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Highlands, NJ, US

Princeton, NJ

Serve as in-house packaging expert. Manage all packaging and pricing at 2 DRL facilities and 4 contract packagers, which includes extensive item and vendor maintenance in SAP.► Quickly forged rapport and established credibility with Director of Packaging Engineering. Subsequently invited to accompany on co-packer visits to lend expertise and insights and.

New York

(Client Site: Novartis Pharma, Suffern, NY). Managed 3 purchasing agents (covering Packaging, APIs, Raw Materials and MRO) in a manufacturing environment. Maintained heavy interaction with QA/QC and Regulatory regarding change control, CAPAs and vendor restructuring. Handled day to day activities, multiple concurrent projects, vendor relations and a myriad.

Parsippany, NJ

Managed annual budget setting and monitored PPV. Introduced supplier scorecard and other innovations.► Identified unusually high costs/potential waste in plastic bottle manufacturing and took corrective actions:⇨ Worked directly on production line to investigate/identify problems. ⇨ Negotiated with bottle manufacturer to secure off-the-shelf, low-cost.

Skillman, NJ

Managed $32MM annual budget setting and followed annual PPV. Coordinated with related departments, like Packaging Engineering and Quality, to drive innovation and savings across the packaging and marketing category.► Developed and coordinated Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI) project in Dominican Republic, which garnered $1.2MM in total cost savings and.

Union, NJ

2005-2008: Global Sourcing Leader... for Packaging, both primary and secondary, including laminate films, foils, bottles, IPFC's, and corrugated. Recognized for packaging expertise in this new category leadership role, partnering with global sites and business functions to leverage total spend in order to improve quality, enhance services and drive.

Somerville, NJ

Developed purchasing/sourcing strategy. Managed 4 direct reports – 3 buyers and 1 assistant buyer – purchasing all API’s, packaging and MRO materials for both New York and Somerville, NJ facilities. Trained and supervised staff during the implementation of SAP purchasing and receiving.

Myerstown, PA

Managed budgeting, contracting and purchasing of over $64MM in API’s, dyes, flavors and fragrances for 2 manufacturing sites. Member of Bayer’s first Raw Material Strategic Source Team (SST) which included flavors and fragrances. Performed vendor audits assuring GMP compliance. Participated in SAP implementation through process validation. Realized cost.