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Joliet, Illinois, United States

Plano, Illinois

 Forecast sales for all four regions, with weekly sales ranging from $16-$21M a week, with over 450 SKUs at 4 Distributions Centers across the region. Managed Monthly demand meeting with key decision makers meet to consent on changes to the annual volume forecast. Created and maintained the demand plan forecast for hunting & fishing business consisting of over 2000 SKU’s across multiple categories. Assisted in developing a forecasting model "deep dive" process that was implemented across the country; participated in four regional "deep dives" in 2016 that produced on average a 1.5% improvement to the statistical forecast in those regions. Improved 3-month lag forecast accuracy from 38% to 67% against a target of 60%, the highest among all 4 regions. Reduced 3-month lag bias from 28% to 6% against a target of +/-10%, the second lowest among all 4 regions. Planned, analyzed A & B items forecast levels for manufacturing & supply chain. Forecasted, planned seasonal promotions for Sales. Led cross-functional planning meetings with sales and marketing teams to align demand plan for each categories.  Developed Forecast Charts & PowerPoints slides for sales team. Promoted within develop outstanding vendor relationships, Analyze data and report to management. Queried data and provided analysis for monthly S&OP meeting to drive accuracy, procurement and inventory efficiencies. Managed new product integration into demand/supply chain planning and forecasting.

Ottawa, Illinois

 Planning, direction and coordination with supply chain, logistics related activities including inventory. Forecasted and planned seasonal promotions which resulted in 100% in stock. Managed forecast based on sales history. Collaboratively with senior leadership and cross functional teams on future sales demands. Developed Excel inventory planning tool with safety stock levels. Developed Excel forecast tool for supply chain based on future demand. Analysis and strategic planning of the flow and storage of inventory. Created Excel forecast charts based on customer demands for sales team. Tracked and analyzed new product launch against volume, revenue, and cumulative distribution point targets, and served as demand planning lead on projects relating to product innovation, renovation, and packaging refresh transition.  Implemented Statistical Forecasting project in 2 markets improving forecast accuracy by 50%.  Oversee the flow of inventory units into and out of various warehouse locations including creating optimal replenishment strategies.

Tinley Park, Illinois

 Worked with international groups on planning and continuous improvement initiatives. Developed strategies on slow-moving materials.  Created and maintained database for production planning and purchased raw materials. Created MRO (Maintenance, Repair, Operations) storeroom in Costa Rica and Monterrey Mexico for production. Forecasted and monitored high profile sales opportunities to ensure on time delivery. Created process on removing slow-moving material. Reduced packaging material globally by 18% by introducing the Kanban system. Decreased production excess to less than 5%. Developed and Documented Planned Demands process- achieved forecast accuracy of 95%. Created trend chart in Excel on packaging material inventory, used globally.  Manage day to day shipping operations for 5 warehouses to ensure all orders shipped in a timely manner.  Communicated frequently with internal/external customers and carriers.