• Oversee the Consumption Plan for $1.1 Billion Confections Business, including Halls and Candy brands• Utilize Tableau and Power BI to analyze trends and created visual dashboards to generate insights in the market categories • Utilize Nielsen Consumption data to support Demand Planning & Finance teams by providing market insights to improve share by category• Utilize IBP 360 software to create financial plan by Category and Sub-category.

• Managed $1.5 Billion Demand Plan for Ben & Jerry’s, Klondike and Talenti brands • 95% dispatch rate achieved and maintained on majority of 400 actively planned SKUs• Utilized Tableau and PowerBI to generate statistical baseline models and worked with Data Science team to align and implement into the Demand Plan• Reduced business waste by 30% through SKU rationalization process and improved lifecycle management• Implemented Machine Learning Baseline to improve automated Demand Planning process• Managed New Launches and Existing Business across top mass, food, and drug retail accounts• Lead a monthly demand review process with cross functional partners for validating forecasting models and demand assumptions• Worked cross functionally with business partners from sales, brand, finance, and supply chain to gather information and business intelligence to improve the demand plan• Utilized Anaplan software for managing S&OP activity throughout Demand Planning Cycle • Utilized Kinaxis Rapid Response software to create forecasts based on historic sales patterns• Integrated point of sale and customer inventory information into the demand planning forecast.

• Managed $210MM Demand Plan on new launch products across top mass and drug retail accounts• Managed team of 1 Demand Planner in implementing new launch Forecasts• Managed cosmetic launches for eye, face, lip and nail beauty products• Utilized JDA Manugistics software to create forecasts based on historic sales patterns• Implemented SAP software for Demand Planning and overall Supply Chain use in US market• Created data models in excel to monitor POS Mix and Marketing Mix of newly launched products and recommend changes to the forecast mix based on data analysis

Set the direction of the membership organization through policy implementation. These deal with athlete incentives, coaching education and advancement, qualifying procedures, and overall growing the membership and adding value for the current members.

• Managed $110MM Demand Plan on Regular and Promotional items across various brands• Managed Portfolio of Branded Celebrity Cologne & Perfume and Personal Care lines • Identified opportunities for additional replenishment by analyzing market trends and current sales patterns• Led monthly consensus meetings to identify changes in the demand plan that could potentially cause supply disruptions as well as help sales raise concerns to the field on unplanned demand.• Utilized JDA Manugistics software to create forecasts based on historic sales patterns• Utilized statistical analysis to improve forecast accuracy and bias measurements at SKU level• Utilized data modeling to create statistical models to forecast monthly sales at account and item level

• Research item flow and allocation concerns in Demand Chain Management (DCM) tool (a Web-based inventory and flow management solution utilizing the latest technology to produce efficient demand based inventory management) with the Planning and Allocation team • Work with upstream and downstream departments to insure needs are efficiently met• Manage the forecast tool to effect accurate and timely forecasts at the item, store and week levels• Monitor and approve forecasts weekly for export to various tools used by the organization• Identify forecasting parameters that need to be changed to improve future forecasting accuracy• Address the effects of changes in the marketing mix on the forecast

• Demonstrated reliability through proper budgeting of departmental of inventory and student labor hours• Performed analytical support to evaluate new initiatives under consideration for distance education via cross-functional relationships with students, faculty and staff to provide additional value to department• Responsible for video and audio recording of classes and transfer to internet for student use• Demonstrated reliability through scheduling students for the taping of online classes with EMS Enterprise 4.0 spreadsheet software • Managed a staff of 15 undergraduate students and was responsible for their training of equipment, scheduling and budgeting inventory per semester.

• Worked under the tutelage of Distinguished Professor Dr. Jerry M. Newman, author of My Secret Life on the McJob, to analyze management and employee characteristics an evaluated how several different stores operated in the areas of hiring, recruitment, training and compensation• Wrote report for management based on observations, along with recommendations for change

• Demonstrated reliability and quantitative ability through daily monetary accuracy• Awarded Employee of the Month for willingness to do extra work and great overall job performance• Educated other associates on general use of equipment and procedures, ensured more productive and efficient use of company time and resources• Enlarged retail sales to more than $1 million for the first time in store history in 2002, and continuously increased every year after

• Researched product information to develop a searchable SQL database accessible to both employees and customers through the company website• Worked on the development of the search engine that would allow all end users to utilize the database via the company website