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Beaverton, Or, Us

Beaverton, Or, Us

Responsible for strategic business planning functions, supporting inbound and outbound product flow to support daily, monthly, and quarterly financial targets across Nike’s Footwear and Equipment North America Distribution Network. Lead a 10-member, professional level team, ensuring KPIs are met and exceeded.• Oversee inventory holding and capacity management processes, handling 28M inventory units across internal storage mediums and offsite storage facilities • Partner closely with Integrated Business Planning, Goods Flow Planning, and S&OP functions, driving key business decisions and improved revenue recognition• Responsible for full-building analytics and dashboard tool creation, providing enhanced data visualization to drive key business decisions• Coordinate supply chain initiatives across cross-functional business units, utilizing project management principles to ensure successful organization and completion of deliverables

Beaverton, Or, Us

Led execution of daily planning processes in an omni-channel, multi-business unit startup facility. Responsible for creating plans focused on operational efficiencies while supporting on-time shipments for customer satisfaction. Oversaw outbound transportation and on-time delivery of strategic accounts through order management and carrier coordination. Managed a 33-member team, supporting 7-day operations.• Developed real-time tracking and communication tools, supporting all tactical planning processes, ensuring proper customer prioritization and on-time deliveries• Established waving cadence for same-day shipping orders, allowing operations teams to successfully deliver customer expectations without disruption to daily process flows. On-time deliveries rose from 15% to 98%• Acted as Nike’s planning representative during external customer and internal business meetings, driving conversations and actions improving overall supply chain

Beaverton, Or, Us

Responsible for designing, testing, training all planning and outbound flow processes supporting a 3.1M ft2 distribution center with capabilities of producing 1.5M units per day. Partnered with senior leadership teams across varying businesses, establishing ramp up strategies and aligning critical KPIs. Led a 10-member team, responsible for testing and training of newly developed processes.• Responsible design of Inbound Planning, Wave Planning, Outbound Traffic, Slotting, Capacity Planning, and Flow processes as well as supporting tools for each• Participated in cross-functional team sessions to align design concepts to systemic, physical, budget, and time constraints, while delivering necessary business requirements • Integrated new Warehouse Management System, designing customized waving logic to support complex, multi-flow facility

Beaverton, Or, Us

Led a 4-member team responsible for building daily processing plans, supporting on time shipping while balancing building efficiencies and cost.• Implemented waving strategies through work flow analysis leading to UPH increase of 15%• Partnered with senior leadership, providing forecasting data to drive cost reductions and increased operational efficiencies• Developed customer pre-routing tool, reducing canceled shipments and minimizing monthly carryover

Beaverton, Or, Us

Supported 7 Nike distribution centers across North America locations. Responsible for capital projects, process improvements, and labor standard development and maintenance.• Developed layout and planning/operational processes for high-velocity SKU flow, leading to 15% increase in building throughput capacity• Designed pick location layout in digital distribution center, increasing SKU-facing capacity by 20% as well as improving inventory accuracy by 30%• Led capital project in startup Footwear facility to allow consolidation of single unit digital orders within single chutes of unit sorter, leading to increased processing capacity for wholesale orders without negatively impacting digital performance

Los Angeles, Us

Supported 4 Memphis-based facilities leading efforts in lean manufacturing, lean thinking, and process improvements. • Created slotting processes and tools to improve overall pick location inventory accuracy from 92% to 99.5% • Designed and implemented pick-to-light in pick modules, increasing pick accuracy and improving order sortation throughput by 35% • Facilitated multiple kaizen events and process mapping exercises across various departments and business types