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Naperville, IL, US

• Ensure overall business excellence within supplier-related administrative and support processes, in order to enhance vendor profitability for KeHE and vendor satisfaction with KeHE
• Deduction management and resolution
• Supplier Policies & Procedures negotiation and execution

Naperville, IL, US

• Lead and develop a team of customer-facing demand planners to meet key customer fill rate objectives, successful execution of promotional events, and improved forecast accuracy.
• Partner with supply planning organization to drive inventory productivity and reduction in spoils.
• Serve as senior-level liaison between supply chain and key account teams to improve quality of communication and performance execution.

Naperville, IL, US

• Served as the supply chain single-point-of-contact for Meijer account, acting as an extension of the corporate supply chain organization, while working closely with KeHE’s account management team and the Meijer grocery.
• Delivered targeted results for all account-level performance metrics: forecast accuracy, outbound fill rate, promotional execution, inventory turnover, and spoils.
• Improved outbound fill rate average by 4%, and reached multiple record-breaking fill rates to Meijer over 96% unadjusted.
• Enhanced consistency in execution and resulting customer confidence has positioned account for significant growth, expanding from solely dry grocery at Meijer to add fuel centers, frozen, and perishable, supporting.

Naperville, IL, US

• Provided product supply planning expertise for Kosher food categories, as well as an assortment of frozen and authentic Mexican foods. Owned primary responsibility of supply chain execution for Passover program.
• Focused on purchasing, logistics management, inventory management, supplier operations management, and replenishment across multiple product categories within the specialty food industry.
• Coordinated and lead supplier relations partnership discussions to include inbound performance, on time performance, lead time, long term manufacturer unavailability, and system parameter alignment.
• Worked cooperatively and cross-functionally with sales, demand planning, category management, business excellence, transportation, warehouse operations, account management, accounting, brokers, manufacturers, and.

Naperville, IL, US

• Focused on demand forecasting, purchasing, logistics, and inventory management/replenishment across multiple product categories within the specialty food industry, including: specialty grocery, dairy, deli and frozen.
• Accountable for approx. $100m annual sales across 9 DCs.
• Achieved 96% service level, inventory turns of 7.5, and condemned spoils less than 0.5%.
• Worked cooperatively and cross-functionally with other team members in sales, transportation, warehouse operations, account management, accounting, brokers, manufacturers, and inbound freight shippers.

Chicago, IL, US

• Effectively managed inventory allocation and replenishment, and related distribution, of seasonally time-sensitive merchandise (including spring/summer toys and infant/preschool toys categories).
• Worked with internal and external customers managing 600+ items in 1300 stores, reviewing data to optimize open to buy dollars while forecasting vendor receipts.
• Achieved lowest "non-productive inventory balance as a percentage of total inventory" within department.
• Analyzed sales and trend data to maintain aggressive 97.5% in-stock rate while minimizing inventory holding costs.
• Worked with the buying team on assortment changes, sales strategies, and merchandising opportunities.

Columbus, Ohio, US

• Solely accountable for ~$250k in annual sales, via direct-to-customer, online, and wholesale account management.
• Expanded merchandise selection to increase comparable sales by 26%.

Columbus, Ohio, US

• Provided a comprehensive view of campus life at Ohio State to prospective students and parents.

Chicago, IL, US

• Analyzed seasonal demand planning for tractors, and implemented tool to revise forecasts to provide deeper market focus.
• Adjustments for upcoming season resulted in additional $1.9m sales opportunity and $1.6m NPI reduction.

Columbus, Ohio, US

• Reorganized and revamped Study Abroad programs and student info center.
• Planned and executed first annual Go Global Fair for Fisher students.
• Assisted in regular interaction with other CIBERs and international contacts.

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Business Administration - Logistics Management & Operations

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Business Administration - Logistics Management & Operations