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• Overarching management responsibility for the Advanced Inventory Planning (AIP) product and its integration with forecasting, optimization, inventory and execution systems.• Global on-site client-engagement from pre-sales through to implementation.• Detailed target market requirements capture.• Leadership through the functional design, documentation and delivery of multiple enterprise releases.• Hosted and delivered product training for both internal and external consultants.

• Gathered market-driven requirements across multiple EMEA clients for an ‘intra-day’ order generation capability leveraging near-real-time updates of inventory positions to produce revised inventory movements immediately prior to order execution.• Designed and specified the first ‘intra-day’ capable version of the Advanced Inventory Planning (AIP) replenishment product.

• Negotiated the scope of major enhancements to the AIP product with national consumer electronics retailer. Delivered a complete functional redesign of the AIP Rationing Engine which allocates inventory in both surplus and shortage situations. Functionality has been live for a number of years and identified by the client as a major source of business benefit at industry events.• Responsible for major process improvements – resulting in the implementation of a new functional specification standard for the product.

• Negotiated the scope of order management capabilities with the first GA client – balancing client requirements, the need to get to market, and development capacity.• Delivered designs and specification of Retek’s first GA version of AIP product with a focus on the vehicle load-building and scheduling system that smoothed the flow of vehicles and their contents into a retailer’s warehouse.

• Subject matter expert acting as trusted liaison between national UK grocery chain (Sainsbury’s) and IT provider (Accenture) capturing business requirements for the next generation of Sainsbury’s supply chain systems.

• Buying and logistics experience in key fresh and high volume non-perishable categories (fresh deli & soft drinks).• Logistics strategy role that oversaw the implementation of system modifications to support new business initiatives.• Developer role working on central supply chain forecasting repository which included 24 hour on-call mission-critical system support.• Business Analyst role identifying weaknesses in the integration of new store and warehouse ordering systems.