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Warren, Nj

Warren, Nj

Ewing, Nj

-Create models and generate analysis to aid long-term manufacturing and warehousing plans within the supply chain network. Analysis includes “What-ifs,” strategic alternatives, line utilization, and regional warehousing needs 2-10 years in future. Present results to senior management teams.-Responsible for quarterly manufacturing capacity utilization reporting. Review annual requirementswith each manufacturing location. Discuss cost savings, efficiency improvements and challenges. Present highlights at Steering Committee discussion.-Implement Demand Planning process as part of acquisition’s integration into C&D. Define andcreate process, assemble timeline, implement and ensure sustainability.-Assemble process improvement projects to improve service, right size inventory and reduce transportation costs.-Roll out automated safety stock process through E2Open Inventory Optimization and SAP APO. Validate data, create scenarios, and demonstrate its effectiveness.-Implement Master Data Dashboard and define KPIs to measure data health. Provide corporate supply planning team with reporting tools to assist in maintenance and measurement of master data. Work with IT to automate process.-SAP Superuser. Provide ECC/APO systems and business process training to supply planning team. Assembled new employee training materials for Systems and Processes. Provide best practices training. 2015 focus on Alerts, Load Building, Capacity, and Planning processes. Work with IT on business testing and enhancement implementations. Assist with training of new APO Superusers. Act as mentor when deploying best practices to team.

Princeton, Nj

-Managed the production, distribution and inventory of products originating from domestic and international manufacturers. Assembled a 24 month view of production and capacity. Worked with plants to resolve capacity and production issues. Plants have averaged approximately 90% attainment to plan in 2014.-Lead project team to implement master data maintenance. Primary objective was to cleanse system, develop exception reports, and implement a sustainable maintenance process. Secondary goal was to develop Superusers to support the planning group.-Acted as department SAP Superuser. Train new hires on business systems. Problem solved planning system issues and provided best practices to department. Implemented dual sourcing strategy and capacity planning.-Reduced inventory by 11% and increased inventory turns by 1.5 YOY through best practices and process improvement. Member of team that reduced finished good and material write offs by over $700,000 YOY.-Responsible for cross departmental communication of production and customer service issues. Provided root cause and resolution analysis. -Work closely with purchasing, transportation, materials control, customer service and plants to resolve issue and meet demand.-Planning representative and contributor in S&OP, forecast review, and brand team meetings. -Supply Chain representative on new product launches as well as a participant in the SKU rationalization process. Provide Manufacturing and distribution timelines as well as inventory goals and supply risks.-Mentored co-op and supervised project work. Assembled goals and timelines and met with co-op daily through project completion. Projects included supply planning $90 million brand, inventory and COGs savings analysis.

-Implemented an inventory optimization model within North America. First phase to utilize statistical safety stock functionality to improve Order and Piece Fill. Coordinated internal and external consultant team to map processes and integrate model into daily process.-Lead implementation of Demand Control process in North America. Implemented exception based process to highlight demand changes both above and below the service level agreement. Lead team to map process and integrate into Material Management product planning process.-Created customer disappointment reporting. Provide data driven explanation for disappointments.-Developed service level reporting to provide measurement of inventory and piece fill data on performance within and outside the demand service level agreement.-Created inventory scenarios to support Product Line Simplification Initiative.

-Managed the production and distribution of over 250 active finished goods originating from both domestic and international contract manufacturers. The primary objective was to decrease Avon owned inventory and transportation costs while increasing service levels to Avon's customers.-Developed forecasting and purchase order release reports to increase collaboration with contract manufacturers. Provided vendors with rolling demand estimates to better plan their capacity, component inventory and distribution plan.-Key participant in an US/China JDA collaboration project. Project resulted in China utilizing JDA to plan production for US market. Moved planning from a shared spreadsheet to an exception based planning process. This process change led to a reduction in manufacturing lead time from sixty to eighteen days without increasing safety stock.-Acted as a contact between vendors, sourcing, supplier quality, service and distribution centers. Responsible for ensuring that all groups were working towards Avon's service metrics.

-Responsible for the distribution and movement of finished goods originating from a manufacturing facility. Controlled approximately 300 items across three product lines.-Created and implemented programs for increased visibility of finished goods through the transportation process. This allowed for increased accuracy in the planning and scheduling process.

Mba, Supply Chain Management

Ba, Government