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Philadelphia

Philadelphia

• Responsible for negotiating and maintaining all PeriOp contracts.
• Review and analyze capital purchase requisitions, supplies and services to ensure lowest cost.
• Provide leadership and assist buyers and administrators in resolving purchasing issues.
• Resolve invoice discrepancy’s and maintain Lawson system integrity.
• Provide value analysis, expense reduction and customer service to internal and external departments.
• Coordinate the weekly item adds within the PeriOp portfolio.

Collegeville Pa.

• Create, Schedule and maintain production orders within the ERP system (Oracle) for assigned work centers to load the factory to ensure manufacturing output goals are obtained for the site.
• Responsible for assisting in the development implementation/maintenance of Lean Manufacturing initiatives, including Kanban/Pull systems with vendors and production.
• Responsible for site procurement activities (raw materials, outside services) as well as expense items).
• Prepare management reports as required (Inventory ABC analysis/cost savings program; raw material cost track, etc.); Tracks and updates operating/expense budget.
• Analyze contractual commitments, customer specifications, design changes, and other data to plan and develop planning and procurement activities from conceptual stage through life-cycle of product.

Warminster Pa.

• Coordinate the planning, purchasing and delivery of customer orders within the MRP system.
• Responsible for maintaining accurate and adequate inventory levels for an inventory value of $1,000,000.
• Negotiate and maintain subcontractor-purchasing contracts with global suppliers.
• Responsible for tactical procurement in support of the sites production & engineering requirements.
• Manage and schedule production & engineering resources to meet customer requirements.
• Prepare management reports as required (Revenue, Cost savings program, E&O, On time delivery, etc.)

Greater Philadelphia Area

• Coordinate all activities in the Storeroom & Receiving Departments within ERP system (Lawson)
• Responsible for the development of logistics, transportation and storage requirements for all hospital materials.
• Direct and schedule a staff of twenty- five people to support a 452 bed hospital.
• Manage an annual inventory value of $450,000
• Provide monthly departmental statistical reports to senior level management.
• Implemented and maintained hospital supply stocking system Par Excellence (point of use data system).

Greater Philadelphia Area

• Coordinate the planning, scheduling and delivery of customer orders in a fast paced telecommunications facility.
• Communicate and prepare daily status reports to Program and Operations Management.
• Responsible for inventory management and finished goods production utilizing Oracle Materials Management and Production Planning functionality
• Expedite customer orders through the manufacturing facilities, to ensure complete and timely deliveries.
• Maintain the Production/Scheduling Systems (Oracle) with updated information to ensure system integrity.
• Team lead for the implementation of Demand Flow Technology (Lean Mfg.) to improve unit cycle times.

Greater Philadelphia Area

• Develop and schedule production plans for all pharmaceutical contract-packaging operations.
• Initiate and expedite purchase orders for folding cartons and inserts/outserts.
• Manage the inventory and delivery of pharmaceutical products/components to productions sites.
• Prepare monthly sales forecasting and scheduling reports; update senior management daily.
• Knowledge of pharmaceutical R&D processes, GLPs, GMPs or GCPs.
• Ensured compliance with all corporate and applicable regulatory SOP and industry FDA guidelines.

Greater Philadelphia Area

• Provide production support for mechanical and electrical Satellite manufacturing areas.
• Approved and released manufacturing orders and material necessary to support operating plans.
• Developed schedules and contingency plans to meet customer requirements.
• CNC Machining Technician
• Tooling Specialist

Baccalaureate Degree, Organizational Leadership

Associate, Business Administration

Apprenticeship, Tool & Die