MANAGER SUPPLY CHAIN
DFE PHARMA INDIA LLP
Total years of experience :28 years, 6 Months
Responsible for overall supply chain for the company in India. All areas of Supply Chain right from Procurement, Logistics, S&OP, Production planning, Inventory Control, Warehouse, Contract management, Customs and central excise.
Key Achievements:
•Set up of overall Supply Chain systems, procedures right from scratch
•Implementation of ERP at India (NAV) and Globally by working from Europe (SAP).
•Implementation of triangle shipments for the company, paving way for one of its kind in the industry.
•Development of vendors for key materials - risk mitigation for the company
•Successful Customer, ISO audits
•Currently involved in an additional role as Project Manager of Optimisation of Supply Chain globally for particular product line
Responsible for Procurement, Logistics, warehouse, Capex projects of both Formulation and API businesses. Instrumental role in implementation of systems & procedures with a team of experienced profesionals.
Key Achievements:
•Set up of overall systems in Warehouse, logistics and Procurement function
•Successful Implementation of ERP within short timelines
•Review of existing Supply Chain systems and improved upon to meet global needs of the company.
•Development of alternate vendors for key materials.
•Responsible for set up of systems for launch of Narcotic products from India to USA.
•Successful USFDA audits, customer audits and ISO audits
Responsible for overall warehouse function consisting of 5 warehouses, with a big team working under me. Was instrumental in set up of systems, procedures meeting global regulatory standards.
Key Achievements:
•Set up of overall systems and harmonizing the same in various warehouses
•Successful audits from USFDA, MHRA and customer audits
•Faced customer audits from Glaxo Smith Kline Beecham, Pfizer, Novartis, Actavis, Apotex, Hospira, North star, Arrow, Mylan etc.,
•Faced Safety audits from Internal and external auditors.
•Instrumental in set up of a new warehouse
Carried out various roles right from Warehouse, Central excise, Production planning, Production Scheduling, Launch Management etc., at this firm.
Key Achievements:
•Instrumental in launch of key products in Europe Markets
•Instrumental in control of inventories at plant level by designing effective methods
•Instrumental in set up of Plant Production scheduling activities
•Awarded for Individual excellence and team excellence awards from the top management.
•Successfully implemented systems in warehouse from the beginning of the set up to comply with EU and USFDA guidelines.
•Implementation of Warehouse management software and Bar-coding systems
•Unique MHE like Carousel system for label storage, Semi automated storage and retrieval systems in expansion phase.
•Best practices in SAP and GMP setting an example to other locations.
•Production scheduling, planning and material requirement plans designed as per MRP II concept.
•Core member from warehouse in the project team for facility expansion of Sandoz from 1Billion to 5 Billion Units(Tablets + Capsules).
•Responsible for EOU / Excise operations.
•Successful completion of OHSAS and EMS audit approvals being a management representative for warehouse.
•Leading, Managing and Motivating a team of 6 qualified professionals and achieved generation of talent resources which enabled independent handling of various activities like inventory management, GMP compliances, EOU operations, HSE compliance, In-Control etc.,
•Compliance of NFCM requirements (SOX guidelines) as a part of PIN cycle of In -Control
HHT (Hand holding team member) in the implementation of SMT concept at DRL - Yanam Unit.
•Actively implemented E-Score (a performance measurement tool) which forms the back bone of the SMT concept.
•In the process of performance measurement lead a team of 40 members towards excellence in their areas of work.
•Warehouse operational Exposure in various dosage forms (Parenterals, Tablet, Capsules, including Anti-cancers & Inhalers formulations).