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Cell: PHONE NUMBER AVAILABLEEMAIL AVAILABLEPROFILEA proactive professional with diverse experience in the pharmaceuticalindustry. Extensive background in purchasing, project management, supplychain and quality control. Team player whose communication skills,negotiating abilities and aptitude for organization leads to significantmonetary savings and forward company movement.PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE :Mind Lance (Sanofi), Swiftwater, PA.Purchasing, 4/2020-5/2022 (Sanofi internal policy is if a contract worksfor them for 2 years, there assignment will be terminated.)The Puechasing v1 supports the material purchase of testing raw materials,the expediting of any delay of critical materials & Data Entry into varioussystems. This position required working in an environment of operational &external supplier challenges with internal budget constraints.ProUnlimited (Sanofi Aventis), Bridgewater, NJLead Project Coordinator, 6/2017 - 3/2020The Lead project Coordinator provides support to Pharmaceutical groups intheexecution of their projects. The role is critical in providing support forthe entire life cycle of a project starting with the contracting processthrough project close out. The position interacts with multiple functionalareas that include Procurement, Finance, Legal, Accounts payable &Transparency. The role trouble shoots, sets priorities, & is detailorientatedto review contracts & to provide valuable feedback to the projects owners.MindLance (Merck), West Point, PaPlanner and Optimizer/SCM Process Analyst - III, 11/2016 - 2/2017Coordinate activities to optimize the External Manufacture of Products, Communicateneeds to Suppliers and follow up on any problems which could cause Globaldelays.SANOFI AVENTIS, Bridgewater, NJBusiness Analyst 1 (Purchasing) 12/2014-10/2016Working within the new eBuy system, I interfaced with: The Financial groupto assure proper allocation of resources to the assigned accounts. ThePurchasing group to ascertain whether purchase orders could be generatedwithout further Legal review. If Legal review was needed, I interacted withboth Sanofi Aventis Legal & the Supplier group to expedite approval of theAgreement. I initiated the system whereby I bring the requester,purchasing, legal & Finance together to sign the Agreement and create thepurchase order. I have generated forms for use by the requesters whichreduce the cycle time from initiation of a request to final purchaseorders. Further responsibilities included rectification of requisitions,purchase orders & invoices which had issues.SANOFI AVENTIS, Bridgewater, NJ Contract Coordinator (Purchasing), 8/ 2011-11/2014 Coordinate the activities of Requestor, Purchasing & Legal in theNEXTS system in order to expedite the creation of purchase orders forServices (Capital Projects, Training, etc.) and Materials (Raw Materials,Parts, Energy, etc.).SANOFI PASTEUR, Swiftwater, PAContractor - Purchasing, 3/2006 -7/2011Procurement of Capitol and Laboratory equipment, Construction services,Validation and Engineering Services, Information Systems and InformationTechnology services, Parts and Products within a strategic / tacticalframework. Extensive communication with both internal stakeholders andsuppliers to insure pricing and delivery parameters which areadvantageous and cost effective.BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB, Hillside, NJSenior Purchasing Manager, Project Management & Procurement (ConsumerProducts)1/2004 - 2/2006Project manager for special packs, implemented SAP setup, and developedbusiness communication links with up to ten (10) third party manufacturers.Managed special packaging projects. Ensured inventory levels of sourcematerials were available. Obtained and approved all quotations.Aided in three new product launches with three different third partysuppliers whereby four SKU's were in-house two weeks ahead of the launchwindow.Developed the purchasing aspects of the contract manufacturing / packagingfunction under the consumer umbrella, and supported the consumer productsdivision from a purchasing prospective.Implemented the SAP system with respect to purchasing parameters includingMRP specific views.Worked with external suppliers to reduce raw material, packaging &processing costs. $60,000.00 in cost reduction / avoidance was realized..BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB, Plainsboro, NJSenior Purchasing Manager, Supply Chain 5/1997- 12/2003As Y2K team project leader, aided supply chain with 3rd party contractmanufacturers / packagers, negotiated pricing, developed supplierrelations, and implemented SAP.Implemented the use of a new outside packager resulting in a savings of$5.1 million over a 5-year time span.As one of the Y2K project leaders, reduced anticipated spend from $150million to $2.4 million by renegotiating risk assessment with plant sitesworldwide. Developed strong, effective relationships with 3rd partypartners (Ben Venue, Leo Pharmaceuticals, Asta Medica, etc) throughpersonal expediting of invoices, artwork, quality issues and deliveries.Negotiated with foil suppliers achieving cost avoidance of $690,000.Reduced packaging cost $150,000 by utilizing alternate packaging method.Setup purchasing segment of SAP, which allowed centralized order placementreducing lead time by a minimum of 3 weeks.BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB, New Brunswick, NJPurchasing Manager 6/1994-4/1997Managed projects, controlled generic finished product purchases, anddeveloped 3rd party relationships.Arranged all quality audits of third party finished product suppliers &followed up on any quality observations.Setup and expanded the utilization of outside contract packagersalleviating internal capacity issues.Initiated and completed a Softgel project at a third party manufacturerthree weeks ahead of schedule.Through the use of project management, communication and negotiationskills, reduced backorders of up to $1.5 million to zero, first time everaccomplished in BMS generic purchasing. This process was later utilized toreduce internal BMS backorders.BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB, New Brunswick, NJProduct Release Specialist 3/1991-5/1994Efficiently released finished product received in distribution center, upto 500 sku's per month.Initiated project which organized & created a warehouse system whererelease cycle time was reduced by 93% from 14 days to 1 and inventorydollar discrepancy was reduced by 98% from $34.5 million to $735 thousand.Consistently analyzed quality problems and implemented corrective action.E.R. SQUIBB & Sons, New Brunswick, NJLaboratory Supervisor 12/1983 -2/1991Interfaced with production and planning, organized laboratory, consolidatedoperations and revised specifications.Consolidated the specification coordinator, the container testingsupervisor and the raw material sampling supervisor positions into oneposition with an annual savings of $67,000.Reorganized operations in the sampling and testing areas achieving bothquality control dictates and planning/manufacturing deadlines.Headed project to revise and develop system which made up to datespecifications available to lab personnel eliminating dimensionalrejections. E.R. SQUIBB & Sons, New Brunswick, NJ Chemist 12/1981-2/1983Chemically analyze finished Product for specific parameters as found in the testingstandards (based upon USP parameters).Compared testing standard parameters vs. USP parameters to assure compliance withFDA dictates.Education: MBA - Management/Marketing, Wagner College, Staten Island, NY BS - Chemistry, Wagner College, Staten Island, NYCONTINUING EDUCATION/TRAININGPreparing Performance based Statements of Work 2003SAP Purchasing 2 2003Project Management 2003SAP Purchasing 1 2003Cost Effective Supply Chain Management,Kansas City MO 2001Financial Analysis for Supplier Selection 2000Workshop in Negotiating Skills, Skillman, NJ 2000Supplier Diversity Workshop, Skillman, NJ 2000Backdoor Selling/Quality Awareness, Skillman, NJ 2000Methodology and Analytical Purchasing Skills,Warsaw, Indiana 1999CERTIFICATION/LICENSESCertified Purchasing Manager, National Association of Purchasing Management- 2000 |
