Natasja Vestering Email & Phone Number

Amsterdam Area, Netherlands

• Work with Management, Supply, Assortment and Merchandise teams in day to day business and operational projects effecting demand planning (linked but not limited to the category Building) and be line manager for the.
• Line management:- Responsible for the Demand Planner, setting priorities, workload and performance management towards him
• Demand Planning:- Life cycle management- Planning of volume flows inbound, stock and sales (consolidated) - Highlight and monitor promo impact on demand and stock, and close the promo process- Consolidate, challenge.
• Range Reviews (assortment changes):- Contribute to business case and planning of range review by making analyses and performance - feasibility study- Defines SC requirements suppliers must meet to be selected (MOQ.
• Collaboration- Engage with Supply Team to maintain and improve service levels and availability- Discuss with Category Director the current situation on KPI’s and improvement plans on these KPI’s- Continue and improve.

Amsterdam

• Line manager for a group of assigned SC planners, ran day to day SC planning activities and ensured effective implementation of operational projects processes (linked but not limited to the category Building)
• Line management:- Responsible for a team of SC planner, setting priorities, workload and performance management towards them
• Stock management.- Responsible for stock levels- Stayed within overall agreed targets (value, turn, GMROI) and actively manage stock buckets. - Set up and drive inventory reduction programs
• Availability- Responsible for availability in central DC’s- Monitored supplier’s delivery performance to DC, Flow Through and Direct to Store- Drove improvement plans in case of under performance
• Range Reviews (assortment changes)- Contributed to business case and planning of range review by making analyses and performance - feasibility study- Defined SC requirements suppliers must met to be selected (MOQ.
• Ad-hoc operational projects: - Developed a Flow Through Hub for building materials

Amsterdam Area, Netherlands

• Start to finish responsibility of operational projects and Supply chain processes (linked but not limited to the category Building), e.g:
• Range reviews (assortment changes):- Responsible for Supply Chain of all range reviews (with focus on the major changes with high impact on the business)
• Route to Market:- Evaluate the appropriate Route to Market for the assortment and suppliers, leading to a decision on optimal route to market and percentage to (re)negotiate with supplier by Product Manager.- Both.
• Ad-hoc operational projects: E.g:- Develop and follow-up implementation of service recovery plans with key suppliers- Drive inventory to reduction actions for specific categories- Develope a Flow Through Hub for.

Amsterdam Area, Netherlands

• Maximised availability in store by ensuring that the demand for products was met or exceeded by the stock available while optimising working capital.
• Engaged completely with category plans and influenced them
• Challenged decisions made by Commercial to ensure the balance between cost and service was maintained to the benefit of the wider organisation
• Was aware of all plans for new ranges and understood the effect on current supply chain. Flagged issues in a pro-active way
• Understood changes to plan and ensured actions were in place to meet the new demand levels and thus maintained or improved store availability
• Planned future demand flows and communicated to relevant stakeholders including Vendors, Logistics and Rebuying

Amsterdam Area, Netherlands

• Managed the inventory within the category Wood and Building, maximised in-store products availability by forecasting requirements and monitored the service levels from our suppliers, while optimised stock holding to.
• Monitored availability of products in store across the business
• Resolved service issues through direct action
• Reporting of business performance
• Planned the exit and introduction of products for range changes
• Supported buying team on all topics and being the authority on stock and service issues within the category Wood and Building

Resposible for purchasing and stock control for Benelux and Germany- Placed purchase orders at several suppliers- Optimised stock level- Arranged transport en necessary documentation (via sea, air or road transport to customers and warehouse)- Cost calculation to warehouse

• Managed the Supply Chain department with the resposibilities (e.g.):
• Defined and implemented the strategy for the new department Supply Chain (set up software and procedures)
• Human Resources
• Supported the integration with Supply Chain Belgium
• Set-up and managed operations for purchase and sales of sugar
• Registered price agreements forwarders and warehouse

Bachelor, Logistics Management

Education record