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Burlington, Massachusetts, Us

Burlington, Massachusetts, Us

Chicago, Il, Us

Chicago, Il, Us

Abbott Park, Illinois, Us

- Key team member assisting with the development of automated data capture tools across thirteen manufacturing sites to drive business efficiencies through the elimination of non-value added activities.- Led the development and implementation of a global suite of planning metrics for thirteen manufacturing sites.- Co-led the development of a global Material Requirements Planning business process to align with industry best practices.- Drove planning and scheduling improvements at the Singapore manufacturing plant through the development and implementation of a finite scheduling business policy and implementation of SAP driven Material Requirements Planning.

Abbott Park, Illinois, Us

- Co-led a cross-division global secondary packaging initiative to reduce total spend through should-cost analysis and design-to-value opportunities which identified an estimated $9.9M in 2015 annualized savings against spend of approximately $113M.- Managed the execution of global supply agreements with strategic molding suppliers that were estimated to deliver approximately $2.5M in cost avoidance, rebates and price reduction savings over the life of the agreements.- Managed the overall performance of four strategic molding suppliers that accounted for approximately $49M in annual spend across multiple divisions.- Led and coordinated divisional e-Sourcing projects to identify suppliers with the best quality, delivery, and piece price bid.

Abbott Park, Illinois, Us

- Drove manufacturing efficiencies for the Balloon Dilatation Catheter business area through the creation of rolling 24-month supply forecasts for 10 product families with an average production of 150K units per month.- Led monthly supply review meetings with Sr. Management for the catheter business, $102M in 2011 throughput.- Developed an inventory management model for product transfers that calculated remaining production requirements and balanced inventory between distribution centers to satisfy demand requirements.- Key player in cross-training Supply Planner/Scheduler for new Costa Rica manufacturing site

Abbott Park, Illinois, Us

- Decreased raw and expense material days on hand by a combined 330 days in 2010 through strategic procurement and purging initiatives- Delivered over $350K in savings in 2010 and 2011 through vendor negotiations and strategic projects- Developed and led the implementation of a purchase price variance program to track group performance- Created and drove the process to set 2011 raw material standards for over 1,600 materials across 3 different business units - Contributed to zero production stockouts through effective management of material stock levels and effective vendor communication- Supervised the performance of a non-exempt Purchasing Assistant by conducting weekly 1:1’s, quarterly performance reviews, and performance management activities

Abbott Park, Illinois, Us

2 year rotational program comprised of four challenging six-month job assignments. Experience included: - Global Pharmaceutical Operations - Process Engineer- Abbott Diagnostic Division - Equipment Engineer- Abbott Nutrition - 2nd Shift 8oz Supervisor- Abbott Nutrition International - Capital Coordinator Assistant