Santosh Noronha

Experience

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  Bayer

  Apr 1998 - Mar 2006

  - Production Planning & Inventory Control- General Warehousing & Distribution- Plasma Receiving & Operations- SAP Master Data departments- Increased efficiencies by 30+% through implementation of sophisticated material handling systems, enhanced computer systems and streamlined business processes.- Planned and successfully managed the production ramp-up of key product line (Intravenous Immunoglobulin).– Planned and successfully managed the double digit YOY production volume increase of key product line (Alpha-1 Antitrypsin). Show less

  • Sr. Manager, Supply Chain

    Oct 2001 - Mar 2006

  • Project Manager

    Apr 1998 - Oct 2001
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  Talecris Biotherapeutics

  Mar 2006 - Mar 2008

  Sr. Director Information Solutions, Operations Applications

  As Sr. Director Information Solution (and Director SAP Center of Excellence) Santosh transformed a mature IT Operations Applications organization from a Service Provider to an Operations Business Partner, enabling strategic innovation and improved customer service.- SAP Center of Excellence- Manufacturing Operations Applications Support- Relationship Management with IT Outsource Service Provider- Successful SAP implementations in 3 legal entities- SAP Upgrade to ECC 6.0 as an IT Offshore project, staffed from Mumbai, India. Show less

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  Talecris Plasma Resources

  Mar 2008 - Jul 2011

  As Vice President, Plasma Suppliers & Services Santosh provided strategic leadership to build and enhance relationships with key blood plasma suppliers and service providers.- 3rd Party Plasma Procurement- Process Efficiencies- Donor Management System (DMS) Operations Support- Plasma Center Engineering Services- Real Estate Management- Capital Expenditure Management- Key Supplier Management As Vice President, Engineering Services, Santosh executed the critical expansion of the plasma donation center infrastructure in support of Talecris’ vertical integration and growth strategy.- Successfully built 22 plasma centers (tenant improvement) in 1 year- Construction Management (15,000 sqft facilities)- Facility Maintenance- Low Temperature Walk-In Freezer Maintenance

  • Vice President, Plasma Suppliers & Services

    Jul 2010 - Jul 2011

  • Vice President, Engineering Services

    Mar 2008 - Jul 2010
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  Grifols

  Jul 2011 - Jan 2022

  Overseeing 50 blood plasma collection centers across 8 states in the Southeast of the USA, with a total staff of ~2,000 employees.– Blood plasma collections of multiple million liters per year– US (FDA) and European (EMA) compliance managementThe Southeast business unit operates as an independent entity with direct accountability for operations, quality, medical and finance. Support function like human resources, facilities and technology integrated into the business unit as well. Show less Overseeing 2 plasma logistics centers in CA and NC with a staff of 200+ employees– Global inventory management and supply planning to 3 manufacturing plants in the USA and Europe.– Freight logistics from 150 plasma centers to the 2 US plasma logistics centers– Ocean freight logistics to Europe, complying with low temperature (-30ºC) GMP requirements.– Strategic Procurement of blood plasma per year. Contract negotiations and supplier management. Responsible for 2 biopharmaceutical packaging facilities in CA and NC with a staff of 150+ employees.– Product serialization– Integrated packaging lines with inline visual product inspection Show less As Vice President, Plasma Supply Chain & Logistics, Santosh Noronha is responsible for the Human Blood Plasma Supply Chain Management and Supply Contract Management within the global Grifols Bioscience Industrial Group. He oversees multiple logistics facilities within the USA and manages the raw material distribution to the various Grifols Manufacturing Plants in Europe and the USA.- Oversees 2 plasma logistics centers in CA and NC- Global plasma transportation logistics via truck and ocean container (low temperature / -30ºC GMP requirements)- Global inventory management and supply planning to manufacturing plants- Plasma Procurement- Designed and built fully automated state-of-the-art plasma logistics center- Win-win relationship management with key strategic suppliers and business partners Show less

  • President Biomat USA Southeast

    Jul 2018 - Jan 2022

  • Managing Director

    Jan 2016 - Jul 2018

  • Vice President, Supply Chain & Logistics

    Jul 2011 - Jan 2016
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  Capivis Group

  Dec 2021 - now

  Principal

  Driving Innovation in the Healthcare Space by Merging Experience & Data.