Jacob Pearson Email & Phone Number

Batavia, Illinois, United States

-Manage all AHEAD Demand Planners for Aldi US's Produce and Fresh Meat categories. -Implement and execute strategies to meet SMAPE and service level KPIs for ALDI US Produce and Fresh Meat categories.-Forecasting Lead for all new ALDI US AHEAD store openings.-Manage demand forecasts for all ALDI US vegetable categories.-Act as Demand Forecasting subject.

Batavia, Illinois, United States

-Create and manage forecasts across multiple categories of product at the store level for the entire US market.-Evaluate forecasts to ensure KPI goals are being met and identify any master data integrity issues. -Participate in weekly strategic cross collaborative meetings with buying and replenishment teams for national promotions.

Oak Brook, Illinois

- Forecasted and maintained ~$30M in inventory across multiple categories in 4 global distributioncenters.- Acted as Supply Chain subject matter expert in cross functional initiatives such as Ace MexicoGreenfield.- Worked with Merchandising to reduce unproductive inventory by $5M and increase turns by 30%.- Performed data analysis on sales trends and.

Greater Chicago Area

• Forecasted and maintained inventory levels for ~$60M in electrical goods across 13 distribution centers.
• Collaborated with Merchandising to provide monthly forecasts for national retail promotions.
• Worked with logistics management and vendors to ensure optimal service metrics over 2,500 retail locations.
• Managed monthly category financial planning locks to attain monthly and EOP receipt goals.

Chicago, Illinois

-Maintain forecasts and inventory levels for all seasonal power equipment in 13 distribution centers across the United States. -Responsible for overseeing over $30 million in inventory annually. -Work with transportation and vendors to ensure optimal service levels and fill rates for over 2,500 retail locations.

Bolingbrook, Illinois

- Assist in data gathering and analysis for Transportation process improvement initiatives.

263 Shuman Blvd, Naperville, IL 60563

• Provide logistical support to our Demand Planners and category managers, including running sales/forecast reports, uploading forecasts, and managing purchase orders for the contract and retail business segments.
• Team member of the FedEx retrofit special project to lead operational initiatives.
• Upload demand forecasts and create PO’s for B2B channel for new customer on-boarding.
• Lead OMX-Vendor collaboration by tracking and troubleshooting inventory supply issues.
• Publish executive level reports on KPI’s – Turns, Customer Service Level, and Availability.
• Work with IT and Business Intelligence teams to develop demand planning and inventory management reports.

4428 Hollerich Dr., Peru, IL 61354

• Worked closely with customers to assist with any open issues on 3rd party drop ship orders.
• Created and managed all 3rd party retail PO’s for OMX’s Hawaii warehouses.
• Managed Vendor returns along with tracking/shipping issues with 3rd party suppliers.
• Developed tracking reports for all retail customer orders over 30-60-90 days.
• Tracked on an ongoing basis past due vendor returns.

Taught onsite and extension courses of Public Speaking and Developmental English.

Master Of Science (M.S.), Mass Communications

Activities and Societies: Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, Student Television Workshop, TV-10 News

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Broadcast Journalism