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Long Grove, Illinois, United States

• Manage the end to end supply chain in a vertically integrated business while exceeding customer expectations.
• Implemented Standard Work processes to ensure continuity of roles and responsibilities
• Working towards implementation of S&OP for top three retail customers
• Review product family and item level forecasts and implemented quality checks to minimize forecasting errors
• Implemented KPIs for Forecast Accuracy and Bias to better track and manage forecasts

West Chicago, Illinois, United States

• Lead monthly S&OP process with full ownership of Demand Review and Supply Review inputs/outputs
• Facilitate actions to improve forecast accuracy from 65% to 77%
• Identify risk in demand based on macro-economic data and trend analysis to support the consensus forecast
• Worked with Division leadership to develop and improve reporting tools/processes for usage by sales, operations, and finance
• Created new network wide capacity model to analyze asset utilization and find efficiencies

West Chicago, IL

• Perform plant accounting functions including month end close responsibilities involving financial analysis, inventory reconciliation, and expense management to maximize productivity.
• Lead a team of two salary and nine hourly associates to improve plant performance with On Time goals (99.8%), create programs to reduce costs ($108M savings YTD) and beat inventory days (19.9 v 21.4 in Q2).
• Drive behaviors with direct reports to be solution oriented and challenge normal processes. Create more effective SOPs to manage daily tasks and facilitate cross training within the team.
• Act as PIT champion responsible for Shipping department and many LCE process changes.
• Led SPS Supply Chain pillar to attain 1st ever Bronze certification within Sonoco. Implemented two projects from VSM to generate savings of over $50M.

West Chicago, IL

• Managed materials for the West Chicago production plant in the Rigid Paper Division of Sonoco Products
• Reduced inventories by over $300m using lean supply chain methods and instituting a standard lead time. This reduced working capital by over $10m a month
• Worked with all suppliers to develop inventory/safety stock plans to ensure standardized material flows and created a potential JIT environment
• Worked with production to create a manufacturing schedule that reduced material changes and created efficiencies
• Contributed to the productivity/cost savings budget by creating BPO with internal suppliers creating more efficient buying patterns
• Ensure a safe work environment

Arlington Heights, IL

• Manage production and freight for contracted suppliers while maintaining accurate inventory levels of raw materials and finished goods while reducing working capital
• Find alternate sources for contracted materials as well as all items within the supply chain
• Work with Director of Supply Chain to put materials and processes out to bid
• Manage product flow between plants and suppliers and provide performance reporting

• Manage inventory, product transitions, RFP's and catalog pages for the company’s largest customer while acting as a liaison between sales and merchandising to ensure process flow.
• Create visibility on sales trends, inventory movement and backorder reduction to share with management. Build reports for forecasting and inventory pipelines to allow our customers to see the full supply chain.
• Managing inventory levels in 3PL’s to reduce excess stock while still increasing service levels and improving turns. Locations in Canada, Puerto Rico and Hawaii

Mba, Finance

Activities and Societies: American Marketing Association, Finance Club

Bs, Management

Activities and Societies: American Marketing AssociationGraduate with Honors