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Robert Henry
Catskill,NY
Summary
Assertive Regional Director with excellent potential and more than 20 years of experience in the GMP and Supply Chain environment. Extensive skills in problem solving, team building, inventory management, increasing POS spends, customer interactions and innovation along with lean management and continual improvement. Self-motivated with strong organizational and communication skills while having a responsible attitude, remaining calm and possessing decisive decision making skills.
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
Work History
Northeast Regional Supply Chain Director
Curaleaf
Ravena, NY
05.2018 - Current
- Visit sites periodically to view service levels and adherence to global service standards.
- Monitor staff performance by actively engaging in and observing day-to-day activities.
- Attend weekly meetings with Corp leadership to discuss and optimize strategies.
- Promoted company by giving exciting and dynamic presentations to customers and vendors.
- Reviewed financial reports to identify potential issues, cost saving opportunities and significant departures from budget.
- Represented company at various national and global events.
- Trained new employees on proper protocols and customer service standards.
- Trained and guided team members to maintain high productivity and performance metrics.
- Delegated finical daily tasks to employees, streamlining daily progress and efficiency.
- Directed product flow and informed management of delays and challenges, as well as suggested resolutions.
- Negotiated price and service with customers and vendors to decrease expenses and increase profit.
- Maintain inventory levels to ensure efficient flow through production
- Developed and manged home delivery program.
- Source and outfit sites with delivery vehicles as needed
- Managed vendor purchase order dispatch, delivery and invoicing to set contractual guidelines and maintain budgetary regulations.
- Standardized inventory quarterly reporting and analysis and instituted corrective action for close-outs and out-of-stock items to keep inventory records current.
- Negotiated pricing to determine best deal and save approximately 15% annually.
- Focus is on cost avoidance
Manufacturing Supervisor
AMRI, Albany Molecular Research Institute
Rensselaer, NY
01.2017 - 05.2018
- Manage all support manufacturing activities during a shift for the sterile filling business unit
- Oversee personnel and activities related to the production process
- Managed and coordinated personnel for room activities on assigned shifts
- Compile area specific shift information and line status data in a timely manner accurately conveying information to support groups and oncoming shift management team
- Ensure compliance with cGMPs, corporate and site-specific policies, and procedures
- Maintain and report metrics to evaluate performance of assigned production unit
- Mentor, develop, and guide succession planning and cross-functional training of direct reports
- Schedule adherence and material consumption rates relative to specific areas
- Manage operational and preventive maintenance of area specific processing equipment
- Report and investigate safety incidents and quality deviations
- Developing OPEX philosophy for the site
- Led safety meetings and monitored compliance with gear requirements and best practices.
- Led safety meetings and monitored compliance with gear requirements and best practices
Value Stream Supervisor
GlaxoSmithKline, formerly Stiefel Labs
Oak Hill, NY
01.2007 - 01.2017
- Responsible for all daily operations on production floor and manufacturing floors with team of 53
- Initiated rewrite of operations procedural manual to bring it up to date, reducing errors in team by 15%
- Initiate and complete problem solving techniques using real time process and incorporating short and long term solutions (CAPAs)with a 100% closure rate
- Managed high volume of more than 6 million units per month
- Accurate and efficient review of batch records to ensure supply to production floor
- Responsible for maintaining appropriate levels of inventory and align with planning model
- Coordinated closely with quality control regarding products awaiting disposition
- Increase production by 20% in first year and sustained growth by using lean methodologies
- Maintained perfect safety record and clean work environment along with developing and managing departmental and site Key Performance Indicators
- Monitored and implemented new equipment along with the validation process
- Lead regular stand up meeting, events and continuous improvement projects
- Negotiated contracts with component, raw material and temp agency vendors
Warehouse Supervisor
Stiefel Laboratories
Oak Hill, NY
01.2004 - 01.2007
- Managed and coordinated all inbound deliveries into facility with team of 18
- Set and controlled operational budgets to increase profit margins by over 15%
- Developed and oversaw inbound quality sampling group for quality assurance
- Work with EHS to develop safe work environment through implementation of safety programs
- Supported production floor and manufacturing suites with 100% delivery rate for duration of supervision
- Operated at 100% safety rate and improved efficiency of deliverables by over 50%
- Assessed/trained personnel for promotion to cross functional operations leading to 5 current employees in lead positions
- Developed tech docs and author SOP’s and Work Instruction Standards for numerous departments
- Worked with quality systems LIMS/CARISMA and MRP/ERP systems to improve site quality standards and efficiency
- Handled negotiations with forklift and racking vendors
Skills
- Financial Statement Review
- Hiring and Onboarding
- Management Training
- Supplier Monitoring
- Online Systems
- Problem Anticipation and Resolution
- Policy Development and Enforcement
- Logistics
- Inventory Tracking and Management
- Standard Methods
- Talent Development
- Lean Methodology
- Coaching and Mentoring
Accomplishments
No lost time injury for any of my direct reports for the duration of my supervision. Successfully developed and managed bulk inbound deliveries to silos for high volume manufacturing without being the cause for downtime. Implemented warehouse lean priority to save $500k+/yr in inventory costs and increased inventory turns from 18 mths to 6 mths. Planned and implanted safety process that saves company $250k per year in insurance premiums.
Constantly increaseing product margins by driving efficiencies and maximizing inventory by strategic production planning. Proficient in MRP/ERP/SAP systems and implementation. Thorough knowledge of safety standards and compliance. Strong organizational, administrative and analytical skills.
Thorough knowledge of quality standards and systems. Able to lead and efficiently manage large teams and small focused groups. Setting goals and objectives for individuals and teams In depth knowledge of Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma techniques. Excellent communication and conflict management skills. Proficient in all Microsoft computer systems.
Successfully planned and managed operations in the New York facility leading us to best in class and historic earnings.
Reducing on hand inventory by $5m in region by end of year.
Work Availability
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Timeline
Northeast Regional Supply Chain Director
Curaleaf
05.2018 - Current
Manufacturing Supervisor
AMRI, Albany Molecular Research Institute
01.2017 - 05.2018
Value Stream Supervisor
GlaxoSmithKline, formerly Stiefel Labs
01.2007 - 01.2017
Warehouse Supervisor
Stiefel Laboratories
01.2004 - 01.2007