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St Louis, Missouri, Us

* Demand planning batteries and lights for the small customers (All Other) in the US; ~ 600 skus and annual sales of ~$800M.* Collaborate with sales teams to align annual sales and demand plans to within 3% variance.* Moving all A & B skus to stat forecast; anticipate 10-15% accuracy improvement.* Support 2-3% annual sales growth with private label products by providing ongoing feedback on product performance and recommending adjustments.* Managing SAP IBP forecast models to allow for eventually moving all forecastable skus to automated forecasting.* Collaborating with development teams to drive system enhancements, automate routine processes and reduce errors by eliminating unnecessary manual data entry work.

Driving ongoing conversation around the key role that demand planning plays in an effective S&OP process. Building a community of professionals working in demand planning.* Informing, educating and entertaining people about the important role of demand planning in S&OP. I think the demand planning position can be a truly vital part of any effective S&OP program. But doing well in this position is very challenging. My goal is to help companies and individuals understand how to build and maintain outstanding demand planning capabilities.I post regularly on LinkedIn, sharing both serious and entertaining views on demand planning.Also, check out my articles in the Journal of Business Forecasting published by the Institute of Business Forecasting (IBF).And remember - Plans are nothing, planning is everything.

Driving Customer Engagement through training, listening and supporting ongoing learning.* Train new and existing customers in using the tools we offer, and in listening to them when they suggest enhancements. Training includes scorecard creation, report generation, and order generation.* Create detailed training documents to guide users through the steps required to get to the data they need to make solid business decisions.* Manage the email and LinkedIn marketing to get the word out to potential new customers.We are constantly working to make our tools more effective and user-friendly, so that customers can get to the data they need to make solid business decisions.To see how we can help you contact us for free demo!www.avantalytics.com tel. 866-302-6747Follow Avantalytics for more information on our SaaS tools as well as insights on retail trends!

Luxemburg, Lu

Creating and supporting an effective collaborative demand planning process.Demand and supply planning of import and domestic resin products (~300 skus) to support sales to the Home Depot and Lowe's accounts. Annual volume ~$220M. Planning done in SAP APO.My primary focus was establishing a basic S&OP process to track performance and manage issues. I provided extensive and detailed reporting on KPI's (bias, MAPE & consumption) to drive improvements in planning and processes. I led weekly meetings where I drove collaboration on demand and supply planning and investigated root causes of errors. By increasing communication I was able to improve forecast accuracy to >80% and improve OTIF to ~90%. Additional accomplishments:* Key member of demand planning team involved in developing next-generation demand-driven POS forecasting to move toward demand-driven planning. Created several Excel models that provided item-level POS forecasts to support this process and collaborated with sales on using these.* Category Management - provided detailed reporting on sku performance and recommended changes to inventory strategies, product assortments and production to drive inventory turnover and increase sales. Significantly reduced over-forecasting which positively impacted inventory levels and production planning.Supply Planning - Worked with import team and plants in Israel to plan production over extended (90-day) lead times. Coordinated PO's with overseas plants and adjusted where product limited availability. Communicated availability to sales and customers to provide for supply transparency. MRP done in SAP.

Walnut Creek, Ca, Us

Developing an effective demand planning process to drive collaboration and maximize sales.System: Logility.* Demand planning for Decor products, both domestic and imported; annual volume ~$63M. * Key member of monthly S&OP process. * Maintained Logility forecasts for ~250 skus, domestic and imported.Accomplishments:* Drove improved communication between demand and supply teams through regular monthly meetings, which improved customer service levels (OTIF).* Led monthly demand review meetings to update sales, marketing, finance and operations in key metrics and current issues. * Collaborated regularly with sales to update baseline forecasts, which resulting in improved forecast accuracy.

New Britain, Ct, Us

Managing an effective demand planning process to support the Home Depot business.System: JDA Demand.* Demand planning for tools and hand storage products for Home Depot account.* Forecasting using JDA Demand* Collaborated with customers, sales, marketing, and supply planning teams to assure product availability while maintaining lean production and planning

Atlanta, Georgia, Us

Demand planning and replenishment of seasonal outdoor products.Member of the development team that created the CAR system (Central Automated Replenishment) that Home Depot uses to manage store inventory levels.

Bentonville, Arkansas, Us

Training of WMT associates and vendor contacts in using WMT systems. (Retail Link, CPFR)

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