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Houston, Tx, Us

San Antonio, Tx, Us

Houston, Tx, Us

• Promoted multiple times over an extensive career with Sysco Corporation.• In the current role, directs supply chain inventory management, supervising 40+ direct reports engaged in replenishment, demand planning, and sales and execution planning (S&OP).• Responsible for movement and replenishment of $250M in inventory encompassing 132 million cases of product each year. Coordinates procurement and logistics across rail, import, OTR, and intermodal companies and carriers.• Maintains a public service level of 98.5% continually working with suppliers to improve fill rates.• Successfully navigated the COVID pandemic, ensuring the uninterrupted flow of goods to sites throughout the nation while maintaining 100% employee retention.• Achieved $77.5M in benefit by leveraging redistribution purchasing.

Houston, Tx, Us

• Managed a 35-person team and $220M in inventory in multiple facilities.• Delivered solid results, meeting and exceeding targets for replenishment, demand planning, and S&OP.• Recipient of the Sysco Gender Equity Momentum (GEM) Award in 2021.• Promoted to Senior Director after three years.

Houston, Tx, Us

• Successfully maintained a 99.45% service level, overseeing a 16-person replenishment team and $145M in inventory across eight facilities.• Established standard operating procedures, processes, and best practices to align inventory management with the needs of the foodservice industry.• Improved service and cost savings throughout the supply chain, leading inventory management to support domestic and international businesses.• Collaborated with the Transportation department, adjusting ordering patterns and transportation modes to reduce the costs of logistics.• Generated $300,000 in savings and avoided the use of 269 trucks by leading the pilot of a a load fill optimization software application.• Reduced the number of trucks required by improving load fill levels for regional distribution centers, reaching 95% in the Northeast and 94% in the Southeast.• Effectively reduced aging and obsolete inventory YOY.

Houston, Tx, Us

• Analyze key metrics including DSO, service level, and size to identify the top three focus operating companies for the Mideast and Southeast regions. • Spearhead systematic recommendations to leverage DPR to reduce inventory while optimizing service levels including service groups, SKU groups, service goal changes, and inventory additives. • Establish baseline of knowledge for Southeast and Mideast region through monthly meetings identifying process gaps and recommending solutions. • Propose “anti-lift” report to prepare and plan for decreases in demand due to school business as well as customized demand reporting based on local events. • Establish relationships with the senior management of 18 OpCos, as well as with buyers and support staff. • Evaluate merchandising personnel and made recommendations to senior management regarding personnel changes and opportunities.

Houston, Tx, Us

• Investigated and resolved data quality issues, gathering business requirements for data quality reports and conducting root cause analysis on behalf of business and IT teams.• Established formal data governance policies and procedures, working with business process teams and colleagues in Master Data Management.• Identified and reported on low-quality data, avoiding nearly $2M in annual carrier charges.

Houston, Tx, Us

• Identified the business need for a remote Project Management Office Process Training Course• Developed and refined curriculum for a remote audience including pre- and post-course surveys, visual aids, and recording tips at a savings of $1600 per student

Houston, Tx, Us

• Responsible for the effective training and delivery of Forecasting and Inventory Management System (Manhattan DPR and SUS IMS) across five business entities• Executed deployment checklists, analyzed key indicators and reports, effectively set system configurations, recognized and resolved user issues, developed and delivered specialized and advanced training based on group and individual needs• Collaborated on cross-departmental projects to drive quantitative results for the Operating Companies including increased service levels, process improvements, and inventory reduction• Responsible for the course development of multiple adult learning classes including: creation of content worksheets to define dedicated topics and time allocation, pre- and post-course surveys, determination of course metrics, development of tools to determine appropriate audience enrollment and usage of in-class materials

Arlington, Virginia, Us

• Staff Sergeant (SSG) with over seven years of team and squad leading experience, problem identification and effective resolution, mission pre-planning, execution, and post after action review • Improved processing requests and accountability for equipment, meals, ammunition, and medical supplies. Confirmed all equipment was hand receipted to the correct individual(s) for personal accountability• Facilitated squad level (5 soldiers) training and competency of basic warrior tasks to include medical tasks, identifying explosives, ordinances, land navigation, rules of engagement, etc.While deployed for Operation Iraqi Freedom III-IV: • Developed and drove a new standard operating procedure that was integrated to increase planning time and efficiencies• Led the analysis, coordination, and execution of over 40,012 backhaul missions from Iraq to Kuwait• Planned the redeployment of 656 million short tons of equipment, servicing 297,000 soldiers• Reached a 97% fill rate for Theater backhaul assets returning to Kuwait• Moved a total of 369,102 trucks in 24,952 convoys; averaging 2,428 trucks in 164 convoys per day • Managed, mentored, and developed a team of soldiers in a fast-paced 24-hour operation setting

Phoenix, Arizona, Us

• Responsible for over 48 vendors totaling $33 million in direct inventory replenishing predominantly from Shanghai• Accountable for the replenishment/management of 75% of all dog apparel for the company • Coordinated one-time purchases and seasonality of merchandise with Seasonal Volume Analysts and Buyers• Corresponded on a daily basis with ocean freight forwarders both state side and abroad prioritizing purchase orders and confirming purchase order quantities• Interfaced with International Transportation Team to achieve container utilization goals while managing to reduce inventory levels for six national distribution centers• Collaborated with strategic vendors to reduce lead times resulting in a $1 million reduction of inventory• Communicated with other Analyst teams to ensure store needs are met and addressed within 24 hours

Tempe, Arizona, Us

Collaborated with two other senior Honors students in the first undergraduate team chosen to work for CAPS Research (The Center for Advanced Purchasing Studies). Responsible for writing "white papers" on a weekly basis based upon the questions submitted by Fortune 500 companies through the CAPS Research website. Supported Fortune 500 companies with quick research papers that would answer questions needed to do business more efficiently today.

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Supply Chain Management

B.S., Supply Chain Management

Mba, Supply Chain Management