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MEGHNA PABBATHI

Belle Mead

Summary

Dynamic and strategic operations leader with extensive expertise in sourcing, finance, and project management. Recognized for delivering comprehensive, long-term solutions that drive organizational excellence through a robust foundation in financial planning, negotiation, and agile program management. Proven success in enhancing supplier relationships, designing effective organizational structures, and leading global programs by leveraging data analytics and AI to inform decision-making and optimize processes. Committed to fostering innovation and continuous improvement across all facets of operations, ensuring sustainable growth and operational efficiency.

Overview

22
22
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Director, Budget, Operational Model, Performance and Major Program Management, Global Procurement

Bristol Myers Squibb
06.2023 - Current
  • Successfully lead and manage the procurement (LRFP, projection cycles with current commitments) budget by enhancing the reporting system, partnering with Finance to allocate and reallocate funds, and establishing accountability processes for the Chief Procurement Office and the Senior Leadership Team and ensuring strategic and financial alignment with corporate objectives.
  • Work collaboratively with all functions including IT to ensure that the Global Procurement budget is inclusive of a future technology roadmap.
  • Leading a program that will drive future state simplification initiatives for Source to Contract activities, Vendor onboarding, category management, TPRM, and supplier management, specifically looking at process, technology and people, collaborating cross-functionally to streamline processes, enhance operational efficiency, and enable successful implementation of new procurement solutions.
  • Supported the design and implementation of the procurement organization’s operating model by conducting a thorough assessment, developing a clear vision aligned with strategic objectives, and creating a detailed implementation plan to support the Global Procurement Op model directly working with the Chief Procurement Officer.
  • Lead and develop governance to enhance operational efficiency, transparency, and value-driven focus on key initiatives by support key continuous improvement programs specifically the strategic productivity initiative that delivers overall P&L impact for the company.
  • Spearheaded the creation and development of a high-performing data and analytics team, driving data-driven decision-making and delivering actionable insights to support business objectives.
  • Implemented a pyramid framework for data and analytics to empower leadership with data-driven decision-making capabilities, established robust data collection and management processes, and developed advanced analytics capabilities to transform raw data into actionable insights.
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  • Developed and implemented geolocation strategies to optimize procurement operations, identified key locations for procurement activities, and ensured all necessary resources and processes were in place to support global business goals.
  • Successfully implemented Phase 2 transition from a Managed Service Provider to insourcing with the application of the geolocation strategy for the organization to Business As Usual (BAU) activities, developing a comprehensive project plan outlining all necessary steps, timelines, and resources for successful implementation.
  • Orchestrated end-to-end planning and execution of summit operations—including speaker coordination, logistics, content development, slide design, project management, and contingency planning—to ensure flawless preparations and alignment with strategic objectives for the R&D organization.
  • Collaborated with central operations, IT, finance, and legal teams to successfully integrate three acquisitions, supporting global procurement activities and achieving a record milestone for the organization.

Associate Director Strategy and Operations, R&D Procurement

Bristol Myers Squibb
04.2022 - 06.2023
  • Led a transformation project for the SS&P organization as the lead project manager to insource the current MSP model and enrich the talent pipeline. The project is broken into nine workstreams ensuring seamless coordination and collaboration across all areas of the project. Implementing the agile and six sigma principles for project execution, driving efficiency, quality, and continuous improvement throughout the transformation process. Collaborate with stakeholders at all levels to gather requirements, address concerns, and ensure project success as well as communicate project updates, milestones, and achievements to key stakeholders, ensuring transparency and maintaining engagement.
  • Led the development and execution of strategic plans for the three new BMS acquisitions as the SS&P lead, aligning with overall business goals and objectives. Formulated comprehensive roadmaps outlining the integration process, ensuring a seamless transition for acquired businesses. Fostered collaboration among cross-functional teams, including finance, legal, HR, and technology, to facilitate a cohesive and efficient acquisition process. Orchestrated regular communication channels to keep all stakeholders informed and engaged throughout the acquisition lifecycle.
  • Successful and on-time launch of the Sourcing Intelligence Center (SIC), a metrics dashboard showcasing KPIs to allow leadership teams to make data driven decisions on our Managed Service Provider model, a new program that was implemented by the procurement organization in 2023. Worked to develop the launch and launch the SIC in partnership with the internal functions and external provider. This platform was well received by internal stakeholders and executive team that uses the dashboard to hold the service provider accountable and responsible to deliver on the contractual SLAs.
  • Led a dashboard refresh program using agile project management to support the implementation of a pyramid structure that will better define the top-down versus the bottom-up model that is currently used for procurement analytics to better define and use the data available for management decisions. Successful on-time completion of the SS&P executive dashboard that shows metrics defined based on BMS 3P goals as well as the ability to automate all the data flowing into the dashboard versus the manual lift in previous iterations.
  • Led and support high impact strategic programs including projects supporting a strategy for a multiyear plan and end to end processes impacting the procurement organization. For example, put together a governance model, communication plan and KPIs to track small and diverse supplier to meet the overall BMS goal of $1 Billion dollars. Additionally, support a program that accelerates the transformation of the procurement organization from a functional specific organization to a central organization supporting the four key functions in the business using change management and project management skills with continued support to the functional teams to ensure adoption, absorption, and normalization through the change.
  • Led execution of the capability excellence portfolio for the sourcing excellence group. Ensure appropriate prioritization and value opportunities are realized and work closely with key stakeholders in business units. Incorporate functions to coordinate cross functional strategies and implementation plans. For example, executed supplier relationship management program for one of our biggest suppliers in procurement. Program included designing and implementation of an analytics dashboard, polling a survey and using the results from the survey to help executive level discussions to improve supplier relationship. Led the project to completion using best in class project management skills including change, scope, development and maintenance of the integrated project plan, leading project team meetings, and cross functional team meetings.
  • Plan and implement 2023-2024 training program for the procurement organization. Work with external suppliers on best practices for trainings that would be of value to our workforce in elevating our organization to support complex projects. Additionally, planning and implementation of a project management and project management community of managers that will meet on a quarterly basis to share lessons learned, new techniques and ideas on complex projects and change management principles.
  • Use six sigma learnings to support a mini-kaizen event for the R&D team, supported additional continuous improvement projects on communication. Working on green belt certification by supporting a governance model and roll-out of procurement platform. Support and drive the implementation of Process Improvements, simplification, and continuous improvement projects. For example, led a workshop to identify and support other major simplification initiatives within the procurement organization. Most recently, led a workshop to identify and drive thirty percent for contract management.
  • Responsible for the budget allocation for the R&D team, supporting the budget process, working with finance to ensure alignment and tracking of all spend and planning as it ties into our multi-year strategy plan.

Category Procurement Manager, External Manufacturing

Johnson and Johnson Consumer Health NA
01.2021 - 04.2022
  • Designed and implemented regional, local, and global sourcing strategies, and ensured that they delivered the best total value for the J&J Consumer Group of Companies and J&J customers for assigned commodities/sourcing groups. Acquired knowledge of the supplier base, markets, and business context for external manufacturing. For example, supported the market engagement process (MEP) for the external manufacturing team for the overall category for J&J NA Consumer Skin Health. Additionally, led the 2022 budget planning cycle for the external manufacturing team in collaboration with the supply chain and finance teams to set standards for all finished goods for our NA portfolio.
  • Collaborated with the Supply Chain organization to act as part of the procurement team engaging the end-to-end supply chain team, technical services, legal and ad hoc project teams. Demonstrated leadership with the ability to influence others to engage in projects and to drive business deliverables and work with global categories to drive supplier diversity opportunities, where applicable. For example, engaged in supplier diversity programs with co-packers and commodity suppliers with active engagement to drive more business to their sites.
  • Accountable for defining and ensuring competent management of suppliers within scope of control, owned and executed crisis resolution through early escalation and deployment of internal resources as well as led site resource management (SRM) activities for suppliers within scope of control. Analyzed complex supplier proposals and used decision-making tools/models, including financial and non-financial criteria, to facilitate award recommendations. Conducted comprehensive supplier analysis and screening (strategic direction, financial due diligence, market position, power within industry, capabilities & capacity, risk assessment). For example, supported ideation, execution and roll-out of SRM program within the external manufacturing network.
  • Identified cost improvement opportunities, drove through feasibility and resource alignment discussions and assure execution timelines and tracking of delivered savings. Supported efforts to identify and implement product or technology innovation from Suppliers (via Supplied Enabled Innovation, Partner Enabled Development, or other means). Owned and proactively manage overall financial performance in a number of key areas, including inflation, OCINS and J&J direct cost, for all suppliers within scope of control. Spearheaded and led a cost savings workshop at the liquid and creams site identifying savings and classifying numerous projects to meet 2020-2021 targets. Also supported brainstorming sessions to build 2022 cost improvement ideation pipeline.
  • Ensured Supplier compliance towards all J&J requirements (Regulatory, Health & Safety, Environment, Sustainability, QA, Sarbanes-Oxley, contract compliance) with support of operational teams. Drove gains against business imperatives by leading and participating on cross-functional teams and being a leader and key influencer within the North America Consumer Supply Chain Procurement team as well as manage contractor and co-ops. Support organization to negotiate appropriate supply terms and agreements for External Manufacturing that best meet the needs and risks posed to J&J. For example, completed negotiation of supplier manufacturing equipment (filling line) for $1 with an external supplier exiting our supply chain.

Project Manager

Johnson and Johnson Consumer Health NA
03.2018 - 01.2021
  • Led projects that included both regional and global scope to deliver 2020-2021 savings of ~$44MM and net trade sales (NTS) of over $575MM under major programs including bringing in the first eCommerce pumps to J&J Consumer Health globally.
  • Led multiple commercial facing projects with cross-functional supply chain and commercial partners that required changes due to cost improvement projects (CIP) identified for business needs, such as packaging, re-site, reformulations, in the existing J&J Consumer Health supply chain product portfolio to deliver to 98% Unit Fill Rate (UFR). Managed all aspects of the projects including budget, timeline, slow moving and obsolete inventory (SLOB) and obtaining resourcing and delivering results on time.
  • Drove out of the box ideas during COVID-19 crisis to avoid project hold, ensure on-time execution and guarantee 2020 savings. Ideation included running pump swaps at external manufacturing sites avoiding the on-site labs and brainstorming with teams to put together technical justifications to avoid testing on cosmetic packaging.
  • Understood efficiencies and inefficiencies across the businesses to make improvements for current life cycle management (LCM) reporting of project priorities, timelines, status and scorecards/metrics to support on-time launches and availability of product supply to our customers. Planned out cycles to reduce costs related to slow moving and obsolete inventory (SLOB) by looking at overall supply chain and ensuring timelines are executed.
  • Enhanced efficiencies on program management including leading the NA steering committee for major programs by simplifying dashboards and driving leadership decisions on risks and opportunities. Supported a consulting role for the ROC divestiture in working with all functional partners, the divestiture team as well as the new ROC owners on path forward for changes requested by the new owners.

Program Manager – Cost Improvement Management

Johnson and Johnson Consumer Health, NA
08.2016 - 03.2018
  • Implemented key enablers to create an end-to-end scorecard for J&J Consumer Health NA that included target costing, gross profit (GP), net Income, net trade sales (NTS), customer score and supply chain readiness.
  • Lead the monthly NA Consumer Health Cost Improvement program that included functional & executive reporting to stakeholders and senior leadership. Managed a robust cost improvement process to enable delivering the current year targets as well as sustaining the program/ process for future year cost improvement programs expectations. Facilitated, coordinated, and promoted cost improvement program best practice sharing and process alignment across the organization.
  • Collaborated across region and functional business partners (included & not limited to Plan, Make, Source, Deliver, Finance, R&D-SMP, Packaging) to ensure alignment of cost improvement program activities, pipeline development, prioritization, funding and resource deployment.

Tax Manager (Various Roles including experience working with the big four consulting firms)

Johns Hopkins Health System
11.2010 - 04.2011

Tax Manager (Various Roles including experience working with the big four consulting firms)

RSM McGladrey
10.2008 - 09.2009

Tax Manager (Various Roles including experience working with the big four consulting firms)

KPMG, LLP
08.2007 - 10.2008

Tax Manager (Various Roles including experience working with the big four consulting firms)

PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP
08.2006 - 06.2007

Tax Manager (Various Roles including experience working with the big four consulting firms)

Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust
02.2004 - 08.2006
  • Reviewed and prepared complex partnership federal and state returns, primarily for private equity groups.
  • Reviewed financial statements and tax audits and collaborated with cross-functional teams to execute project schedules, plans and monitored team progress and deadlines.
  • Reviewed action plans and led department executive meetings to review project status and delivered status reports for budgeting and planning purposes.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Business Management

State University of New York
Plattsburgh, NY
05.2003

Skills

  • Financial Planning and Management
  • Successful Negotiator
  • Agile Program and Portfolio Manager
  • End to End Budget Owner
  • Strategic business partner Supplier Management Expertise
  • Excellent Cross Functional Collaborator
  • Experienced People Manager
  • Mergers and Acquisition Expertise
  • Continuous Improvement Champion
  • Process Improvement and Automation
  • Org design expertise for the CPO
  • Global Program Leadership and Management
  • Data and analytics owner
  • Experienced AI navigator
  • IT Platform implementation and orchestration
  • Relationship building
  • Decision-making
  • People management
  • Contract and vendor management
  • Contract negotiation
  • Change management

Certification

  • Six Sigma Black Belt Testing Completed
  • Agile Certified

Languages

Hindi
Native or Bilingual

Timeline

Director, Budget, Operational Model, Performance and Major Program Management, Global Procurement

Bristol Myers Squibb
06.2023 - Current

Associate Director Strategy and Operations, R&D Procurement

Bristol Myers Squibb
04.2022 - 06.2023

Category Procurement Manager, External Manufacturing

Johnson and Johnson Consumer Health NA
01.2021 - 04.2022

Project Manager

Johnson and Johnson Consumer Health NA
03.2018 - 01.2021

Program Manager – Cost Improvement Management

Johnson and Johnson Consumer Health, NA
08.2016 - 03.2018

Tax Manager (Various Roles including experience working with the big four consulting firms)

Johns Hopkins Health System
11.2010 - 04.2011

Tax Manager (Various Roles including experience working with the big four consulting firms)

RSM McGladrey
10.2008 - 09.2009

Tax Manager (Various Roles including experience working with the big four consulting firms)

KPMG, LLP
08.2007 - 10.2008

Tax Manager (Various Roles including experience working with the big four consulting firms)

PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP
08.2006 - 06.2007

Tax Manager (Various Roles including experience working with the big four consulting firms)

Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust
02.2004 - 08.2006

Bachelor of Science - Business Management

State University of New York

ADVISORY BOARDS

Co-founder of Montgomery Charity Foundation, Vice President of Parent Teacher Association (PTA) and Treasurer of the Montgomery Township Education Foundation. Helped raised over $100,000 in funds to support the community and school district brining awareness to initiatives and visibility to organizations and various local and school programs. Actively participated in ERGs for J&J raising funds for various organizations including SAPNA (South Asian Professional Network Association). Additionally, part of the board, supporting the Womens’ in Leadership Advancement and Mentoring pillar. Actively participated in the PAN (Pacific Asian Network) PRBG at BMS as a chapter lead and spearheaded a year end site led charitable holiday event.

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