Pharmaceutical Operations & Purchasing Specialist

Rosario Graves

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Management Assistant with 22+Years of Coordinating and supporting Pharmaceutical Processes Employee Training Leadership support Active learning

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

Over 22 years of successful work experience in all facets of the pharmaceutical industry.

Experience in Supplier onboarding through DSP and Ariba System

Assistance with Material management creation and pricing updates

Logistics tracking and management assistance while adhering to out of the US regulations

Invoice reconciliation and communication with internal and external stakeholders to match material and POs pricing though SAP S4Hanna

Communicating PO changes with suppliers

Skillfully managed 30 + Shop floor line leaders and Packers.

Providing records to engineering department for producing machine efficiency reports and drive improvement projects.

Solid experience in all departments of the pharmaceutical industry. Scheduling Product delivery, managing shipping paperwork, Inventory and Purchasing Orders.

Driven to succeed with strong interpersonal and communication skills.

Strong leader that inspires team members to maintain performance and productivity levels while simultaneously maintaining high morale.

Boundless energy capable of adopting several different roles simultaneously without losing sight of the team’s needs and company objectives.

Attention to detail, trainable, inquisitive and flexible.

Excellent communication skills in both English and Spanish language.

Proficient in Word, Excel and PowerPoint programs.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Abbvie Inc.

Chicago IL.

Purchasing Coordinator Feb 2022 – Currently working

Processing Purchasing orders to support various teams within Procurement.

Sourcing materials

Savings recording and quarterly reports generated

Assisting Materials creation in DSP and S4Hanna

Updating Purchase Orders

Managing Tier Pricing uploads

Updating Vendor updates

Synectics Inc

Chicago IL.

Commercial Project Specialist July 2021– Feb 2022

Worked remotely for Abbvie as a Contractor, performing activities such as:

Contacting Outside and Inside the country vendors to notify of payment terms.

Updating/uploading Specs in the system.

Updating material pricing.

Packaging Coordinators Inc.

Rockford IL.

Commercial Project Specialist Now 2018– Jan 2021

Managing day-to-day operations.

Entering purchase orders and forecasting updates.

Routing documentation for approval.

Requesting item number creation and Bill of material updates.

Contacting customer for price verification.

Communicating with other departments to transfer or request any production changes.

Packaging Coordinators Inc.

Rockford IL.

Warehouse Coordinator – Jan 2015 -May 2018

Scheduling inbound deliveries.

Managing and maintaining inventory sheets.

Coordinating and scheduling equipment, calibration and maintenance.

Supporting management with forklift operator’s training material.

Packaging Coordinators Inc.

Rockford IL.

Production Coordinator, – April 2010 –Feb 2015

Providing management line efficiency reports and charts.

Administering testing to potential line operators and packers.

Producing training material for personnel and maintained controlled documents updated.

Packaging Coordinators Inc.

Rockford IL.

Line Operator– Nov 2001 – April 2010

Operating packaging machines.

Training new packers and overseeing their proficiency.

Performing daily equipment checks to ensure line efficiency and equipment accuracy.

Reporting daily proficiency and production line ratings.

Overseeing Lot changes went smoothly.

Communicating line changes and quality issues.

EDUCATION

PROCUREMENT ACADEMY - ABBVIE September 2026 Procurement Academy, North Chicago, I L

ASSOCIATE OF ARTS - BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION May 2016

Rock Valley College, Rockford, I L

ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE. - ENGLISH Mar 2013

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