Abby Beaver Email & Phone Number

Atlanta, Ga, Us

Atlanta, Ga, Us

Minneapolis, Mn, Us

• Lead and develop team of Sr. Analysts to build weekly operational and storage forecasts for 55% of total company processed volume spanning Food and Essentials departments to inform site staffing decisions and conduct problem-solving for capacity risk across entire warehouse network (Regional, Temp-Controlled, and Upstream DCs)• Influence 25 Sr. Inventory Managers and Merchandise Planning partners for accurate forecast inputs via translating unit/financial expectations, identifying inventory flow strategies, and predicting consumer trends unique to each business, resulting in forecast variance within 6.2% for 2023• Launched standardized forecasting tool with thought partnership from Inventory Mgmt, Planning, Enterprise Ops, and S&OP by validating one source of truth for historical data, identifying 30+ key metrics across financials and inventory, and translating dollars into operational inbound and outbound volumes• Forecasted the openings of three new temperature-controlled Food DCs via historical shipment analysis, sales trends, and food supply chain leader alignment, maintaining forecast variance within 5.3% in the first weeks of shipments• Elevate team culture through facilitation of bi-monthly trainings for all Global Inventory Management Leaders ofPeople, planning quarterly in-person connection moments for S&OP, completing Target’s Foundational LeadershipDevelopment program, and formally mentoring four team members ranging from analysts to peers

Minneapolis, Mn, Us

• Published operational forecasts for five Target-owned, temperature-controlled FDCs utilizing inventory management context and trend modeling to calculate building, chamber, and daily splits. Kept forecast variance within 8% for processed volume• Hosted calls across Food & Bev Events team, Network Capacity team, and FDC Production Controllers to align onholiday week daily-level projections, including impactful inventory maintenance, accommodating for transportationchanges, supporting load-leveling, and providing visibility to field teams for staffing decisions• Coached S&OP Food Sr. Analysts through implementation of 8-week out and 4-week out holiday check-ins to mitigate total volume risk when entering and exiting key event weeks, pulling prior year actuals compared to forecast in order to expose major fluctuations in demand. Results are then brought to core inventory management teams to provide strategy context or a more rigorous unit projection

Minneapolis, Mn, Us

• Managed Processed, Frozen, and Fresh Meat inventory levels across multiple business units, four Distribution Centers, and 600 stores, creating routines for first ever Sr. Analyst 3PL role and supporting over $287 million in annual revenue from frozen to highly perishable product (5 days of shelf life left at store)• Recipient of EVP Super Solver Award for leading total Food & Bev Inventory Management in launch of new 3PL temp-controlled warehouse involving strategic inventory planning, identifying and filling gaps in assortment changes, and executing complex systematic changes to reduce order/cycle time. Efforts allowed DCs to functionally process peak volume, with record-breaking outbound quantities since the shift• Directed and accelerated the Food & Bev seasonal captainship across 14 food seasons / holidays through reinventing the timing & action, hosting live calls for interactive troubleshooting with Store Operations, providing reliable in-season out of stock reporting, and fostering end to end field partnership

Minneapolis, Mn, Us

• Owned inventory replenishment of $130M in Sales for Fresh Beef, Pork, and Ham categories across all U.S. Regions and 1,800+ stores via order placement and maintaining business relationships with top industry suppliers

Morristown, Tennessee, Us