Ryan Holmbeck - Senior Global Supply Chain Manager, Covariant

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CovariantSenior Global Supply Chain Manager

Oct. 2022Berkeley, California, United States

VictaulicERP Project Manager (Contractor)

Mar. 2023 - Sep. 2023United States• Spearhead strategic planning, tactical execution, and day-to-day management of projects across the Supply Chain and Planning and Branch Operations workstreams, with full oversight of project plans, budgets, schedules, and deliverables. • Own and manage the daily calendar for the PMO and 6 Workstream Leads, fostering cross-functional collaboration and problem-solving to drive successful project implementation. • Lead the end-to-end global implementation of the Infor M3 system, including configuring Jira for test planning, writing CRP/UAT/SIT scripts and tracking all test activities, designing a SharePoint site for project tracking, and providing post-deployment support.

EsperionSenior Manager Inventory and Planning

Aug. 2021 - Dec. 2022★ Served in a critical leadership role, with responsibility for all inventory planning, management, and reporting for 80 raw materials, intermediates, active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs), and bulk/finished drug products across 16 locations worldwide. ★ Developed and maintained an automated, VBA-coded inventory workbook to enable efficient tracking of inventory transactions and the generation of comprehensive, data-driven reports for training, testing, and systems enhancement purposes. ★ Oversaw systems implementation, administration, and maintenance activities for the SAP S/4 HANA and TraceLink systems to streamline inventory planning and management (including serialization of finished drug products for domestic shipments). ★ Delivered strategic guidance and expertise for the development and reporting of KPIs/metrics for the Supply Operations, Technical Services, Clinical Supply, and Quality Management groups. ★ Integrated Kaizen continuous improvement practices to optimize the entire project lifecycle (from project charter development to project funnel management, execution, and reporting) while leading periodic reviews and updates of SOPs and Kaizen events.

TakedaSupply Chain Operations and Systems Manager

Jun. 2017 - Aug. 2021Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, United States★ Played a multi-faceted leadership role, including owning all master data for raw materials, manufactured items, and spare parts (6.5K+ SKUs), leading SAP execution and end-user training, and serving as SME for internal and regulatory (FDA, EMA) inspections. ★ Managed all aspects of SAP systems implementation, day-to-day functionality, enhancements, and temporary/permanent fixes in collaboration with global design teams, in addition to creating and distributing SAP training materials for end-users. ★ Leveraged SAP to improve end-to-end visibility and traceability across site planning, sales order processing, and documentation activities, in addition to implementing new SOPs and training materials to streamline on- site workflows and document flows. ★ Planned, executed, and streamlined all quality assurance/control activities as the Supply Chain Liaison for quality systems, including deviations, CAPAs, change controls, and gap assessments. ★ Led the development of key supply chain metrics as well as standardization and automation of reporting in Excel to drive greater efficiencies in insights generation for process improvements and goal tracking.

Dougherty Enterprises, Inc.Inventory Planning and Sourcing Manager

Apr. 2015 - Jun. 2017Crystal Lake, Illinois, United States★ Provided strategic direction and operational leadership for all purchasing and inventory planning functions relating to $2M in semi-annual physical inventories at 2 facilities while driving process/systems improvements to optimize inventory management. ★ Created an Excel-based purchase order submission and approval process based on local DOAs, in addition to standardizing inventory planning and sourcing processes and implementing an inventory system for all manufacturing components (300 SKUs). ★ Directed supplier negotiations, contracting, and onboarding for the first phase of the R&D tollgate process for 8 R&D projects, including setting up terms and conditions, pricing, delivery, and volume.

Leica BiosystemsMaterials Manager

May. 2004 - Feb. 2016Richmond, Illinois, United States★ Strategized and executed multiple programs, process improvements, systems implementations, and new metrics/scorecards to increase team productivity, cost efficiency, and data accuracy across the entire materials management function. ★ Performed data entry, updating, and maintenance in SAP for all material master records relating to new product development and product life cycle management activities. ★ Devised and implemented new KPIs to enable effective process monitoring, issue tracking, and root cause analysis, which led to comprehensive process reviews and waste reduction efforts that significantly reduced direct materials costs. ★ Organized and facilitated 3 Kaizen events for the implementation of an electronic Kanban system within the materials process, resulting in a President’s Kaizen and 2 Shin Kaizen awards. ★ Prepared and delivered train-the-trainer programs for groups of up to 80 employees on Lean disciplines and related topics such as 5S, standard work, problem-solving, SMED, Kanban, and supplier management. ★ Collaborated cross-functionally across multiple global workstreams and stakeholders on product lifecycle management and Excess and Obsolete (E&O) inventory reduction efforts. ★ Supported the end-to-end planning and implementation of multiple Purchase Price Variance (PPV) project to meet a $350K end-of-year reduction target, in addition to launching the facility’s first-ever consigned inventory process. ★ Crafted and implemented a standardized process (based on ABC analysis) for the number of inventory cycle counts required daily, resulting in 99% sustained accuracy within the cycle count program.

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