Tyler Brown, MBA, MS

Leads a Global team of senior procurement professionals, controlling multi-millions in both direct and indirect commodity spend. Responsible for directing procurement activities, strategic sourcing, ensuring MRP order queue is appropriately balanced across buyers, implements, and ensures KPI’s are being met and succeeded. Oversees all functions of the Global procurement team including contracts, YoY cost savings, negotiations, MSA’, SRM, supplier scorecards, and overall strategic sourcing. o Develops vision, strategy, and implementation plans for categories of spend that enable long-range business outcomes and improves value for Repligen. o Oversees procurement aspects of supplier qualification, risk mitigation programs, and implementation of source-to-pay processes. o Engages directly with supplier senior leadership to assure Repligen and supplier objectives are aligned and met, including quality, reliability, innovation, and cost. o Develops and executes strategies to consistently reduce costs and drive operational efficiency. o Acts as a business engagement leader, identifying business demand requirements and delivers annual value improvements and competitive advantage. o Understands and implements long range requirements of the business partners and engages in strategic partnering and planning to ensure alignment. o Delivers on financial, service, reliability, quality, innovation, new product development and company growth initiatives. o Develops and maintains supplier relationship management (SRM) with strategic suppliers to include data review and analysis, Quarterly Business Reviews (QBR’s), performance management, improvements of end-to-end value and innovation projects and objectives.

Lead a team of senior procurement professionals, controlling multi-millions in commodity spend. Responsible for directing procurement activities, ensuring MRP order queue is appropriately balanced across buyers. Oversee output quality of Procurement Team, including adherence to global PO policy. Guide the implementation of procurement processes to support SAP implementation. Negotiate pricing, contract terms and conditions including statements of work (SOW). Noted Accomplishments • Developed and executed strategies to consistently reduce costs and drive operational efficiency. • Collaborated with cross-functional departments, worked closely with the finance department on budget issues and problem reason codes for IT transactions. • Worked closely with production Planners and Buyers on resolving inventory and scheduling issues that negatively impacted material handling. • Leads process improvement projects from start to finish. • Awarded CEO Award in 2020.

Controlled multi-millions in category spend across multiple commodities. Managed implementation activities including RFQs, supplier negotiations, supplier selection, and project management. Oversaw procurement aspects of supplier qualification, risk mitigation programs, and implementation of source-to-pay process. Led supplier management activities and executed supplier compliance activities for assigned suppliers. Aligned operations and participation in critical meeting and provided sourcing expertise. Noted Accomplishments • Contributed to the supervision of global category teams in developing, communicating, and approving sourcing strategies. • Gathered and provided regional business requirements and regional supply market information and supply practices. • Awarded 2019 Gold Award in Procurement.

Prepared and analyzed solicitation specifications. Managed all aspects of Requests for Bids, Proposals, and information processes including complex Invitations to Bid (ITBs) and Request for Proposals (RFPs). Negotiated millions in savings for the company, completed multiple MSA’s with Industry Leading Companies. Completed hundreds of multi-million-dollar MSA’s with Global best in class suppliers. Managed a team of contract agents to ensure company goals and objectives were successful.

Led a team of senior procurement professionals, controlling multi-millions in commodity spend. Managed and purchased various supplies, materials, equipment, and services, as well as administered and negotiated city, county, state, and federal contracts. Managed all aspects of Requests for Bids, Proposals, and information processes including complex Invitations to Bid (ITBs) and Request for Proposals (RFPs). Noted Accomplishments • Interviewed and selected vendors, and interfaced with the City’s management staff to resolve vendor performance issues. • Gathered and provided regional business requirements and regional supply market information and supply practices.

Worked in all areas of the Supply Chain including: OPTAR budgeting, expeditor, inventory management, independent logistics manager, mission critical repair parts, etc.