Led Strategic Business Integration projects, developed go-to-market strategies, and created new item forecasts for Emerging Coffee Brands.

Created customer specific demand plans for ground coffee, K-cup, and Nespresso products. Maintained +/- 5% bias, minimized inventory risk, and enabled a 99%+ rate of service to customers. Supported critical integration milestones as the Lead SAP Power User during a Logility/SAP transition.

Created statistically driven sales forecasts for packaged coffee, Kcup, and instant coffee products. Developed and automated new reports for Starbucks Sales Forecasting Team. • Led the Demand Planning team as an SAP Power User during the Starbucks-to-Nestle SAP transition. Conducted systems testing and trained team members on SAP APO and SAP Business Objects. • Led monthly Sales and Operations Planning meetings with VP level audience; drove consensus of the latest forecast, aligned on inventory mitigation plans, and presented execution plans to capture upside opportunities.• Created a suite of Tableau dashboards that provided visibility to consumption for individual customers, channels, and regional markets. This was implemented by teams in all categories, and reviewed weekly to root-cause supply constraints.• Forecasted strategic product transition within +/-3% bias, preventing customer interruption and mitigating inventory risk.

Leveraged Forecasting and Planning tools to optimize inventory-levels, shelf life constraints, and inventory costs for dairy and other perishable beverage ingredients.• Responsible for North America dairy supply: managed supplier factory relationships, optimized capacity in the dairy production network, created mitigation plans for plant shut-downs, and maintained a 99%+ order service rate. • Conducted sensitivity analysis for a new product innovation. Modeled production and raw material requirements in several demand scenarios, enabling teams to proactively evaluate mitigation options for over and under consumption.

The Starbucks Rotational Development program provides a challenging, high-exposure entry point for college-hires, enabling high-potential associates to gain broad supply chain experience early in their career.Second Rotation: Distribution Project Manager• Role Description: Conducted network optimization analyses to drive cost reduction, supported warehouse transitions projects, and implemented process improvements for 3PL contract management. First Rotation: Merchandise Inventory Planner• Role Description: Responsible for creating and implementing inventory launch plans for 8500+ retail stores (Spend exceeding $25). Leveraged statistical tools and historical data to optimize inventory levels and back-of-house store capacity.