Ryan Black Email & Phone Number

Responsible for leading the J&J MedTech Supply Chain Procurement team to oversee the external spend in support of the J&J MedTech Electrophysiology products including both new product development and launched products.

New Brunswick, NJ, US

Responsible for leading Biosense Webster NPD / R&D groups in the selection, evaluation and qualification of suppliers of materials and services including Electrical Components, Plastics, Metals, Chemicals, Packaging and External Manufacturing.

New Brunswick, NJ, US

Key responsibilities include managing the strategic relationship for critical medical device external manufacturers, developing and executing negotiation strategies aligned to sub-category sourcing strategies, and leading cross-functional teams to identify & implement innovative, cost-reduction projects.

New Brunswick, NJ, US

• Responsible for resolving supply chain issues and leading supplier performance management teams in executing projects at several critical Biosense Webster Inc. (BWI) External Manufacturers to reduce risk, improve.

New Brunswick, NJ, US

• Provided strategic supplier management and analytical support to the metal and plastic raw material supply base for the Irvine plant manufacturing operations in achieving reliable product supply and cost effectiveness
• Led cross-functional Project Team from Quality, Supply Planning and Procurement to develop and implement Supplier Scorecard Program for ASP - Received J&J Gold Encore Award and presented as best-practice across other.
• Developed innovative supply chain solution to solve capital disposal issues and was selected to present to J&J Senior Leadership Team in formal "Shark Tank" event Flawless Project Execution (FPx) CertificationCompleted.

New Brunswick, NJ, US

• Supported J&J Consumer Logistics for Platinum Customer Account, Walgreens, with primary focus on top-performing Beauty brands such as Neutrogena and Aveeno
• Key responsibilities included forecasting, inventory analysis, and replenishment planning coupled with customer collaboration to identify opportunities for greater efficiency and innovation within supply chain
• Led and developed Sun Care seasonal planning strategy incorporating weather trends, regional safety stock optimization, and segmented reverse distribution approachAccenture - Retail Supply Chain Certification - Spring.

Fayetteville, AR, US

• Research Project - Supporting Secure and Resilient Inland Waterways
• Funded by the Department of Homeland Security
• Collaborated with multi-discipline engineering team to develop optimization models for offloading barge cargo in emergency scenarios on major inland waterways** Performed exploratory research in area of statistical and.
• 2011 INFORMS Research Conference in Charlotte, NC
• 2011 DHS Mack-Blackwell Transportation Center Poster Competition in Fayetteville, AR
• 2012 IIE Annual Conference in Orlando, FL

Fayetteville, AR, US

• Research Topic - Aviation and Border Security
• Funded by the Department of Homeland Security
• Performed extensive literature review on general aviation security and quality control models related to monitoring aviation security
• Utilized statistical programming software (STATA) to develop multi-linear regression models for predicting and monitoring airport behavior to help detect security threats that improved upon previous models created by.
• 2009 DHS Mack-Blackwell Transportation Center Poster Competition in Fayetteville, AR
• 2010 IIE South Central Regional Conference in San Antonio, TX

New Brunswick, NJ, US

• Developed new inventory optimization model and forecast analysis tools in the Dollar Channel resulting in $265,000 in savings and Retail In-Stock improvement of 400 basis points
• Presented inventory optimization model and forecast outlier detection tools as J&J Supply Chain Best Practice to all J&J consumer channels

St. Louis, MO, US

• Identified critical gap in promotional forecast collaboration process between forecast management, supply chain, and sales teams
• Developed robust process flow and forecast outlier detection tools to train associates and improve collaboration
• Presented project to key leaders and recommended addition of forecast integration specialist to bridge communication gaps

Inspected and examined vapor recovery equipment at over 300 gas stations in St. Louis County

Master Of Science (Ms), Indusrial Engineering

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Industrial Engineering