VINAY BHATT
Piscataway,NJ
Summary
Results-driven Supply Chain and Warehouse professional with 15+ years of experience in high-volume, regulated environments, including biopharmaceuticals. Expert in cold chain logistics, GMP/GDP compliance, and inventory management, with a proven track record of improving operational efficiency, reducing costs, and ensuring regulatory adherence. Proficient in WMS and ERP systems. Seeking to leverage comprehensive logistics expertise to contribute to the safe and efficient delivery of cell therapies.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
Work History
Supply Chain Management and Warehouse Operation Supervisor Cell Therapy
Bristol Myers Squibb
Summit, NJ
03.2019 - Current
- Managed all aspects of warehouse and distribution operations for life-saving CAR-T cell therapy materials, ensuring strict adherence to GMP/GDP guidelines.
- Developed and enforced robust Chain of Identity (COI) protocols to guarantee product integrity and patient safety throughout the entire supply chain.
- Coordinated end-to-end global logistics for clinical trial materials, including international shipping, customs documentation, and carrier negotiations, reducing transportation costs by 10%.
- Establishing priorities for raw material (RM) and single-use process consumables procurement and procuring RM internally (domestic or international sister sites) or externally (outside vendors) in collaboration with operations teams.
- Coordinating culture media (CM)/buffer manufacturing, collaborating and partnering across the network (internal and external) to benchmark, understand, influence, and execute standards of RM management.
- Tracking and managing inventory of RMs and GMP Supplies (including but not limited to single-use technology and product contact components).
- Coordinating RM/CM deliveries to and from BDC from the site-based warehouse, and to Bioprocess Research and Development (BPR&D) bulk manufacturing suites.
- Manage and provide guidance to junior staff on material shipment domestically and internationally to CRO/CMO and other company sites.
- Managing raw materials and consumables storage space including Cold Storage.
- Execute all work with cGMP and compliance at the core.
- Responsible for setting up and maintenance of warehouse capability in support of the internal clinical Biologics Manufacturing Facility.
- Responsible for management of warehouse SOPs, deviation, CAPA and change management for audit and inspection purposes.
- Responsible for lean operation, department budget, expense management, warehouse IP compliance and business-related compliance.
- Establishes, guides and conduct lean management to achieve target for 6s warehouse management.
- Supervise and direct the continuous improvement in warehouse operations and cost reduction.
- Supervise and ensure continuous updating of equipment requirements and ensure equipment usage and management to meet company standard.
- Generates and execute employee’s talent development strategies, selection and performance evaluation. Develop and conduct continuous training courses, create a learning team atmosphere and growth mechanism.
- Ensure total adherence to all Federal statutes regarding warehouse operations including OSHA regulations.
Warehouse Supervisor
LUPIN
Somerset, NJ
07.2012 - 03.2019
- Supervise and coordinate inventory control, unloading of inbound shipments, loading outbound shipments and cycle counter.
- Orderly stacking of product and the picking and staging of outbound shipments.
- Moved products to storage areas with proper equipment and efficiently stacked and stored the row materials as well as packaging components with quarantine sticker in the appropriate quarantine area.
- Performs data entry duties into operational systems and performed inventory control on all activities related to warehouse operation using SAP ERP.
- Prepares shipping documents for products scheduled to ship.
- As per daily production planning issued tablets and packaging components on batch record and keep ready batch record and tablets, components for packaging.
- Ensure total adherence to all Federal statutes regarding warehouse operations including DEA and OSHA regulations.
- Confer with department heads to ensure coordination of warehouse activities such as production, sales, Inventory and purchasing.
- Outstanding customer service with vendors, getting quotes and making purchasing requisition/purchase order.
- Oversee recycling process and nonhazardous Product waste removal with SDS.
- Screen and hire warehouse personnel and issue work assignments.
Warehouse Team Lead
Ranbaxy Pharmaceutical Inc
New Brunswick, NJ
06.2006 - 07.2012
- Verified required inbound/outbound paperwork with drivers.
- Ensured that all products were properly counted.
- Participated in establishing work schedules and ensured that the schedules were correctly implemented, and jobs were assigned effectively and completed properly.
- Directed the nonhazardous product waste disposition.
- Coordinated all preparation and distribution of documentation pertaining to worker accidents.
- Ensured the efficient and safe operation of all material handling equipment.
- Maintained a clean, neat, and orderly work area and assisted in maintaining the security and safety of the warehouse.
- Coordinated and checked in product returns and updated inventory balances on hand.
- Inspected physical condition of warehouse and equipment and prepared work orders for repair and requisitions for replacement of equipment.
- Ensured the accuracy of all shipping and receiving documents.
- Gathered and maintained all data records relative to shipping activities.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Mathematics
The M.S. University of Baroda
India01-1999
Skills
- Strong Computer skills specially SAP & ERP software and Microsoft applications
- Excellent Customer service and Communication skills
- Ability to manage and complete multiple tasks in a timely manner, work well under Pressure, time management skills, and excellent team player
- Able to quickly adapt to new situations and systems
- Participated as an active member on safety audits
- Participated as a member of the emergency response team
Timeline
Supply Chain Management and Warehouse Operation Supervisor Cell Therapy
Bristol Myers Squibb
03.2019 - Current
Warehouse Supervisor
LUPIN
07.2012 - 03.2019
Warehouse Team Lead
Ranbaxy Pharmaceutical Inc
06.2006 - 07.2012
Bachelor of Science - Mathematics
The M.S. University of Baroda