Jason Baker Email & Phone Number

Oak Brook Il

Oak Brook, Illinois, United States

Led team of CSC Managers in maintaining and growing supply chain relationships within Strategic Commercial Tower

Oak Brook, Illinois, United States

Treehouse Foods is the largest US private label food manufacturer supporting 23 different CPG categories. Currently I manage a team that supports a variety of customers including a top 5 customer with over $400MM in annual sales.

Managed team of 4-6 planners specializing in a variety of supply planning and project managing responsibilities; since 2015, we’ve planned and executed over 40 National & Regional Promotional Events at 14000 US restaurantsSpecial Projects Spent 1 month in Tokyo as promotional Subject Matter Expert in support of JDA implementation to 3000 Japanese restaurants Managed Obsolescence KPIs for Annual Promotional Programs – measured against an annual $500M spend Represented Supply Planning in the design and rollout of new McDonalds initiative: Regional Limited Time Offerings (new menu introductions requested by local coops) Optimized Liquid Product market share in support of 2017 McCafe Relaunch, enabled an incremental $39MM in owner profits due to increased support capacity Currently developing "Dynamic Safety Stock Modeling" to optimize safety stock model in restaurants with high sales variability Conducted year long study of restaurant food waste data to identify trends for future eventsEmployee Engagement Participated in cross functional team to improve new hire onboarding experience and training Piloted Flexible Work Arrangements within team; eventually rolled out department wide

-- Working daily to support the development of our team by providing thought leadership and technical guidance to teammates on their respective programs-- Piloting a New Products Innovation Pipeline to support new processes and incorporate additional system learnings; currently 25 active projects being executed-- Planned and facilitated DC Workshops to identify key new alignment opportunities-- Designed modular training structure to support and execute cross pillar Supply Planning Organization Integration-- Worked with cross functional teams to develop a formal commit form to support Regional LTOs-- Provided analytic analysis to provide optimal targets in annual customer compensable measures-- Updating planning tools to support singular source of demand across all functional pillars

-- Managed execution of both local and national New Products launches for the McDonald's System-- Worked daily with key suppliers to manage inventory and address production challenges-- Acted as a primary point of contact for 34 DCs by providing information, inventory recommendations, logistics support, or channel communications to customer -- Designed cost mitigation strategies to reduce McDonald’s liabilities during program Phase Outs-- Led the purchase, distribution, storage, and sales of $105M HAVI owned Mighty Wings-- Reworked "Menu Deployment Cost" invoice process to allow monthly system updates and ad hoc cost analysis-- Created project plans for annual summer interns to support New Products team needs-- Technical lead for new tools or system improvements needed by department-- Benchmarked new external communication documents for both customer and DCs

Downers Grove, Il

-- Managed inventory and shipment data receipt and quality for McDonald’s supply chain -- Worked directly with industry leading suppliers (Pactiv, Solo Cup, Keystone, Tyson) to address data errors, gaps in information, and transmission issues.-- Created an automated module for delivering quarterly supplier data quality scorecards -- Advised Supply Planning and Distribution Services teams on matters regarding data content-- Created new ad hoc and monthly audits to validate data quality-- Updated External On-Boarding and Implementation guides

Oversaw design and implementation of performance management softwareo Included data organization, software testing, internal training, and change management* Worked with IT leadership team to develop a preferred vendor process for contractors* Retrieved and managed contracts for past and current contractors/consultants* Oversaw rebranding of internal recognition project* Reviewed and evaluated new rollout of internal training modules* Conducted a wide variety of ad hoc reporting for various departmental and executive needs