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Kansas City Metropolitan Area

Cross-functional leader for Supply Chain, balancing speed-to-market with risk management and cost optimization to deliver projects with excellence.Partner with Supply Chain, Operations, R&D and Commercial leaders, and peers to align strategies and coordinate efforts & communications for initiatives using a 'one team' approach.Represent the Supply Chain in a variety of cross-functional internal working committees; Liaison with stakeholders to identify improvement opportunities and develop actionable business solutionsCoordinate with bakery sites and internal teams to ensure understanding of plans with clear change management communications and processes in support of launch readiness and flawless execution of initiativesDrive continuous improvement of commercialization management processes and initiatives, to streamline projects, improve efficiency, and execute with excellence

Lenexa, Kansas, United States

Develop Item Level Forecasts for 300+ Finished Goods Create and Maintain Executive Reporting for Limited Time Offering programsLead process on SIOP Demand Plan and facilitate SIOP Meetings

Edgerton, Kansas, United States

Developed master schedule for weekly production plans for Kitting OperationCreated and Maintained Labor Forecasting model for Kitting OperationResponsible for inputs into annual AOP process for kitting operation

Kansas City, Missouri Area

Develop supply plans for all plants and tollers to cover the entire 24 month time horizon that are valid and most cost effective for the business. Prepare medium to long range projections in support of other business forecasting needs (staffing plans, capEx, etc.).Develop and maintain the operating premises data and assumptions such as demonstrated capacities/name plate capacities and product yields.Resolve conflicts between businesses on shared assets when developing supply plans.Develop and manage the supply planning for AOP/STRAP processesScenario Planning (What ifs) - Execution of what-if analyses to support special projects (inventory management, expansions, end of life material impact, etc). Must be able to financially understand alternatives when resolving issues.Own and manage the Inventory planInvolved in projects related to long term capacity impacts and product changesManage and own distribution optimizationHand off valid supply plans to scheduling team for execution; re-plan as necessary to ensure plans stay valid, and proactively communicate progress toward and changes to plans.Oversee relationships with co-packers.Actively participate in all steps of the Sales, Operations, and Inventory Planning processes and lead Step 3 (Supply Planning) to include data preparation, meeting participation, and publishing the outputs of the process.Interacting and engaging with other functional departments on topics ranging from Forecasting, Sales, Quality, New Products, Information Systems, Master Data, Inventory Control, Production, and Logistics to incorporate customer and business requirements into production planning.

Overland Park, Kansas

Topeka, Kansas Area

- Develop assortment plans that meet department and category targets such as price point, product type, and customer type while staying within financial plans.- Develop Lot/SKU plans by planning weekly sales and inventory forecasts for the life of key products- Work closely with buying and planning teams to discuss the business environment and identify opportunities for over-performing styles and corrective actions for under-performing styles.- Lead special projects, prepare analysis and make recommendations based on performance to facilitate good business decisions

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

• Maintain appropriate inventory levels at the Stores and Distribution Centers to optimize merchandise in-stock, turn and sales while working within the monthly merchandise receipt plans.• Team with the category Buyer and DMM to manage inventory plans in support of assortment and financial goals.• Maintain a key item philosophy, focusing on product inventory levels and growth opportunities.• Utilization of inventory and demand forecasting systems to optimize merchandise receipt flow in support of business plans, sales trends and achieving targeted carryover.• Partner with the category Buyer and DMM to plan and execute merchandise purchases to include seasonal orders, promotional orders and special buys to obtain sales goals.• Review and challenge item projections, assortments and expedite orders to ensure merchandise in-stock in all advertised markets.• Make recommendations to the category Buyer and DMM based on sales trends and turnover to increase planogram profitability.• Identify and escalate inventory shortfalls, data anomalies and replenishment set-up issues.• Develop and maintain open communication with Stores, District Managers and other organizational areas to use as a sounding board for merchandise issues and opportunities.• Communicate with Vendors and the Logistics organization to increase product flow efficiencies.• Develop and maintain supplier relationships focusing on timely merchandise receipts, projections and vendor compliance.• Maximize forecast accuracy to obtain service level/in-stock goals.• Utilization of MicroStrategy as a decision-making tool for inventory planning and identifying historical trends.• Responsible to improve and maintain usage skills of Replenishment and Inventory Management systems.

Bachelor Of Business Administration (Bba)

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