-Manage relationships between key customer accounts and key suppliers-Identify and drive supply chain efficiency within the inventory management organization-Develop and improve our supplier management program-Build mutually beneficial relationships with top suppliers to improve experience of end-customers

• Develop national strategies for forecasting and safety stock parameters• Work with our SAP APO support team to identify system capabilities and opportunities to improve planning• Establish alternate planning strategies during times of demand volatility such as holidays in order to maintain service while remaining lean• Managed custom planning strategy for flu products during the “flu season”• Trained and advised other teams on how navigate and utilize our SAP planning system

• Responsible for demand and supply planning for the Western region of the United States• Monitored and managed DIOH and Service Level for multiple distribution centers within the network• Served as lead on project responsible for reevaluating demand alert parameters• Worked with IT to have processes automated within APO

• Served as the inventory point of contact for some Cardinal’s largest suppliers• Managed the procurement and allocation adjustments of IV solutions during a nation-wide supply shortage• Controlled the purchasing and national movement of short-dated inventory during the launch of a new product line for one of our largest suppliers

• Improved forecast accuracy through pattern identification and demand smoothing in SAP APO• Developed standard processes to efficiently identify excess product on a national basis• Identified opportunities to move excess inventory within network as opposed to procurement