Head of Orderbook Management team for US & Canada, responsible for identifying and mitigating risks to achieve on-time deliveries, sales targets, and strategic objectives. Utilize order book analysis to supply availability projections that will facilitate purchasing, order fulfillment, distribution, and inbound prioritization in collaboration with related functions. Drives efficiency on order prioritization to support on-time and in-full (OTIF) targets and serves as the primary point of escalation for delivery note issues.• Drive the strategic development of operations to deliver key service outcomes for high volume accounts, DTC, Digital Accounts and Clearance accounts for US and Canada (Amazon, DSG, Macy’s, Costco, Zappos, Burlington, Ross, TJMAXX) • Proactively develop and implement long-term strategic business plans, while overseeing effective communication of order book status information to the sales team, while collaborating to resolve constraints such as delivery blocks, distros, and pricing issues. •Drive strategic initiatives through cross-functional partnerships in operations, sales, finance, merchandising, and business planning, as well as the day-to-day management of wholesale orderbook. • Supply finish goods availability projections to identify and action purchasing, order fulfillment, distribution, or inbound prioritization. • Directly develop, coach and lead a group of specialists, building a dynamic culture of inclusion, trust, integrity, transparency, and collaboration. • Work with the senior leadership team to develop outbound sales strategy to achieve internal sales targets and goals.• Define & create necessary tools and roadmap to develop the Account Operations Team.

Direct the sourcing strategy for the Strategic Operations region, including technical transfers, material alternative sourcing, and risk management control for “never out of stock” medicines. Responsible for driving clarity on the Global sourcing strategy through both, Regional and Executive level S&OP/ IBP.• Execute global network strategies related to manufacturing site rationalization, ensuring smooth transitions with no supply disruptions, and making sure final supply agreements are met for high revenue and controlled substances products.• Lead projects to balance manufacturing volume loading across the Strategic Operations and Latin America regions, with a goal of maximizing utilization of the manufacturing network for new markets.• Work closely with local supply chain and market planning Teams to evaluate and analyze demand, production, inventories, and costs.• Served as interim SC Head for Local-to-Local manufacturing facilities and associated Markets. S&OP/IBP roll out in Thailand, Serbia, and Russian sites and markets.• Led a cross-functional team in a task force aimed to alleviate manufacturing capacity constraints at three global manufacturing facilities.• Currently leading 4 manufacturing site divestments from bridge stock build until decommissioning of machinery. • Responsible for write-off management and site inventory reduction initiatives:• Reallocation of raw material excess within the manufacturing network and external brokers.• Consolidation of multiple markets into one single source, leading to minimization of changeovers, implementation of super-lots, and RM/PM cost improvements associated with improvements on planning parameters and larger manufacturing volumes.

Direct the sourcing strategy for Latin America, including technical transfers, material alternative sourcing, and risk management control for “never out of stock” medicines. Oversee end-to-end site remediation plans consisting of civil work such as construction, air lock systems, critical manufacturing systems, and finish product remediation. Responsible for designing and executing projects to balance manufacturing volume loading across the Latin American region, with a goal of maximizing utilization of the manufacturing network for new markets. Executed Global Network strategies associated with manufacturing site rationalization, ensuring a smooth transition, no supply disruptions, and attainment of final supply agreements. End to end management of the Supply Chain Team and third-party operations for a site in South America. Handled all supply chain activities associated with company mergers and acquisitions. Managed a group of 12 FTE - seven direct and five second level.• Developed and led a raw material re-allocation process that delivered savings of $300K+ per year for the LatAm region. Currently being rolled out globally based on its success.• Serve as regional liaison between local supply chain, market planning teams, and diverse site resources to evaluate and analyze demand, production, inventories, and costs.• Act as regional single point of contact for site’s technical, regulatory, planning, and commercial personnel to ensure proper prioritization of projects and attainment of defined project plan and budgets.• Led a Quality and Critical Pharmaceutical Systems as well as Finish Product Remediation plan with a budget of $35M.• Manage the execution of allocation process for raw and packing materials.• Gained strong experience with site closures, coordinating last supplies to the market to meet both private business and tenders volumes, minimizing penalties ensuring smooth transition to site closure.

Provided end-to-end supply chain management for the OTC healthcare business (Vicks, Metamucil, Pepto Bismol, Hipoglos). Managed projects with multi-functional teams, including Regulatory, Quality, and third-party Procurement to ensure a positive impact on cost, cash, quality, and service. Ensured supply across the portfolio for both imported and locally manufactured and sourced finished goods. • Delivered sustained customer service results and impacted cost and quality supporting both base business growth and new initiative launches, while decreasing non-productive inventory and associated scrap. • Collaborated with the Commercial team to assure best execution and driving volume to products with inventory excess. • Led a daily taskforce to ensure best supply scenario during the high seasonal period for the respiratory business.• Handle all planning activities for two US manufacturing sites serving US and Latin American markets; responsible to oversee planning for manufacturing sites in Brazil supplying respiratory and skin care products for LATAM markets.• Rolled out S&OP, OTIF and Schedule adherence KPIs across the LATAM SC organization.

Responsible for coordinating all aspects of special logistics projects, collaborating with product line stakeholders to drive logistics solutions, enabling the right product to be shipped to the right place on time and damage free for the lowest cost, while meeting customer requirements and timelines.• Oversaw optimization of the overseas drop shipments business models, establishing and setting up a regional distribution center for Latin America for finished products; installed base services and spare parts. • Took ownership of financials and logistics; worked with quarterly adjustable targets for NIN and DIN.• Managed international transports and customs processes for the South Cone Region which encompasses Chile, Argentina and Uruguay markets.• Propelled the successful completion of mergers between APC and PELCO, handling the logistics operations processes, master data, SAP migration, MRP process, and sales forecasts process.• Achieved 2012 Best Practice Award for Lean Six Sigma project consisting of import processes under restrictive import regulations, saving company $135K in structural costs.

Coordinated the project planning based on Clinical Protocol requirements, including identifying complex international logistics solutions for short shelf life drug products and medical devices. Managed national distribution through two warehouses under GCP standards. Supported end-to-end supply chain for clinical trials and the stock management for Brazil, Argentina, and Chile. Designed and adhered to logistics and warehouse SOPs and standard procedures.• Project planning, initiation, execution, change control, and closing.• Budget and resource coordination.• Risk management planning (risk identification, analysis, response planning, monitoring, & control), keeping close communication with Clinical Trial Teams. • Management of customer/stakeholder expectations; facilitation of cross-functional decisions.