Cross Platform Planning

Positive, goal-oriented team player with proven success launching and managing highly successful projects, offering over nine years of progressive and stable experience in the consumer/healthcare and pharmaceutical industries. Build and foster strategic business relationships, maintaining customer satisfaction at all levels. Possess extraordinary caxxxxxxbilities in planning and supply chain operations and a thorough understanding of multiple ERP systems. Proven ability to react and address supply issues with minimum disruption to business.

 

STATEGIC ALLIANCE ▪ XXXXXXRTNERSHIP DEVELOPMENT ▪ PROBLEM-SOLVING ▪ MEDIATION ▪ SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT ▪ TIMELY DELIVERIES ▪ FORCASTING ▪ TRANSPORTATION

 

  Successfully ensure optimum supply volumes by developing and communicating supply plans to CSU based on clinical demand; develop MPS based on clinical demand and strategy of CMC filings

  Accurately convert clinical demand into fill/finish and bulk requirements for production plant execution

  Ensure flexibility and readiness by proactively executing scenario planning to meet potential changes in CDT/CMC strategy or changes in clinical trials/demand

  Effectively avoid scheduling conflicts at production sites with limited caxxxxxxcities by coordinating production schedules with Commercial Team

 

Planner, Risperdal Consta, Nov. 2009 C Present

  Maintain efficiencies by executing end to end planning for bulk vials and finished goods including managing WOS inventory; provide quarterly business plan updates to Finance

  Assist production planning  at internal and external sites by providing forecasts for API, bulk vials, finished goods and xxxxxxckaging components

  Ensure optimal inventory levels are maintained by communicating FG inventory levels in monthly S&OP meetings and aligning production plans accordingly while taking into account any changes requested by Marketing

 

Senior Analyst, Business Systems, Mar. 2008 C Jul. 2009

  Improved access to information in SAP by centralizing all GBSC organization master data from material, customer and vendor masters

  Supported material, customer and vendor maintenance by updating and centralizing standard operating procedures and master data request forms

  Identified and resolved SAP system issues through weekly collaboration with the Information Management group; monitored system interfaces between numerous systems for key supply chain activities

  Maximized the use of planning in SAP from raw materials to finished goods by harmonizing key master data SAP fields for material masters, bill of materials and recipes across multiple product lines and plants

 

 

Senior Global Xxxxxxrtner Liaison, Mar. 2006 C Mar. 2008

  Ensured successful transition of the US and Global markets product allocation by managing and monitoring inventory levels, supply and on-going change controls

  Fostered strong business relationships while acting as the key point of contact for xxxxxxrtners in US, Europe and Asia across multiple products including managing and resolving day-today supply chain issues

  Sustained 95% on-time delivery with global xxxxxxrtners by collaborating with the Planning, Quality, Regulatory and Manufacturing dexxxxxxrtments

  Oversaw successful launch of product in new market by organizing and facilitating bi-weekly global video-teleconferences with Asian xxxxxxrtners, overseas manufacturing site and local offices

  Assisted global xxxxxxrtners cost control by providing market imxxxxxxct assessments for change controls

  Maintained optimal inventory levels of multiple products by monitoring and managing OUS inventory levels imxxxxxxcted by change controls, market restrictions and xxxxxxckaging changes

  Preserved product integrity by steering and managing the technical transfer of production from US plant to overseas plant in Asia

  Supported sales goals by xxxxxxrtnering with the Planning dexxxxxxrtment to ensure the master production schedule supported the allocation model and the strategic plans of Sales/Marketing and Finance

 

Global Xxxxxxrtner Liaison, Apr. 2004 C Mar. 2006

  Increased efficiency at the Puerto Rico plant by providing systems training and implementing the SAP Sales and Distribution module

  During times of insufficient product availability ensured equitable distribution of supply between US and Global markets by upholding allocation model

  Preserved key xxxxxxrtner relationships by maintaining adequate levels of inventory and ordering product per the contractually agreed upon lead times

  Coordinated and facilitated quarterly supply chain meetings with businesses

 

Kimberly Clark Corporation                                                                                Jul. 2001 C Mar. 2004

Transportation Analyst

  Guaranteed timely delivery of product by acting as liaison between production mills/distribution centers and transportation carriers coordinating and scheduling daily shipments

  Planned, consolidated and scheduled an average of 400 shipments per week to various customers and production mills on the OASIS mainframe system

  Identified and recommended improvements for carrier by analyzing carrier utilization and performance

  Updated management on pertinent information regarding deliveries, freight costs, order volume and carrier caxxxxxxbility

  Significantly reduced costs while meeting daily comxxxxxxny requirements by conceiving and implementing cost cutting strategies

 

 

BS - Transportation/Logistics                                                                                                   2001

North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University                 (Magna Cum Laude)                                     

Ø  Microsoft PowerPoint/Excel/Word/Project

Ø  GBSC SUSTAIN, GPSG ATLAS, and ERP2 SAP Systems    

Ø  GPSG APO

Ø  ARIBA

Ø  FORUM 24X7

 

Ø  GBSC Credo Team, 2009

Ø  Philadelphia Cares, 2005 C 2009

Ø  Reading Stars, 2005 C 2009

Ø  GBSC Diversity Council, 2006 C 2007

Ø  Habitat for Humanity, 2003 C 2004