Paula A Eckert Email & Phone Number

Saint Louis, Mo

Responsible for development and maintance of weekly tactical sales projections over a short term horizon through effective use of Manugistics (JDA). Tasked with evaluating incoming demand, sales history, statistical models and supply settings to aid production scheduling in establishing optimal packaging and inventory deployment schedules for both manufactured and purchased product. Working directly with key customer managers, marketing, production, supply chain managers, packaging, customer… Show more Responsible for development and maintance of weekly tactical sales projections over a short term horizon through effective use of Manugistics (JDA). Tasked with evaluating incoming demand, sales history, statistical models and supply settings to aid production scheduling in establishing optimal packaging and inventory deployment schedules for both manufactured and purchased product. Working directly with key customer managers, marketing, production, supply chain managers, packaging, customer service (domestic and international) and suppliers.• Working in conjunction with the finite scheduler to prioritize production schedules and product deployment, analyze and prioritize material shortages, understand and minimize capacity constraints, manage safety stock levels, adhere to inventory goals and achieve line item fill rate goals• Responsible for updating monthly sales and operations planning spreadsheets, analyzing data trends, and identifying capacity constraints for long and short term production planning and managing third party supplier relationships• Overseeing low stock reports, aged product, slow moving stock , pack code conversions including exit strategies• Achieved continuous improvement in customer in stock levels, forecast performance, and reduced inventory levels through collaborative forecast replenishment meetings• Extensively involved in product transitions, allocations• Managing third party supplier relationships• Valued contributor to many process improvement teams and Kaizens Show less

Saint Louis, Mo

Responsible for the demand planning process including continuous improvement of forecasting models and simultaneous improvement of product planning. Worked directly with sales, marketing, and customer service to evaluate adjustments to tactical forecasts based on sales plans. Reconcile tactical forecast to financial forecasts. Provided strategic input into monthly sales and operations planning meetings.• Assisted in the development of the forecast accuracy process to evaluate tends and… Show more Responsible for the demand planning process including continuous improvement of forecasting models and simultaneous improvement of product planning. Worked directly with sales, marketing, and customer service to evaluate adjustments to tactical forecasts based on sales plans. Reconcile tactical forecast to financial forecasts. Provided strategic input into monthly sales and operations planning meetings.• Assisted in the development of the forecast accuracy process to evaluate tends and model validity for assigned product categories• Led forecasting partnership with key retailer to directly impact their replenishment settings• Accomplished significant improvement to forecast accuracy through increased focus and communication with key accounts• Designed, developed and deployed an allocation tool addressing a significant product shortage Show less

Saint Loius, Mo

Developed and maintained statistical models generated in Manugistics from retailer EDI transmitted history to maintain target inventory levels at customer stocking locations.• Analyzed and communicated trends to sales and forecasting departments (internal and external)• Built partnership with customer by effectively communicating inventory and fill rate metrics• Championed newly created role to develop customer specific forecast analysis to serve as input to replenishment efforts… Show more Developed and maintained statistical models generated in Manugistics from retailer EDI transmitted history to maintain target inventory levels at customer stocking locations.• Analyzed and communicated trends to sales and forecasting departments (internal and external)• Built partnership with customer by effectively communicating inventory and fill rate metrics• Championed newly created role to develop customer specific forecast analysis to serve as input to replenishment efforts and demand planning Show less

• Responsible for order management, product availability, accurate pricing, and order delivery status• Primary contact for all order management communication with customer and internal sales organization• Actively participated in project teams to resolve order related issues