Tom Walls

Tom Walls has a diverse work experience in supply chain management and planning. Tom has held various roles in different companies, including Spark Therapeutics, BioPhorum, bluebird bio, Frontida BioPharm, Dr. Reddy's Laboratories, McNeil Consumer Healthcare, Fantasysharks.com, Shire Pharmaceuticals, and FMC.

At Spark Therapeutics, Tom served as the Associate Director - Supply Chain Planning. Tom was responsible for leading and managing the team in charge of GMP materials planning and ensuring material availability for manufacturing. Tom also managed the raw materials risk management program.

Before joining Spark Therapeutics, Tom worked at bluebird bio as the Associate Director Supply Chain. Tom established the Raw Material Risk & Supply Program and managed supply risk for the company's network. Tom also worked on risk monitoring and mitigation processes.

At Frontida BioPharm, Tom was the Senior Production Planner and played a crucial role in developing supply management processes for the start-up firm. Tom implemented S&OP processes and improved coordination between departments, contributing to the transition from make-to-stock to make-to-order operations.

Tom also gained experience at Dr. Reddy's Laboratories as the Associate Director - Supply Chain Management. Tom oversaw supply planning activities for the United States market and managed inventory and transportation activities. Tom also supervised planning and logistics groups.

In addition to their roles in the pharmaceutical industry, Tom worked as a Sports Columnist at Fantasysharks.com, where they wrote columns about attending Philadelphia Eagles games and reviewed weekly news in the NFL.

At Shire Pharmaceuticals, Tom held two positions. As the Head of Global Trade Compliance, they established the Global Trade Compliance organization and implemented cost-saving initiatives. As the Manager - Global Trade Compliance, they led the content development for a supply chain knowledge portal and established a company-wide training program.

Before their time at Shire Pharmaceuticals, Tom worked as the Manager - Business Analytics at the company. Tom identified areas for improvement in the Supply Planning group and proposed projects to enhance processes and implemented tools.

Prior to their roles in the pharmaceutical industry, Tom worked at FMC as the Global Active Ingredient Planner.

Overall, Tom Walls has a strong background in supply chain management, risk management, planning, and process improvement in the pharmaceutical industry and has also dabbled in sports column writing.

Tom Walls has a Bachelor's degree in Quantitative Business Analysis from Penn State University and an MBA with a specialization in Technology and ECommerce from West Chester University of Pennsylvania. Tom attended Bishop Shanahan for their prior education, but no degree or field of study information is available.