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Orrville, Oh

• Lead a team of analysts to work with Sales and Marketing to create demand signals in Oracle-Demantra that drive coffee production• Develop and improve Demand Planning Business Processes• Create and build exception management and dashboard tools to create transparency to demand and improve supply chain management decision-making

Akron, Oh

• Working with Sales and Marketing leadership, led a forecasting team in the development of an 18-month SKU level forecast for the North American Consumer Tire business in support of Sales and Operations Planning.• Presented forecasts with supporting intelligence to leadership each month. • Guided annual long range forecasting process development efforts.

Rutherfordton, Nc

• Identified and led the improvement of master data and capacity statements. • Implemented an early warning process to identify and recover endangered on-time deliveries. • Re-launched assemble-to-order model for quicker service to customers based on voice-of-the-customer input from Product Management and Sales. • Integrated Scheduling with Operations by teaming up a Master Scheduler with each Value Stream Manager. Results included taking on-time delivery from 77% for the year 2011 to 92% for 2013. • Past Due fell from $1.58M at the end of 2011 to $385k in October 2013.

New Philadelphia, Oh

• Led the improvement of master data critical to scheduling and materials planning. • Implemented expedite controls and worked with Sales and Customer Service to implement policies to control customer order book changes. • Improved supplier performance management practices. • Implemented make-to-forecast model for the plant’s largest customers. • Improved on-time delivery from 70% in 2010 to 84% for the year 2011.

Canton, Ohio Area

• Directed three waves of SAP APO Demand Planning implementation. • Designed and implemented demand planning process and tool set for aftermarket service parts business. Examples include a bias monitor, an interactive forecast accuracy analysis report, and an interactive order book analysis tool. • Designed master data maintenance processes for accurate forecasting, minimizing burden on Demand Planners. • Developed and delivered training materials to Sales, Marketing, Demand Planners, and Demand Managers globally. • Implemented internet tool used by global sales force to communicate events to Demand Planners improving forecast accuracy and eliminating obsolete inventory. • Drove continuous improvement of forecast accuracy and supply chain planning performance across all vertical supply groups. • Improved overall item-level forecast error (MAPE) from 45% to 20% between 2007 and the end of 2009.

Canton, Ohio Area

• Worked with Sales, Marketing, and Supply Chain Leadership to model and manage customer demand.• Worked with Supply Chain Leadership to better align supply chain designs with demand patterns. • Initiated customer “rules of engagement” process to manage excessive customer demand variability. • Served on SAP implementation team for demand planning and troubleshot issues post go live.

Keene, New Hampshire

• Led a team in an Aerospace manufacturing plant modifying business processes ahead of SAP implementation. • Worked with Accenture consultants to pilot new business processes, improve customer service and inventory productivity with the current legacy systems and validate the SAP implementation project blueprint.

Canton, Ohio Area

• Created lean6sigma strategy for the Industrial Bearing Order Fulfillment group by implementing rigorous improvement project selection process that tied projects to business drivers. • Led numerous value stream mapping events to identify process issues and improvement projects. • Trained, mentored, and supported Green Belts to help projects to completion.

Canton, Ohio Area

• Created simulation models of all Timken rolling mills, tube mills, and steel finishing facilities to be used for evaluation of capital projects and identify opportunities for improved logistics. • Led a project in the Steel Business to reduce setup time on a 10-stand rolling mill from an average of 31 minutes in 2002 to a standardized 12 minutes in 2003. • Performed financial analysis on equipment moves to determine which of various installation options provided the best productivity per capital dollar spent.

Canton, Ohio Area

• Modeled the proposal of a new tube-making facility using WITNESS simulation software to assist project team in determining the economic feasibility of a major capital investment project.• Developed tube cutoff yield improvement incentive that increased yield 1%, saving the company over $1.5 million/year. • Assisted plants in meeting cost reduction and productivity goals through process improvement and incentive program development.

Mba, Finance

Bachelor'S Degree, Major: Industrial Engineering; Minor: Human Resources, Magna Cum Laude

Senior Leadership Development

Statistical Forecasting

Toyota Production System

Hands on implementation of Toyota Production System