Erwin Benjamin
About Erwin Benjamin
Erwin Benjamin is the Senior Director of Cell Therapy External Manufacturing Strategic Sourcing at Bristol Myers Squibb, with extensive experience in strategic sourcing and supply chain management within the pharmaceutical industry.
Title
Erwin Benjamin is the Senior Director of Cell Therapy External Manufacturing Strategic Sourcing at Bristol Myers Squibb in the United States.
Company
Erwin Benjamin currently works at Bristol Myers Squibb. Prior to his current role, he held various leadership positions within the same company, where he contributed significantly to strategic sourcing and supply chain management. His experience spans several key roles, including Director of Strategic Sourcing and Director of Global Procurement.
Previous Roles at Bristol Myers Squibb
Erwin Benjamin has held numerous positions at Bristol Myers Squibb, enhancing his expertise in strategic sourcing and supply chain management. From 2020 to 2021, he served as Director, Strategic Sourcing - Mfg Operations Value Capture/ COVID 3rd Party Resilience Lead in Princeton, New Jersey. Between 2017 and 2020, he was Director, Global Procurement - Direct Materials Category in the Greater New York City Area. From 2015 to 2017, he assumed the role of Director, Biologics External Sourcing in New Jersey. Additionally, he worked internationally as Associate Director for Biologics Sourcing & Supply Chain in the Zürich Area, Switzerland from 2014 to 2015. Previously, he held various other roles, including Associate Director of Biologics Strategic Supply Management from 2008 to 2011.
Experience at Wyeth Pharmaceuticals and Other Companies
Before joining Bristol Myers Squibb, Erwin Benjamin worked at Wyeth Pharmaceuticals as the Supply Chain Leader, Vaccines from 2006 to 2008, and before that as the Supply Manager for Wyeth Consumer Healthcare from 2003 to 2006. He also worked at W. L. Gore & Associates as a Vendor Manager from 2000 to 2003 and participated in the Rotational Management Development Program at J&J McNeil Consumer Healthcare Company from 1995 to 2000.
Education and Certifications
Erwin Benjamin holds an Executive MBA from Drexel University's LeBow College of Business, completed between 2004 and 2006. He earned his Bachelor's degree from the University of Maryland, where he studied from 1990 to 1995. He is also certified by APICS with a CPIM certification achieved in 2004 and a CSCP certification earned in 2009.