Senior Demand Purchasing Manager
CurrentPurchasing:● Use predictive modeling to create purchasing strategies for Devices, Sims, etc. in partnership with Finance and Product Management Device Team leads.● Manage direct reports (Junior Demand Planners and Analysts) and delegate activities to help them grow their skill set.● Prepare cost saving plans and manage supply chain team purchasing budget. ● Working with Finance, Systems Engineering, and Supply Chain team to search and migrate to new WMS/Rev-Rec system.● Created the process of Monthly Cycle counts to (from yearly) and consistently achieve a 99.9% accuracy rate.Demand Planning:● Maintain all predictive forecast models for the Tier 1 Channels of the company to achieve a 90% week over week Forecast Accuracy.● Utilize a mixture of past data plus forecast from Sales team to insure none of the channels stock out, keeping a Min 6 WOH safety stock for any Sales spikes.● Consolidate all statistical models into an easily readable summary for Senior Leadership Team.● Simply and Re-invent demand models to ensure accurate reporting.Operations:● Schedule all kitting operations from stickering, sim insertion prep, device/sim bundling, etc.● Streamlined receiving process documentation to save all past data to insure easy reconciliation.● Review warehouse storage space to optimize for 5S, FIFO, and JIT strategies.● Cross Train between Supply Chain lanes to insure that there are no gaps in case of sudden emergency to critical team members being out and having documentation so other leaders can step in to easily transition into the role.