Jared Friedt Email & Phone Number

Malmö, Skåne, SE

Wilmington, Massachusetts, US

• Manages the monthly global forecasts, for all sites, to provide cross functional teams the rolling 18 month SKU forecast
• Actively manage forecast accuracy metrics, gap analysis (statistical vs financial forecasts), and month-end misses to engage with different teams to understand future business impacts
• Understand volume drivers to highlight potential opportunities/risks that would impact the supply plan, ops/production plan, and raw material plan.
• Collaborates with Sales and Product Mgmt to obtain consistent forecast inputs, expectations from new product launches + EOL transitions, and addresses various gaps among all forecasts.
• Lead the monthly S&OP discussions with both leadership and additional cross functional teams to discuss revenue forecasts, sales drivers, pricing updates, and gap analysis.
• Responsible for the end-to-end data workflow. Various SAP imports flowing into datahub, managing ETLs, datasets + hierarchies, and import process within the datahub to export into our planning software.

Fort Wayne, Indiana, US

• Managed the monthly forecasts for US/Canada region to provide a rolling 18-month demand forecast for different cross functional teams
• Reported on forecast accuracy metrics and continuously refines the forecast process, tools, and system to improve results
• Responsible for leading monthly SIOP reviews by Business Unit to review demand inputs, safety stock settings, forecast variances, and lead time variation updates
• Created and managed Lead Time Matrix file to help set Original Promise Ship Dates (OPSD) for customers to be aligned with updated lead time & raw material constraints
• Worked proactively with Manufacturing team to make sure run rates are set accurately to consistently hit future demand
• Planned inventory flow, analyzes statistical data, and generates forecasting solutions

London, GB

• Managed the monthly forecast for the 747/767 aircraft programs to provide the cross functional teams a 24 month rolling demand forecast for multiple customers
• Expanded the 24 month rolling forecast to include customer forecasts, supply buffer, and dependent demand, in addition to firm orders, to create a consensus build plan
• Reviewed and uploaded the consensus build plan into Oracle bi-weekly for other cross functional teams to action upon
• Actively identified material shortages/gaps to build and worked with Sourcing to understand what can be done to support
• Worked on a project to incorporate forecast accuracy and pacing metrics in order to have a dashboard to start utilizing a review by exception breakdown post-forecast load
• Responsible for releasing routers (jobs) to the floor in order to start production inclusive of cycle time of sub-assemblies; When under/over-released, reviewed what had changed since we released to our build plan

Chicago, Illinois, US

• Responsible for the forecast, translating the consensus forecast to other areas to finalize volume mix
• Leads monthly forecast consensus process by brand by engaging the cross functional teams with the short- and long-term demand plans
• Manages how the consensus plan disaggregates to appropriate customer, location, SKU, etc.
• Works with production planning and deployment to accurately ensure on-time product availability and location
• Engages with customers to ensure successful promotion execution through effective planning and leveraging of known key customer events
• Collaborates with multiple key departments to obtain consistent forecast inputs and addresses input gaps

Hartsville, SC, US

• Managed the development of the monthly forecasts within Logility, providing the Supply Chain team a 12-36 month rolling demand forecast
• Lead the monthly demand reviews (by region) with Sales to account for demand forecasting inputs (promotional volume, price changes, business gains/losses, historical spikes)
• Calculated raw material inventory levels using the Logility forecast to identify possible future requirements
• Responsible for confirming consensus forecast to drive the monthly capacity reviews by plant, which compared the demand forecast vs. capacity (by plant) to identify possible plant constraints
• Created forecast accuracy metrics to identify large variances by specific levels of business and developed replenishment plans for customers who provided a customer forecast
• Became proficient with SQL Server to assist cross functional teams through data reporting

Hartsville, SC, US

• Managed the development of the monthly forecasts within Logility, providing the Supply Chain team a 12-36 month rolling demand forecast
• Lead the monthly demand reviews (by region) with Sales to account for demand forecasting inputs (promotional volume, price changes, business gains/losses, historical spikes)
• Calculated raw material inventory levels using the Logility forecast to identify possible future requirements
• Responsible for confirming consensus forecast to drive the monthly capacity reviews by plant, which compared the demand forecast vs. capacity (by plant) to identify possible plant constraints
• Created forecast accuracy metrics to identify large variances by specific levels of business and developed replenishment plans for customers who provided a customer forecast
• Became proficient with SQL Server to assist cross functional teams through data reporting

Chicago, Illinois, US

• Developed production and inventory management plans in support of McDonald’s regional promotional packaging promotions
• Analyzed production capacity/cost liabilities to identify potential constraints for all McDonald’s packaging promotions (National, Regional, & Store Tests)
• Mitigated production constraints and costs/fees at all supply chain levels per promotion
• Responsible for all financial escalators/de-escalators division-wide to support price changes
• Managed the replenishment processes across suppliers, distribution centers, and restaurants during promotional beginning/end
• Managed and adjusted inventory plans to align with demand plans (forecasts) and weekly sales reports

Fort Wayne, Indiana, US

• Proficient in BPCS ERP software and Microsoft Excel/Word, vital for the reviewing all material related issues for all orders
• Managed manual MRP system report to track unseen demand, improved Purchasing Department’s visibility of hidden demand by 12 work days
• Created raw material minimum balance report to identify any minimum balances of material still hidden from Purchasing Department
• Maintained material shortage report to allow supervisor’s access for all shortages on an order basis (fabrication, paint line, and assembly line shortages)
• Managed lighting customer orders: Quickship, Expedites, PLS (Peerless) orders, and Non-PLS orders
• 48-hour confirmation review for all incoming orders, allows us to accept/delay orders based on current inventory