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Stamford, Connecticut, Us

Stamford, Connecticut, Us

Vernon, California, Us

Manage S&OP process, demand plan, production plan & waste mitigation.• Formed S&OP process to ensure alignment across Sales and Operations teams, keep senior leadership informed of the state of the business and promote cross functional collaboration on key business decisions.• Built and rolled out MRP tool in excel, to manage demand plan, production plan, procurement requirements, warehouse capacity and projected cash flow.• Increased lag 2 forecast accuracy by 15% through redesign and implementation of the demand planning process.• Developed a rolling 12-month production/demand plan, to enable visibility of material requirements for procurement.• Created a waste mitigation process to identify potential waste & allow sufficient time to sell product before expiration.

Chicago, Illinois, Us

Managed rolling 18-month forecast, S&OP process manager, and led Legacy Nestle integration into Ferrero/Ferrara. • Developed and coached a demand planning team of 6, exceeding all KPI goals for 2018 and 2019, through root- cause analysis, health check reports, operational reviews and cross-functional collaboration.• Spearheaded sales and operations planning process, redesigning process to better align with executive leadership directives, preparing presentation materials, facilitation of meetings, and cross-functional collaboration. Delivered S&OP plan for a $1B business.• Reduced waste $3M and increased forecast accuracy 2% by leading demand planning team through extensive integration, of Legacy Nestle products, into Ferrara/Ferrero companies. Required regular forecast maintenance, creation of 1K+ deployment trucks, and knowledge transfer of processes and best practices to supply chain counterparts.• Managed project for FDA mandated packaging claim changes on largest sugar brand portfolio. Identified and tracked all impacted items (100+ SKUs), transitioned forecast to new UPCs in SAP/APO, mitigated waste exposure, and verified production timing aligned with relaunch timing.• Recognized as 1 of 30 participants selected for Emerging Leaders Program. Designed to enhance leadership skills through, 360 peer evaluations, workshops, high profile speakers and deliver projects selected by CEO.

Vevey, Ch

Managed sales and operations planning facilitation, Product Life Cycle and Waste Management. • Oversaw inputs into S&OP process and led cross-functional collaboration, ensuring alignment of process and information to requirements of Executive Leadership Team.• Reduced waste $1.5M and increased forecast accuracy 18% by redesigning and implementing new item forecasting process. Facilitated pre- and post-launch meetings, discussed initial assumptions, customer acceptances, current sales trends, inventory levels, velocities, and ACV

Vevey, Ch

Oversaw forecast shipments for #1 Customer ($325M+) and Budget Forecasting.• Increased forecast accuracy by 12% over 2 years by enhancing and executing new forecast process for #1 customer, involving analysis of inventory levels, POS data, promotional activity and collaborative planning with customer planning team. • Analyzed market trends, distribution change assumptions, new product innovation as well as internal/external factors (price changes, capacity constraints, FDA regulations) in order to cross functionally agree on annual budget plan.

S&OP leader for Wholesale channel ($180M) and Demand Planning lead for Logility forecast tool implementation.• Aligned with wholesale Director and key customers on forecasted dollars and units, pre-booked orders, promotional activity, seasonality and base trend analysis. Consensus presented at monthly S&OP meetings.• Managed 6-month project, for implementation of Logility forecasting system, including defining forecast levels, master data inputs, and system functionality. Met project timelines, completed test scripts and launched system on time. Presented impact and benefits for the company at Logility forecasting conference.

Developed weekly, monthly, and annual multi-channel dollar and units forecast for over 30,000 SKUs.• Reviewed historical sales trends, demand drivers, statistical forecast models, and evaluated forecast results for the Online sales channel ($50M). • Created critical item review process, provided to production team, ensuring supply on low weeks cover items.

Culver City, Ca, Us

Managed shipment and sales forecasts for Sony Pictures’ largest Home Entertainment customers. Collaborated with VMI and Production teams, evaluated promotional activity and ensured supply to end customer.• Maintained DVD & Blu Ray shipment and sales forecasts for Wal-Mart, Target and Sam’s Club.• Increased accuracy of promotional forecast 7% for production team by evaluating and recommending forecasting model changes for Home Entertainment products.• Received 4 Screen Lighter awards, given for outstanding performance.

Culver City, Ca, Us

Managed DVD and Blu Ray inventory for numerous retailers while managing a 98% in-stock KPI across all SKUs.• Collaborated with Demand Planning, Production, Marketing and Sales Planning teams, enabling optimal execution of replenishment orders and providing teams with internal customer support.• Analyzed sales and inventory data, creating efficient and cost-effective replenishment methods.• Lowered the material cost of DVD’s $.05 per unit by decreasing plastic used on DVD cases as well as the percentage of DVD’s requiring EAS security tags.

St. Louis, Mo, Us

-Managed and delegated daily load plans for the day shift employees-Problem solving and issue resolution for warehouse order automation process-Worked in a team environment to help create a more efficient pick process.-Assisted in the improvement of load staging areas

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Technology & Operations Management

High School