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Swedesboro, New Jersey, United States

Camden, New Jersey, United States

Responsible for maintaining project teams and timelines for commercialization initiatives such as new platforms, line extensions, quality improvements, formula changes, label changes, enablers, and business continuity.Escalates risk within a project and ensures that appropriate project team members are executing mitigation plans against risks.Facilitates monthly Stage Gate and Category Portfolio Review meetings.Works on continuous improvement initiatives to drive… Show more Responsible for maintaining project teams and timelines for commercialization initiatives such as new platforms, line extensions, quality improvements, formula changes, label changes, enablers, and business continuity.Escalates risk within a project and ensures that appropriate project team members are executing mitigation plans against risks.Facilitates monthly Stage Gate and Category Portfolio Review meetings.Works on continuous improvement initiatives to drive increased speed to market and efficiency of execution of projects.Managed projects to deliver soup and broth innovation for Pacific Foods in Fiscal Years 2022 and 2023, such as oat milk soups, creamy vegan broths, wellness bone broths, and multiple new pack formats launched with club customers, such as Costco, Sam’s Club, and BJ’s.Managed the project team to deliver the Pacific Foods brand redesign to market beginning in mid-2023. Show less

Camden, New Jersey

Inventory planning against the customer forecast and production schedule for our North American Foodservice division. Inventory planning for foodservice products produced internally, and end-to-end planning responsibilities for foodservice products produced at three Co-Man locations (production planning, supply planning, and purchase order creation).Developed new SOPs and drove efficiency to the point of allowing the reduction of the Foodservice Supply Planning function from 1.5… Show more Inventory planning against the customer forecast and production schedule for our North American Foodservice division. Inventory planning for foodservice products produced internally, and end-to-end planning responsibilities for foodservice products produced at three Co-Man locations (production planning, supply planning, and purchase order creation).Developed new SOPs and drove efficiency to the point of allowing the reduction of the Foodservice Supply Planning function from 1.5 FTEs to 1 FTE. Show less

Camden, Nj

Managed deployment planning for foodservice frozen products, Canadian exports (frozen products), beverage co-man, and exception based loads to move urgent inventory throughout the network. Ran deployment reports to prioritize inter-plant loads with urgent inventory daily, as well as report on inter-plant weight utilization weekly. Gained some experience supply planning for foodservice thermal soups, meals, sauces, and beverages. Reviewed daily alerts to call out inventory… Show more Managed deployment planning for foodservice frozen products, Canadian exports (frozen products), beverage co-man, and exception based loads to move urgent inventory throughout the network. Ran deployment reports to prioritize inter-plant loads with urgent inventory daily, as well as report on inter-plant weight utilization weekly. Gained some experience supply planning for foodservice thermal soups, meals, sauces, and beverages. Reviewed daily alerts to call out inventory shortage risks, and worked to proactively move inventory to where it needed to be in order to fill on customer sales orders when there was an opportunity to do so. Also completed monthly analysis on S.M.O.G. (slow-moving obsolete goods) risks, and worked to determine appropriate action. Show less

Camden, New Jersey

Managed the entire ordering process, from processing the customer's purchase order all the way to delivery of the purchase order, for assigned accounts, and acted as the primary contact for supply chain, product, and transportation related inquiries. • Maintained a positive relationship with assigned customer accounts by proactively and transparently communicating inventory shortages, delivery changes, and order adjustments. Received “satisfied” or “highly satisfied” rating from all… Show more Managed the entire ordering process, from processing the customer's purchase order all the way to delivery of the purchase order, for assigned accounts, and acted as the primary contact for supply chain, product, and transportation related inquiries. • Maintained a positive relationship with assigned customer accounts by proactively and transparently communicating inventory shortages, delivery changes, and order adjustments. Received “satisfied” or “highly satisfied” rating from all buyers on survey provided to US Foods in my first six months in the role. • Increased service metrics to assigned accounts in F16 and F17 by providing daily, weekly, and monthly reports, and offering suggestions to partners in other departments. Show less

Wawa, Pa

Hired as a Junior Analyst, and was quickly promoted up to the third rank, a Senior Analyst, by July 2013. Represented the Wawa voice by providing effective customer service to our consumers, vendors, and stores through a variety of platforms.• Developed useful training materials for new analysts.• Expanded the reach of customer service to Facebook and Twitter by piloting and assisting in managing the Wawa Call Center Social Media Project. Trained a team of analysts to proficiently… Show more Hired as a Junior Analyst, and was quickly promoted up to the third rank, a Senior Analyst, by July 2013. Represented the Wawa voice by providing effective customer service to our consumers, vendors, and stores through a variety of platforms.• Developed useful training materials for new analysts.• Expanded the reach of customer service to Facebook and Twitter by piloting and assisting in managing the Wawa Call Center Social Media Project. Trained a team of analysts to proficiently provide customer service on these platforms.• Received “exceeds expectations” rating on each of my annual appraisals. Show less

Concordville, Pa

Hired as a part-time employee at 16 years old, and was promoted to shift manager at 18. Worked 35 hours/week while attending college full-time.Experienced in all aspects of managing the retail store and fuel area including shift management, customer service supervisory, food service, cash management, safety in the workplace, inventory management, and store maintenance.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Communication Studies, 3.0

Minor in Psychology

Wharton Business Foundations Certificate

Completed all four courses, and the capstone project, to earn the course certificate.

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, 3.9