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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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.

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.
• 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.

• 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.

• 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