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Chicago, Illinois, United States

Manages the Babybel and Nurishh brand forecasts at a total USA levelForecasts the new Nurishh plant-based line of products from the conception to a successful launch and ongoing day-to-day businessCollaborates with overseas production and sales teams to forecast our import product for the USAWorks cross-functionally with marketing, sales, customer service, and production teams to ensure accurate and up to date forecasts are in placeCreates and maintains Excel-based reporting centered around successful launches for new innovation products, allowing easy comparison between original forecasts, current forecasts, and actual historical salesCreated and maintains reporting related to cross-functional partnership between the Demand and Supply Planning teams allowing better visibility to forecast changesMember of the JDA Key User forum, a global Bel network of high-level JDA users meant to test and develop new ways of working within JDAEditor of the Demand Planet - a Demand Planning focused quarterly newsletter for Bel internal useCreated numerous JDA Job Aids meant to document and teach best practices for demand planningLearning how to create reports within Power BI

Rosemont, Il

Lead Demand Planner for the Southeast RegionManages team of 13 Demand Planners in the Southeast Region for both COP and Grocery items, supporting 10 distribution centersWorks cross functionally with buying, operations, logistics, sales, marketing, and warehouse teams to communicate forecasting information at the region levelFacilitates the dissemination of inputs from across the company relevant to forecasting to team of demand plannersPartners with Replenishment Service Center (RSC) Fulfillment leaders to support improvement efforts (Service Level, Inventory, DIOH, Un-Productive Inventory, Spoilage)Execute demand planning strategies that effectively support the eight customer segments (Independent Restaurants, National Accounts, Education, Government, Hospitality, Healthcare, and Selected Others)Provides weekly analysis for relevant forecasting metrics (Forecast Accuracy and Bias) to replenishment partners and upper managementConducts knowledge sharing meetings with demand planners to drive best forecasting practices across the teamLed complete overhaul of the demand planning structured training program to modernize training materials and create a more effective and interactive training environmentUtilizes Microsoft Excel skills to create new ad hoc reporting solutions to quickly and effectively share information with demand planners and cross functionallyWorks with Business Analytics and IT to formalize Excel reporting through automation and consolidation of existing reportsLeads high level forecasting and replenishment meetings with sales and field teams to align forecasts with sales strategies

Rosemont, Il

Demand Planner for the Grocery Division of US FoodsForecasting 10,000+ unique items across diverse geographical marketsEmploys JDA and PRISM software to incorporate historical sales data, forecasting algorithms, and information from the field to accurately forecast future demand while minimizing forecast error and biasWorks cross functionally with buying, operations, logistics, sales, marketing, and warehouse teams to incorporate all meaningful data into the forecastsAssists in development of proper safety stock strategiesInterprets and reports forecast implications of phasing-in/out of itemsLeading process improvement creation and implementation of holiday demand planning best practicesManages the K-12 Schools business for the Atlanta Market - collaborates closely with the sales team in Atlanta to ensure completely smooth ramp-up and ramp-down school periods while maintaining a 99.5% service levelMember of Scoop Demand Planning Team - takes ownership of innovative new items during the Scoop promotional periods to plan for demand by working cross functionally across the companyTracks and monitors market intelligence and then communicates results back to the field to improve coordination with customers

Hoffman Estates, Il

Senior Inventory Analyst for Small Kitchen Appliances and As Seen on TV categories for KmartEmploy omni-channel distribution strategies to ensure high customer service, on-time delivery, and adequate stock level presentation – customers receive shipments through online warehouses, physical store shipments, and in-store pickups Employ analytics and reporting to manage financial open to buy restraints for weekly orders – averaging $1 million a weekEarly adopter and team trainer for new comprehensive ERP system – transitioning from two legacy ERP systems onto new JDA based system for holistic inventory management

Hoffman Estates, Il

Inventory Analyst for Storage and Organization items for KmartManaged roughly 600 domestic SKUs and 150 import SKUs – forecasted directly with both domestic and overseas vendors to ensure continuous flow of product without any supply chain disruption

East Chicago, In

-Primarily focused on inventory management-Engaged in project to resolve aged inventory -Worked cross functionally to create solutions to the problem of high inventory levels-Created reports detailing information about inventory using Excel and Access

Bachelors Of Science, Business

Bachelors Of Science In Business Administration, Logistics, Materials, And Supply Chain Management

Activities and Societies: Membership Chairperson of the Professional Development Program, Treasurer and Founding Member of Buckeye.

Logistics, Materials, And Supply Chain Management

Fisher Exchange Program - Studied abroad at the University of Manchester in the United Kingdom for a semester.

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