Peter Samaroo Email & Phone Number

Champaign, Illinois, United States

• Execute 18 month rolling demand forecasts through monthly tuning as part of the demand planning function utilizing Oracle.
• Team leader in implementation of Oracle ERP system for the Demand Planning function.
• Partner closely with cross-functional teams like Sales, Finance, Marketing and Product Development to delivery accurate short- and long-term product forecasts and to achieve financial targets.
• Analyze historical data, industry trends and demand patterns to apply effective forecast models.
• Responsible for preparing monthly S&OP dashboard and presenting findings to cross-functional teams, which brings awareness to forecast accuracy, BIAS, fill rates and top performing items.
• Develop and implement a trend analysis report to track performance on newly launched items.

Orlando, Florida, United States

• Developed 12 month rolling demand forecasts at multiple levels of aggregation as part of the demand planning function utilizing Demantra/Oracle systems.
• Led weekly meetings with Manufacturing and Production Planning, providing updated forecasts based on trends, and making recommendations to resolve product issues.
• Analyzed historical sales trends forecast, research demand drivers and evaluate forecast results for all channels of distribution.
• Utilized a collaborative and consensus approach by working with Marketing, Merchandising, Finance and Supply Chain to ensure that current and accurate information is used for demand forecasts.
• Facilitated monthly Demand Planning S&OP Meetings with Marketing and Merchandising, developing standard reports and analytics.
• Responsible for creating Monthly Catalog Analysis, Monthly TPS Report, New Product Contribution Reports, Forecast Accuracy and any other reports/analysis as necessary.

Orlando, Florida, United States

• Analyzed and verified data to provide recommendations on store site selection to ensure profitable locations.
• Partnered with cross-functional teams to identify countries of opportunity and develop market strategy to determine market capacity.
• Created annual budgets for the department in regard to Revenue and G&A expenses.
• Implemented a data polling system to gain access to franchisee financial information for advising and evaluation.
• Created and maintained weekly, monthly, and quarterly reports to track the financial performance of Key Performance Indicators.
• Created financial models to track performance and to provide guidance on pricing and product recommendations based on cost of goods sold, preference and contribution.

Orlando, Florida, United States

• Prepared purchasing authorization forms using cross-functional data for the leadership team’s approval.
• Developed usage models for new and test products to determine volume needs.
• Created short term product forecasts which provided purchasing and supply management direction for managing the supply chain.
• Tracked all new products with supply management, which ensured that product timing and positioning were aligned.
• Reviewed national and test promotion preferences, which ensured actual and projected usage aligned.
• Provided product implications to cross-functional teams when variances were outside buffer zones.

Orlando, Florida, United States

• Interpreted financial data for the purpose of reviewing past financial performances and trends to project financial probability and analytical decision making.
• Prepared daily, weekly and monthly financial reports for forecast, trend, and result analysis.
• Served as a liaison between the corporate office and facilities to provide analysis and support.
• Built and maintained strong relationships with members of the finance team and business partners, which created an open work environment and improved productivity.
• Identified and investigated inventory transactions, that were causing systems to be out of balance and then followed up with appropriate resolutions.
• Led a non-exempt team for bi-annual physical inventories and ad-hoc cycle counts.

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Accounting And Finance

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Finance