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Alicia Castro

Business Excellence Lead @Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine

Athens, GA, US
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WORK HISTORY

Nov 2020 — Present

Business Excellence Lead @Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine

Athens, GA, US

Key Responsibilities:Lead the site’s Johnson & Johnson Production System cycles as JJPS SME & Champion, as well as coordinate key network programs that drive continuous improvement and cost reductions. Responsible for championing people and organizational development initiatives and for supporting both SM API Group BEx Leads and Athens BU Lead in JJPS organizational change efforts. Role model behavior and coach the organization and project leads in continuous improvement mentality. Expanded responsibilities include implementation of effective Training programs 9including Training Within the Industry - TWI) through the Operations Support function.Key Contributions:• Cost Savings: Led cross-functional teams to execute initiatives to create value within the facility that directly led to $9MM in savings for 2021 & 2022 (exceeding goal by more than a 100%).• Strategic Leadership: Proven Practices Ambassador for the SM API Cluster. Deployed the program across all functions and monitored to ensure participation and sharing of good practices. Successful implementations shared through the Proven Practice program have brought $2.8M in savings across Cluster sites in 2021.• Strategic Leadership: Decision Support Leader (DSL) for the SM API Group, providing support and structure to the Group Leadership Team performance management cadence- Diversity, Equality & Inclusion Agent:* Our Voice / Our Credo Survey 2021 & 2022 Champion for the Small Molecule Platform (10 sites in total - located in Latin America, North America & EMEA)- Responsible for raising awareness and engagement in Our Voice Survey among employees throughout our organization by sharing information with business leaders, monitoring participation rates, by guiding and coaching individual Site Champions on employee engagement and by coordinating efforts with Communication partners and other area Champions.* Women Leadership & Inclusion (WLI) Lead for the Janssen Athens Site during 2021.

EDUCATION

2011 — 2012

Barna Management School

Director's Development Program

1994 — 1996

Instituto Tecnológico de Santo Domingo

Master's degree

1988 — 1991

Instituto Tecnológico de Santo Domingo

Bachelor's degree

1998 — 1999

Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra

Management Development Program

SKILLS

Business Process ImprovementLean ManufacturingForecastingContinuous ImprovementMicrosoft OfficeSalesSupply Chain ManagementRetailDemand PlanningProcurementMrpLogistics ManagementKaizenTeam LeadershipNegotiationShippingMarketingProject Management5sInventory ManagementProject PlanningSupply ChainProduction PlanningBudgetsQuality ManagementDmaicLeadershipQuality AssuranceLogisticsSapWarehouse ManagementChange ManagementPurchasingValue Stream MappingProcess ImprovementCross-Functional Team LeadershipProcess EngineeringManufacturingWarehousingOperations Management

ABOUT ALICIA CASTRO

I take global supply chain and procurement operations and turn them into well-oiled…

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