Thomas Ogara

About Thomas Ogara

Supply Chain Executive with proven Fortune 500 global track record applying end-to-end supply chain expertise to deliver cost-effective, quality-assured planning, sourcing, manufacturing, and distribution while ensuring business continuity in complex global business settings where regulatory compliance and safety are imperatives. Change advocate and process champion with unique grasp of supply chain’s interdependency with all areas of business gained through extensive education and hands-on planning, sourcing, manufacturing, and logistics (packaging, warehousing, transportation, distribution) experience.• Defining strategy, driving alignment, & shaping innovation for Global Plan & Source within ERP transformation program.• Critical enabler to the supply chain team tasked with delivering the COVID-19 vaccine to US Market under EUA.• Developed and executed a Global supply chain communications strategy to the Coronavirus Pandemic in 20••••21.• Led Integrated Business Planning integration efforts for the Americas through collaboration across function and region.• Contributed greatly to business continuity and recovery efforts for the Adult Tylenol business due to Hurricane Maria in 2017.• Played key role in bringing company under consent decree into full distribution center Quality Compliance.

Experience

1. Senior Director, Strategic Demand & Capacity Management

   Johnson & Johnson

   Oct 2023 — Present · Horsham, PA, US

   Accountable to provide End-to-End capacity visibility and transparency over the 3 to 10 year horizon across the internal and external manufacturing network. Provides strategic insights and shapes recommendations with key stakeholders to optimize the manufacturing network asset utilization, guaranteeing long term product availability to our patients. Partners with Development/Clinical Supply and Value Chain to develop a view on the early development pipeline and assess the impact on future (existing and new) technology requirements. Designs and deploys adequate planning processes to ensure timely product availability when preparing and implementing product transfers. Reporting to the Vice President, Global Planning, ensures that best-in-class standardized sourcing processes are designed and deployed to guarantee optimal product sourcing. 7 direct reports/ 14-21 indirect reports.

Education

• Saint Joseph's University

  Post MBA, Pharmaceutical Marketing

  2004 — 2005

• West Chester University of Pennsylvania

  B.S., Business Management

  1992 — 1996

• Villanova University

  MBA, Corporate Management

  2001 — 2004

Skills

• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Strategic Partnerships & Key Account Management
• 3pl/4pl/Global Logistics & Sourcing
• International/Emerging Markets Manufacturing
• Change Management
• Analysis
• Planning
• Product Control
• Quality Assurance
• Supply Chain Sustainability
• Global Outsourcing
• Shipping Qualification Programs
• Gmp
• Distribution Network Design
• Distribution Quality
• Product Protection Programs
• Project Management
• Transportation
• Warehousing
• Team Building
• Management
• Strategic Planning
• Inventory Management
• Supply Chain Management
• Materials Management
• Toll Manufacturing
• Erp/Mrp Systems
• Leadership
• Supply Chain Network Design
• Sourcing
• Global Regulatory Compliance
• Project Planning
• Supply Chain
• Supplier Development
• Business Process Improvement
• Lean Six Sigma & Kaizen Process Optimization
• Logistics Management
• Logistics
• Sales & Operations Process
• Supply Chain Optimization