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Berwick, Vic, Au

Auckland & Sydney

Led forecast maintenance and management for 25,000 SKUsacross Australia and New Zealand.Managed product ranging across 7 warehouses in Australia and 3in New Zealand.Provided leadership, mentoring, and professional development toother Demand Planners.Led the Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) process for the ANZregion.Drove alignment with Sales, Marketing, Customer Service,Operations, IT, and Finance for optimized forecast accuracy andinventory management.Analyzed supply chain and sales forecasts to adjust demandplanning and ensure adequate inventory.Accountable for the ANZ Demand Planning system and inventoryclassification.Monitored inventory levels, supplier performance, andcollaborated with Category Managers to improve supply andreduce working capital.

Auckland, New Zealand

Maintained forecasts for over 10,000 SKUs across 3 warehousesReviewed historical sales trends, developed statistical forecastmodels, and evaluated forecast resultsPrepared and adjusted inventory forecasts as part of the S&OPprocessManaged short dated and slow-moving stock reports and liaisedwith Sales & Marketing teams for upcoming initiatives

Auckland, New Zealand

Maintain forecast for more than 3000 SKUs to support the rapidgrowth of Chemist Warehouse in New ZealandManage multiple promotional activities simultaneously on amonthly basisWork closely with Chemist Warehouse marketing team,suppliers & operations to maintain inventory and avoid stockoutsAnalyse KPI reports to improve forecast accuracy, bias, stocklevels, availability and stock projection.Maintain a service level of 99% or aboveCollate monthly forecasts across all channelsMaintain MRP data elements and planning calendars in SAP toachieve service levels and inventory value targetsLiaise regularly with suppliers for portfolio review, NPD andexcess & shelf-life managementFacilitate category performance reviews as part of ongoingProduct Life-cycle ManagementProblem solve ad hoc issues and last-minute changesReport and present KIP & Inventory data/insights to ChemistWarehouse and internal stakeholders regularlyWork as SME for the SAP BW upgrade projects and train the teamSupported the scoping, development and Implementation ofmultiple improvement projects

Auckland, New Zealand

Maintained forecast for more than 5000 Ethical (prescription)Medicines across 9 different plantsManaged inventory worth more than $30 Million, stockmovements, excess, SLOB & expiryLiaised with suppliers regularly for portfolio review, excessclearance & PHARMAC transitionsReviewed and analysed NPD forecast with benchmark SKUsManaged Promotional activities for Vantage OTC portfolio of 700products including liaising with the marketing team,promotional forecasting and pricing.Produce weekly and monthly Reporting (Sales, inventory,forecast accuracy, bias, stock-outs, etc.)Supported the scoping, development and Implementation ofmultiple improvement projects

Auckland, New Zealand

Managed a team of 4 and shipped between 60-100 containersacross the globe on a weekly basisCreated SOPs and maintained an extensive Shipping database toensure DIFOT can be measured and analysedCreated extensive reporting for management and externalstakeholdersLiaised with freight forwarders, customers and various thirdpartiesProvided ERP/WMS support across the business and troubleshotissuesMonitored stock levels and coordinated with productionplanners to ensure stock availabilityProcessed inventory allocationsTeam training and performance review

Auckland, New Zealand

Joined as part of the new warehouse management system and automated storage and retrieval system implementationUser acceptance testing (UAT) of Dexion WMS Integration of Epicor ERP with Dexion WMS Trained more than 120 users Supported the users throughout the testing and go live Inventory management and analysis Created standard operating procedures (SOP)