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Manage Strategic Supplier Relationships, Track and Manage Supply Chain Requirements, Negotiation, Administering Critical Supply Agreements to support Engineering, Procurement, and Construction operations.

Review, Modify, and Negotiate Supply Chain, MRO, and Facilities Contact and Master Service Agreements for major regional Foodservice/Restaurant Group representing twenty-six (26) restaurant locations in Northeast Pennsylvania. Conceptualize, Design, and Utilize analytical tools and methodologies to maximize cost management and optimize operational efficiencies in key areas such Group Purchasing Organizations,, Biodiesel, Security, Waste Management, and Fire Protection.

Worked directly with corporate management at C-Level to develop, administer, and manage coalition of multi-national corporations such as Google, Amerisource Bergen, Philips Healthcare, Kearney Consulting to support development and successful submission of comprehensive proposal for US Government $2.2B 10 Year USAID Pharmaceutical Global Health Supply Chain initiative.

Responsible for managing and ensuring understanding, alignment, and compliance to Ancillare's Global Procurement and Sourcing Management approach while sustaining and improving Ancillare's "Supplier Relationships:

Pricing Liaison between Purchasing and Sales.Monitor Stock Levels to ensure optimum stock quantities to ensure maximum efficiency of overall relative operations.Conceptualize, Design, and Implement Business Analytics Systems to Analyze Purchasing and Commodity Trends and Forecast success of existing and new Product Lines.

• Responsible for Combine strategic orientation and hands-on tactical experience to provide start-to-finish purchasing support for the Engineering, Business Unit and Project Manager teams, and others to ensure a smooth, efficient and timely project execution process.• Identify, Qualify, and Establish vendor relationships; particularly near potential OPT deployment and fabrication locations in the U.S., Europe, Australia Japan, and elsewhere in the world as required.• Develop a geographically diverse network of third party inspectors to enhance and support corporate quality inspection program

• Responsible for developing and managing the company's supply-chain to ensure adequate supply of various biological and laboratory products and services to meet production requirements and enable introduction of new products.• Conceptualized Strategic Group Purchasing Division operating as a profit center to leverage and optimize aggregate expenditures over multiple Limited Liability Corporations (LLC) targeting scientific and non-scientific market sectors.• Professionally manage business relationships with key suppliers and business partners and expand network of suppliers to meet internal and external demand.

• Maintain supply chain process connecting US plant with contract manufacturer in Vietnam and multiple US-based and Off-Shore Suppliers, made very challenging given the distance, time to produce and rapid buildup in demand • Manage ERP system selection and implementation process to support dynamic ramp-up for start-up high technology Electronics Corporation in telecommunications sector.• Identified ERP systems that would meet needs and were scalable. Developed and sent RFPs to all vendors. Reviewed each to determine which delivered the best combination of performance, lowest initial and ongoing costs, value and ease of installation and management. Developed statement of work, business requirements documentation, project plan, integration requirements, implementation schedule for ERP system to support all major business areas including Manufacturing, Finance & Accounting, Procurement, Materials Management, Planning, Global Logistics, Product Development, Sales & Marketing, Information Technology, and Research & Development. Original resource requirements and budget estimate for project was ten FTEs at a cost of $500K. Identified and implemented opportunities to cut costs. Delivered on-budget with only two FTEs at a cost of $100K.• Developed and implemented robust supply chain process to meet stringent demands of major customers. Given broad range and complexity of products, established models and metrics to rapidly identify potential shortages while managing and rationalizing inventory to minimize carrying costs critical to tight cash flow in this start-up. • Manage vendor relations to ensure availability of outsourced components and achieve best costs

• Strategically identified and obtained alternate supply sources in China to achieve lower landed cost for Solar Panels (critical path material accounting for 80% of direct material costs). Slashed COGS giving company a distinct competitive advantage.• Expertly controlled $25M solar panel investment through the design, execution, and superior administration of central/remote warehousing protocol in addition to perpetual inventory systems and procedures. Located remote warehouses to meet JIT requirements of major customers. • Devised and rolled out a Just-In-Time delivery system from central and remote warehousing to project sites for guaranteed continuous field production. Ensured product available as installation disruption unacceptable and could generate significant negative press if product unavailable.• Formulated, established and managed Procurement Project Plan to achieve zero budget overruns for critical path items to include solar panels, power inverters, and transformers for 5 megawatt solar projects.• Developed and implemented a highly successful automated bar code scanning system and serial number tracking system. Achieved 99+% inventory accuracy levels and zero shrinkage

• Led worldwide execution of RFID and automated data collection solutions for DuPont (largest corporate client), resulting in 90% reduction in accumulated IT issues within 9-month period, significantly improved client relationship and development of resource capacity for subsequent business collaborations.• Authored successful upgrade proposal to major energy corporation to improve current bar code scanner configuration and productivity in addition to warranted reduction in data misreads, positively affecting change orders against existing project scope with a total of $50K. • Leveraged calculated negotiations with renowned chemical corporation for impartial disbursement of performed work for integration testing project phase not documented in original Statement of Work (SOW), resulting in supplementary revenue growth of $100K.• Provided project leadership for a global enterprise software and services provider for manufacturing and supply chain automation solutions (SAP Integration, RFID, xMII, Automated Data Collection) in chemical, consumer products, and pharmaceutical industries with $30M in annual sales.• Managed all stages of budgeted $2M project lifecycle (development/design, unit testing, integration testing, implementation, support) involving automated supply chain solutions in pharmaceutical and chemical industries with pronounced focus on resource loading and leveling, developing project scope (budgets, timelines, delivery dates, project costs), customer relationships, continuous design improvements, software maintenance agreements, and ongoing technical support.• Built and fortified sustained relationships while liaising directly with allocated clients to enhance supply chain optimization prospects employing Acsis suite of automated supply chain solutions.

• Secured position as IT Project Leader/Program Manager for spices, herbs, seasoning, and flavor manufacturer, marketer, and distributor to entire food industry with $3B global sales and 7,500 employees. Customers range from retail outlets and food manufacturers to food service businesses located in North America, Europe, and Asia/Pacific. • Implemented offshore Global Purchasing Organization in Grand Caymans to ensure gain of $6M annualized tax benefit while serving as IT Program Manager.• Orchestrated multi-division MRO E-Procurement outsource project with control of $160M indirect spend and Nistevo On-Demand Transportation Management Solution controlling $60M annualized transportation costs as IT Project Lead.• Key member with strategic role on Multiple Management Board for development and implementation of supply chain Key Performance Indicators (KPI) based on SCOR model to target business performance in consumer products industry. • Spearheaded creation, testing, implementation, and support for all SAP/ EDI transactions to automate tender and acceptance process for the selection of lowest inbound and outbound carriers, attaining an 5% annualized reduction in $60M corporate transportation spend.• Played key role in the expansion and roll out of SAP Business Intelligence performance metrics to assist executive management with the provision of a “real-time” Logistics Dashboard.• Managed internal investigation project for database conversion feasibility and consequently influenced SQL database system transition from Access for MRO Procurement Software for optimized performance level and improved operational efficiency.• Created, examined, realized, and provided support of all domestic outbound/inbound shipping documentation in adherence with relevant federal and state regulation for avoidance of preventable customs duties, fees, and penalties.

• Coordinated development of ERP Project Implementation Plan and expanded methodologies, toolkits, and execution plan for Symix Inventory Management & MRP II service offerings for a leading provider of software development and consultation with $20M in annual sales.

• Project Team Leader for accelerated SAP R/3 Materials Management implementation in global Pharmaceutical Development corporation to saving company an estimated $500K in consulting fees. Developed and implemented Supply Agreements with twenty (20) top suppliers to achieve documented cost reductions exceeding $2M. Achieved 2% increase on gross margins and 3% increase on Return on Investment.• Developed & Implemented innovative asset management and investment recovery program in global Pharmaceutical CRO to manage Chromatography GC/LC column spend to realize annualized $250,000 cost savings achieved through expense reduction, consolidation, donation tax benefits, & improved inventory turnover.• Lead Player in negotiating and managing $10M Hewlett Packard Mass Spectrometer purchase including all related training & support agreements to support Clinical Trial operation. • Responsible for managing all Procurement and Sourcing tasks to support major global facility & system infrastructure ramp-up after $50M IPO for global Pharmaceutical CRO in key categories such as laboratory equipment, scientific instrumentation, pharmaceutical manufacturing equipment, information technology hardware, networking, and software.• Organized and administered purchasing consortium involving several major pharmaceutical corporations and world class technology suppliers to collectively earn $500K in cash rebates and $10M in discounts over 4-year contract term. • Lead Player in securing insurance underwriting coverage for clinical trial program to migrate risk & liability associated with global logistics for blood sample transport from U.S. to Germany.

• Managed corporate expenditures exceeding $200,000,000 annually. Project Leader for installing Purchasing, Receiving, & Payables systems in four major divisions of Fortune 500 Corporation. Reduced purchase order cycle from three weeks to one week, elevated receiving accuracy from 40% to 92%, increased staff productivity 25%, & saved over $150,000 in overpayments

• Managed all Procurement, Distribution, & Sourcing activities for components and finished goods for U.S. based subsidiary of global Chromatography GC/LC column & equipment manufacturer. Implemented policy regarding pricing and order placement from many foreign firms in China, the Middle East and South America, as well as Europe, responding in such a way so as to help significantly increase sales and gross profit margin. Expanded distributorships to increase discount rate on high volume and high margin products from 15% to 33%.