Gajendra Ade

Biography

Lead the Strategic functions like Global External Supply/Sourcing/Procurement/Contract Manufacturing/Site Operations of Pharmaceuticals/Chemical Organization at Regional/Global Level 20+ years of diversified experience with strong business acumen to drive performance in manufacturing & supply organizations in matrix structure in Global External Supply/ Global Procurement/ Sourcing/ Contract Manufacturing/ Site Manufacturing Operations of Large Multinational Pharmaceuticals / Chemical companies at regional and global level. Proven track record in leading and managing Internal/ External Manufacturing & Supply Operations Expertise in below: • Leading cross functional teams with decision making ability/ Stakeholders Management • Managing Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Operations at internal site levels • External Manufacturing & Supply Operations, Third Party Operations, Supplier Relationship Management, Alliance Management, end-to-end Supply Chain Integration from Europe/APAC regions for worldwide markets/sites • Develop/Synchronize, Sourcing & Supply strategies, Price/Contract Negotiations, Supply Agreements Finalizations • Global Procurement/ Sourcing/ Supply Chain Management to achieve cost savings targets • Project Management and leading a project teams with Quality, Regulatory/Compliance focus in highly complex projects through active networking and engagement with enabling functions/SME’s • Managing Start-Up and closure of manufacturing operations • University Degree-Technology of Pharmaceuticals & Fine Chemicals from Institute of Chemical Technology (ICT). Below wellknown personalities have completed education from ICT, - Mr. Mukesh Ambani- Chairman of Reliance Industries - Dr. Anji Reddy-Founder of Dr. Reddy's Lab - Dr. Raghunath Mashelkar-FRS and Fellow of US Nation Academy of Inventors (NAI) • University Degree-Bachelor of Science specializing in Chemistry

Research Interest

Pharmaceutical Industry, Sales