Experience

Pharma Supply Chain Excellence Ltd

• United Kingdom
• Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Founder and Director

  • May 2020 - Present

  I am excited to have launched Pharma Supply Chain Excellence Ltd offering effective, value-adding, consultancy services in supply chain management and contract manufacturing management to pharmaceutical, biotechnology and associated life science companies. Thank you to everyone I worked with in Eli Lilly, Norgine and Novartis - you sparked, broadened and developed my life-long passion for this subject. I am excited to have launched Pharma Supply Chain Excellence Ltd offering effective, value-adding, consultancy services in supply chain management and contract manufacturing management to pharmaceutical, biotechnology and associated life science companies. Thank you to everyone I worked with in Eli Lilly, Norgine and Novartis - you sparked, broadened and developed my life-long passion for this subject.



Novartis

• Switzerland
• Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Global Head, Supply Chain Excellence

  • Feb 2019 - Jan 2020

  Leading and shaping supply chain capabilities across the Novartis group: End to end process ownership, Program management, Training and development and Performance reporting & analytics.Ownership for major supply chain improvement programs including Integrated planning, End to end Inventory optimisation, Sales and Operations Planning and IBP, Supply Risk Management and MRP2 planning processes.

• Head, Supply Chain Improvement Program

  • Dec 2013 - Jan 2019

  Lead the global program, across Novartis Sites and Sales affiliates to implement Supply Chain best practices, based on the MRP2 methodology, to drive quantified and sustained business performance improvement in terms of Customer Service, Supply reliability, Operating efficiency, Lead time reduction, Inventory management and revenue generation. Recipient of 2018 APICS Transformation award of Excellence.



Norgine

• Netherlands
• Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Director, External Network

  • Sep 2007 - Nov 2013

  Leadership of the pharmaceutical manufacturing external network function ( Contract manufacturers, licensed-out manufacturers and licensed-in suppliers) delivering healthier third-party relationships that enabled significant improvements in supplier capability, on-time deliveries, available capacity, and cost. Additionally then also led the purchasing/procurement function for pharmaceutical materials and collaborated with corporate business development on due-diligence, contracting and integration activities for new in-licensing, contract manufacturing and joint-venture opportunities. Show less



Eli Lilly and Company

• United States
• Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Supply Chain Leader, External Manufacturing

  • Jan 2002 - Aug 2007

  Formed and led a new expert supply chain team who coordinated cross-functional teams that worked with the Eli Lilly network of contract manufacturers in the Europe, Middle East and Asia regions. Implemented new supply chain processes, including S&OP and SAP ERP. Achieved and sustained >95% supply reliability and >30% reduction in supplier lead-times.Additional responsibility for toll manufacturing and procurement hub.

• Leader, Packaging Operations

  • Feb 1997 - Dec 2001

  24/7 production and operational management responsibility on a major finished product supply site in the Eli Lilly network.

• Supply Chain Project Leader

  • Jan 1994 - Feb 1997

  Successful and influential MRP2 'A' Class supply chain improvement implementation at a major Eli Lilly site. The sustainability of the results that were achieved, at this manufacturing site, led to the program being adopted as the global corporate standard for supply chain management in all Eli Lilly sites.

• Pharmaceutical manufacturing management (Various positions)

  • Jun 1985 - Dec 1993

  Multiple technical and people management roles building a strong foundational knowledge in pharmaceutical operational management.