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Los Angeles, CA, US

Los Angeles, California, US

Shaping and optimizing end-to-end supply chain operations encompassing sourcing, procurement, production planning, inventory management, and distribution.

El Segundo, California, US

• Oversaw demand planning, supply planning, purchasing, supplier relationship management, vendor development, and manufacturing strategy for a $135M hair tool business with a diverse portfolio of over 200 stock-keeping.
• Approved purchase orders for finished goods with approximate $15MM annual spend and provided detailed visibility on revenue and cash flow for a rolling 18-month period
• Reduced weeks of supply in T3 warehouses to achieve a $0.8MM reduction in inventory spend for 2023
• Completed planning for 20 new product launches across multiple countries for 2022, working with various contract manufacturers to align on T3 supply planning process and production schedule
• Led and developed supply chain planning team
• Built relationships with key retail customers including Ulta, Sephora, Nordstrom, Amazon, and Costco, and created tailored supply and demand strategies to meet the customer needs

El Segundo, California, US

• Led planning initiatives to assess and address risks associated with demand reduction created by the Covid-19 pandemic and developed corresponding supply plans to mitigate the effects of the crisis
• Identified and addressed slow-moving or obsolete inventory and developed remediation plans through collaborative efforts with the Sales team
• Established and implemented a supplier relationship management program to evaluate the performance of manufacturing partners and ensured compliance aligned with company standards
• Collaborated with a data engineer to design a Planning Dashboard that integrated point-of-sale (POS) data with shipment history at a detailed customer-item level to enhance decision-making capabilities

El Segundo, California, US

• Led projects to improve supply and demand planning, drive cost savings, and fuel company expansion as business grew threefold in 3 years.
• Sourced and implemented Netstock supply and demand planning software and integrated the software into T3’s ERP system to transition away from Excel, improve reporting capabilities, and strengthen statistical forecasting
• Negotiated costs for finished goods to ensure best in class pricing, saving over $100k in COGS in 2017
• Led supply planning efforts for expansion to 15 European countries where an additional warehouse was added
• Executed cost savings project to maximize container loads for weekly shipments out of China to reduce container spend by 10%

El Segundo, California, US

• Managed a 12-month rolling demand plan with a supporting rolling 12-month supply plan and cash flow projection aligning inventory, supply, and demand operations to eliminate inventory shortages for approx. 100.
• Created a data hierarchy system for organizing customer and product data and designed a sophisticated Excel file to facilitate demand and supply planning processes
• Developed relationship and communication style with 7 China based contract manufacturers to ensure alignment on build plan and ship date commitment

Vevey, CH

• Led consensus forecasting process for $320MM Coffee-mate shelf stable portfolio, providing a rolling 18-month forecast for 40 SKUs
• Analyzed factors that impacted demand for Coffee-mate products such as category trends, trade promotions, seasonality, and point-of-sale consumption to build statistical forecast
• Presented statistical forecast to consensus team explaining business assumptions behind the forecast and methods used to quantify each event
• Compared forecast to financial budgets, explaining variances and highlighting risks to the consensus team
• Gained significant forecasting experience with top retail accounts such as: Kroger, Target, Costco, and Wal-Mart

Vevey, CH

• Executed RFI and RFP activities for Confections Contract Manufacturing projects
• Served as Co-Mfg Team Champion for the NA Procurement Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) Program responsible for survey development, scorecard engineering, business review execution, and action tracker database.
• Conducted spend analysis activities for a $850MM+ spend using SAP to support the 7 step strategic sourcing process
• Spearheaded initiative to conduct 65 Responsible Sourcing Audits in 2015 through contract negotiations with the preferred audit company, creation of supplier communications, and development of an audit plan and tracker
• Executed all required processes with the legal review team to prepare and implement contract amendments for 17 active commercial agreements supporting Glendale based businesses
• Designed and implemented modifications to the Co-Mfg Access Database in order to streamline the data entry process and create valuable ad-hoc reporting capabilities

• Responsible for the 125 member club and its success
• Directed the club’s 9 seat executive board by organizing and delegating tasks
• Led weekly board meetings and organized 5 corporate presentation events each semester with Fortune 500 companies
• Represented the University’s supply chain student body at national supply chain conferences and networking events( Served on the executive board since 2011 and previously held office as VP of External Relations and.

Seattle, WA, US

• Learned and preformed the role of an area manager
• Led pack department shift of 100+ associates at culmination of internship
• Executed daily labor allocation for 16 pack lines based on WIP and capacity calculations
• Created and piloted new process for damaged inventory aiming to streamline route time and reduce required labor hours
• Revised layout of the sort area in order to increase process throughput

Newark, Delaware, US

• Managed production and inventory planning for 13 finished goods and 50 raw material parts using an ERP system to meet customer demand and safety stock needs
• Executed daily production scheduling for plant floor using in-house software system
• Facilitated weekly production meetings with planning and manufacturing leaders
• Fulfilled routine duties of full time planner in her absence, including order processing, managing expedite requests, and resolving production issues.
• Created situational analysis of staffing needs for the logistics team based on historical metrics
• Designed labor calculator to assist logistics leadership in determining future staffing requirements

Cottage Grove, MN, US

• Represented the Renewal by Anderson brand at summer events and festivals
• Marketed the company’s window replacement services to the public
• Ranked as the #1 employee for 10 consecutive weeks in manager’s weekly performance evaluations
• Scheduled over 55 in-home consultations for the company’s sales team

• Co-managed a gymnasium venue at a week-long college basketball recruitment tournament featuring 256 teams and 4,000 student athletes
• Organized and directed ticket and t-shirt sales, monitoring cash flow and inventory counts

Global Logistics Professional (Gls)

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Supply Chain Management & Operations Management