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Atlanta, GA, US

Mechanicsville, VA, US

Plano, Texas, US

Evaluated and developed recommendations to improve inventory targets for a $500M custom and promotional consumer products company. Conducted workshops and identified gaps in the current supply chain planning processes. Extracted and conducted ABC/XYZ analysis across four business units & two countries to develop recommendations to move current inventory.

Mechanicsville, VA, US

Lead the global S&OP process for the Apparel business during the COVID-19 pandemic, navigating the supply chain of a major medical PPE supplier through unprecedented demand and multiple supply disruptions. Manage inventory & service levels, and internal/external capacity utilization. Ensure continuous supply while supporting profitable revenue growth of.

Mechanicsville, VA, US

Team leader responsible for External Contract Manufacturing support, Nonwovens Planning, Inventory Deployment/Resourcing, and Exports Affiliates Inventory Replenishment.Responsible for ineffective inventory reporting and analysis. The lead for obsolete and slow moving (OBSM) inventory process review for North American division.- Review blocked stock.

Mechanicsville, VA, US

Develop and lead efforts to ensure the centralized contract manufacturing support team is efficient and effective by providing change management direction, communication, training, general performance management guidance and system/process consultation to contract manufacturing stakeholders. Lead contract manufacturing change initiatives including new CM.

Alpharetta, Georgia, US

Business unit acquired by Owens & Minor (above).Support contract manufacturers and manage supply chain projects.As part of an acquisition transition, Lisa was the lead project manager of a major IT integration project in SAP to support services & repairs module. Key contributor in IT development and testing. Created training documents and provided training.

Nashville, TN, US

Responsible for meeting retailer replenishment metrics, forecasting requirements, accurate production orders, sales analysis, and communication with key customers. Used strong analytical skills and Walmart specific knowledge to collaborate with Walmart replenishment teams and recommend solutions in GRS/CPFR to support sales trends, promotional activity &.

Alpharetta, GA, US

Business unit acquired by Gibson Brands (above).

Fort Mill, South Carolina, US

Provided analysis and insights in the development of Customer Category Business Plans and built the tactical elements of the Category Plans for Walmart's private label diapers.Responsible for customization and analysis of Category information for Walmart US by gathering customer (Retail Link), consumer (industry data & trends) and market performance data.

Duluth, Georgia, US

(Company acquired by Domtar in 2013)Analyzed and developed demand forecasts for retailer, drug & grocery chains, such as Toys R Us, HEB, Publix & CVS. Initiated cost-savings processes to optimize supply chain.Managed projects involving product transitions.

Irving, TX, US

Developed and analyzed demand forecasts for Health Care sales by employing forecast knowledge and marketing insights resulting in net and absolute accuracy of greater than 95% for 600+ finished good products.Led a global system upgrade and managed the User Acceptance Testing to improve forecasting and reporting processes through collaboration with IT.

Atlanta, Georgia, US

Supported vendor/business partner relationships by providing data analysis and reports through a combination of data mining, data modeling, cost/benefit analysis, process mapping, and/or problem analysis. Analyzed and reviewed vendor SKU attributes (worth $1-5 million in COGS) to yield supply chain optimization.

Irving, TX, US

Supported Health Care Medical Device production scheduling by managing 1000+ raw material codes in SAP, while maintaining 98% customer service target.Managed large-scale packaging rollovers/projects and collaborated with cross-functional teams including Forecasting, Operations, Purchasing, Manufacturing Plants and Vendors. Reduced working capital for.

Irving, TX, US

Processed an average of $3M per month (~30% of total sales) of international purchase orders and ensured customer KPI's were met by utilizing supply chain, regulatory and systems knowledge.Provided monthly/quarterly sales analyses and/or reports at a customer, country and/or regional level. Collaborated with 25 customers, Transportation, Planning, Sales &.

Irving, TX, US

Managed customer inventories, order entry, rollovers and promotions while maximizing sales. Implemented a new ordering process resulting in optimal DC loads and shipments. Initiated analysis of VMI groupings/shipping DC's which resulted in annualized cost savings of $500,000.

Fort Lauderdale, Florida, US

Achieved quarterly sales goals of the retail business unit through planning and supervising of all operations. Conducted sales transactions and personal selling with emphasis on excellent customer service.Coached, trained and supervised eight (8) POS Associates to maximize efficiency.

Bachelor Of Arts, General Management, Supply Chain, International Business

Study Abroad Semester, Services Marketing