Raul Baez
Collegeville,PA
Summary
Results-driven Supply Chain Planning Manager with experience in logistics and inventory management, seeking a challenging role to optimize supply chain operations and reduce costs while maintaining high levels of customer satisfaction.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
Work History
Planning Manager, Supply Chain
Amring Pharmaceuticals
06.2023 - Current
- Ownership of the supply and demand planning of Amring products, taking into account CMO capacity and scheduling constraints, and API and critical component inventory, maintaining required safety stock and minimizing obsolescence risk
- Analyzing customer demand data to maintain the monthly forecast and to review against sales to highlight any unusual purchasing patterns or discrepancies
- Developing scenario plans for new business opportunities and to prevent supply interruptions
- Support monthly S&OP process by providing key Supply Chain metrics, identifying risks & opportunities, reviewing planning priorities, and presenting master procurement plan to manager for approval
- Create and issue all purchase orders and supply plans/forecasts submitted to CMOs based on S&OP approval
- Attend meetings with CMOs to review current production status for impact on supply plan
- Point of contact for all CMOs for purchasing and invoicing questions and monthly inventory reports
- Serve as daily contact with logistics partner/freight forwarder for general questions and to ensure shipments are scheduled on time, and to provide, or review for accuracy, any government required import/export/clearance data or documentation
- Serve as daily contact with 3PL warehouse for general questions, issues with goods receipts, customer orders, inventory analysis and destruction, and master data maintenance
- Working with Amring Quality to ensure required product release documentation, temperature data, and serialization data is received from the CMO or warehouse
- Collaborate with various cross-functional groups (such as Quality, Tech Ops, Regulatory), to proactively and collaboratively resolve issues that may block the timely flow of materials, and respond to internal requests for product, inventory, supply, and demand data
- Responding to customer requests for Amring product master data
- Performing all goods receipts and invoice approvals in manual and ERP systems
- Support initiation and completion of artwork changes, change controls, deviations, investigations, and CAPAs
- Completion of all GMP and non-GMP training as required.
Production Planner
Clinigen Clinical Supplies Management
10.2020 - Current
- Conduct rough cut capacity planning and proper reporting to Management (KPIs, D&OP) across different sites
- Responsible for the Operations schedule and is accountable to ensure it is aligned with production goals, maintenance & validation requirements, and project priorities
- Works closely with Operations as well as other support functions (Facilities, Quality Assurance, Quality Control, Process Excellence Team) to develop and maintain an integrated comprehensive manufacturing schedule
- Coordinates activities to maximize production line capacity
- Participates actively in the preparation of the department budget as needed
- Supports Productivity initiative programs by identifying efficiencies in the Operational areas and recommending implementation strategies
- Supports all technology transfer activities, equipment qualification, process validation, troubleshooting, clinical lot production, and process optimization by aligning/integrating the manufacturing schedule across functional areas
- Represents the manufacturing areas in preparation of Shutdowns of the respective areas and communicate to Area Leaders and Supervisors of upcoming activities impacting their areas
- Monitors, evaluates, and communicates area performance metrics in the delivery area
- Monitor material supply flow and identify any shortages or bottlenecks in usage that may arise
- Determining manpower, equipment and raw materials needed to cover production demand (both short- and long-term planning).
Assistant Project Manager
Laser Technology Inc.
12.2015 - Current
- Oversees all projects to have them completed on time
- Manage changes to the project, project schedule and project supply ordering
- Assist all technicians in finishing chambers for all customers (ex; Lockheed Martin And SpaceX)
- Travel with technicians to help finish chambers
- Run all project meeting and discuss any changes, update, and or review deadlines for each project.
Buyer/ Materials Coordinator
- Establish and maintain relationships with third parties/vendors
- Meet with clients to take detailed ordering briefs and clarify specific requirements of each project
- Coordinates and expedites flow of materials, parts, and assemblies between sections or departments, according to production and shipping schedules or department priorities, and compiles and maintains manual or computerized records
- Examines material delivered to production departments to verify conformance to specifications
- Computes amount of material required to complete job orders, applying knowledge of product and manufacturing processes
- Compiles and maintains manual or computerized records, such as material inventory, in-process production reports, and status and location of materials
- Order all ongoing orders when any stock or inventory is low in the office as well as all projects.
Shop Manager/ Purchasing Assistant
Advent Electric Inc.
02.2007 - 12.2015
- Creating schematics of electrical blueprints
- Creating/quoting Orders through V2 program
- Answering billing questions for client through inbound/outbound calling as well as email
- Managing shop employee’s production and work schedules
- Recommends and manages training and developmental programs to insure immediate and long-term skills needs
- Working with engineering manager on future clients and orders
- Maintain supplies inventory by checking electrical material stock to determine inventory levels; anticipating needed supplies; placing and expediting orders for electrical material; reviewing and approving invoices.
Electrical Technician / Shipper and Receiver
- Order entry into our V2 program
- Building relationships with customers
- Duties Included Working closely with engineers, Building and wiring electrical enclosures
- Reading schematics of electrical blueprints and some experience with AutoCAD 2011
- Installing electrical components to code specifications
- Picking/Packing shipments, Experience with forklifts and UPS Worldship.
Education
Academic Diploma -
Upper Merion High School
Construction-Plumbing-Electrician-Carpentry Certificate -
Center For Technical Studies
Electrician Certificate -
CHI Institute
01.2006
Skills
- Inventory Oversight
- Delivery Management
- Strategizing
- Verbal and Written Communication
- Cost Control
- Vendor Relations
- Negotiation
- Multi-Tasking Strength
- Inventory Monitoring
- Forecasting
- Purchasing Strategies
- Purchase Order Management
References
References are available on request.
Timeline
Planning Manager, Supply Chain
Amring Pharmaceuticals
06.2023 - Current
Production Planner
Clinigen Clinical Supplies Management
10.2020 - Current
Assistant Project Manager
Laser Technology Inc.
12.2015 - Current
Shop Manager/ Purchasing Assistant
Advent Electric Inc.
02.2007 - 12.2015
Buyer/ Materials Coordinator
Electrical Technician / Shipper and Receiver
Academic Diploma -
Upper Merion High School
Construction-Plumbing-Electrician-Carpentry Certificate -
Center For Technical Studies
Electrician Certificate -
CHI Institute
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