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Slough, Berkshire, Gb

Responsible for overseeing and coordinating the project management process for the Mucinex portfolio.• Managed all product innovation and SKU rationalization projects from start to finish. Ensured that all tasks were completed before the necessary ship date or deadline.• Executed projects at internal and external factories, both domestically and internationally.• Operated weekly factory calls that included Technical, Marketing, Packaging, Regulatory, R&D, and Planning functions.• Managed the Director Commercial Alignment Meeting process by presenting project statuses and metrics to cross-functional leaders on a bi-weekly basis.• Enhanced SKU discontinuation process for the Upper Respiratory portfolio by leading a task force to reduce SKU count and data within internal systems. Explored opportunities to keep obsolescence and write-offs at a minimum.• Managed COGS productivity workstream for the HRW portfolio. Led bi-weekly meetings to help identify and capture cost saving projects.

Slough, Berkshire, Gb

Responsible for overseeing and coordinating the project management process for new and existing displays within the Health Custom Manufacturing portfolio.• Executed 95% of new display launches ($112M in gross sales) on time in full in 2020. This included +10 projects achieved with expedited timelines for pulled up ship dates.• Managed the Health Display Readiness process by presenting project statuses and display metrics to the health leadership team on a weekly basis. In addition, provided next steps to mitigate risk and resolve roadblocks to execute projects on time.• Created and maintained CMO timeline for new product and new artwork launches by providing clear visibility to cross-functional team and addressing pending action items with owners.• Managed relationship with co-packers to coordinate and monitor costs for material and finish good display production. Also, worked with external suppliers to drive cost savings by harmonizing material components and redesigning existing displays. • Facilitated the Health CMO portfolio transfer from internal production to external production.• Monitored and mitigated material obsolescence within the health network. Furthermore, worked with sales to identify run out strategies and managed discontinuation process for low-performing SKUs.• Managed all inputs for material and finished good set up in SAP.

Parsippany, New Jersey, Us

Responsible for capacity planning for the dry co-manufacturing portfolio comprised of 10 co-manufacturers, $20M in annual gross sales, 32 SKUs, 8 key accounts, and 8 distribution centers, in addition to managing the company’s slow moving and obsolete management process for the dry network, consisted of $1.5B in annual sales, 650 SKUs, and 10 distribution centers.• Executed production planning for the dry co-manufacturing portfolio and led discussions around optimization to ensure that service and cost considerations were met.• Monitored days forward cover and weeks of supply levels to ensure that inventory was available by location to support projected demand. • Attained the company’s case fill rate target of 98% and delivered year-end inventory by achieving $500K lower than target.• Led the slow moving and obsolete management process for the company’s dry network, working with marketing to monitor new products and proactively adjust production, and with sales to identify and execute run out strategies. Mitigated risk by correcting distribution imbalances, thereby saving +$200K for the organization. • Collaborated with the commercialization team to support new product launches from initiation to customer delivery.

Parsippany, New Jersey, Us

Responsible for the Baking, Private Label, and Food Service portfolio, consisted of $600M in annual gross sales, 450 SKUs, 8 key accounts, and 15 distribution centers.• Led the Baking, Private Label, and Food Service demand planning process and achieved a MAPE reduction of 16% in 2018. • Successfully led the forecasting and execution of Baking innovation items to market with a 98% fill rate and 7% improvement in innovation MAPE by implementing templates to track and monitor customer acceptances leading to an innovation forecast by customer. • Led monthly IBP step 2 meetings and demand driver discussions for the Baking, Private Label, and Food Service portfolio with cross-functional teams and gained alignment on financials and risks and opportunities with mitigated action plans. • Rolled out SKU segmentation process and templates by defining ABC Analysis and achieved SKU mix accuracy improvement and exception based analysis. • Developed standard operating procedures (SOP) on demand planning systems and processes and conducted training for new associates and supply chain interns.• Facilitated monthly demand planning reporting processes, including forecast root-cause analysis, KPI, and corporate reporting.

New Brunswick, Nj, Us

• Created a sustainable process for the collection and maintenance of information for 250+ lean projects across the CLS organization.• Performed a service level analysis of medical device parcel shipments by pulling freight payment data and organizing shipper and customer profiles that could be used for savings analysis.• Supported a project by cleaning and organizing freight payment data in order to identify opportunities to increase utilization of truckload shipments.

• Performed routine scheduling for paper pick up and deliveries from various vendors.• Developed daily/weekly work flow processes and transportation delivery methods.• Responsible for transportation sourcing for freight trucking rates on inventory.• Utilized CieTrade (ERP System) to process statistical information for work orders, profit analysis, supply inventory and weight restrictions on transportation vehicle.

• Processed teller transactions including deposits, withdrawals, transfers, loan payments, check cashing, selling and redeeming bonds, collecting late charges and fees, and other bank products and services in accordance with bank policies and procedures.• Promoted the sale of bank products and services.• Assisted the Commercial Loan Department performing administrative duties such as follow-up on insurance renewals or expirations, preparation of excel spreadsheets and loan document filing.

Bachelor'S Degree, Logistics, Materials, And Supply Chain Management

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