Responsibilities include E2E demand planning management of the unconstrained forecast, monthly comparison and maintenance of the selected statistical model, and accuracy of the forecast vs historical and statistical data. Management and recording of event outliers, and anomalies. I am solely responsible for leading the monthly consensus forecast meetings via scheduled conference calls, ensuring that all changes are documented and incorporated into the unconstrained forecast for production & sales planning. The planning process requires the ability to work independently and with minimal oversight. It also requires heavy interaction with individual stakeholders to ascertain volume changes due to seasonality, level, and trend. I also collaborated with raw materials sourcing to ascertain lead times in the event of unforeseen external factors to minimize stockouts. I collaborated with stakeholders in the S&OIP, production, and merchandising meetings. I also managed the integration of the phase in/out of new and end-of-life product life cycles, including SKU rationalization based on how the product is performing utilizing the Pareto analysis via Excel.

Managed the E2E demand planning process for 7 demand planners in three remote corporate locations (Boston, Austin & Orlando) with a budget of $765 million for the continental United States. Responsible for the demand planning function from legacy planning systems to integration and migration into SAP Integrated Business Planning & Optimization APO DP 5.1. Ensuring all market intelligence from the sales, marketing, and operations teams was utilized to provide cyclical consensus forecasts to meet production milestones for products to be available for schools nationwide at the start of the individual states’ school year. This was accomplished by ascertaining and analyzing the company’s processes specific to demand planning, re-engineering, documenting, and providing training to ensure standardized processes were implemented. Leading the preparation of monthly Sales & Operations Planning meetings and monthly review of forecasting metrics by each planner to drive forecasting improvements down to the material level. Championed professional development through the APICS organization by encouraging planners to seek CSCP certifications and edification of industry best practices in understanding peer companies’ demand planning processes to assist outside-the-box thinking and in keeping abreast of industry improvements, best practices, and trends.

Facilitated the design, deployment, implementation, and management of SAP APO-DP 5.1 formal collaborative sales and operation planning process to facilitate the production of five leading national brands (Blue Bunny, Weight Watchers, Great Value, La Crème, Frusion) for three production plants and eight co-packers encompassing 240 CPG SKUs. Conducted the weekly review of established KPIs to manage forecast levels, accuracy, and planning. Facilitated the design and implementation of background jobs in SAP APO/SNP for automation of the master data, historical data updates, statistical modeling forecasts, and alerts. Responsible for identifying gaps in planning, continuous process improvement, execution of forecasts, and maintaining open communication with Sales, Marketing, and the Master Production Planner. Led the Sales & Operations and material resource planning team in meeting demand requirements and capacity planning. Developed and implemented incident reporting documentation and stakeholder input documents to capture internal/external forces of market intelligence and its effects on future demand. Implemented phase-in/phase-out planning for new and end-of-life products, designed and implemented time-phased planning to streamline forecast execution for short-term and long-term planning, and facilitated formulating efficiencies and economies of scale upstream and downstream in the CPG supply chain to ensure seamless communication between cross-functional teams and retail vendors.

Established and maintained item level forecasts for America's largest chicken producer (9.1 billion lbs./annually) across all business units pertaining to production and sales. Managed promotional volumes by item, and by business unit to improve the statistical function, in doing so, global analysis, and management of historical sales data is required to provide continuous improvement of the forecasting tool, including SAP/APO-DP and process enhancements. Updating and monitoring of KPIs were regularly measured to ensure continual forecasting improvement efforts were achieved. Charged with leading monthly consensus forecast meetings ensuring that all changes were documented and incorporated into the final forecast. The position required interaction with individual stakeholders, cross-functional team and key business partners to facilitate product life cycle, and ensure alignment with the strategic business plan.

Created, managed, and implemented efficiency solutions in the supply chain forward and reverse logistics. Acted as a liaison with clients and functional groups (IT, distribution center, call center, accounting, etc.), and third party vendors to scope, design, and implement designed solutions. Managed day-to-day business, resolved issues, and communicated status to key stakeholders utilizing Showcase and Crystal reporting tools to support billing, audits, and ad-hoc client requests. Created monthly and quarterly forecasts and reports for fulfillment, receiving, returns, distribution center and information technology special projects using JD Edwards, AS400 (iSeries) platforms to devise technical reports. Co-architect of current business reporting using analytical web tools showing quarterly and annual forecasting, budgeting and delta fluctuations in quarterly margins. Managed high profile client relationships and served as a subject matter expert.

Analyzed and ascertained the financial level and trends of financial institutions with assets of $40M to $600M based on annual capital, asset, management, earnings, and liquidity. Enforced codified regulatory standards to ensure operational safety and soundness for various banking institutions in western Tennessee, northern Mississippi and eastern Arkansas. Ensured financial statements were in compliance with FDIC laws and regulations through quantified analytical analysis, reconciliation, and mandated examination practices.

Procured consumer electronics, negotiated F.O.B. contracts, and successfully managed 180 day ideation-to-market lead times for domestic and overseas products. Co-designed innovative personal communication products, package design, marketing strategies, and retail store floor plan-o-grams. Analyzed opportunities for category and product growth, assisted with in line reviews, product selection/key item development, maintained and catalog merchandise samples, developed new floor plans, developed seasonal assortment strategies, updated product knowledge education for stores, monitored industry trends and evaluated competition, assisted with RadioShack.com product descriptions and web page maintenance.Results:• Successfully grew business revenue in 2002 by 13% annually with sales exceeding $1.2M in revenue.• Built and maintained high-profile vendor relations for a product line in excess of 400 in-store and “dot com” products generating $9.2M in revenue in 2002 and $11.3M in 2003.