Ed Orme, Mba Email & Phone Number

Phila, Pa.

Responsible for product supply of all products including all manufacturing, supply chain and technical support functions. Product manufacturing is contracted out and performed at an internal manufacturing site.Actient Pharmaceuticals was purchased by Auxilium Pharmaceuticals as of April 2013.

Directed day-to-day operations as leader of Asia Pacific Regional TO&PS Team to provide timely and cost-effective product supply, and to build organizational capability to support a high growth business strategy. Oversaw 4 manufacturing sites and 2 country Technical Operations teams supporting annual sales of $2.5B. Focused regional technology function on cold chain process management technical capability and improvement in support of main business growth products throughout the region. Led regional initiatives in supply network strategy and organizational capability to improve performance in cost management, compliance and customer service.Achieved complete turnaround to address severely deteriorated customer service in major far east market. Implemented global quality and supply chain processes to support ongoing business, restoring customer service (84% to 99%), and reducing controllable cost of goods by 20%.Oversaw major operational excellence (OE) initiative, increasing OE at all sites. Resulted in record number of global recognition awards and significant reduction of process implementation gap to global sites. Produced additional benefits from OE initiative, including improvements in process robustness, equipment utilization and productivity, energy consumption and management processes, with an estimated cost savings of $500K.Co-developed and co-led contingency preparedness plan with Korean Operations and Quality leaders during an unexpected strike, allowing critical therapies to be supplied during strike, and continuation of strategic product growth of newly launched products, protecting $100M of sales.Guided efforts to establish regional network sourcing strategy focused on significant growth in China, while optimizing low cost manufacturing locations.

Led Latin America Regional TO&PS team to provide dependable product supply that was cost effective and in compliance with requirements. A major focus was developing strong organizational capability as a foundation for a high growth business strategy. Established and aligned Consumer External Supply Network Team with Global Consumer Operating Unit for enhanced global integration. Inaugurated regional technology function with focus on cold chain process management across package, transportation and storage functions, from design to qualification and operational capability and standards. Responsibility included 2 manufacturing sites and 6 country technical operations teams supporting annual sales of $1.2B.Spearheaded development of regional technical capability when strategic product portfolio shifted to biologics. Oversaw new product supply process implementations across technical, quality and supply chain functions.Led TO&PS efforts for 50+ new biologics product launches in the LA region made possible by implementation of new global processes, supporting strategic sales of $500K, with ongoing customer service maintained at 99%.Co-led network strategy team to support business growth and low cost product supply, resulting in focused strategies to increase regional packaging and product support, while improving business effectiveness and logistics efficiency.Led 2 concurrent crisis management teams in major Latin America market who restored normal operations and customer service after severely deteriorating customer service with 2 product lines. Customer service was restored across both product lines to 95% and 98% respectively.

Accountable for leading global team of package engineers, packaging equipment engineers and artwork production professionals in support of global business units.Engaged leadership team to pursue higher value added functional strategy and to identify gaps and opportunities to improve package design and development processes. Global packaging standards were established. 1 product sample was re-engineered at annual savings of $5MM. Product Security features were also implemented, saving significant resources with global technology standardization.CAREER NOTE: Additional experience as Senior Director, Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, Director, Logistics & Compliance, SmithKline Beecham, Director, Lititz Operations, Warner Lambert, Director, Manufacturing Operations, Spring Garden Street, Smith Kline Beecham, and Director, Technical Integration Project, Rhone-Poulenc Rorer, Focused Factory Leader, Liquids, Rhone-Poulenc Rorer.

Phila, Pa.

Worked with U.S. and EU Smithkline Consumer plants in the areas of Logistics and Compliance. Led cross functional team to create practical computer system validation / Part 11 compliance plan. Represented Consumer Operations in creation of risk management plan aligned with company initiative.

Lititz, Pa

Led 500,000 SF OTC pharmaceutical manufacturing site with 800 employees while major plant investment plan was in progress to focus manufacturing technology, enhance compliance and transform plant structure and culture.

Phila, Pa

Created and led final phase out plan for the site, including leading technical transfers of final dozen products of various solid dosage forms, coordinating activities across plant and corporate functions while maintaining market supply.

Ft Washington, Pa.

One of the initial leaders of new Focused Factory plant organizational structure. Led Maalox Liquids team consisting of manufacturing, planning and technical support functions to the product line. Significantly focused efforts on process improvement, yield improvement and compliance initiatives.

Ft Washington, Pa;

Led all plant Materials Mgmt functions at the 600,000 SF combination OTC and Rx pharmaceutical manufacturing site including Purchasing, Planning, Warehousing and Supplier Certification. Responsible for new ERP system implementation with new material tracking barcoding capability.

Mba, Production Operations Management

Bs, Accounting

Executive Ms, Engineering

Completed 50% of requirements.