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Philadelphia, Pa, Us

United States

Responsible for internal and external warehouse inventory as part of the finance department. Led physical inventory audits, collaborating with external auditors to evaluate accuracy and controllership practices.Select Accomplishments• Improved inventory accuracy from 80% accuracy to 90% at external warehouses within 3 months.• Orchestrated ERP system monitoring, achieving a 99.8% accuracy rating for internal warehouse physical inventory.• Implemented processes, reporting, and metrics resulting in improved visibility into inventory business insights, saving $40K by rectifying billing errors.

New Jersey, United States

Managed 25 sites, owned vendor relationships, and ensured operations adherence to budgets. Launched, audited, and maintained new construction Delivery Stations Procurement operations.Select Accomplishments• Recovered a net $1.08MM by identifying and negotiating the sale of unused capital asset equipment.• Coordinated with Category and Senior Leadership to publish RFP and award contracts with cleaning services for Offsite Parking that saved $1.9MM annually. • Built a database to bring quick visibility to services currently provided at each site for Real Estate team and Supply Chain team to manage easier and faster.• Prevented $1.5MM in unnecessary spending on floor scrubbing machines since we paid janitorial vendor already to bring in equipment for cleaning. • Revamped Supply Chain audit used by all Procurement Program Managers, enhancing evaluation and scoring.

Logan Twp., Nj

Led procurement operations for a 1.1M sq ft facility, achieving optimal supply levels and fostering strong relationships with stakeholders.Select Accomplishments• Saved over $30k/month by having inbound team separate out good pallets and brought them to another Amazon site so they did not have to buy pallets. • Created training guide for other Procurement Managers with a small team of other senior Procurement managers• Key success is developing the receiving team while having great relationships with internal departments, stakeholders and leaders of other buildings and external vendors by being quickly responsive and drive to resolution.

West Chester, Pa

Owned all purchasing activities including: Evaluating critical material requirements vs. inventory levels to determine reordering, ordering for drop shipments, shipments to different warehouses, Inventory releases, and shipments to the manufacturing facility. Select Accomplishments• Led and coordinated MRP implementation including preparation of item import list, and coordinating manufacturing software implementation and the accounting MRP software. Successfully implemented and ran the business on the MRP systems through complex conversion. • Reduced manual errors by ~2% by implementing double check system which helped prevent larger problems down the line.

Swedesboro, Nj 08085

Drove procurement activities for 1,200 chemicals and 400+ packaging, labeling, and supplies.Select Accomplishments• Selected by Director of Procurement to mentor and coach members of chemical buy team, providing them with the technical knowledge on chemicals, product packaging and supplies. Known as inventory management SME, in particular, as it relates to problem solving chemical, packaging and supply issues and projects.• Spearheaded, planned, and executed a new RFP process incorporating 100 chemical items valued at $3.2M and 108 supply items valued at $450K. On chemicals, this resulted in negotiating a 10% savings with vendors and a $310,000 savings over next 12 months on the contract. On supplies, this resulted in a 20% savings of over $100,000.• Recognized by Director of Purchasing for virtually halting “stock outs” across entire inventory line without an increase in safety stock. Chosen to manage Min/Max’s on entire inventory of 1,700 items. Created, planned and rolled out new excel report calculating lead-time to determine and improve timelines for generating inventory to be adjusted.

Oversaw raw chemical and supply requisitioning, implementing automated ordering systems for 1,300+ items.Select Accomplishments• Identified root cause of faulty consumption of items/SKUs and generated new internal monitoring controls resulting in eliminating crisis management and emergency ordering of items. • Improved inventory accuracy from 78% to 98%, saved labor costs, improved cycle time and customer service by implementing automated ordering system for more than 1,300 chemical items.• Orchestrated project team of 60 in creating annual physical inventory of warehouse resulting in successful financial audit of inventory with no errors. Received high accolades and recognition for successful collaboration with 10 departments.Drove process improvements, cost reduction strategies, and constituent relationships. Routinely performed data analysis and completely managed MINS/MAXs of inventory items utilizing MAS500 ERP system and reporting processes. Known as a champion of “inventory accuracy related causes.”

Promoted to supervisory role after demonstrating fiscal responsibility for materials and excellent people management skills. Provided technical leadership for receiving and material distribution departments. Monitored effectiveness of supply chain resources; ensured chemical and supplies were received with timely delivery to warehouse and onsite laboratory.Select Accomplishments• Slashed costs for chemical formulary by championing and winning approval for in-house manufacturing of one solution. This resulted in $12,000 savings on annual basis.• Reduced overall inventory by 30% aligning corporate revenue goals, increasing cash flow and sustaining appropriate inventory levels.• Created math formula conversion generating more accuracy for inventory system. Also, centralized reordering for materials management department.

Represented Wedgewood Pharmacy at Urology Trade Shows educating doctors on our compounded preparations.

Bachelor Of Science, Biology

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