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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 build relationships.► Developed Supplier score-carding as well as turnkey pricing with CMO's , driving down TCO.► Introduced several new suppliers from extensive personal network (for blister packs, desiccants, bottles and printing) to improve competitive landscape and potentially drive savings.

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 of site issues.► Launched highly successful inventory control project: scrapped excess corrugated cardboard and negotiated credit of nearly 50K for excess blister films, freeing up 20 pallet positions of critical warehouse space.► Partnered with warehouse function to continually monitor scrap and coordinate removal.

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 solution.⇨ Bridged cultural differences from recent merger. Convinced 2 initially resistant manufacturing sites to consolidate bottles through 1 primary manufacturer. Total cost savings $1.1MM. ► Developed and assisted in “green” packaging transition project moving from plastic birth control compact to sleek, high-end recyclable graphic sleeve. Total cost savings $3.1MM.

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 created significant downward trends in inventory costs. ► Completed $9MM heat seal film, paper and blister negotiation, achieving cost savings of $1.5MM.► Developed and led a 7-step sourcing methodology, including Porters Five Forces, tailored to the dynamics of the organization, saving over $400M in ocean transportation charges alone.► Created total market analysis of global packaging requirements including feed stocks price movement.

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 savings. ► Completed Global Agreement encompassing 14 manufacturing plants worldwide.► Implemented a 7-step sourcing methodology in North America over 9 manufacturing sites and 3 divisions to develop a team and leverage total company packaging spend ($35MM+). Realized $2.8MM savings. ► Accrued additional duties as Acting Purchasing Manager (2005-2006), managing 4 purchasing professionals.2002-2004: Manager/Proj LeaderHeavily involved in project leadership of multi-functional teams in a fast paced, multi-tasking environment. Designed and implemented negotiating strategies, and served as point person for negotiating contracts for primary and secondary packaging as well as molded components.► Recipient of 2004 Presidents Award for novel RediPen launch.► Achieved $2.5MM cost savings with single source vendor while negotiating lower annual volumes.► Began open dialogue with supplier and contract manufacturer which was instrumental in complete turnaround of Intron A project. Maintained aggressive project launch date. Negotiated $2.5MM cost savings.

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 savings through vendor negotiations of $80,000/$145,000 in vendor replacement.