Supply Chain Patient Access

Robert Bahmann

847-***-**** *********@*****.*** Holliston, MA 01746

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Senior Supply Chain, Trade & Distribution leader with extensive biotech and pharmaceutical industry experience optimizing channel strategy, patient access, and specialty distribution networks. Expertise spanning rare disease markets, market access operations, government pricing (340B, Medicare Part D), and trade compliance. Proven ability to align cross-functional teams, lead distribution RFPs, negotiate DSAs, manage external vendors, and drive scalable distribution strategies that maximize patient reach while ensuring compliance and operational efficiency.

SKILLS

Supply & Logistics

Production Planning

P&L Management

Supplier Management

Change Management

Demand Planning

Project Management

Import/Export Management

Global Distribution

Financial Leadership

Six Sigma Lean Methodologies

Third Party Logistics Management

EXPERIENCE

CONSULTANT – LIFE SCIENCES SUPPLY CHAIN (contract)

Spillum and Associates LLC 3-2025-present

Contract Manufacturing Organizations evaluation

Technical Transfer / Site Transfer programs

Due Diligence Efforts / Audits

Project / Program Management - PMO, processes, systems, tools, & training

FDA Enforcement - FDA483, Warning Letter, Untitled Letter

Remediation Efforts - Consent Decree, Warning Letter, FDA483 Observations

Quality Management - including Quality Systems, processes, & procedures

Gap Analysis / Risk Management - assessment initiatives vs. industry standard & industry excellence

Operations Management - SCI, CI, PI, Six Sigma, Development, Commercial

GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN DIRECTOR

Sarepta Therapeutics, 4-2020 -3-2025

Led global supply continuity and distribution strategy across rare disease specialty therapies, ensuring end-to-end patient access and compliance across specialty distributors and hospital networks.

Implemented logistics and tax optimization programs including Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ) and VAT relief saving $15M annually, enabling enhanced cost efficiency across global distribution.

Spearheaded cross-functional collaborations across Market Access, Legal, Compliance, and Supply Chain teams to maintain GDP practices and mitigate distribution risks.

Deployed Lean methodologies to streamline downstream logistics processes, reducing expired material risk and improving service to distribution partners and end-customers.

Maintain GDP practices across all product lines while eliminating delays

LOGISTICS TRADE COMPLIANCE PROFESSIONAL

Pfizer, 2018 - 2020

Responsible for logistical and operational compliance for Pfizer's largest sterile injectables plant

Provided logistical support to ensure manufacturing, purchasing, and logistics planning to meet production plans and eliminate downtime, reduce waste, and lower production costs

Site responsibility for import and export compliance, dangerous goods (IATA, 49 CFR) controlled substances including training and auditing

Assisted with GEMBA walks, 5S, and Supply Chain related CAPAs

Led intensive DEA audit with no findings and developed risk mitigation strategies to tighten controls

Created teams for manufacturing and inspection improvement

DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS

Aspen Pharmaceuticals, 2015 - 2018

Led financial and operational enhancements for a $60M manufacturing and sales company, overseeing production scheduling, P&L, budgeting, sales, forecasting, and variance analysis to refine strategy

Responsible for global supply chain, inventory, purchasing, raw material price negotiations, warehousing, customs brokerage auditing, and 3PL management

Created Sales and Operations planning process to manage supply constraints due to plant infrastructure improvements and closure of half of existing plant

Responsibility for production planning, batch scheduling, inbound and outbound logistics

Completed an overhaul of the existing compliance department resulting in prior disclosures, post entry adjustments, entrance into the customs reconciliation program and FDA policy revisions

Responsible for classification, recordkeeping, free trade agreement utilization and monitoring U.S

and global regulation changes

Integrated second product portfolio from South African plant into the existing footprint by terminating distribution agent agreement resulting in additional $12M annual revenue

Human resources responsibility for sixty salary and hourly employees

Successfully guided challenging government audits: FAA, FDA, DEA and IRS

SR. MANAGER VAPORIZER OPERATIONS

Baxter Healthcare, 2012 - 2015

Supported the Anesthesia Sales team by placing equipment in hospitals and surgery centers

Reduced capital expenditure 64% by recovering/refurbishing underutilized assets from US-customer installed base while increasing sales

Responsible for placement contracts including negotiating terms and conditions.

Managed $100M+ of assets placed in US hospitals and surgical centers including purchasing, inventory control, maintenance, warehousing and logistics

Oversaw FDA class 1 recall of 40K+ units with minimal revenue or customer impact.

Created equipment model using Salesforce to determine optimal equipment inventory resulting in higher customer utilization and revenue

Successfully conducted physical audit of all owned Inhalation Anesthesia vaporizer equipment across U.S Customer base

Created and implemented a reverse logistics process that returned $5M+ of surplus assets to be redeployed to profitable use

Responsible for data ownership, business rules, design, development, implementation and training

SUPERVISOR FINANCIAL PRICING

Abbott Laboratories, 2004 - 2012

Developed transfer pricing for all PPG, ANI, and EPD intra-company inventory transfers while supporting Corporate Tax strategies

Assisted with international transfer pricing for country specific tenders for pharma and nutritional products

Project Manager responsible for the redesign of the Latin America manufacturing supply chain that yielded a $10M annual tax savings

PRODUCT MANAGER

Led strategy for customer pricing, contract terms and conditions for Clinical Chemistry, Immunoassay, Hematology diagnostic analyzers and related assays, controls, calibrators, and other consumables

Modeled pricing scenarios based on customer and sales expectations, as well as responding to competitive threats to ensure customer profitability

MANAGER OF IMPORT COMPLIANCE

Provided corporate-wide leadership and direction for the development and administration of policies and procedures related to U.S Customs and Border Protection and trade compliance law

Implemented the Customs program based on the COSO Risk Management Framework to successfully enter the CBP Importer Self-Assessment (ISA) program

Responsible for corporate-wide audits and training to ensure compliance with all relevant U.S

Import regulations

Identified financial savings and business process improvement opportunities from a Customs and trade perspective including FTZ operations

Identified need for a (GTM) Global Trade Management IT system; conducted the search, evaluation, design and implementation of Integration Point's GTM solution

Mitigated fines and penalties associated with previous entries and instituted a pre-entry and post entry review for high-risk shipments to eliminate errors

SENIOR FINANCIAL ANALYST (Drug Supply Chain)

Responsible for finished goods inventory levels at Cencora, Cardinal, and McKesson for Abbott pharmaceutical products and led supply team in S&OP monthly meetings

Created the financial models and pricing to transition from traditional supplier to fee for service distribution across wholesalers and rolled out new program with Trade team

Administered the wholesaler inventory management agreements, including sales revenue forecasting, profit margins, analysis of variance and recommended corrective strategies

Liaison with the pharmaceutical wholesalers developing inventory targets, analysis of sellouts, WAC, AMP, ASP, 340b calculations, rebates and contract adherence

Created responses for bids for FSS and VISNs for targeted drugs, and equipment and WIC bids

Business Financial Analyst (Finance)

McKesson

Oversight of the financial aspects of the sales and sell profit cycle, including daily reviews, sales team updates, forecasting of seven billion in annual revenue

Administration of the GPO contracts including rebates and profitability analysis

Created customer pricing for pharma products, (brand and generics) for retail, Specialty Pharmacy and hospitals

EDUCATION

Certificate: Global Supply Chain Management

University of Pennsylvania- Wharton School

MBA: Concentration in Finance, Specialization in Entrepreneurship

University of Illinois, Chicago, IL

Semi Finalist – Venture Challenge (International Venture Capital Competition)

Fores Award Recipient - for Outstanding Achievement in Entrepreneurial studies

BS: Economics, Minor in Business Logistics

Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA

CERTIFICATIONS

APICS – CSPC - Certified Supply Chain Professional

APICS – CPIM – Certified in Production and Inventory Management

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