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Carlsbad, CA, US

Carlsbad, CA, US

Paris, France, FR

Paris, France, FR

• Manage the supply chain of two products in the renal and oncology space that represent approximately $250M in revenue.
• Lead the monthly S&OP process and provide the product team with inventory and production performance reports, new product integration updates, risk and/or opportunities related to the supply chain, revenue and spend.
• Manage the activities of 5 global contract manufacturers’ to ensure uninterrupted supply of drug product by providing purchase orders and production forecasts, quarterly performance reviews, and identifying.
• Lead the Long Range Planning and Product Supply and Continuity Assessment processes for products under my responsibility.

Amersfoort, Utrecht, NL

• Assumed responsibility of the Warehouse, Shipping and Receiving and worked to acquire the necessary space to manage the increase in overall inventory that was a result of internal growth, an acquisition and a.
• Operations project manager responsible for managing the successful integration of new products as part of a distributor partnership with a surgical device manufacturer.
• Developed a report to identify slow-moving and obsolete inventory and worked with management to execute disposition to increase turns and free much needed space.
• Developed inventory, shipping, and receiving metrics to measure performance and support continuous improvement.

Danvers, MA, US

• Managed the QA Department which included First Article Inspection of all new products, incoming inspection of all production material, annual supplier quality audits, and management of the company’s custom color.
• Leader of a cross-functional team that implemented various green initiatives. This included installing hand dryers, eliminated all reusable kitchen supplies, implemented recycling programs for batteries, plastic bags.
• Managed the RoHS compliance initiative by gathering the necessary compliance documents for all of the companies resins and color concentrates in addition to coordinating over a hundred color matches for those colors.

Danvers, MA, US

• Reduced the company’s quarterly freight expenditures by approximately $70K or 10% by streamlining existing processes, creating new ones, and developing reports and metrics for management to identify future opportunities.
• Reviewed the layout of the warehouse and worked with the Manufacturing and Distribution Managers to improve the material flow and increase inventory capacity by 12% at no cost through more efficient use of space.
• System administrator for the purchasing, inventory and manufacturing modules of our ERP system. Achievements included setting up an automated cycle count program, resolved issues with part number set-up that resulted.
• Developed inventory metrics that measured inventory valuation, inventory turns, D.I.O.H., obsolete and excess inventory, as well as cycle counting results.

North Reading, MA, US

• Develop metrics to more accurately measure delivery performance of all platforms and upgrades.
• Manage customer escalations by resolving issues with Planning, Manufacturing, Test, and/or Shipping and communicate results to management.
• Coordinate with the Demand Management Group to continuously review and refine processes surrounding buffer strategies utilizing the principals of Total Quality Management.

North Reading, MA, US

• Responsible for managing customer upgrades, internal upgrades, field service-orders, and retrofit projects. This portion of the Master Production Schedule generates $100M+ in annual revenue.
• Responsible for compiling quarterly revenue figures, inventory impact reports, and performance metrics.
• Leader of a QIT that created a tool to reduce inventory by capturing historical demand and incorporating Marketing’s forecast. Inventory was reduced by $2M within the first year while maintaining a 95%+ service level.

North Reading, MA, US

• Division administrator of the simulation tool used to gauge the inventory impact of high volume Master Production Schedule changes.
• Work with Manufacturing, Test, Shipping, and Marketing to resolve daily issues surrounding customer orders to ensure accurate and on-time delivery.

Bad Homburg, Frankfurt, DE

• Controlled $25MM in annual production of two manufacturing plants for a leading product in renal dialysis.
• Managed over $10MM in annual freight costs distributing product to more than 20 distribution centers and controlling inventory levels at those DC’s.
• Worked with the plant managers and distribution managers to reduce backorders by more than $300,000 and increased customer service level to 98%.

Bad Homburg, Frankfurt, DE

• First person to implement the “cradle to grave” concept where distribution and planning functions were merged.
• Established inter-modal lanes to various distribution centers to reduce monthly freight costs by more than $40K. Received the corporate “Above and Beyond Award” for this effort, which is given to 5 employees worldwide.
• Coordinated replenishment shipments to national distribution centers; determined timing and quantities based on forecasted regional demand with the goal of minimizing costs while maintaining high on-time delivery.

Fort Liberty, NC, US

• Basic Training at Fort Jackson, SC
• Advanced Individual Training at Fort Gordon, GA
• 2 Overseas Deployment Training exercises in Camp Doha, Kuwait