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Chicago, Il, Us

Chicago, Illinois, United States

As a Sr. Supply Planner, collaborated closely with multiple demand planners and merchants in Seasonal, Holiday, Lawn & Garden, Outdoor Tools & Hoses. Managed over 100 vendors accounting for yearly sales of $46M across 4,500 stores. Collaborate with vendors to ensure weekly orders are on time and in full to regional distribution centers (RDC’s). Reduced store outs dollar amount by 17% from $171k to $141k. Lowered excess inventory on hand by 23% and increased the store fill rate on planogrammed items by 810 basis points. • Work cross functionally to support merchandising vendor relationship managers and demand planners to analyze and review RDC level inventory metrics and vendor issues. Work with customer service to provide stores with one off needs for product or other ad hoc requests.• Accountable for inventory metrics such as vendor on time fill rate, store outs, and vendor lead times. Led bi-weekly department meetings with other planners to provide an overview of categories to merchants and management.• Achieved lower RDC ordering minimums by building relationships with key vendors and negotiating for better ordering terms and to help improve on time fill rates.• Use JDA to create weekly purchase orders (POs) and to review forecasts in JDA Demand360. Analyze inbound and existing RDC inventory to ensure appropriate levels. • Held accountable for $13.9M planned budget by utilizing the Open to Buy tool and identifying opportunities to improve buying and stocking decisions that increase inventory productivity while improving fill rate. Achieve this goal by analyzing data to better deploy dollars and come in under the forecasted budget ($11.8M).• Coordinate with vendors, logistics, third party logistics team and RDCs on discrepancies and prioritizing purchase orders. Communicate all risks and delays to management. Work to optimize network inventory with internal RDC to RDC transfers• Work with vendors to ensure that product is set up correctly in the system.

Northbrook, Il

Worked with category managers and demand planners, issuing weekly CML replenishment orders for 100 vendors covering 40 different opstudies. Worked closely with demand planners to ensure proper stock levels and allocation for promotional and seasonal items. Met with demand planners daily to discuss key in-stock and inventory issues, focus areas for the week and extended time frames. Worked with the business unit analyst team to provide feedback on changes in inventory strategy and direction and other business events that impact inventory targets. Utilized system generated reports to determine priorities and areas of opportunity and communicate results. Created ad hoc reports when needed.Was involved with the Duane Reade integration project whose scope was to determine the root causes of problem items sold in these stores, fix these issues and increase the subscribed store in stock percentage in Duane Reade stores.

Northbrook, Il

Responsible for tracking purchase orders, translating demand plans into supply plans and supporting demand planners by ensuring appropriate store in-stock and service level for the managed categories and vendors. Also responsible for collaborating with distribution centers and transportation to ensure a seamless flow of inventory from suppliers to over 8,000 stores.Coordinate with inbound and existing DC inventory with store level inventory for ad events and seasonal category store corporate resets. Create and issue manual PO's in AS400, as well as forecast and issue replenishment PO's and special orders for stores chain wide. Confirm and track orders with vendors, carriers and communication with distribution center on receiving discrepancies and prioritization. Coordinating vendor attributes for seasonal ordering programs, e-order process for stores and districts and communication of ordering with DC, District Managers and stores.

Lake Forest, Il

• Created and reviewed supply agreements based on resin benchmarks and contract periods for MUFSO accounts (Denny’s, Darden, DQ, Dunkin Donuts, Wendy’s, Burger King and Yum Brands) based on contractual agreements. • Maintained monthly Business Summary report of high level pricing activity allowing upper management to review customers based on past, current and future pricing, contract terms and value streams for accounts valued at $150 million. • Provided pricing to sales and brokers for made to order (MTO) custom cup prints based on favorable company contribution margins.• Provided raw material cost graph and chemical data spreadsheets for upper management, business groups and sales force using CMAI, Bureau of Labor Statistics for Transportation and CDI resin index.• Maintained monthly Cost Model spreadsheet used in analyzing pricing impacts, transportation costs, contribution margins, fixed and variable costs using SAP business warehouse software, chemical data information and item information.• Fully trained in SAP and able to utilize the software to find all information pertaining to customers, pricing documents, product information, and logistic functions.• Trained sales reps in Lotus Notes, Pros Analytics pricing tool and SAP software.• Served as pricing liaison for Sysco maintaining a positive relationship with management.Key Accomplishments:• Served as project lead on CMI streamlining monthly report by eliminating inactive and duplicate item numbers increasing efficiency for Pactiv and clients.• Converted pricing from old system to new “Perfect Cube” system of standard dimension boxes which optimizes truck loads.• Assisted in item and pricing document conversion from companies PWP and Reynold’s integrated into Pactiv’s pricing system.

Vernon Hills, Il

• Managed 60+ accounts generating an average of 190 orders per month.• Processed and checked customer orders (back orders, split shipment or cut orders).• Released orders accommodating customer’s needs, company lead time policies, order quantities and designated pool dates.• Discussed policy exceptions with sales reps and regional sales managers.• Resolved service issues through cross-functional interaction.• Assisted customers and resolved any discrepancies with orders, delivery, quality, POD’s, and product information.• Assist in overseas shipping.• Maintained inventory control in Pactiv’s warehouse in Paris, France.• Maintained daily/weekly/monthly tracking reports for Slide-Rite in the U.S. and Europe.• Maintained weekly inventory reports for two l argest agriculture clients.• Handled west coast agriculture accounts for 2+ years.

Mchenry, Il

• Managed entire wait staff and kitchen staff.• Handled restaurant operations and closing duties.• Trained new hires on procedures and health codes.

Libertyville, Il

• Supervised staff of 6-8 for cellular phone operation.• Processed 500-800 cell phones per shift for consumer operations and OEM phones for automobile manufacturers.• Handled quality control on lines by randomly inspecting boxes.

• Stationed at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba as plane captain for A-4 Skyhawk jets.• Stationed at Oceana Naval Base, Virginia. Plane captain and mechanic for A-6E Intruder jets while attached to USS Saratoga.• Received National Defense Service Medal, Sea Service Deployment, Coast Guard Special Operations Service (S.O.S), Navy Rifle Marksmanship, Pistol Sharpshooter ribbons.