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Shelton, Connecticut, United States

o Documenting current “as-is” supply chain processes, identifying gaps or bottlenecks within the current practices and collaborating with the business owner on solutions to streamline and improve processes. o Serving as Project Manager on a RFQ to upgrade the Warehouse Management Software (WMS) for five North American facilities, leading a cross functional team of Procurement, Finance, Operations, and IT specialists through the data collection phase, holding key stakeholders accountable to their deadlines and project milestones.o Co-leading as project manager on an effort to improve customer orders consolidation and inventory allocation, facilitating meetings between cross functional teams and conducting detailed analysis of our current order consolidation processes by using historical data and comparing against industry standards.o Document existing processes of acquisitions through conversations with the existing teams and working with the corresponding internal departments to facilitate a seamless transition into our network. o Conducting analysis of the North American network against current industry standards for ocean freight and imports to support annual cost savings initiatives.o Leading an initiative with the Quality team to document all existing manufacturing date codes across all business units to adopt all products one universal manufacturing code globally.

Stamford, Connecticut, United States

o Responsible for the ordering raw and packaging materials for North American Laundry and Homecare businesses with our contract manufacturers based off APO demand forecasts and production schedules.o Analyze forecasts, safety stock, finished goods inventory, lead times, and material master data to ensure production schedules are met and to reduce downtime at the plants.o Responsible for movement of Work in Progress (WIP) inventory to contract manufacturers as well as throughout the NA network to meet demand. o Coordinated with supplier, purchasing, and warehouses during a site consolidation to scrap obsolete materials and move required materials and finished goods to the new contract manufacturer.o Review monthly inventory and storage reports to identify obsolete materials and work with marketing on decommissioning materials for scrapping and reduce inventory carrying costs. o Work with Supply Planning and Project Implementation Management (PIM) teams to manage raw and packaging component inventory run-outs while minimizing write-offs.

o Collaborate with NA Logistics teams to develop, test, and implement solutions in the Transportation Management System (TMS) to improve operational efficiencies.o Key point of contact in North America for the TMS Platform for logistics projects, providing workflow expertise and designing end-to-end processes.o Support in creation of formal documentation of solutions, including requirements for product enhancements.o Gather local business requirements and communicate solutions to global stakeholders during weekly team calls.o Managed the IT project team through the implementation of TMS in Mexico, holding weekly meetings with the cross-functional development teams and providing support through the closure after 13 months.o Problem-solve issues and perform day-to-day maintenance raised by planners, warehouse users, and service providers.

Englewood Cliffs, Nj

o Analyzed historical transportation data to identify and develop cost saving improvement projects, challenging the status quo of North American Transportation and Procurement teams.o Assist cross functional teams with projects to integrate new track and trace software into the existing TMS system alongside Riskpulse On Time to calculate new arrival time for current shipments.o Led a cross functional team to develop improvement and savings projects in Primary and Secondary Truck Load Utilization against an 800k annual ZBB target, holding weekly status calls and monthly progress meetings with transportation and customer service leadership. o Led external consultant project team in a full network analysis of all finished goods SKUs to redesign packaging and pallet design in conjunction with R&D and packaging teams for improved utilization of pallet and truck fill.

Shelton, Ct

o Act as a liaison between Oracle support and Unilever during defect calls, performing UAT on new system functionality and fixes to known problems to ensure smooth implementation.o Performing day to day maintenance and problem-solving issues and defects brought forward by planners, warehouse users, and service providers.o Supported two OTM systems upgrades from end to end user testing to go live, including integration to cloud-based software.o Run weekly SQL statements to support procurement and logistics teams reporting.o Developed and maintained training documentation for transportation users and warehouse users for new and existing functionality.

Shelton, Ct

o Identified root causes and trends in the weekly losses across all customer lanes and implemented corrective actions to drive improvements. o Collaborated with carrier specialists to monitor carrier performance, contract compliance, and improve on-time delivery. o Lead project team on an ice cream consolidation initiative with Sam’s Club, resulting in increased truckload utilization and a projected $350k yearly cost savings. o Reviewed cross functional metrics and planned for upcoming volume increases based on forecasting the with customer service teamso Monitored monthly accessorial charges and budget analysis to drive transportation cost reductions through changes in carrier or customer behaviors. o Assisted in transition to the On Time in Full (OTIF) model for Sam’s Club, developing the scorecard and leading weekly meetings with the Sam’s team reviewing OTIF compliance. o Led bi-weekly meetings between transportation counterparts, focused on shared learning and problem-solving mutual challenges.

Shelton, Ct

o Managed planning and execution of all outbound primary and secondary shipments for three distribution centers within the North American network.o Managed left on dock reports and prepared volume forecasts for seasonal capacity for transportation and warehouse leadership.o Acted as primary contact for service providers, customer service, demand planners and warehouse contacts to resolve day to day operational issues, maintaining communication on all updates to ensure continued levels of service.o Developed strategic plans to actively work with carriers, planners, customer service towards a 2 mm reduction in accessorial charges.

Danbury, Connecticut

-Supported The Gap’s mission of providing customers with a unique store experience by merchandising the floor according to a planogram to showcase new merchandise, replenish existing stock, and maintain consistency with corporate image.-Received and unpacked shipments to facilitate ease of merchandising by sorting receipts within department by new versus replenishment inventory. -Applied project management skills to plan and execute sequence of steps needed for weekly floor remerchandising, including: moving fixtures, painting and wallpapering walls, placing and dressing mannequins, stocking tables and racks, and decorating windows. -Sorted and placed excess inventory into back stock by department to facilitate ease of retrieval by sales staff to replenish floor stock. -Contributed to goal of increased store revenue through upselling by recommending complementary items within a collection. -Prepared the sales floor and back stockroom for outside auditors to conduct physical inventory counts by ensuring all inventory was properly UPC tagged and positioned for ease of scanning. -Repriced merchandise using UPC readout, and remerchandised goods to sales wall

Stamford, Ct

o Compile daily tracking reports from warehouse shipments to upload into NetSuite and trigger emails to customers with pertinent information.o Manage product allocation to warehouses o Communicate with warehouse representatives about different aspects of customers’ orders.o Initiated new return policy for stores, and trained store employees about the correct processes for performing returns and exchanges.o Facilitate store questions about customer orders and product movement from warehouses to customers.o Assisted store employees to understand new product lines and corporate policies as they were put into practice.o Contributed ideas and suggestions on improvements for NetSuite during the implementation stages to facilitate ease of use for our department and corporate offices

Smithfield, Ri

o Applied logistics management between the clients and various departments on campus to ensure all guests had everything they needed on time and in the correct place. o Problem solved major and minor issues as they arose throughout the summer to warrant a comfortable atmosphere for the client groups.o Worked with my team to carry out different events throughout the season, including Commencement ceremonies. o Coordinated different schedules for groups visiting simultaneously on campus to accommodate all of the clients’ necessities for the duration of their stay.

Danbury, Connecticut

-Worked the sales floor assisting and interacting with customers in person and over the phone-Visual merchandised graphics and mannequins for various seasons and promotions according to planograms-Processing and organizing freight in stockrooms as it arrived for easy placement on the sales floor.

Bachelor In Science, Business Administration; Global Supply Chain Management

Activities and Societies: Student Alumni Association, Delta Sigma PiStudent Alumni Association VP of Major Events (2011 - 2013) o Managed.

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