End-to-end supply chain strategy for Soup, Skillets, and Sides

-Supply Chain business connection and oversight for different Business Units: Refrigerated Out-of-Can Dough/Cookies; Frozen Baked Goods; and Frozen Meals-Managed portfolio of 45+ projects annually, including capital equipment, cost savings, capacity expansion, network flexibility, and process improvement work-Transitioned cookie dough to ready-to-eat raw or baked

-Led a team of end-to-end Logistics Planners, Brand Planners, and Supply Planners, supporting Cereal growth to market leadership-DD&F reduction action team: reduced Firesale year-over-year by over 50%; incorporated new waste mitigations measures to hold waste flat as business grew-Assumption Busters HMM action team: successfully worked to incorporate new SEMI shelf life standards-Cross-functional capacity and capital teams to provide long-range planning and proactive risk mitigation-Co-led the 2017 Asian Leadership Conference to provide professional development and networking for over 250+ attendees and senior leadership

-Started in the role when service levels were in the low 90-percentile, and led service strategy initiatives to turn around casefill to high 90-percentile in one quarter-Delivered on waste mitigation efforts by reducing waste by 20% compared to previous year-Led the process to rework and roll out the monthly S&OP to deliver more accurate information quickly and drive more decisions-Led and redesigned the Global Cereal Council meetings to be more action-oriented for cross-market business team discussions-Supported initiative to move Logistics Planning work from the India office back to the U.S. office

Managed ESC Logistics operations and initiatives:-Cross-functional support with multiple business units: Convenience & Foodservice; International Export; Canada; U.S. Dairy; and Green Giant-Collaborated with over 40 ESC locations spread in 3 countries, supporting different language requirements, supporting the Green Giant divestiture and Liberte integration-Co-led ESC AVS redesign and new process rollout, expanding metrics from 20 ESC sites to over 160+ locations across all business unitsLed ESC commercialization initiatives:-Logistics support for Annie’s kid cup organic yogurt commercialization-Completed the transition to CHEP pallets at ESC C&F frozen plants to drive downstream flow efficiencies and generate HMM cost savings-Led HMM initiative with FIFO deployment strategy with Deployment and Replenishment teamsLed ESC M&A activities:-Liberte ESC Lead for integrating Canada Dairy co-packers (8 locations) and re-packers (2 locations) into the North American supply chain-Co-led ESC Logistics support for Green Giant divestiture

-25% sugar reduction project across Yoplait Original line of products-Multiple pallet configuration and network initiativesPallet Reconfiguration Projects-Led transitions in pallet reconfiguration across the yogurt supply network-Developed Plan-Brief-Execute-Debrief steps and project gates for future pallet reconfiguration projectsProject Cisco support-Led vendor capacity and operations analysis to avoid raw material driven downtime with a cross-functional team of Sourcing, Logistics, Supply Chain Replenishment, Plant Operations, and Master SchedulingYoplait Handpack operations support-Developed capacity model for re-pack operations, standardized production scheduling across 3 platforms, and streamlined communication-Transitioned work from spreadsheets to utilizing SAP systems capabilities to reduce effort hour loss

Business Manager, Project Golden Gate: -Created roadmap for project implementation and rollout for business teams with new load factor optimization software and business processes-Built a team of over 20 SME's and end users across 5 time zones; cross-functional team included Sourcing, Transportation, Plant Planning, Logistics, Master Data, and the Vendor(s)-Developed over 60 pieces of training material; created and implemented training structure that affected 50+ end users-Designed long-term strategic plan and developed Scorecard methodology for tracking progress-Results: Implemented project early, and under budget; project generated over $925k in first year of implementationTransportation Network Efficiency:-Worked with cross-functional team of Sourcing and Logistics to create consolidated strategy for key packaging vendor-Resulted in supply chain cost avoidance, and stemmed fee increase from vendorMaster Data Process Improvement: -Co-developed new recommendations for master data gathering business process-Worked with team to update and maintain over 8,000 individual line items

Raw Material Optimization- Taught APO/PPDS scheduling and MRP ordering for company supply chain- Supported Centralized Raw Material Planning pilot program, including training the team in Mumbai and in the U.S.- Created and executed training plan for centralized raw material planners, focusing on SAP MRP ordering techniques and strategy- Instituted culture change with project rollout- Led transition process and pilot of centralized raw material planning work system at 2 plantsInventory Control & Accuracy- Pilot team for Plan for Every Part / Total Logistics Costs implementation- Co-developed Scorecard process and rollout of improvement metrics- Work with plants resulted in optimized raw material inventory levels and HMM savings- Team was awarded Continuous Improvement Champions of the Year award

Plant Lead, Project Jigsaw: - Led cleanup of MRP parameters for over 1,000 items with team of 4 other plant planners- Began work standardization across multiple planning platforms/desks- Co-developed interactive customer mapping tool utilizing BEx data with Google Maps; awarded Logistics Quarterly achievement award for developing new capabilities in the supply chainAnalyst/Plant Lead, Customer Logistics: - Plant lead that implemented day-to-day plan for 24-hour "same day" delivery program with Safeway- Reduced working capital costs, resulting in shared savings poured into spend and tradeCI/TPM Steering Team: - Led autonomous maintenance projects in warehouse dept.- Led plant CI promotions team

CI/TPM Lead- Co-developed employee Golden Tickets rewards system, which centralized plant rewards program and resulted improved site climate survey results for the following yearProduction Scheduling and Inbound Ordering- Experience in APO/PPDS scheduling and MRP ordering across 4 production platforms- Set new records with production team for line efficiency and uptime during tenure on Meals deskWarehouse Team Leading: - Led team of 14 forklift operators in raw material warehousing across 5 warehouse buildings

Production Scheduling, Raw Material Purchasing, Inbound Scheduling, Warehouse Optimization, IT & Optical Scanner Integration Project, Load Processing, Team Leading Shadowing

S&OP Planning, Supply & Demand Forecasting, POS Forecasting, Database Production, Intern Survival Kit, Warehouse Implemention, Toured New Distribution Warehouse