Aruna R. Tikaare

About Aruna R. Tikaare

Highly motivated and process driven Supply Chain leader with proven record of building and motivating high performing supply chain teams in Pharmaceutical, Biotech and Med-Device companies. Expertise include building commercial Supply Chain organization from nascency and Clinical to Commercial Supply Chain transition. Skills: Developing and implementing Supply Chain organization for start ups Commercial and Clinical Supply Chain Management Forecast / Demand Planning Management Distribution & Logistics Management Materials Management CMO Management 3rd Party Vendor Management Procurement / Strategic Sourcing Contract Negotiations Warehouse build and management cGMP/FDA/EMEA/ANVISA/TGA Experience KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS INCLUDE: • Build sq.ft warehouse space with ambient and cold storage capacity • Inventory cost reduction over 12% • Achieved PPV of 6.6% YOY • Implementation of VMI optimizing spend and operating costs, resulting in 35% annual savings • Successfully managed the supply chain - including fill, finish, packaging and labeling CMOs - of a major drug through a 28% market demand increase • Increased forecast accuracy by 12%,$280M, through process design and development • Increased product launch effectiveness by 32% via implementation of launch check gates • Reduced transition losses by 14%, a $1.8M annual savings, by systematizing the product improvement process to accommodate customer feedback and value addition. • Improved quality of supplier products by 32%, by designing the supplier development goals and Supplier Score card • Increased productivity up to 18%(reduction in lost man hours) by designing a Kanban process to provide optimal equipment and material support for daily production • Achieved 72% increase in efficiency of Incoming Quality Inspection process by designing improvement operational processes and future strategic processes using 5S and Kanban. • Decreased 72% in media scrap by identifying preventable losses and developing / implementing a process to diligently manage the media consumption and production • Developed Value Stream Map for key product, which was vital in achieving the company goal of 95% schedule adherence

Experience

1. Strategic Sourcing & Vendor Management Leader

   ADC Therapeutics

   Dec 2022 — Present · Boston, MA, US

Education

• WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management

  Advanced Diploma in Strategic Business Management

  2005 — 2005

• Indian Institute of Advanced Management

  MBA, Human Resources Management

  1995 — 1997

• Presidency College

  B.S., Chemistry

  1992 — 1995

• University of South Carolina - The Moore School of Business

  IMBA, Supply Chain & Operation

  2004 — 2006