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Bolton, Ontario, Canada

Bolton, Ontario, Canada

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Leader of the Project Management Team, accountable for the on-time execution of the $700MM Marketing portfolio strategy, as it relates to product launches, brand refreshes and regulatory compliance.Facilitated the Portfolio Management Review (Step 1) of the S&OP+ process. that is responsible for delivering a rolling, three-year portfolio plan that delivers against the business growth and profitability ambitions.Led a workstream to improve the profitability of the M&Ms brand in Canada, yielding an earnings increase of $6.6MM.Managed a portfolio optimization review that yielded a 1.1% margin improvement for the total portfolio.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Responsible for managing the gum, mints and fruity confections sales forecast for the Canadian market of Mars Wrigley.Improved forecast accuracy from 55% to 75% by making improvements to the statistical modeling and enhancing business processes with the Sales function to support accurate volume forecasting.Project lead for the upgrade of Canada’s demand planning system. Responsibilities included developing and implementing a signature demand planning business process that was adopted by other international business units, including Australia and Russia.

Burr Ridge, Il

Create the short and medium-term production plans for the Mars North American Ice Cream Business to ensure the best customer service at optimal cost and inventory levels.Communicate the medium and long-term production plans highlighting areas of concern and opportunity. Ensure appropriate use of pipeline minimum stocks, line utilization and demonstrated manufacturing capacities to deliver the best level of customer service at minimum cost. Achieved a 99.1% customer order fill rate during tenure.Leader of the Supply segment (Step 3) of the Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) process for the Mars Ice Cream Business Unit.Coordinated new item launches with Marketing, Sales and Operations playing a key role within the Activity Management team. Identified risk points and escalated problem areas at an early stage to minimize supply chain disruptions utilizing root cause analysis.

Burr Ridge, Il

Responsible for daily planning and shipments of all finished good inventory within the Mars Ice Cream North America network.Manged co-manufacturing plants to create and execute a production schedule, while optimizing finished good, raw and packaging material inventory levels.

Burr Ridge, Il

Managed the inbound supply chain to assure an uninterrupted supply of raw and packaging materials for the manufacture of ice cream novelty products.Optimized inventory investment by reducing site inventory levels by $1.1 million (65%) and decreasing off-site pallet storage from 800 to 100 pallets.Coordinated packaging run outs and minimized inventory obsolescence risk leading to a $250,000 (33%) year-over-year decrease in obsolete inventory write-offs.Improved SAP’s effectiveness by editing material attributes (lead time, order quantity, safety stock, etc.), leading to an increase of auto-generated POs, a KPI, from 38% to 93%.Initiated and presented an internal logistics training program to drive manufacturing efficiencies by improving coordination and communication between operations associates and logistics team members.

Greencastle, In

Co-lead of the most successful student-led fundraising campaign for "The Fund for DePauw" in DePauw University's history. Fundraising was accomplished through events that were planned, marketed and executed between my co-intern and myself.

Supplier to major U.S. government contractors (including DynCorp, Halliburton and Lockheed) and wholesale distributor of industrial equipment, supplies and building materials.Researched, priced and quoted RFQs having a total value in excess of $10,000,000 including orders relating to U.S. military base construction.Sole representative at company’s office in Dubai, UAE for two weeks engaged in direct communication and negotiations with local customers.Assisted in development and pricing of initial inventory mix for new warehouse planned for Afghanistan.