Manager- Materials Management And Clinical Distribution
Kenilworth, New Jersey, Us
- Led a materials team of 26 members with an operating budget of over 12 million dollars in the areas of material procurement, dispensing, sampling, shipping, and storage in support of Phase I- IV clinical products- Partnered with various customers in clinical supplies planning, clinical manufacturing, clinical quality assurance and clinical operations - Developed a high performing line supervisory team- Redefined area roles and responsibilities to centralize work and created standard working tools/ training materials - Streamlined area policies, practices and procedures - Managed the Domestic Processes for USDA permit ownership, FDA hold approvals, Custom Duty Payments and DEA controlled substance permit - Executed individual development plans across all team members - Built active scheduling and forecasting processes across the following workcenters: receiving, sampling, dispensing, shipping and destruction - Built a processes for inventory monitoring and material processing - Transferred, people, material and operations in support of three site closures - Lead a cross functional site team to ensure receiving, storage, and transportation compliance- Delivered specific facility upgrades to minimize inventory and streamline operationsACHIEVEMENTS- Achieved a $1.7 Million cost avoidance by insourcing work, reducing overtime, deferring spend on Material Purchases, and standardizing transportation schedules - Delivered a greater than 97% performance to schedule across all workcenters - Delivered a 70%- 80% reduction in cycle time of materials transactions - Saved over 7,000 labor hours by streamlining operations - Increased throughput ranging from 20%-35%- Delivered 0 critical observations across 3 regulatory agency, QP, and vendor audits- Reduced Inventory Levels by 18% while still delivering materials on time to customer- Decreased a previously existing Import Brokers Invoices Backlog of 1400 Items ($1.1 Million)