Sheila Kennedy69 Zain Circle | Milford MA 01757 | sheilakennedy91@yahoo.com 508 341 0053

Sunovion Pharmaceutical | Marlborough, MA Sr. Procurement Operations Specialist 2012 - Present

Drive deployment and usage of, and ongoing training on, procurement technologies and related processes. Oracle iProcurement v12, Ariba Sourcing 12s, BIQ Spend Analytics 5.0, Emptoris Contracts Management 8.2.

Ongoing deployment of Oracle v.R12 iProcurement, including training development and delivery.

SME and key escalation point for issues to procurement related business applications supported.

Work with new and existing suppliers to develop e-Commerce integration and/or programs.

Support internal customers, functional areas, and suppliers to optimize procurement system performance, troubleshooting and resolving issues.

Worked with business units to understand business processes and how procurement applications support business requirements, applying knowledge to effectively solve problems.

Manage maintenance, support and enhancements of procurement related processes and technologies.

Create, develop and maintain procurement related training materials and job aids. Responsible for spend analytics tool/program, including quarterly and annual data

refreshes. Assists with procurement data analysis and visibility across the organization. Provides reports to support company-wide strategic sourcing activities that leverage our external spend and supplier base to deliver the best overall value at the lowest cost.

Support Sunovion’ s Supplier Diversity program by collecting data and reporting preliminary results against Sunovion’ s Subcontracting Plan with the US Small Business Administration. Leads the development and continuous improvement of reports to support this mandatory compliance activity.

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Sheila Kennedy69 Zain Circle | Milford MA 01757 | sheilakennedy91@yahoo.com 508 341 0053

GENZYME CORPORATION | SANOFI, Framingham, MA Sr. Supply Manager, 2009 - 2012Business Process Analyst Senior, 2007 – 2009Business Process Analyst I, 2005 – 2007PCard Program Manager, 2002 – 2004

Responsible for managing critical pharmaceutical manufacturing partners. Key responsibilities include: production planning, scheduling, inventory management, execution of high dollar purchase orders and supply contracts and establishment and tracking of supply metrics. (2009-2012)

Experienced working in a cGMP environment. Experienced in evaluating and sourcing new materials from existing or new suppliers. Identified new raw materials and suppliers unique to the Site for development projects. Participated in project teams resulting in process improvements for purchasing and

manufacturing initiatives. Worked with Contract management and provided input into key supply contract

negotiations Performed risk assessment of raw materials, implemented risk mitigation plans and report

progress quarterly. Organize and participate in quarterly business reviews. BPI Profit Improvement team leader, tasked with establishing a standardized global

definition and process to measure and report spend and cost improvement that Procurement achieves, as well as impact of cost variance.

Deployment of Ariba Buyer, Catalog Management and Supplier Enablement 8.2 globally, including training development and delivery. (2007-2009)

Implemented 26 e-Procurement catalogs in the U.S. and Europe, created job aids and training programs to support each function. Primary point of contact globally.

Took over management of PCard Program at $6.0M and transformed program to $40M with a rebate of $400K. (2002 – 2004)

Collaborate with senior management and colleagues worldwide to develop and implement business strategy for ongoing rollouts, enhancements and upgrades such as: D&B interface platform, naming conventions for supplier adds, wireless process to charge PCard and pay providers, AP analysis procure to pay, consignment stockrooms on PCard.

Design and delivery PCard training programs, guidelines and supporting policy for all levels of employees and cardholders.

USFilter | Lowell, Ma Director, Corporate Strategic Sourcing, 1998-2002Manager, Corporate Purchasing, 1994 – 1997Purchasing Manager, Ionpure, 1990 – 1993

Manage commodities of strategic importance to the corporation valued in excess of $2.3 billion in goods/services comprising 49,729 suppliers with 90% of the spend occurring with 3,162.

Lead the development and implementation of USFilter Strategic Sourcing programs including: eProcurement; Internet Auctions, Preferred Supplier Management; Purchasing Data Warehouse. (1998 – 2002)

Facilitate rapid B2B e-Commerce implementation directing MRO purchases with easy access to pre-approved supplier catalogs via standard web browser.

Launched comprehensive automated business-to-business industrial trading exchange network for on-line ordering of industrial/MRO supplies with savings primarily from contract compliance.

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Sheila Kennedy69 Zain Circle | Milford MA 01757 | sheilakennedy91@yahoo.com 508 341 0053

Corporation’s key resource in matching supplier capabilities and internal requirements, connecting internal producers to potential internal applications in order to optimize the use of internal sources.

Established “single-point” of information gathering, analysis, and decision-making for the commodity resulting in a Purchasing Data Warehouse (PDW) allowing the measure of spend by period, supplier, and commodity/business unit and ultimately drive contract compliance.

Execute field support activities and audits achieving compliance objectives. Successfully developed and implemented a purchasing council directing purchasing

activity for 1200 USFilter locations and responsible for more than $30 million in savings annually. (1994 – 1997)

Develop and execute USFilter commodity strategy resulting in improved savings through contract management and the ability to measure compliance.

Partnered with engineering and marketing resources to drive product standardization, supply base rationalization, and evaluate new product offerings.

Developed and implemented procurement policies and procedures focusing on analysis & measurement, strategic commodity management and tactical execution.

Planned, staffed and developed a team of highly motivated individuals to pro cure, select, develop and administer finished goods, raw materials, turnkey systems, supplies/services.(1990 – 1993)

Implemented the purchasing module of the MCBA manufacturing software system. Successfully organized a 6 month centralization of 27 branch locations to the

headquarters location, optimizing company competitive position, resulting in 30% savings the first year.

Negotiated and managed multiple OEM contracts and stocking programs for a Ionpure labeled line of filtration products used by multiple divisions worldwide, resulting in an overall cost savings of 35%, while reducing the supplier base by 50%.

Millipore Corporation | Cidra, Puerto Rico, Bedford MA)Waters Corporation | Milford, MA Purchasing Manager, (1983-1990)

Supported a start-up operation for Millipore Corporation and Waters Manufacturing. Established a Purchasing and Materials organization capable of supporting two diverse manufacturing operations under one roof.(1983 – 1990)

Implemented ManMan Manufacturing module including; planning, MPS, MRP, process and routing.

Locally sourced 80% of raw materials used in new product transfers saving $200K/Qtr in PPV.

Led JIT manufacturing of 3 high volume Waters products eliminating inventories, inspection and administration at both the raw material and sub assembly levels.

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