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The Woodlands, Texas, Us

The Woodlands, Texas, Us

Houston, Texas, Us

Houston, Texas, Us

Hyderabad, Ts, In

Motivated Planning Manager with focus on managing partner relationships, increasing communication and visibility to share best practices in planning activities. Responsible for all new Product Launches – Launched over 50 SKU’s and help generate revenue in excess of $1B.New Item Set Ups- Set up Product Material MastersWork closely with Regulatory, Packaging, and Logistics for FDA and USDA and customs clearance on Pharma Products Analyze new business bids, ensuring serviceability and determining timelines for supplyProcure Products from 3rd Party Partners and also work and retain relationships with Partners buying from us. Track inbound shipments Work closely with logistics providers and a centralized 3PLParticipate in S & OP meetingsPrepare work instructionsPrepare e-Pedigree filesRepack ProjectsCollaborated with customer sourcing groups, developing partnerships for long-term success

Charlotte, North Carolina, Us

Planner for Carrier branded equipment supporting all of California 5 Hubs and 18 stores in 2 marketsPlanning and forecasting of Commodity products i.e. Copper and RefrigerantPlanning and forecasting for 12496 SKU’sAchieve and maintain equipment stock outs of 3% or less Achieve and maintain Carrier equipment inventory turns of 5.6 or greaterChange and maintain Carrier stocking profiles for 2 marketsMember of the start-up team for California Sales and Distribution from American AirTraining for the new Inventory Planners and Inventory Manager teamNew item set ups and fast addsStandard cost adjustmentsNew Vendor approval set upStock AdjustmentsParticipate in S & OP meetingsInterface with sales, marketing, customer service, store managers, store sales associates, other regions within CSD, RCD, RES customer service and Carrier HQ in Syracuse, NY

Charlotte, North Carolina, Us

Planner for Carrier branded equipment supporting Port Northwest Distribution Center, 3 Hubs and 22 stores in 3 marketsPrevious planner for Payne brand equipment supporting Port Northwest Distribution Center, 4 Hubs and 36 stores in 5 marketsPlanning and forecasting for 11805 SKU’sAchieve and maintain equipment stock outs of 3% or less Achieve and maintain Carrier equipment inventory turns of 5.6 or greaterChange and maintain Carrier stocking profiles for 3 marketsMember of Inventory Improvement ACE teamKaizen event team for San Antonio hub New item set ups and fast addsStandard cost adjustmentsNew Vendor approval set upStock AdjustmentsParticipate in S & OP meetings

1990-2002 OSRAM SYLVANIA, Danvers, MATeam Leader Planning-Lowe’s 1998-2002Responsible for supply chain management to ensure that Lowe’s requirements were met while maintaining bottom line profitabilityHeaded the project team for Good-Faith receiving for Lowe’s new store orders and was named Vendor of ChoiceManaged reserve inventory levels of $5M for Lowe’s to insure 98% fill rates and 100% OTDManaged Plan-o-grams, new item into's and promotionsCross-Functional team to support business with Lowe’sTeam Leader Planning-Photo-Optic 1996-1998Responsible for forecasting/planning the products manufactured both domestically and importedPlanned production at 3 manufacturing plantsOutsourced production for Korea, Taiwan, Japan, China, Germany and MexicoResponsible for forecasting and fill rates to meet or exceed customer expectations, OTD 95%, fill Decreased manufacturing lead times for line from 6 months to JIT Implementation team to close the Puerto Rico plant and consolidate manufacturing/production lines into MexicoInterfaced with Sales, Marketing and Manufacturing dailyMaximized fill rates while minimizing inventory levelsInventory Production Planner 1995-1996Managed the procurement, manufacturing schedules and the distribution of products to support 99% service level at the lowest possible costEffectively analyzed total demand. Develop and achievable plan that considers all resources (equipment, materials and labor) in order to successfully meet the strategic objectives for thousands of componentsLeader in re-engineering supply chain business strategies both domestic and importInventory Deployment Analyst 1990-1995Managed 3 Distribution Centers while maintaining service levels at 95% fill rate or betterDeployed product to fill customer demands at 95% fill rates or greaterReviewed monthly Sales Rates/Forecasts for 9 distribution centers by product lines and sales business unitsTrained new hires in the demand and replenishment systems