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Summary

Driven, successful, and results-oriented professional with proven expertise in project management, supply chain and logistics operations. Experience in growing the business, while managing vendor relationships and creating new partnerships. Adept at creating a competitive advantage in the market, generating time and cost savings, and increasing profitability. Effective at establishing strategic cross-enterprise alliances, as well as negotiating and securing business deals.

Work Experience

Supplier Diversity

Project Manager

04/2013 TO 08/2014

 Accomplished various tasks involving monitoring $1B supplier spend to increase ROI and value-added services  Established and maintained relationships with UTC Division, while serving as liaison between suppliers and business units  Took charge of the E2 Embraer Platform CEO Supplier Conference for 250 individuals

Supply Chain Accountant

Pallet Project Manager

12/2014 TO 08/2016

 Served as program manager for pallet distribution of print products  As program manager for pallet supply project, identified quality control issues and came up with a solution to request samples to verify quality standards  Was able to improve quality by procuring higher quality pallets through sample requests. This resulted in an increase in meeting all criteria for all delivery requirements  Responsible for procuring new suppliers by validating supplier capabilities, and ensuring suppliers are in compliance with ethical and sustainable industry standards  Applied excellent negotiation skills in closing deals on contracts, monitoring supplier pricing and budget spend, and handling cost efficiencies and price controls  Drafted and submitted customized financial reports regarding supplier performance  Worked collaboratively with 50 corporate locations in the United States and suppliers to build lean and efficient supply chain infrastructure  Assumed full responsibility in monitoring and reporting rebate earnings for sales worth more than $1B, in addition to monthly corporate spend and rebates from commodities and plant locations  Formulated effective methods of streamlining and re-engineering supply chain workflows/processes through close collaboration with suppliers and plant managers  Coordinated with IT Department to perform UAT testing for JDE implementation

Senior Manager/Analyst

Supply Chain

03/2017 TO 06/2019

 Performed comprehensive research to help attain compliance standards as well as compiled and assess key data in lead time, delivery, fill rate, routing, and other key metrics that led to supply chain modifications  Rendered oversight to a team of operations specialists and third-party logistics team to meet customer standards and improve vendor processes  Introduced new processes and controls by accessing key data and resolving critical vendor compliance issues and reviewed 3PL contract and negotiated new compliance contractual terms, involving additional standards required by enterprise customers  Built client-focused partnerships to gain and maintain customers’ loyalty by delivering corrective actions and continuous quality improvement  Fulfilled various collaborative responsibilities, such as:  Managerial interface responsible for interfacing with global and domestic enterprise customers, including Amazon, Wal-Mart, Target, Costco, Best Buy, Toys R Us, BJ’s and Walgreens on a daily basis; and  Departmental expert in delivering concise, analytical and cogent presentations to team members and senior management on performance versus goals  Executed monthly spend reporting and analysis on compliance chargebacks in preparation for end of month activities  Projected quarterly future compliance spend and presented to upper management  Coordinated high quality and professional day-to-day execution of information with Internal Audit Team for best sharing practices Career Highlight:  Made major contributions in minimizing vendor compliance charges by leading and training the compliance team that brought-forth more than $1M or 30% savings in chargeback expenses of $3M annually

Supply Chain Projects

Senior Supply Chain Analyst

11/2019 TO 04/2022

 Manage projects in the biotech industry, while determining, generating, and implementing new supply chain projects associated with business processes to support year-over-year (YOY) quarterly product demand sales forecast  To support an increase in demand, singlehandedly created and implemented a new process to sustain production and inventory requests. As a result, all new increased demand was achieved  Serve as main point of contact for weekly executive meetings to address all systematic supply chain issues impacting manufacturing, quality, cost, delivery, and lead-time  Conduct assessments and in-depth scenario planning to determine and assess supply and business risks, capacity risks, implementation timelines associated with product changes, expiry risks, and new product launches  Manage new product packaging project by partnering with new suppliers, hold weekly meetings, align project plan with company sustainability goals, delegate responsibilities per project plan, and maintain cost  Conceptualize end-to-end supply chain quarterly and annual execution strategy that meets short-term and long-term requirements of approved project objectives, existing products, and new products. This includes areas such as product volume, total delivered cost, and supply risk  Hold responsibility in ensuring appropriate levels of packaged inventory are maintained at various DCs through efficient management and tracking of SAP purchase orders, prioritizing lot disposition releases, and frequent communication with sales and operations planning (S&OP) regarding high complexity orders and business impact  Spearhead the supply chain demand and forecast planning, guaranteeing that production planning and inventory are in place to support a continuous supply of finished goods, which accommodates a 40% global growth presiding over weekly meetings with cross-functional team members from manufacturing, Amyris global supply, finance, external partners, and customers  Meet weekly to explain ROI and market trends to high level executives and lead cross functional teams to achieve product demand goals. This resulted in cost reduction measures, while exceeding the sales forecast and provides resourceful solutions for other departments  Function as a sole point of contact for customers in affiliates, direct markets, and others to discuss relevant demand planning topics, encompassing targets, key performance indicators (KPIs), and service level agreements (SLAs) for a portfolio growing complexity and impact forecast  Review new contracts from 3PL, contract manufacturers, and vendors with legal to ensure operations are effective and mitigate risk  Communicate demand uncertainties and risks while creating options to improve inventory, replenishment, and demand plans to supply planning for a portfolio of high complexity  Supervise, coach, and guide colleagues regarding complex supply chain-related topics covering broad functional areas, including USA Amyris Finance, Brazil Amyris Supply Chain, and Commercial Aprinnova organizations Career Highlights:  Received awards for partnering with the functional head of global supply chain, director of finance, and director of manufacturing to develop the Strategic Sourcing Team of multi-million dollar catalyst for palladium metal which exhibited W-shaped market trends caused by a global market demand in Asia and Covid-19, thus attaining price increase of palladium by 30% in five months  Steered efforts in initiating an Order-to-Cash SAP sales order business processes for effective and efficient use of supply chain solutions resources to lessen order fulfillment time to invoice process for all Amyris products from 4-5 weeks to 1 week.

Education

Bachelor's

Business Management

Stony Brook University, 2006 - 2010

Honors College | GPA 3.6 | Graduated cum laude | Dean’s List Recipient, Connecticut State Scholarship for Academic Performance and Leadership Chairman, National Society of Collegiate Scholars Member, Sigma Beta Honor Society & Golden Key International Honor Society

Masters

Management Science

London School of Economics, 2011 - 2012

Master's Degree in Management Science.

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