Supply Chain Management Professional

ROBERT S. KULIK

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Moseley, VA *3120

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SUMMARY:

Accomplished supply chain management professional in pharmaceutical, medical device and food industries with a successful track record of developing and implementing systems and processes that result in exceptional customer service, productivity and inventory performance. Proven ability to drive business process excellence across the integrated supply chain by employing Six Sigma and Lean methodologies and strong cross functional leadership and collaboration. Demonstrated competence in developing and leading strong supply chain organizations.

• Sales and Operations Planning

• Warehousing and Distribution

• Continuous Process Improvement

• Strategic Sourcing

• Project Management

• Strategic Planning

• International Logistics

• Business Systems Implementation/Integration

• Team Development

• Problem Solving

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM CHEMICALS, INC., Petersburg, VA 2001–2008

Director, Supply Chain Management (2001 – 2008)

Led an organization of 25 employees in the functional areas of production planning, warehousing and distribution, and strategic sourcing for a $200 million active pharmaceutical ingredient manufacturing operation.

• Instituted and directed a formalized Sales and Operations Planning process which resulted in the increase of on-time customer shipments from 75% to 98% and a 30% improvement in inventory turns.

• Led the implementation of a Warehouse Management System which increased inventory accuracy from 96% to 99.96%. Significant improvements in efficiency and compliance were realized through process design, utilizing directed put away, picking, and batch determination functionality and employing RF bar coding technology. Received the Vice President of Manufacturing Team Award.

• Started up a strategic sourcing function, including the development and implementation of a supplier qualification process, which resulted in first year cost savings of $800K and stabilization of the supply base.

• Led the seamless start-up of a new warehouse facility which allowed the organization to achieve cost, compliance and service objectives.

• Developed and implemented a cross functional process for managing the reduction of manufacturing downtime. Downtime due to lack of materials was reduced by 50%.

• Led an international logistics team which instituted a planning process that improved communication, transparency and delivery performance between affiliate locations. Developed and gained approval to implement a global capacity planning approach which included the use of a common advanced planning tool.

• Effectively led the site Management Team that was responsible for implementing business strategy and aligning resources. Developed process for prioritizing and reaching consensus on resource allocation.

BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM ROXANE LABORATORIES, INC., Columbus, OH 1999-2001

Team Leader, Make to Demand Team, SAP ERP Implementation Project (1999 – 2001)

Led the Make-to-Demand team in the development of business process blue print design, system configuration, master data conversion, testing, training development and delivery, change management, and go live support.

• Provided exceptional leadership of the Make to Demand team which successfully achieved of all project milestones. Recognized as one of the most effective of 5 process team leaders.

• Led initial computer systems validation effort and determined the requirements and effort necessary to perform computer systems validation. Recommended the creation of a separate validation team.

• Identified business benefits of $4.2 million in areas impacted by the Make to Demand team during project preparation which were realized post implementation.

Associate Director, International Logistics (1999)

Responsible for coordinating all activities associated with the importing and exporting products with international affiliates. Led operational activities for all new product launches produced domestically or abroad.

• Successfully managed the on-time international launch of New Product to affiliates in 50 countries.

• Successfully led the site process transfers of 4 products while maintaining continuity of supply.

BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., Ridgefield, CT 1990-1999

Associate Director, Planning and Inventory Management (1995 – 1999)

Directed the activities of the Production Planning and Inventory Management organization.

• Implemented a Sales and Operations Planning process which drove the increase of on-time customer shipments from 94% to 99% and increased inventory turns by over 100%.

• Received the Vice President of Manufacturing award for successfully leading the launch of a new product.

• Reduced active ingredient inventory by 70% by shifting safety stock to suppliers and gaining agreement to accept vendor quality test results.

Manager, Industrial Engineering (1991 – 1995)

Managed the Industrial Engineering staff responsible for reducing costs and improving customer service by implementing improvements in productivity, quality and management practices.

• Saved $1.1 million by performing an Overhead Value Analysis of the Corporate Services function.

• Managed a Profit Improvement Program which realized savings over $1,000,000 four consecutive years.

• Led the development and implementation a formalized Project Management System.

• Initiated and justified the purchase of a flexible packaging line that would result in an annual cost savings of $600,000, an 85% reduction in changeover time, reduced cycle time and increased flexibility.

Senior Industrial Engineer (1990 – 1991)

Provided Industrial Engineering support in the areas of cost reduction, project management, capacity planning, and standards development.

• Led a work involvement team that reduced component and material waste of a packaging operation by 40%.

• Saved $1.0 million by performing an Overhead Value Analysis of the Engineering function.

• Improved schedule performance of Quality Lab function though the implementation of work standards.

ADDITIONAL RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

Project/Industrial Engineering Manager at Nestle’ Foods Corporation, Purchase, NY, (1989-1990)

Division Industrial Engineer at Planters Life Savers Company, Parsippany, NJ, (1986-1987)

Corporate Industrial Engineer at Ethicon, Inc., Somerville, NJ, (1985-1986)

Plant Industrial Engineer at Ethicon, Inc., Somerville, NJ, (1984-1985)

Production Supervisor at Ethicon, Inc., Somerville, NJ, (1982-1984)

EDUCATION

MBA, Rutgers Graduate School of Management, Newark, NJ, 1988

BS, Industrial Engineering, Rutgers College of Engineering, Piscataway, NJ, 1982

TRAINING

Certified trainer in Phillip Crosby's "Quality Education System".

Completed 4 week Six Sigma Black Belt training, final Black Belt certification being pursued.

Completed training in Value Stream Mapping, Advanced Negotiations, Supplier Qualification, Change Management, Project Management and Situational Leadership.

Software knowledge – SAP, RedPraire, Minitab, Microsoft Products

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