Corporate Strategic Sourcing Professional

Graduate Level Educated and Certified Supply Chain Management and Sourcing Professional with fourteen years expertise: corporate strategic sourcing methodology - vendor management - supplier relationship building - real estate negotiations - facility startup /shutdown - asset liquidation - production planning/forecasting - production management – advanced six sigma training and application

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Designed; implemented; and led a $600MM strategic sourcing program for a mid-sized pharmaceutical company.

Directly responsible for tactical purchasing and strategic sourcing of $300MM in in-direct/services spending.

Directly responsible for strategic analysis of $300MM in direct goods and materials.

Sourcing and Vendor Management Expert that has consistently delivered cost savings along with process improvements.

• Developed API and contract manufacturing strategic sourcing plan. Plan included analysis of all active available DMFs; co-manufacturers capacities/ capabilities; legal analysis of outstanding contracts and purchase orders; supply market flexibility; switching costs; and analysis of sub contractor pass-through costs compared to internally manufactured goods.

• Aspects of the strategic sourcing program developed include; refreshable SAP/JDE spend analysis; implementation of strategic sourcing project management software (eSourcing tools); implemented savings over 15 categories of spending and developed a pipeline of 125 cost savings projects for over $600MM in spending.

• Savings over three year has yielded an average of 6:1 payback and $4.8MM in annual savings from the $85MM in projects.

• Have negotiated and internationally purchased APIs,; 3rd party manufacturing/packaging/logistics; advertising agencies; clinical research organizations; natural gas futures; travel; outsourced services, production supplies (cardboard, plastic goods, packaging, processing).

• Helped spearhead the streamlining of internal SOX-related procedures with Corporate Compliance to ensure proper purchasing practices, including bid processes, reverse auctions, strategic sourcing with national agreements, B2B transactions, supplier qualification and scorecards.

People-Orientated Leader that actively solicits and seeks to understand different perspectives and encourages professional growth within staff.

• Currently manage the King Pharmaceutical Strategic Sourcing Team – with 2 management-level direct reports and 12 strategic sourcing consultants (Transpac Access). Responsible for ROI related to strategic sourcing consulting.

• Successes within group are: completing Masters Degree, Green/Yellow Belt Six Sigma Certifications; consistently increasing responsibilities/promotions, and gaining professional certifications.

King Pharmaceuticals, Bristol, TN 2006 – Present

Senior Manager, Corporate Strategic Sourcing

• Report and discuss program progress to the Strategic Sourcing Steering Committee led by King’s Chief Technical Operations Officer. Interact with other corporate heads around program goals.

• Directly responsible for tactical purchasing and strategic sourcing of $300MM in in-direct/services spending.

• Directly responsible for strategic analysis of $300MM in direct goods and materials.

• Leader in King’s corporate procurement function- focused on interdisciplinary strategic sourcing spend analysis and long-term business relationship opportunities. The organization consists of four senior managers (sales/marketing; operations; research and development; strategic sourcing) – the strategic sourcing role leads major projects in all 3 areas.

• King is actively acquiring products/company and divesting factory assets, the strategic sourcing role works closely with teams related to long –term integrations around these activities.

• Responsibility for strategic sourcing activities for all functions of the business including sales/marketing, research/development, business development/divestitures; administration, and operations (5 factories).

Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, Rouses Point, NY 2002 – 2006

Site Services/Contracts Senior Supervisor

• Led key product transfer team from Wyeth to Patheon for liquid filled pharmaceutical products – product transfer completed ahead of time line.

• Production experience in solid dose (granulation; compression; coating); sterile fill; encapsulation; and packaging.

• Budget responsibilities include: building leases; forklifts; production support inventory (800 skus); labor; transportation; outsourced services.

• Negotiated, established contract to handle sales for $20MM+ in pharmaceutical manufacturing equipment.

• Involved in SAP (ERP System) implementation in 2002, Wyeth had to process map all manufacturing and purchasing operations globally. The Rouses Point facility was the first to implement and then transfer the technology to the rest of plants around the globe.

Pepsico (Quaker Oats and Frito Lay Divisions), Dayville, CT and Bridgeview IL 1995 – 2002

Production Supervisor

• •Seven years of experience within PepsiCo in manufacturing and production planning.

• •Developed plans with buyers to take advantage of commodity raw materials buying (rice, corn, potatoes, seasonings)

• •Directly responsible for high-speed manufacturing at a site-level, both Pepsi facilities contained processing and packaging operations.

• •Supervised up to 50 hourly employees and 12 packaging and processing operations.

US Army Reserves 1994-2002

Military Police

EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION

St. Michael’s College, Colchester, VT

Masters of Science with Distinction, Administration

• Elected to Sigma Beta Delta International Business Honor Society,

• Team Member - Concordia MBA International Case Competition,

• International Study in El Salvador

• Thesis focus on Supply Chain Management

Eastern Connecticut State University, Willimantic, CT

Bachelor of Science, Business Administration-Operations Management

APICS CPIM Certification, valid until 2010

ISM CPM Certification, valid until 2013

Toastmaster’s International (40% complete on track 1)

Completed 3 Six Sigma Black Belt projects and mentored 6 Six Sigma Yellow Belt and Green Belt

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