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Calgary, Canada Area

Calgary, Canada Area

Calgary, Canada Area

• Manage compilation and communication of price match forecast.• Analyze inventory for readiness of upcoming promotions.• Provide direction Buyer / Planners to resolve issues posing risk to Customer service.• Review past promotion inventory and work with category managers to liquidate.• Ensure offshore product plans are in place according to lead time.• Influence analysts toward process compliance.• Improved price match process efficiency• Drove initiative reducing excess inventory $1.6M.• Developed relationships improving regional office collaboration.

• Lead nine Material Analysts through the monthly Sales and Operations Planning process• Identify opportunities for process improvement and drive implementation• Assure compliance to corporate and government ethical guidelines• Set departmental objectives that support executive and corporate objectives• Provide coaching and mentoring for employee development and employee satisfaction• Produce inventory and production plans supporting sales plan of $320M annual cost of sales• Improved process and developed tools providing reduced forecast error, and better plan quality• $100K reduction to annual payroll through employee, tool, and process development• $10M inventory reduction through statistical safety sock model with improved data accuracy• Eliminated the cost required to support legacy Focus Forecasting (DRP) through decommission• Reduced S&OP process cycle time by 5 days for quicker delivery of vendor plans• Achieved “Most Effective” performance rating for 6 of 7 most recent years.• Negotiated process and metric contract with key vendor as part of outsourcing program

Calgary, Canada Area

· Gather input used to develop production and inventory plans· Develop new product introduction strategy and monitor execution· Provide informal peer leadership for team development and growth· Develop NPI supplier / production ramp plans providing input for successful introduction· Provide weekly reports on project status, risks, and opportunities· Provide leadership to the Demand Planning department· Develop sales plans combining statistical analysis and market team inputs· Develop achievable Operations (Production/Inventory) plan that supports business objectives· Manage ERP system operating parameters, owning MPS and MRP outputs· Plan production to improve agility and response to customer requirements· Reduce costs through improvements to the planning process· Monitor process performance and initiate corrective action when necessary· Identified opportunity to reduce material cost by $150k· Developed planning tools, and implemented / documented planning processes· Reduced IVR (legacy product) inventory by 30% (~ $6M US)· Optimized kanban levels for a $1.4M WIP reduction, maintaining a 99% Customer service· Reduced average PCBA lead-time from 2.62 to 1.48 days through improved WIP scheduling· Reduced WIP with shortages from 17% to 7% through pre-launch material availability analysis