Alicia Bloom

• Planned, designed, and implemented the commercial supply chain to support successful commercial drug launch on US market (October 2018) • Develop, maintain, and communicate rolling supply plans and firm production orders for commercial products, aligning with internal and external partners to meet global demand plans • Coordinate packaging, labeling, serialization, and logistics activities for US and EU markets • Manage on-time delivery and adequate supply of commercial drug product and finished goods from manufacturing facilities throughout the commercial supply chain • Coordinate import and export activities of commercial Starting Materials, API, Drug Product, and Finished Goods • Track inventory and expiry information of API, Drug Product, and Finished Goods. Coordinates with CMC and QA to manage technical and quality issues to facilitate uninterrupted supply • Point person for US 3PL for supply chain related issues and communications • Manage the tracking of commercial inventory via Inventory Management System (Netsuite) including work orders, purchase orders, transfer orders and assembly builds • Provide logistics support for bulk API and DP for clinical studies that require commercial material

• Manages on-time delivery and adequate supply of drug product and ancillaries from manufacturing facilities to clinical trial central distributor to clinical sites • Ensures uninterrupted supplies throughout duration of a clinical study program. Tracks inventory of available clinical supplies and expiration dates. Coordinates with CMC and QA to manage technical and quality issues to facilitate uninterrupted supplies • Resolves any receiving investigations relating to drug product shipments (labelling discrepancies, temperature excursions, quantity queries) via coordinating with CMOs, CMC and Quality • Ensures all documentation required to meet QP release deadlines is received to ensure on time clinical site activation • Logistics management of API and drug product shipments for CMC and clinical needs

• Responsible for procurement of all goods and services • Coordinates purchase order approval flow between purchasing, finance, and senior management • Enforces SOX compliance and appropriate approvals of all purchases as per the Purchasing Policy • Maintains beneficial partnerships with suppliers with focus on cost savings and quality of service • Drives discounts where applicable through vetting potential vendors, obtaining price quotations/RFQ’s, negotiate pricing

Provided full Procure to Pay support for Vertex Canada site Managed PO processing of consulting services, meetings and events Collaborated with Accounts Payable and suppliers to resolve invoice holds for all Vertex North America sites Supported all senior-level buyers with backup coverage for all prospective categories

• Managed all purchasing for Canada branch; over 1,200 purchase orders • Collaborated with accounts payable and suppliers to resolve over 170 invoice holds • Resolved over 160 help desk tickets submitted to the purchasing department • Created and analyzed reports using Oracle Business Intelligence by request

• Analyzed and reported on fill rate and on-time metrics of company’s top vendors • Collaborated with inventory and transportation team to identify and solve problem areas within distribution network • Supported inventory management team with any vendor related performance issues

• Utilized forecasting/planning/allocation tools to order product and ensure smooth flow through distribution centers into over 300 stores • Maintained high levels of in-stock on weekly ads and seasonal promotion • Analyzed and reported on fill rate and on-time metrics of company’s top vendors • Collaborated with inventory and transportation team to identify and solve problem areas within distribution network

• Identified and analyzed vendors not in compliance with logistical requirements • Assisted internal and external partners in receiving merchandise in fastest, most cost effective manner while minimizing infractions • Scheduled and participated in conference calls with vendors to find solutions to logistical issues and further the business relationship • Ran and distributed weekly, monthly and quarterly reporting on company’s Store Ready initiative for all company divisions • Monitored monthly/quarterly compliance performance of over 300 vendors