department

• Buyer and Planner for Celebrex product transfer and start-up team

• Successful new product transfer and product launch two month prior to projected date Sales

• Attended pharmaceutical and chemical conventions in a business capacity to build relationships with emerging account and vendors, resulting incremental revenues

• Consistently exceeded sales quota in 1991 to 1998 Professional Experience

Urnex Brands LLC-Elmsford, NY

May 2017 - Current

Manager, Supply Chain Scheduling and Procurement

● Schedule factory operations and report attainment of manufacturing production schedule adherence.

● Determine needed lead times, raw materials inventory levels and production requirements for manufacturing and vendors using S&OP output, and monitor performance levels of raw materials inventory management, cycle times and cost.

● Lead procurement for direct/indirect materials and operational services including sourcing analysis, supplier development programs and continuous cost reduction programs.

● Partner with Director of Special Projects (Capital Equipment Procurement) on sourcing initiatives for new equipment and packaging.

● Partner with R&D and the Project Management Office to provide sourcing support for new product development and other upstream development projects. Rhodes Technologies-Coventry, RI

October 2008 – May 2017

Senior Buyer

● Responsible and professional support for strategic/ tactical of purchasing of all Raw Materials, Capital equipment, Storeroom, MRO, office supplies and services. Created and monitors filing system for Purchase Orders, Vendor Profiles, and Master Service Agreements. Create department policies and procedures to plan and accomplish organization goals and strategies assuring compliance with corporate procurement and local Finance. Identify, establish, and negotiate high/medium volume purchase contracts. Generate, implement and support procurement processes that support purchasing management and measurable cost reduction initiatives. Create purchasing specifications for all key raw materials, packaging, and product contact GMP commodities. Actively interface with vendors and customers, maintaining effective, professional liaison in accordance to company policies governing ethics of vendor relationship. Perform complex purchasing assignments requiring the application of intensive and diversified purchasing practices and principles. Visit vendor facilities to audit vendor capacity, efficiency, reliability, and product quality. S ite SAP-Ariba Train the Trainer for P2P. Track and report key procurement metrics to upper management monthly.

Yonkers Industries PR Operations /Independent Consultant- Amgen- Juncos, PR June 2006 – June 2007

Strategic Sourcing & Procurement-Corporate Engineering Capital Projects

● Professional support and tactical Purchasing of capital equipment and services. Purchase Order data entry (JDEdwards). Implement & manage document controls. Interact with Project teams

(Engineering, CM-Construction Managers, PC-Project Controls, PM-Project Managers, and PPL-Project Procurement Lead etc.). Work with PPLs cross functional teams to prepare contracting plan for projects. Prepare and issue Bid Packages. Obtain clarifications and provide clarifications to contractors during bid process. Receive Bids, prepare commercial analysis of bids, obtain technical analysis of Bids, and prepare letter of recommendation to award. Prepare 2

contracts, Purchase Order Form and circulate for review. Administer contracts when executed. Assist in change order review (Management of Change) and process order amendments. Audit & close out contracts when completed. Coordinate with CM & PPL in subcontract bid process, Vendor pre-qualification, Pre- Bid, Bid Analysis, and Award Recommendation. Track and report to Client Management, Strategic & Sourcing & Procurement Key data on a weekly /Monthly basis.

Pfizer Pharmaceutical LLC. (Cruce Dávila Operations) Barceloneta, Puerto Rico (formerly Pharmacia, Searle Ltd, Nycomed

July 1998 – May 2006

MRO Procurement Specialist

● Purchasing of inventory and non-inventory items and services, supported contractor/ consultant pre-qualification program for all plant services, site lead and Train the Trainer for Softek, SAP and eBuy Purchasing/Requisitions Module/programs. Site member of supplies and services region negotiations team. Executed procurement related cost improvement / cost avoidance opportunities via negotiating and managing of contracts. Participated in the creation and implementation of procurement and pricing strategies; Created alternate sources of supply and supported local minority suppliers. Maintained influence over supplier’s base to implement new method, materials, and/or technology to improve competitive and quality position. Assured compliance of corporate and local policies, procedures, and compliance with cGMP’s, EHS and SOX. SME-SAP Train the Trainer-P2P.

Senior Chemical Buyer/Planner

● Procured, traced, followed-up and delivered raw materials and packaging components as needed by internal and/or production schedules. Analyzed Prism’s MRP reports and monthly production plans. Createsed materials management structures for “Celecoxib” raw materials. Team leader for site supply chain team, site leader for global supply chain, building effective teams to address procurement and assessing project time lines. Consistently maintained flow of goods and services. Commodities: Chemical Raw materials, Labels, Corrugated drums, Flexible Packaging, and MRO supplies.

Pharmaceutical Processes Systems, Inc., Manatí, Puerto Rico 1985 – 1998 General Office Manager

● Served as General Office manager, MRO and Capital equipment purchasing agent, Account Manager, Inside sales representative, EDP accounting supervisor and administrative assistant. Experience in procurement for resale operations. Account representative, liaison between PPS and Site project managers at Ortho, Eli Lilly, Amgen, Pfizer, Merck, and Schering. Expertise in Commodities such as: Tanks, Reactors, Pumps, Pipe, Valve and fittings, Bearings, Custom Belts, Machined parts, PVC, Aluminum, Sheet metal, Stainless steel sanitary pipe, Valves, and fitting, Teflon Lined pipe, valve, fittings, carbon steel, Fiberglass, and Capital equipment. American University of Puerto Rico, Manatí, Puerto Rico 1996 – 1999

Part time Professor- Purchasing Management

● Offered courses related to Purchasing and Business Administration. Memberships/Affiliations

● ISM-Member #000*********

● National Association of Professional Women Member #11037145

● Christian Life Mission –Connecticut/ Lead Women and Youth group

● Samaritan Purse-Operation Christmas Child-Relay Center Coordinator 3



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