Results oriented Procurement, Contract Manufacturing and Quality professional with excellent leadership and strategic skills. Strong negotiator and critical thinker with a proven background in leading strategic projects resulting in significant cost savings, operational efficiencies, increased sales, greater compliance and new business opportunities in the pharmaceutical industry.

Vice President, Global Strategic Sourcing @ From January 2012 to Present (4 years) Global Head - External Supply Operations @ Responsible for creating and leading a new global contract manufacturing organization to manage external manufacturers of API’s and Drug Products for the pharmaceutical division of Novartis. Designed and staffed new organization using the “virtual plant” concept with direct responsibility for supplier relationship management, quality, supply chain, sourcing, operational excellence, technical support and strategy and indirect responsibility for IT, Finance and HR. From December 2009 to February 2012 (2 years 3 months) Basel Area, SwitzerlandDirector, Strategic Sourcing @ From April 2009 to December 2009 (9 months) Senior Director, Global Supplier Management @ • Developed and implemented global quality supplier management programs for commercial and clinical suppliers including auditor training/certification, audit execution, supplier certification, and continuous improvement. • Created & staffed group for quality management of strategic alliance and joint venture partners and key suppliers to ensure compliance with SP and regulatory requirements. • Quality representative on joint venture committees and strategic alliance manufacturing & supply teams. • Served as supplier quality management subject matter expert to develop and implement a Vendor Quality Management process for CRO’s utilized by Schering Plough Research Institute. From February 2007 to June 2008 (1 year 5 months) Senior Director, Global Quality Systems @ Created and launched new Global Quality Systems program to enhance companywide GMP compliance which included organizational staffing of subject matter experts in all areas of quality & manufacturing. Established global GMP compliance policies, standards, and procedures for the quality systems governing the manufacturing, packaging, testing, storage and distribution of pharmaceutical products. Fully implemented Quality Systems at 15 FDA regulated sites within 3 years which resulted in successful compliance audits by global regulatory agencies. From January 2003 to April 2006 (3 years 4 months) Director, Third Party Business Development @ Accountable for full P&L for 3rd Party Business Development group to maximize utilization of Schering Plough’s worldwide pharmaceutical, animal health and consumer health care manufacturing plants through contract manufacturing relationships. Identified potential product licensing opportunities for Business Development and Warrick Pharmaceuticals (generic division). Sourced licensed products, negotiated manufacturing agreements, and managed technology transfers. Grew sales for the third party contract manufacturing business unit from $20 million to $35 million in 2 years. Led special projects for the President of Technical Operations including a biotech contract manufacturing capacity analysis, vaccine market study, divestiture of a printing plant and the consolidation of several manufacturing sites resulting in significant cost savings. From January 2001 to December 2002 (2 years) Director, Purchasing & Strategic Sourcing @ Directed Purchasing, Contract Manufacturing, Transportation and Materials Planning with a staff of 46, an operating budget of $14 million, and direct purchases in excess of $1.5 billion annually for the domestic pharmaceutical division. Created a strategic purchasing group which was responsible for evaluating a $2.0 billion global spend. Implemented a global procurement process utilizing cross- functional commodity buying teams that resulted in over $100 million in annualized cost savings. Achieved annualized cost savings of $25.2 million by establishing a strategic Contracts & Supplier Development group to evaluate non-traditional purchasing areas including environmental services, fleet, human resources, clinical studies and advertising/marketing. Initiated programs including procurement cards, summary billing, EDI and on-line requisitions which reduced processing time by 70% and headcount by 10% while dramatically improving customer service. From January 1992 to December 2001 (10 years) Manager, Third Party Business Accounts @ Identified and developed contract manufacturing relationships for Schering manufacturing plants. Handled project and account management for 10 clients which included developing filings, technical transfer, contract negotiations, risk management, and pricing. From January 1989 to December 1991 (3 years) Purchasing Agent @ From 1985 to 1987 (2 years)

MBA, Pharmaceutical Studies @ Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus From 1986 to 1990 BS, Business Administartion @ University of Scranton From 1977 to 1981 Jim Papp is skilled in: Strategic Sourcing, Contract Manufacturing, Quality Assurance, Quality System, Supply Chain Management, GMP, Pharmaceutics, CAPA, Procurement, Pharmaceutical Industry, Manufacturing, Program Management, Cross-functional Team Leadership, Continuous Improvement, Quality Management