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Richmond, Va, Us

Richmond, Virginia, United States

Richmond, Virginia

Business Systems Analyst - SCM SAP IT-Execute technical SAP configuration, automate processes, build project requirements, action customer work requests, and support ServiceNow SAP IT tickets for DE’s supply chain groups.SCM SAP IT Test Lead – SCANA Acquisition Integration-Managed SCM SAP IT team’s testing requirements and execution, articulated source to target field mapping, and built process design briefs to ensure implementations align with business expectations.-Collaborated with SCANA IT, Accenture consultants, and DE Supply Chain business teams for development and subsequent execution of project tasks, tracked in weekly IT leadership meetings.

London, United Kingdom

-Oversaw demand planning function for all Luxe brands in UK and Ireland ( £700M+ in annual retail) as an operational manager (still acted as Sr. Demand Planner of Designer Fragrances).-Managed and developed five experienced demand planners, each the owner of S&OP for their brands, while building strong relationships with 7+ brand management teams as well as the divisional heads of function.-Continuously found new ways to elevate and streamline demand planning relationships with the wider teams by making inputs and outputs of the S&OP cycle more interactive and user-friendly.

London, United Kingdom

-Ran S&OP forecasting, trend process, and monthly validation meetings for a portfolio of nine Luxury Designer Fragrances brands within the UK and Ireland, including Giorgio Armani, Ralph Lauren, Diesel, and Viktor & Rolf, which generated £200M+ in annual retail.-Built bottom-up forecasts by SKU in FuturMaster to compare versus financial plan, gained consensus with business stakeholders, then explained, defended, and updated this view of risks or opportunities during the monthly validation meeting with brand management.-Translated this forecast into monthly supply procurement plan in SAP, working with production teams in France to avoid potential disruptions and protect customer service level with minimal local stock holding.-Improved the basic forecast accuracy of these brands by +3%, despite major market change (Brexit).

Greater New York City Area

Greater New York City Area

-Achieved strong M-3 forecast accuracy by improving +5% versus prior year, which propelled the division to #2 ranking in L’Oréal worldwide for the first time.-Partnered with business solution design team to test and implement new forecasting software (Logility).-Chaired two monthly consensus meetings with senior management, including General Managers, Senior Vice President of Finance, and Vice Presidents of Sales, in order to validate the demand plan.-Cultivated strong relationships throughout the sales, marketing, and operations teams by influencing stakeholders to make business decisions that both protect net profit and minimize supply chain costs.

Greater New York City Area

Greater New York City Area

-Managed inventory and supply planning strategies tailored to four unique and rapidly growing brands.-Coordinated between a variety of business segments (product development, demand planning, manufacturing, finance, marketing, sales, logistics execution, warehouse management).-Tracked and delivered launches on time / in full by working closely with development and plant partners.

Greensboro/Winston-Salem, North Carolina Area

-Led a team of six on a Lean / Six-Sigma Green Belt-certified cost improvement project to optimize the supply chain of retreaded tires and casings in a multi-million dollar logistics network.-Analyzed routing logic and reallocation of customer service locations to minimize network cost.-Project resulted in actionable opportunities for Michelin / Snider to save an estimated $1.9 million annually (over 15% of network cost) on driver and fuel expenses.

Blythewood, Sc

-Researched and managed suppliers for prototype and production automotive componentry.-Designed new supplier rating system to quantitatively evaluate our supplier relationship management.-Tracked materials sourcing from conception to full production roll-out, balancing a focus on cost savings with the need for dependable component supply stream.-Negotiated with potential vendors to obtain maximum cost efficiencies and collaborated with procurement team to decide which of the suppliers were awarded contracts.