anet Hillier, CPIM

220 Woodland Drive

Warminster, Pa. 18974
215-442-9254
jhfbf4de@westpost.net
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Profile:
Results oriented Purchasing/Supply Chain professional with 15+ years' progressiv
e experience leading Procurement,
and Supply Chain. Expertise in supplier development and management, effective i
nventory control and development of cost savings without affecting quality. St
rong backround in Strategic Sourcing/e-Sourcing and Negotiation. PO Placement
Computer literate, self starter, able to drive operational excellence and best i
n class practices
Skills:
New Product Transfer, ERP/MRP Systems Implementation, Project Management, ISO, c
GMP Compliance, Team Leadership and Building, Lean Manufacturing, Problem solvin
g, Process Improvements,
Establish Processes and Procedures for Start Up Company, Master Planning, Cycle
Counting,
Establishing Kan Ban's, Material Change Requests, Plastics, Packaging, Interact
with staff on all
Levels, Strong demand planning and forecasting., Supplier Management/Sourcing
Experience: Bristol Myers Squibb Contract 2009
Sourcing Manager (Hopewell, NJ)
Managing Global Distributor Project-Chemicals
Drive RFP Management through Frictionless (E-Sourcing)
Interacting with Global Sites to obtain information
Negotiation with Suppliers
Sourcing Capital Equipment
-Cost savings of over $475,000 in just one project
Led evaluation of RFX responses with key stake holder
Strategic Planning/Sourcing (strategy development through award)
Employ Best in Class Practices to obtain positive results
AppTec Company bought 2006-2008
Materials Sourcing Mgr Layoff
Contract Biotech/Pharma (Philadelphia, PA)
Supervised staff in Purchasing and Warehouse (1 Purchasing, 6 Warehouse)
Responsible for timely sourcing/ procurement of chemicals, biologics, capital eq
uipment, lab supplies and indirect spend.
Sourced, managed facility spend for gases, uniforms, smocks, chemicals, hardware
, metrology,IT, etc.
Established supplier management, development and partnerships in PA location.
*Saved over $200,000 with a key supplier in 6 months.
Established forecasting of long lead-time items to provide supplier feedback.
Negotiation of pricing, terms and conditions
Sourcing raw materials, products and services
Implementing Sourcing Strategies
Resolution of quality issues
Immunicon 2001-2006
Purchasing Manager
Biotech/Pharma/Medical Device (Was a start up company-Huntingdon Valley, PA)
Supervised staff in Purchasing, Warehouse/Inventory, Shipping and Receiving (2
Purchasing, 2 Warehouse, 2-3 College help)
Responsible for Planning and Inventory Management
Responsible for timely procurement of chemicals, biologics, capital equipment, l
ab supplies, indirect spend, facility services, mechanical items, packaging.and
outsourcing
Established purchasing system and procedures.
ERP Project Manager
*Wrote RFP
* System was installed and running in 120 days.
*System administrator
*Set up standard costing system
*Set up Bills of Material to reflect consumption
ISO/cGMP and Lean Trained. Set up Kan Bans
Negotiated Blanket PO Terms and Conditions
*Negotiated price freezes for 2 years with key supplier
*Negotiated cost savings of over $60,000 by working with Supplier and Qualit
y to qualify new process to manufacture.
Established Sourcing Strategies for each family/product to support manufacturing
/ product development and implemented them.
Strong Supplier Management and Development
*Supplier Audits/Risk Assessment
*Improved supplier delivery performance from 70% to over 95%.
*Received a 3 week lead time reduction due to working with Supplier and QC
to qualify/validate a process change.
-Process change reduced unit cost by 25%.
*Set up a Vendor Managed Inventory Program
-Developed strategy/operational plan and ensured successful implementation
-Grew program from 20 items to over 100.
*Worked with Supplier and QC to reduce scrap from over 20% to 2-5% per lot
. (Est. Savings $39,000/yr)
*Set up Warehouse using ABC, material usages and forecasts.
*Developed supplier to ship directly to warehouse saving space and carryin
g costs. (Reduced inventory over 80%)
Worked closely with R&D to support New Product Introductions
Managed Physical Inventories, Reconciliation and Cycle Counting
*Wrote variance report that cut time by 33%.
*Performed root cause analysis on variances.
Quad Systems Co Shut Down 1998-2000
Senior Planner Buyer (Willow Grove, PA)
Electronic/Semi Conductor Industry
Sourced and Qualified New Suppliers
Developed relationship with Electronic Component manufacturers to locate long le
ad-time components
Procured capital equipment, electronic components, machined parts, sheet metal p
arts, PCB's, forgings and castings.
Planned tape feeders, Quad Aligns and New Products
Harris Specialty Chemicals Co. Bought 1996-1998
Planning (Bristol, PA)
Specialty Powders, Paints, and Coatings (Consumer Products)
Staff Level Position-Power User BPCS Software
Planned Powders, Penncretes. Enviroseal and Paints
60% of Sales occurred during the last week of the month
 *Established and implemented strategic plan/master schedule to respond and mee
t sales budget
Scheduled incoming trucks for customer pick ups
Assigned work to group leaders in plant
Education
B.S Degree Charter Oak College
Certificate in Management Central Conn. State University
APICS Certified CPIM
APICS Instructor