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Boston, Massachusetts, US

Newton, Massachusetts, US

• Developed a new Supply Plan: Built from the ground up a new supply plan with an overall goal of decreasing on hand inventory without jeopardizing sales. The inbound plan involves 25 suppliers, 160+ SKUs, & 8 warehouse.
• Decreased total on hand inventory by 20% without sacrificing sales
• Customer chargebacks down 300k year over year for Q1 2024
• Inbound transportation costs are down over $500k year over year for Q1 2024

Boston, Massachusetts, US

• Create & develop S&OP process: Developed a new S&OP process for all Hydrow rowing machines, accessories, and spare parts, using the demand forecast, product lead times, inbound inventory, and on hand inventory.
• Develop the demand forecast: Built a new demand forecast for Q4 of 2022 and the full year 2023 for all rowing machines, accessories, and spare parts. With a focus on sales trend analysis, upcoming sales events.
• Work closely with an internal cross-functional team: Collaborate across all departments during the S&OP process to come out with a consensus forecast number each month. Supply chain, sales, finance, and product.
• Create and issue all purchase orders: Manage the relationship with all domestic and international suppliers for all Hydrow rowing machines, accessories, and spare parts. Place purchase orders and publish a future.
• Arrange and monitor all inbound shipments: Manage the shipment plan for all inbound Hydrow rowing machines, accessories, and spare parts both physically and systemically. Track inbound containers from issuing.

Boston, Massachusetts, US

• Develop the supply plan: Develop the demand and supply plan for all Hydrow accessories and spare parts. Present the plan to all members of the S&OP team for a consensus.
• Assist with the Demand Plan: Utilizing historical sales and shipments trends I presented recommendations to the sales & marketing teams for the demand plan for Hydrow rowing machines, accessories, and spare parts.
• Create and issue all purchase orders: Place purchase orders and publish a future forecast with suppliers at the conclusion of each month’s S&OP cycle.

Canton, Massachusetts, US

• Demand Planner; Rollplay North America (May 2020 – Present)
• Create & develop S&OP process: Developed the S&OP cadence and process for Rollplay North America with a focus on inventory management, demand planning, and stock level maintenance
• Develop and publicize demand forecast: Developed a Q4 2020 & full 2021 demand plan for all Rollplay North America customers. Utilize on hand inventory, historic shipment, point of sale, and promotional data to create a.
• Work closely with internal cross-functional team: Collaborate across all departments during the S&OP process to come out with a consensus forecast number each month. Supply chain, sales, finance, and product marketing.
• Drive the demand review meeting: Using past shipment trends, work with sales teams for each customer to develop the future demand forecast. Understand opportunities as risks to the forecast when it involves customer.
• Develop and publicize demand forecast: Developed the demand forecast for all Evenflo Canada business for 2019, 2020, & 2021

Medford, Massachusetts, US

Developed a Forecasting and Purchasing Strategy: Fully launched for Midea America Corporation Cleaning Appliance Division. Over the span of 6 months, this strategy has decreased our on-hand inventory from 3.2 months of supply to 1.5 months of supply.Factory Operations: Manage operations with 5 international factories in 4 countries for product.

Acton, MA, US

• Manage Inventory: Manage all Processes and counts for retail locations, e-commerce, and distribution center while leading analysis of inventory movement to ensure in stock optimization. Manage the relationship with.
• Inventory Analysis: Analyze full inventory results to discover variance trends to uncover the root cause of inventory discrepancies.
• Sales Audit: Audi all inventory transactions to ensure completion of transfers, RTVs and damage returns.
• Process Development: Define and develop best practices for inventory procedures in store and the distribution center to improve SKU accuracy across all locations. Lead team of district inventory managers across.

Eatontown, NJ, US

• Manage Inventory: Manage inventory movement and count integrity throughout company, reducing shrink & aging product and ensuring accurate transaction records. Schedule and process full SKU inventory counts biannually.
• Process Development: Recreated inventory process culture of 27 retail locations, updating organization, cycle count completion, shipping, and receiving policies. Develop sales strategies to move aging product, reducing.
• Shipping Logistics: Decreased store shipments at 8 retail locations, from 5 to 1 per week, through efficient inventory management, significantly reducing transit budget requirements.
• Analysis: Utilize cycle counts to discover inventory variance, uncovering root causes through detailed trend analysis. Reduced lines of variance from 26.7% to 12.1% and maintained shrink below -0.65% since 2013. Create.

Richfield, Minnesota, US

• Management: Oversaw departmental staff of 15, improving performance through results-based process improvement training and constructive appraisals.
• Analysis: Analyzed P&L/financials scorecards and business results for gaps, identifying opportunities and implementing remedy procedures. Identified aging inventory, partnering with sales team in developing product.
• Inventory Control: Complete daily cycle counts and inventory adjustments, discovering variances and ensuring inventory integrity. Create and distribute weekly improvements reports, increasing business status visibility.