At Biogen, our mission is clear: we are pioneers in neuroscience. Biogen discovers, develops, and delivers worldwide innovative therapies for people living with serious neurological and neurodegenerative diseases.Accountable for category management, strategic sourcing, and team project management. Responsible for clinical research outsourcing and clinical support services categories and strategic sourcing events. Accountable for $100's of million spend. Top performer on cost reduction results delivering $11 million new in 2021, $14M new in 2020, and service improvements, highly effective supplier negotiation in large, complex, and high visibility projects. Co-led new Category Strategy methodology creation and training. Recognized professional with strong work ethic, global collaboration, creativity and influencing peers and stakeholders. Leveraging market intel resources and stakeholder expertise. Highly collaborative & team oriented. References available

Reporting to the Chief Procurement Officer, accountable for IT & Capital Equipment Category Management, cross-functional teams; RFQ, RFP, supplier selection, negotiated and contracted $1.1MM savings on eCommerce Digital Transformation platforms. Negotiated R&D capital equipment contracts, delivered 30% cost savings on IT collaboration tools. 20% saving on other annual IT services. Strong collaboration, creativity, persuasion, & influencing. Primary stakeholders included CIO/CTO and Plant Executives.

Procurement & Operations expert on complex Logistics Orthopedics medical devices Forward & Reverse Stocking Location (FSL) contract operationalization and implementation, Lead on Global merger logistics network integration contract and value opportunity analysis. RFP Leader on large and complex international Cross-BU multi-warehouse integration opportunity, procurement and cost reduction. Market research, Influencing & Coaching. Consultant / contractor.

Global Sourcing & Procurement Center of Excellence PMO data analytics role to innovate and deliver enterprise-wide process improvement and cost reduction opportunities using spend data analytics, professional knowledge, and supplier management skills to impact $B spend, TCO, and cost efficiencies. Project Management of $B/K long tail supplier reduction and savings initiative, developed business case and strategic direction for category strategy program, market insights acquisition, and executed outsourcing RFP’s. Accountable for Global Leadership Strategy/Executive Operations analytics reporting

Partnered across 9 global manufacturing locations identifying and leading projects and events, managed key supplier relationships, synthesized market intel, mastered category technical expertise to negotiate and deliver best TCO value, supply reliability, quality and service;• Created & executed category strategy for 16%/$1.3M savings global ocean freight forwarding: RFP, negotiated, financial analytics, innovated pricing structure, best-in-class SLA KPI’s with malice penalty, 90 day terms and consolidated 5 suppliers to 2 and deepen relationship for improved supplier performance, service, quality and reliability• Category leader for 17%/$725K savings on European Distribution consolidation; Identified stakeholder requirements, audited suppliers, manage RFP’s, negotiation lead, avoided $365K scope creep• Audited and updated European Over-the-Road freight contracts. Identified and designed 33% freight cube optimization in key full truck load lane• 30% savings on Helsinki commercial warehouse and transportation award & implementation• Consortium Category Leader for global small parcel optimization• Delivered 18%/$320K savings on non-competitive packaging supplier negotiation with no spec, source change, or qualification in 3 months. Exceeded plan by 70% and 6 months, contracted 90 day terms with innovative pricing structure• Project Manager for 28%/$720k saving on secondary packaging RFQ, TCO analytics, led negotiation, qualification, supplier audits, implementation and on-going QBR’s• Deliver 42%/$360K savings and mitigate risk of single source polypropylene supplier End Of Life notice. Project Mgr / led RFQ, Negotiation, site visits, Engineering Qualification and contracting• Risk mitigated dual source non-woven synthetic and hook-tape materials for 30%/$2M and 35%/$700k savings with R&D, Product Management, and Finance• Co-developed ‘Supplier Contracting Best Practices’ internal training• Key Contributor to FDA 820.50 Purchasing Controls SOP compliance

Senior Leadership Team member accountable for Sales & Operations Planning, Materials Management, Procurement, Strategic Sourcing Programs, and Warehouse & Logistics groups.Results include process simplification, continuous improvement of SAP applications and inventory control, cost reduction and alternate sourcing, and productivity improvement.• Lead New Product Introduction ramp-up and simultaneous contract manufacturing outsourcing• Implemented supply chain basics in procurement, materials management and outsourcing• Trained team on inventory reduction, purchasing planning, and cost reduction techniques• Re-implemented SAP stocking locations for improved inventory control• Electronic components, circuit boards, metals, and plastics. International travel.

Instrumental in innovation and transformation results for Purchasing Magazine’s Excellence Award to Lucent Technologies. Tightly executed strategic sourcing of Bell Labs R&D New Product Introduction, optical components, microprocessors and Services spendSENIOR MANAGER, ADVANCED PROCUREMENTProfessional Services Business Div., sourcing strategy and execution lead role focused on client Executive Relationships impacting procurement in multiple under served Units promoting $500M revenue and margin improvement• Established sourcing strategies, influenced global cross functional client teams, single point of contact for Business into Global Procurement• Established readiness and deployment capabilities with strategic suppliers• Multiple 10 and 12% profit increases in sales cycles and customer deployment projectsSTRATEGIC SOURCING MANAGEROptical and Semiconductor categories – Supplier Relationship Manager for Optical and Semiconductor primary sources and supply base rationalization• Developed and executed strategies, negotiations, suppliers selection, and supply continuity• Extensive sourcing of highly technical optical and microprocessor designs and IP• Developed supplier improvements resulting in Supplier of the Year Award• Managed $400M spend with negotiated annual reductions of 14%, 8%, 9%.• Performed Supplier Quality audits and drove supplier Diversity SUPPLY CHAIN NEW PRODUCT ENGINEERBell Labs new product introduction sourcing and cost reduction• Applied structured gate review process for on-time on-budget new product releases• Achieved $2MM cost avoidance in second sourcing complex optoelectronic modulesMANUFACTURING PROGRAM MANAGER, Chief Manufacturing OfficeLeadership Development; Delivered supply chain transformation results for Lucent’s global contract manufacturing outsourcing for new business model.SENIOR ANALYST, Cell Phone plant start-up, operations, and shut down