Brendan Grosskopf

Operations Intern

About Me• Born and Raised in the Northwestern suburbs of

Chicago. • Currently a Sophomore at the University of

Missouri• Business Major

• I previously worked at Colbert Packaging in Production before I had my internship at Legacy.

Goals• To learn more about specific jobs within Legacy and

assess which area I may have a greater interest in. • To get out of my comfort zone and expand

knowledge in the pharmaceutical industry and understanding in the following areas:• Marketing/Sales

• Communication• Quotes• NACDS Schedule

• Operations• Project Planning• Packaging, Production, and Quality• Sit in on some Customer Calls

Assignments• Major Projects

• NACDS Scheduling• Creating Project Plans (Microsoft Project)• Otsuka & Upsher-Smith Projects

• Minor Projects• Weekly Project Tracking• NPI Checklist

• Background Info– National Association of Chain Drug Stores

• What is it?– Tradeshow and senior-level conference that brings together retailer and

exhibitor representatives to discuss strategic and tactical collaboration

across all functions of a business.

– NACDS also contains, “Meet the Market” which is a program designed to

introduce the latest innovative products, technology, and serves to the retail

audience.

• Schedule– Worked with Brad and Nathan to set up a date, time, and location for

meetings with industry leading retailers and pharmaceutical companies.

– Also worked directly with the customers to schedule a location or open

time to meet with the Legacy team.

– 32 Meetings!

NACDS Scheduling

Who is Legacy Meeting?

Project Planning

•Learned the basics for building and executing a Project Plan using MSP skills.

•Essentials/ Requirements

•Minor Information

•Predecessors

•Assign Dates & Resources

Otsuka: The Product is a Dual Chamber Syringe Demo Kit Assembly.

Upsher-Smith: The Product is relabeling opportunity for Testosterone 5g Tube, 88g bottle, and 5g Pkt.

• Both these Products combined will be worth close to $1 million annual sales for Legacy.

Essentials/ Requirements Needed for These Project Plans

• Agreements/PO

• Staffing/ Room Layout/ Output

• Components/ Artwork

• Packaging Specs

• MBR/ Protocol

• Operational Qualification

• Launch Packaging

Gather Your Information

• Emails, Quota sheets, Dating

• Required Vendors

• Legacy/ Customer supplied Items

• Lead Timing

Otsuka/ Upsher-Smith

• Check the scheduling to ensure plans are on track– Items due this week– Upcoming Due Dates

• Update tasks as appropriate (complete/in- process / incomplete)

– Work on Communication Skills– Email others to check status and obtain verification of completion

• Verify tasks are on track– For longer lead time items - follow-up tasks

• Address roadblocks or issues needing resolve to move a project ahead

• Notify other employees/ departments if certain tasks are due• Eventually lead several Weekly Project meetings.• I would also attend conference calls to assist me in updating

the weekly tracking.

Weekly Project Tracking

NPI Checklist• New Product Introduction Checklist• Includes all major information needed to help initiate a

new product.• Will become the reference document if any questions

arise.• It is also a resource to form and build a project plan

making it more efficient gathering the required information.

I would like to thank Legacy for having me this summer! Legacy’s positive atmosphere made me feel at home and I really enjoyed my time here at Legacy.

I came into Legacy not really sure what I was going to be doing. My first couple days here at Legacy, I was quiet and extremely nervous. Tyler, Brad, and Nathan brought me up to speed and really showed me what Legacy was all about! They taught me everything I’ve learned here, took me out to lunch, included me on conference calls, and they were always there for me when I had a question. So I would like to personally thank Tyler, Brad, and Nathan for helping me fit in at Legacy.

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