Wayne Pusillo Email & Phone Number

Allentown, New Jersey, United States

Consultant and advisory services to the Pharmaceutical, Consumer Products Industry, and Multi-Billion Dollar Private Equity Firms. Recent engagements included an 18 month assignment with Alcon in Ft Worth, TX to address supply chain issues, improve supply resilience supporting major Product lines, risk identification and mitigation, and special projects leadership.

Princeton, New Jersey

Ownership of the Novartis Global Packaging Category. Manage department of 25 professionals with a spend in excess of $600MM. Responsible for the development and execution of packaging strategies supporting Innovative and Generic medicines.

Princeton, Nj

Lead cross-divisional packaging material sourcing strategy and execution at Novartis sites in the Americas Region.

Princeton, Nj

Responsible for strategy development and acquisition of Packaging Components serving Sandoz North American sites. Functional reporting into both Regional and Global Procurement Organizations.

Princeton, Nj

Development of Corporate Procurement structure and policies at start-up Pharmaceutical Company in addition to the implemention of robust supplier assessment, qualification, development, and optimization programs. Referral services to $3B Private Equity firm in the identification and due diligence of potential acquisition targets.

Eatontown, Nj

Highest ranking Procurement Officer responsible for the development and execution of sourcing strategies for the US Operating Division including direct materials, indirect spend, and capital. Collaborate with global colleagues in the pursuit of favorable global supply agreements and strategic supplier development. Integral role in Business Development through the negotiation of third party manufacturing scenarios and integration of US acquisitions.

Highest ranking Procurement Officer, directing a staff of 15 professionals, responsible for the strategic sourcing of $1.3Billion in materials and services supporting US Operations. Purchases include pharmaceutical active ingredients, excipients, packaging, contract manufacturing, finished goods, MRO, capital, and other indirect spend categories. Delivered savings results exceeding industry benchmarks. Developed and executed departmental integration plans for major aquisitions in addition to both short and long term functional strategic plans.

Led strategy development and excellence in execution of ambitious Americas Region Corporate procurement initiatives. Led a cross functional team in development of short and long term sourcing strategies supporting Biologics Medicines that minimized supply risk while delivering substantial cost improvements. Contributed to Biologics Medicines commercialization plans involving coordination with global contract manufacturing locations.

Led a staff totaling 67, procuring $1.7B in goods and services, supporting rapidly expanding, multi-national manufacturing operations consisting of three domestic plants, and one European affiliate. Participant in several joint venture operations with leading Packaging suppliers. Development of short and long term strategic plans for the procurement function including acquisitions. Areas of responsibility included packaging materials, ingredients, indirect spend, minority spend, joint ventures, and business processes. Co-Chairman of Coalitions with the African-American, Hispanic, and Gay & Lesbian communities.

New York City

Led the development and implementation of global sourcing strategies at 14 domestic and international sites. Managed staff of 19 supporting an annual purchasing spend exceeding $450MM. Collaborated closely within, and external to the global organization in the development and introduction of revolutionary and innovative cosmetic products. Effected a dramatic turnaround and achieved a highly motivated global supplier network through effective supplier relationship mangement techniques.

New York City

Managed North American Packaging Spend supporting four Business Units, namely Dental Care, Laundry Care, Hard Surface Cleaners, and Personal Care Products. Experienced in all forms of packaging materials and processes involving plastic components, paperboard, glass, printing, labels, tubes, cartons, films, foils, and devices. Initiated supplier cooperative programs such as supplier managed inventories, JIT, and TQM. Collaborated closely with Marketing, Operations, Packaging Development/Engineering, and suppliers to launch innovative products.

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Microbiology

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