Abdullah Rafi Email & Phone Number

Mississauga, On, Ca

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

 Proactively facilitated alignment between LE and demand forecasting processes, ensuring seamless support for Business Unit & Sales team calls by bridging gaps and implementing strategic actions to close discrepancies between plans and annual targets Managed demand forecasts collaboratively across multiple levels with the Business Unit, Sales, Supply Planning, and Customers, ensuring alignment across LE to LE, AOP, Month-End Actuals, Quarterly Sales LE, and prior year metrics Implemented root-cause analysis during promotions, providing actionable feedback to Sales and Customers. Evaluated promotional effectiveness to enhance forecast accuracy and identify trends. Contributed to process improvements for forecast reliability and profitability, utilizing customer and shipment trends Analyzed demand trends, sales data, seasonality, promotional impacts, and other factors to successfully develop Demand Forecasts to support FY Target and be a liaison between Business/Sales Unit & Production & Planning Supported New Product Introduction from demand forecast to market to ensure an effective launch and post-launch success Lead monthly demand consensus/volume reviews with Business Unit & Sales team to deliver an unbiased, unconstrained view of demand forecast for supply and operational planning while taking POS, shipped orders & shorts into account  Encouraged teamwork and displayed leadership skills with Sales and Supply Planning team by leading cross-functional meetings for New Production Introductions, Display Ready Pallets, service level risks, effectively capturing opportunities and communicating risks to stakeholders Implemented cost-effective processes to enhance Fill Rate, On-Time Pick up, and OTIF, by spearheading MOQ requirements tailored to customer and internal needs, optimizing order fulfillment strategies based on SKU and pallet considerations

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

 Maintained fines and penalties data of overall non-trade penalties, Fill Rate and non-compliance fines to ensure accurate data was provided during month-end presentation to the leadership team Successfully provided ongoing analytics on SKU rationalization, customer supply plans, and back-in-stock dates to flag DNO/SROs, and areas of future risk to ensure a more accurate forecast to lessen fines & penalties Successfully contested and recuperated +$200K within a calendar year to directly help the bottom line of the organization Monitored brand-related penalties from Wal-Mart, Loblaws and Sobeys due to service level issues to provide leadership with relevant information to make decisions regarding discontinuations and SROs

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

• Identified control risks to evaluate impact and propose changes to implement for improvement and efficiency• Successfully performed ongoing testing, improvement of finance processes and policies• Created, improved and delivered large data sets with analytics and Key Performance Indicators• Created and maintained month-end reports for controller for Sub-Ledger analytics, GRNI reconciliation, Payment budgeting/forecasting • Successfully organized and automated AP processes liaising with senior management• Successfully executed audit tests over existing processes to ensure the overall design is sufficient for internal control policies and future operating effectiveness while identifying potential risks• Liaising with costing department to assist with month-end closing duties and monthly accruals• Helped support quarterly balance sheet analysis • Showed ability to communicate with senior management, written and orally, to develop and maintain on-going working relations• Successfully ran check runs/Eft/Wire transfers weekly

Concord, Ontario, Canada

• Worked side by side with AP/AR manager to help and guide for a new AP system to be integrated with our day to day• Worked alongside AP manager with internal audit, claims and enquiries• Process inventory/expense invoices while three way matching as well as processing expense reports• Created a claims tracker for AP department in order to automate department metrics to increase efficiency to AP/AR manager as well as to maintain the inbox and ensure that enquiries/disputes are handled in an organized and timely manner• Displayed ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines with consistency• Resolve payment disputes and claims with vendors by responding to inquiries in an efficient manner• Efficiently dealt with variances (MCB’S, OI’s, discounts, Pricing/quantity variances) by working with different departments to ensure correctness in system• Ensure all payments are in compliance with corporate policies and procedures• Maintain AP aging/outstanding to reconcile with statements with speed and efficiency• Prepare various reports & perform other duties for A/P manager as requested

Mississauga, Ontario

• Engaged customers using selling/communication skills in order to build complete solutions and maintain high level of velocity and provide high services• Used all relevant sales tools and knowledge on products to help increase sales growth in many departments• Communicate to customers about many different products while building and maintaining a relationship. • Helped answer many questions that customers had as well as resolved customer issues daily.