Melanie Strathern Email & Phone Number

Melbourne, Vic, Au

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Demand Planner for Main Fuels, Bitumen, Solvents and Specialities

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

• Demand Planning  Demand Planning Accuracy – KPI of >80% Root cause analysis to address poor DPA Monthly strategy and forecast analysis with category team 24 month forecast cycle - 4,300+ SKU• Leadership of 1 team member• Cross functional collaboration Warehouse, Supply Chain, Finance, Sourcing, Category, Sales• Continuous Improvement• Financial Management • Inventory analysis and optimization• S&OP• Stock turn analysis• Supplier Management• SKU rationalisation/Range review• Master Data managementAchievements• Inventory of my direct report's category reduced by 25% from Aug 22 - Jan 23 Introduced monthly collaborations with Category Lead Range reviewed – Future deletes established and a sale's plan created and executed to sell through stock (flash sales/write offs)• DIFOT for my category reached above 90% in Dec 22, highest score in 12 months

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

• Leadership of a 3-member team• Internal Stake Holder Management• External Stake Holder Management• Shipping Operations• Financial Managemento Negotiation of FAK rates with Shipping Lines for requirements outside of yearly allocations• Continuous Improvement• Change ManagementAchievements• Detailed shipment report created, for greater ease and accuracy in processing invoices• Improved process for suppliers booking Raw Materialo Correct contacts provided o Clear booking timelines• New contract negotiated with secondary forwarder to provide additional TEU per month, under industry rates• Standardisation of daily tasks so entire team are following the same directive

Melbourne, Australia

• Demand Planning  DPA – KPI of >80% Root cause analysis to address poor DPA• Creating/aligning 24 months forward forecast• Monthly collaboration with Category Team to ensure optimum forecast accuracy• Partnering with cross functional teams • Buy Plan analysis Stock position Risk assessment Continuous Improvement Achieving business metrics/Inventory targets Meeting customer DIFOT• Inventory analysis and optimization• Stock turn analysis• Supplier Management• Back Order minimization• SKU rationalisation/SLOBSAchievements• Creation of several macro workbooks, to streamline reporting processes for regularly extracted data dumps• Increased DPA from 49% to 76%, from Sep 20 – Jul 21• Category stock turn improved from 1.89 in Jul 20 – 2.83 in Jun 21

Melbourne, Australia

• Short Term Planning (2-4 weeks)• Mid Term Planning (12 weeks)• Asset Management • Customer demand and forecasting• Supplier Management• Creation and Execution of operation plans

Melbourne, Australia

Melbourne, Australia

Brisbane, Australia

Brisbane, Australia

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Diploma In Business (Bsb50207)

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