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Evansville, IN, US

Evansville, Indiana, United States

Evansville, Indiana Area

• Demonstrated accountability with proven financial results for demand forecast of $1.9B GS for IFCN (Infant Formula Child Nutrition) business unit, including 15 brands, 5 segments, and 3 regions. Analyzed and generated.
• Exceeded KPI, MAPE (Mean Absolute Percentage Error), EOY <21% versus target of <30%, resulting in #1 business unit out of 3 in forecast accuracy.
• Participated in driving inventory reduction of 10% vs PY, delivering forecast accuracy improvement of >10%.
• Partnered with supply and customer service teams, maintaining on-time delivery fill rate of +98.5%.

Evansville, Indiana, United States

• Architected and managed extensive demand planning by reviewing and analyzing 250+ SKU’s to compare monthly financial results against demand forecast. Measured past performance, current position, rolling 24 months.
• Developed and published statistical forecast (SAP / APO) data to marketing, trade, and retail sales for review, including impact of share changes, WIC (Women, Infants, and Children) contract changes, and sales.
• Collaborated with supply chain to maintain and develop full understanding of resources, capacities, and constraints impacted by product demand, elevating risks to stakeholders with recommended course of actions and.
• Facilitated and led US consensus and demand meetings, analyzed data, and prepared reports to support meetings with marketing, RSO (Retail Sales Operations), and finance, ensuring forecast integrity.

Evansville, Indiana, United States

• Prepared and published reports to support triangulation meeting between demand, marketing, and finance. Gained consensus from marketing, sales, and finance on forecast integrity. Ensured key issues within demand.
• Built and developed strategies and strong internal working relationships with marketing, retail sales, medical sales, supply chain, supply planning, procurement, and customer service, enhancing integrity of demand.
• Coordinated review of market and customer needs with MPS controller, seeking collaboration and alignment regarding projected forecast and optimization of production schedule.

Evansville, Indiana, United States

• Exceeded expectations transitioning to new Global SAP company platform.
• Championed and verified integrity of demand planning application, generating, and distributing monthly forecast reports to marketing and supply chain management.
• Leveraged existing technology and system applications, optimizing data for decision making.

Evansville, Indiana, United States

• Specialized in sales forecasting / business planning / budgeting $160M+ dollars in revenue for 9 product lines, 4 market segments, and 3 regions in North America, Europe, and Asia.
• Improved sales forecast accuracy from 30% to 90% in 5 years, saving $200K in OWC.
• Championed all importing and purchasing activities of packaged and bulk goods for 4 product lines, resulting in $50M+ in purchasing activities.
• Developed and executed closure of 1 NA warehouse, saving $175K+ in additional warehouse costs.