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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.) • Manage suppliers, including supplier approval processes, performance evaluations and supplier corrective actions.

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). • Coordinate and balance daily staffing plans to ensure proper support to critical care units. • Leads change initiatives, fostering employee involvement, to enhance teamwork, accountability and sense of urgency.

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. • Production Planning Supervisor

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