Experience

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  Depuy Synthes

  • Manager Of External Manufacturing Supply Integration
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  Depuy Synthes

  • Raynham Ma

  • Manager of External Manufacturing Supply Integration

    • May 2011 - Present
    • Raynham Ma

    * Responsible for managing all aspects of the relationship with assigned key Source suppliers to deliver reliable product supply and total cost effectiveness while meeting or exceeding all customer service, compliance, and product requirements. * Material and process selection for purchases, ass...

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  DePuy Spine

  • SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGER

    • Nov 2008 - May 2011

    Supply Chain Manager • Responsible for three team leaders and nine senior buyer planners. Ensure G&O and development plans in place across the entire group.• Led the way to beat the cost savings goal for 2010, along with the past five years. Reported over 2.9M in total savings for the group in 2010. Responsible for over 200M in total spend (80M 3rd party).• Supported over twenty on time NPD launches in the past two years. Covered all three franchises: ABI, TL-MIS and Cervical.• Reduced inventory by over 4.6M in 2010 to enable the group to beat the 2010 projections.• Implemented two distribution agreements in the past three years; Osseon & DSM.• Implemented a Supplier Reference Document that drives the sourcing group towards the preferred and strategic suppliers. This document is updated on a quarterly basis for all cross functional groups.• Operations team member for the Cervical Franchise Team and the Up-Front process for DePuy Spine. • Responsible for the annual STD cost changes for over 14K finished good SKU’s.• Lead the quarterly SMC meeting for DePuy Spine.

  • Managing Buyer

    • Mar 2003 - Nov 2008

    • Hit all Cost Savings and Inventory targets for five consecutive years.• Launched over fifty NPD projects over a five year span.• Responsible for the Cervical and ABI franchises which consisted of seven senior buyer planners.• Lead person for the internal and BSI audits for DePuy Spine. (zero observations in five years)• Implemented an R&D prototype tracking tool that is still being used today by the R&D group.• Project lead for Credo improvement for Team Work and Rewards & Recognition for the operations group.• Implemented a VMI program for the Spine Suppliers.

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  Depuy Acromed

  • Raynham MA

  • Buyer/Planner III / Team Leader

    • Mar 1999 - Feb 2003
    • Raynham MA

    • Responsible for over 1200 finished good SKU’s.• Submitted an 800K cost savings by implementing a repackaging process down at Millstone Medical.• Submitted a 250K cost savings by transferring Monarch Rods to a preferred supplier.• Added eight new suppliers as a result of the aggressive growth pl...

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  Johnson & Johnson

  • Raynham MA

  • Forecast Analyst III

    • Mar 1994 - Mar 1997
    • Raynham MA

    • Projected worldwide sales of Orthopaedics Implants and Instrumentation.• Worked extensively on project teams with the Sales, Marketing, and Manufacturing groups to most efficiently increase production while decreasing inventory.• Published a monthly re-order point report for over 1000 top selli...