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Minneapolis, Minnesota, Us

Enterprise process leader for Integrated Business Planning across 10+ diverse business units, including M&A integration. Ensures the process is managed across turnover using the framework below:Implementation - Leads education and coaching for newly launching business units as Integrated Business Planning advances at The Toro Company- Drive ancillary process improvement initiatives in support of IBP success, such as Integrated Tactical PlanningIntegration- Align strategy with assumptions across functions and business units- Expand data collection to plan the entire value stream from Suppler to Customer- Reassess legacy process and structure to ensure IBP becomes the way we plan the businessSustainability- Performs periodic process audits for the business- Developed enterprise policies and procedures that govern the IBP process- Provide ongoing education and coaching to promote development and engagement after implementation

Minneapolis, Minnesota, Us

Leader for the Residential and Landscape Contractor (+$1B) Division's Integrated Business Planning process (IBP / Advanced SIOP)- Leads a cross-functional team of 6-10 people that bridges business planning to tactical execution- Manages Mass sales operations team responsible for major retail customer engagement- Advises and trains new colleagues on process standards and best practices- Owns Demand pillar for Enterprise process to ensure organizational alignment- Leads the coordination of product management, demand management, and supply management- Creates content for monthly executive review addressing product, demand and supply challenges- Accountable to key customer and business KPIs; focused on improving customer service and operational performance- Drives new analytics initiatives for the Division including increased: visibility to metrics, access to data to create insights, and functionality through software implementation

Stamford, Ct, Us

Lead the supply chain group for a the consumer division of an envelope and office products manufacturing company. Redesigned many aspects of the team structure, systems, reporting and processes to meet the needs of evolving customer requirements and business conditions.Functions managed: - Master scheduling - machine loads, capacity planning, work order creation and management, schedule adherence - Purchasing - finished good and raw material purchasing, vendor relationship management, supplier forecasting, vendor stocking programs and cost management - Demand management - reconciled statistical forecast models with customer and sales team input, owned forecast accuracy and budget planning - Inventory management - ABC classifications, aging/excess/overstock management, safety stock calculations and inventory control processes - Product Engineering - bill of materials and product engineering and system configuration, quality control oversight - Analysis - Developed data warehouse structure, implemented Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) with reporting, created executive reporting (dashboards), and tactical (ad hoc) analysisKey projects: - ERP implementation of JD Edwards: Supply Chain function leader including design and testing of customizations to improve usability and performance - Oracle Demantra implementation: Design and configuration of a Best in Class demand planning platform - Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP / SIOP): Monthly (4-24 month) review of demand, supply, capacity and financial metrics. Cross functional team engagement and executive involvement. - Product management process control: Streamlined the product add/change process to provide direction, accountability and visibility for the organization.

Minneapolis, Mn, Us

Lead cross functional team on process improvement initiatives - Developed a balanced scorecard with external consultants- Leveraged Lean Six Sigma methodologies Key program: Customer Profitability- Provided visibility to customer-level profitability through activity based costing of financial data married with key activity drivers and product management. - Manged a team of internal consultants who worked with supply chain, finance and field operations and sales teams to drive improved profitability and service. - Identified Demand Management as a key gap; introduced statistical demand planning consensus-based demand management as a precursor to a Sales, Inventory and Operations process.

Minneapolis, Mn, Us

Oct 2013-Sep 2014Cross-functional leadership of Product Development, Product Marketing, Quality, and Supplier Relationship Management functions for 36% of the business consisting of Photoreceptors, Parts, Accessories and OEM product lines. Partner with General Managers in regional sales units to bring products to market, explore new service models and drive growth. Responsible for revenue growth, cost control, product management, and inventory management within the Line of Business. Dotted line responsibility for Supply Chain processes (purchasing, demand planning, inventory) for over 4,000 SKUs.Previous roles: Manager of Supply Chain Planning and Analysis (Sep 2011-Oct 2013)- Oversees the Supply Chain function in the areas of purchasing, forecasting (demand planning), inventory control and service levels.- Creates presentations with executive management level visibility, in addition to most presentations for the supply chain function on a monthly and quarterly basis.- Facilitates S&OP process using inputs from business units and commercial lines of business.- Perform complex analysis to support problem solving, strategy development, and decision making.- Drives improvement in key performance areas such as: inventory management (safety stock, ABC profiling, overstock reporting, expedite/repositioning tools), Forecasting (accuracy reporting, data input tools), cost productivity (cost variance management), and service level tracking.Supply Chain Analyst II (Jul 2008-Sep 2011)Performs data collection and analysis activities for Global Supply Chain group. Activities include: data collection, presentation, explanation, and interpretation of results. Drives continuous improvement in the supply chain fostering growth in the analysis function for the team and facilitating change in the organization.Buyer (Nov 2007-Jul 2008)Purchased Printer and Copier components from a global network of suppliers to warehouses worldwide.

Provided work direction for loan processing department and analysis for management decision making. Supervised a group of casual employees, including daily scheduling and monthly performance reviews.

Mba, Finance And Supply Chain

Bs, Economics And Mathematics