Cath Marsland Email & Phone Number

Bradford, Gb

Holmfield, England, United Kingdom

Bradford, United Kingdom

Reporting to site Plant Manager, the role encompassed leading the Production planning, raw material and packaging call off, system improvements in SAP and Vivid NPD gate system, and supporting the Warehouse operational function.• Site waste reduced through detailed analysis of problem SKUs and trend data• Drove the use of SAP across all functions on site by developing a team across three shifts• Maintained SAP Master Recipe data for accurate capacity planning and conversion costs• Led the weekly Inventory meeting to monitor overall Working Capital, reduce redundant non-moving materials• Developed a Delist tracker to identify unique materials to minimise obsolete stock disposals• In 2018 achieved a reduction of 50% in obsolete stock value, maintained for 2019 through development of a tracker and business process flow • Developed a Launch tracker for all Planning and SAP tasks to ensure successful product launches

Reporting to the Divisional Demand Controller, the role focused on accurate sales forecasting for major customers by collaborating with their Supply Chain teams, primarily Asda and Marks and Spencer.• Collaborative working with customers to maintain and improve forecast accuracy and drive sales • Member of high profile project team to reduce working capital, and support production ways of working to be more flexible and reactive to customer requirements while improving inbound customer service levels• Own label product range of 11 SKUs increased customer service from 87.3% to 98.5% from Jan – Jun 2012 versus same period in 2011, delivering an additional 20% of volume• Played an active role in the monthly S&OP process supporting the commercial team in understanding the sales, volume and profit performance• Chaired the weekly site S&OP cross functional meeting to identify short term operational issues, agree resolution or escalation to appropriate senior management representative• Monitored and executed detailed Seasonal planning to deliver excellent customer service and minimise excess obsolete stock through S&OP planning• Received an award at the Annual Group Conference 2012 for “Putting the customer at the heart of everything we do”

Leeds, England, United Kingdom

Reporting into the Planning Manager, the role involved working closely with Asda Supply Chain teams to ensure accurate sales forecasting across the dairy category.

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Reporting into the Logistics Manager, and working closely with KPMG consultants to implement SAP across the business

Leeds, England, United Kingdom

The main focus of the role was to order finished goods into the Warehouse network to supply stores with goods for customer sales

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), International Studies

2:1, Maths & Music