Deborah Rivers

A little about me:
Global Supply Chain Leader with a proven track record of developing people and delivering results

What I deliver:
– Drive operational excellence to deliver performance and efficiency with strong customer service.
– Shape reliable and resilient supply chains to take smart risks and thrive through operational challenges.
– Create strategic vision and drive it into actionable goals.
– Deliver impactful solutions that drive productivity and cost savings.
– Bold supply chain leaderships dedicated to develop talent through operational excellence and innovation.
– Authentic leadership with high energy and strong collaboration skills.

How I deliver it:
– Inspire and empower global teams with emotional intelligence, empathy, dedication, strong communication and inclusive leadership to foster collaboration and trust.
– Encourage a learning culture, open minds and curious questions to drive the best outcomes.
– Build high performing team to make real change happen.
– Inspire talent to achieve their full potential because all voices are important and all styles get results.

Note: All content on my LinkedIn page represents my own thoughts and experiences.

RECENT CAREER ACCOMPLISHMENTS
– Shaped an advanced therapies operations team including a global network for manufacturing and a new automated pilot plant for car-t.
– Created strategic vision for modality agnostic clinical supply chain focused on agility, operational efficiency, and accountability to patients.
– Drove annual savings of >15% through planning optimization, sourcing strategy, increasing internal capacity, distribution while maintaining 99.9% successful dose.
– Improved cycle time and responsiveness enabling accelerated enrollment and launch.
– Transformed planning with systems, tools, data insights. Future innovation no touch plan. Led IBP maturity, aligning demand, supply, and financials to drive decision-making.
– Sponsored site master plan and investment resulting in 20% increase internal capacity.
– Built robust transportation and depot network navigating geopolitical risks with no patient impact. Reduced deliver timelines including cell therapy V2V.
– Implemented digital and data strategy that enhanced visibility enabling data-driven decisions and risk management by scenario plan capabilities, automated reporting and dashboards.
– Demonstrated sustainability with reuseable shipper implementation, CO2 footprint calculation.
– Created a strong team culture, sought-out speaker on supply chain and leadership.
– Sponsor for Penn State Supply Chain for J&J Innovative Medicine.