The role within Roche-Genentech's Individualized and Cell Therapies program encompasses a spectrum of tasks vital to the production start-up process. From the intricate design and installation of manufacturing equipment to the meticulous testing and validation of processes and quality approaches, this position serves as a linchpin in ensuring the efficiency and effectiveness of production operations* Oversee production start-up processes including equipment design, installation, testing, and validation.* Serve as a central point of contact for various raw material categories, engaging with local and global teams to align with company objectives.* Manage category life cycles, regional strategies, procurement, sourcing projects, and supplier relationships.* Set and achieve project-specific targets, oversee supplier qualification projects, and plan materials for production needs.* Maintain robust supplier relations, monitor key performance indicators, and manage vendor sourcing.* Prepare requests for quotes, evaluate proposals, execute purchasing transactions, and optimize inventory levels.* Implement risk mitigation strategies and maintain documentation processes for operational resilience.* Collaborate with internal stakeholders to translate business needs into sourcing and spend management activities.* Drive continuous improvement initiatives across procurement processes and practices.* Focus on cost reduction, improved quality, risk management, strong supplier relationships, sustainability.* Analyze spending patterns to identify optimization areas and develop tailored sourcing strategies* Establish comprehensive policies and procedures for procurement activities.* Proactively mitigate potential risks associated with procurement disruptions or quality issues* Track key performance indicators such as cost savings, supplier performance, and contract compliance.* Make adjustments as necessary to optimize procurement outcomes and operational effectiveness

At Abzena, performing multiple tasks within the procurement function in support of client projects and corporate activities. Focus areas include coordination of quotes, issuing purchase orders to suppliers, tracking open orders, and resolution of order issues. Maintains an awareness of available or potential suppliers, reviews and evaluates their operations to validate cost, quality, reliability, and ability to meet schedule and price requirements. Interacts with Project Management, Scheduling, and Materials Management as well as suppliers.• Reviews and analyzes daily MRP data for materials, equipment, and services requisitions.• Issues Purchase Orders (PO) to suppliers through ERP software, vendor catalogs, email, and phone.• Ensures accurate and timely entry of all ERP purchasing parameters.• Communicates order issues (delays, backorders, damage, etc.) with internal customers.• Serves as the point person for day-to-day supplier interactions and activities. Ensures timely issue resolution with suppliers. Acts as a liaison between suppliers and involved departments to resolve procurement-related problems.• Identifies actual and potential delivery issues. Expedites materials or identifies alternatives, as needed, to meet production and inventory targets and ensuring there are no production shortages.• Conducts product, price, and lead time research to assist internal stakeholders.• Participates in the development of forecasts and inventory strategies.• Issues requests for quotes/proposals (RFQ/RFP) and administers awards consistent with cost, quality, and delivery requirements.• Ensures compliance with purchasing policies, GMP requirements, and ethics guidelines.• Works with Accounts Payable on supplier invoice issues or discrepancies.• Performs other relevant duties as assigned.

The Buyer Procurement in the Materials Management Division, I am responsible for ensuring themanufacture of pharmaceutical drug products in a cGMP-regulated environment. Primary duties includehands-on and overall coordination and management of purchasing activities, processing purchaseorders, obtaining quotes, tracking deliveries, and updating order records. Providing support to companies in the biotech sector, procurement specialists for pharmaceutical manufacturing, supporting ERP implementation, material management, and sourcing.Additional responsibilitiesinclude vendor negotiating, monitoring of purchase orders, and tracking deliveries, as well as assistingwith inventory control of materials that will be used to manufacture Clinical Trial and CommercialMaterials.Managing suppliers and vendor relationships and accounts.Works closely with production managers to maintain current and start-up projects.Support Quality and formulation validating suppliers for new item specifications for productions. (on-boarding)Supporting Finance & accounting, materials management, formulation, oncology.Maintain and uphold criteria in GMP guidelines and FDA regulation best practices.Obtaining Quotations and processing Purchase orders.Implementation of ERP Oracle NetSuite systems. data management and analysis.

Manage GMP and non GMP inventory, ISO compliance, CFR21, cGMP/FDA environment. maintain stock and inventory MOQ procurement and ad-hock supply for various projects. manage vendors and contractors, work in accordance with Quality assurance team for item specification and documentation. Supply/Cold chain, clean room transfers.

DNA Electronics Inc. Biotechnology in gene analysis R&D research. Responsible for purchasing, managing vendor accounts & book keeping, works closely with internal and external customers to acquire GMP and non-GMP manufacturing material, creating purchase requisitions in line of accounting codes, conceptualizing formulating supply chain & inventory management plan for a medical device manufacturer startup, developing standard operating procedures in areas of Company’s best interest & practices, creating strategies, key performance metrics, target guidelines, deliverables and deployment improvement initiatives to meet company objectives. Reported to Director & Material Manager of Operations.

Ingenu Inc. An M2M IoT Technology Company. My position supports several departments within the company including Supply Chain, Operations, Audits, Accounting, Shipping & Receiving, Inventory, Export Compliance, International Support, Deployment Teams, Purchasing, Engineers, Quality Assurance, Sales and Marketing. I provide superior interpersonal skills and unrivaled support to internal and external customers. I have accomplished cost saving analysis, implemented a new standard in SOP operating procedures, document control, regulatory and company best practices.

At Maxlinear Inc. I have been the company’s main liaison for all international shipments (entry and exit) of all materials. A great deal of very specific safety and security guidelines for export compliance and procedure. Major responsibilities include all aspects of shipping and receiving, BOM (bill of materials) per all departments and supporting international sites. I work closely with the purchasing, accounting, finance teams. Support Failure Analysis & Quality Assurance departments, as well as lab managers and the engineering teams handling equipment containing special sensitive equipment & materials.

One Industries Inc. Motocross apparel distributions company.Maintained the inventory on ERP database inventory control and analytics. Maintaining production orders and transactions for distribution, supply chain and coordinating logistics.

Duties included managing several departments, performing a daily cycle of inventory and documentations, and completing a beginning and end-of-day report. Team lead of 8 associates and key holder for special equipment and tactical gear inventories. I held showcase presentations of new products for bulk government purchasing, military service representatives, and buyers. This position also included marketing and customer service.