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Austin, Tx, Us

New York, Ny, Us

New York, Ny, Us

New York, Ny, Us

Manage and direct $100 million in annual purchases for Scholastic Book fairs with the goal of managing stock levels of 15,000 SKUs while minimizing working capital. Allocate and distribute purchases to 61 distribution centers nationwide. Collaborate with finance and sales vice presidents and operations general managers to ensure adequate inventory. Manage 5 professional planners. Create sales and trend analysis to support adjustments and future purchases.Key Achievements:• Designed business requirements and implemented JDA planning system, which improved forecast accuracy and ensured all SKUs within the organization were planned• Increased inventory turns by 28%, achieving an inventory reduction of $26 million and revenue target of $438 million

New York, Ny, Us

Directed and developed cross functional project teams to create and streamline inventory planning processes. Initiated the forecasting, financial planning, and reporting of obsolete inventory, which reduced the impact of inventory depreciation expense on division profitability. Created complex inventory, financial, sales, and cost analysis using Excel and Access. Successfully developed and optimized merchandising process to replenish out-of-stock front-line product focused on profitability and reducing inventory.Key Achievements:• Increased advertised title in-stock rate by 3% by improving the forecasting process

New York, Ny, Us

Forecast, plan inventory, and manage purchase budget for over 10,000 SKUs totaling $232M in revenue and 51% of division sales. Researched and analyzed sales trends to identify and implement opportunities, which to improved purchases and profitability. Distribute inventory to 64 distribution centers to maximize profit, fill-rates, and inventory turns.Key Achievements:• Improved SKU-level forecast accuracy by 12%.• Consistently achieved corporate goals by collaborating with product managers to develop and improve forecasts, supply plans, and track product performance.

Buffalo, Ny, Us

Planned production against S&OP forecasts for pie and cake segments accounting for 400 SKUs. Developed short and long-term production plans to maximize customer order fill-rates while minimizing spoilage and total direct costs. Led sales and operations planning meetings with sales, marketing, operations, and customer service to review demand forecasts and supply plans. Managed the deployment of inventory through four third party distribution centers to ensure proper inventory positioning and coverage while minimizing distribution expenses. Collaborated with Sara Lee, Rich Products pie co-packer, to develop and execute short and long-term capacity plans. Supported the process of introducing new products with marketing, sales, manufacturing, and distribution.

Addlestone, Surrey, Gb

Managed the inventory supply for CHEP's Kraft Foods Inc. account. Collaborated with operations, customer service, carriers to ensure on-time production, loading, delivery, and reverse logistics of CHEP pallets using SAP. Developed and managed relationships with national and regional customer accounts.

Bachelor'S Degree, Logistics, Materials, And Supply Chain Management

Master Of Business Administration - Mba