Rich Kellogg Email & Phone Number

Norwich, New York

Experienced Senior Buyer with a demonstrated history of working in the pharmaceuticals industry. Skilled in Supplier Performance, Purchasing Negotiation, SAP ERP, Master Data Management, and SOP Development. I lead and oversee Material/Service procurement for the Purchasing Department, and have the responsibility to ensure supplier sourcing, competitive bidding, and price negotiations are conducted in a fair and professional manner, without conflict of interest, while ensuring on-time delivery of quality goods at the best price. Extensive experience with SAP/MRP and have experience with Microsoft Office. I take ownership and demonstrate flexibility by being able lead people and processes, working independently or in a team environment, prioritize responsibilities and manage multiple tasks. I work effectively with others to support internal purchasing requests and external suppliers to negotiate best price and ensure accurate and on-time deliveries.Responsible for strategic cost savings through negotiations and second sourcing drive the business forward with over $5MM in savings over the past 2 years.

Coordination for managing supply chain short term and long term planning taking into account numerous influencing factors in order meet customers’ demands (both internal and external) globally.

Coordinator for several production lines executing the transactions and data management of all processes involved in the supply chain management, including material procurement, planning, product scheduling and delivery, inventory management, supply chain systems and information, and customer service specifically for production lines.

Planner for an $800MM drug in North America with ownership of SPI, inventory targets and accuracy across the supply chain, Supplier Schedule Performance results for suppliers and MRP; Import and Export expert; over 9 years’ experience in SAP ERP software.