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Leverkusen, North Rhine-Westphalia, DE

Leverkusen, North Rhine-Westphalia, DE

Slough, Berkshire, GB

Formed new cross-functional team, including Quality, R&D, Finance, Planning, Logistics, and Project management responsible for external Manufacturing footprint. Accountable for service, cost, quality, and sustainability.

Slough, Berkshire, GB

Oversaw S&OP and execution of demand and supply plan for Hygiene $3.2B US business unit (Lysol, Airwick, Finish, and Iconic Brands). Guided team of 35 to execute planning and project management, including Demand Planning, Supply Planning, S&OP, Embellishment. Ownership of Inventory, Forecast Accuracy, Service, and Short / Long Term business plans.

Slough, Berkshire, GB

Accountable for clients including, WM, Target, and Club (Costco, BJ’s, Sam’s) for the Hygiene Business Unit. Supervised 7- 13 direct reports.- Delivered best-in-class service and reduced total landed cost for Club, WM, and Target Channels, resulting in OTIF 90% and Instock 98.5% for 40 consecutive weeks.- Shaped customer plan to prepare for SAP transition.

Slough, Berkshire, GB

Championed 10-person Supply team, including Collaborative Planning, Forecasting Replenishment (CPFR) Team Leads, Supply Chain Analysts, and EDI team for total Walmart and Sam’s Club business. Cultivated supply chain relationships with internal demand planning, sales, manufacturing, operations, and customers.- Steered Customer Supply JBP meetings, driving.

Slough, Berkshire, GB

• Full responsibility over Safety, Quality, Service, and Cost for the largest distribution center in the network (860k sq ft)
• Responsible for stabilizing the largest site and delivering aggressive financial plan for FY 2016
• Key Logistics contact for Customer JBP meetings for WM and Drug ChannelAccomplishments:
• Cost savings of 1.3mm through stabilizing productivity and reduction of fixed costs.
• Overtime reduced to 9% (15% previous year)
• Flawless delivery of all month and quarter ends through collaboration with 3PL and internal partners

Slough, Berkshire, GB

• Responsible for the management and improvement of the financial health and risk of RB west coast distribution center
• Maintained service to all customers in the Western US along with international shipments
• Responsible for the turnaround of the poorest performing site in the network to best in classAccomplishments:
• Cost savings of 1mm through personnel reduction in first year (30% reduction)
• Inventory accuracy increased to 98% (84% previous year)
• Overtime reduced to 7% (26% previous year)

Slough, Berkshire, GB

• Managed operations for Midwest distribution center of 125 employees
• Responsible for successful completion of all activities including receiving, picking, loading, returns, safety, sanitation, and quality control
• Participation and contribution in the grievance and arbitration processAccomplishments:
• Passed all internal and external audits including FDA, ISO, and customer audits
• Collaborated with Customer Logistics groups to deliver savings through increased layer/pallet ordering

Slough, Berkshire, GB

• Managed the Target Customer Logistics Team for both the US and Canada
• Managed the development and training of a Supply Chain Analyst
• Collaborated with Sales, Demand Planning, Transportation, and Manufacturing to successfully plan and execute promotions and new product launches
• Led weekly customer replenishment meetings to deliver instock goals and plan promotionsAccomplishments:
• Streamlined reporting on key cost improvements for all North American customer teams, training teams on gap analysis and root cause identification
• Improved all service metrics including fill rate, on-time delivery, and in-stocks

Slough, Berkshire, GB

• Managed Collect Transportation for Walmart and Sam’s Club US
• Responsible for Cost to Serve KPI’s including MABD, Layer/Pallet %, Truckload weightsAccomplishments:
• Achieved best in class MABD Compliance for Walmart for Q1 2012
• Hired and trained supply chain intern later retained successfully
• Automated consolidation of shipments to reduce LTL shipments by 65%
• Led project for ordering efficiency to reduce order complexity and achieve primary freight savings of $1mm

Slough, Berkshire, GB

• Managed replenishment for Health Care, Personal Care, and Food for the Walmart Customer Logistics Team
• Collaborated weekly with National Account Managers and Trade Marketing
• Led regular 30-60-90 day planning meetings with Walmart Replenishment
• Communicated promotions and seasonality to Demand Planning
• Created and streamlined inventory, consumption, and in-stock reporting Accomplishments:
• 2nd Place 2011 Q4 Walmart Supply Chain Reliability Vendor of the Quarter

Slough, Berkshire, GB

• Aided the team during the transition from Freight Prepaid to Collect
• Collaborated with Internal EDI team to prevent costly EDI errors
• Designed a program to improve picking and pallet building efficiency
• Evaluated replenishment settings and case graphic designs to reduce shortage deductions

Frisco, TX, US

• Integrated carrier contact information for business partners
• Managed the flow of international and domestic invoices for a major account
• Analyzed consolidation opportunities to realize cost savings of 7%

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Financial Management

Bachelor Of Business Administration, Transportation And Logistics, Economics