Recruited to lead the demand planning of personnel and production machines across 5 work centers and 4 technologies to support the commercializing and start-up of products at the SKU and product family level of new manufacturing facility. Work cross-functionally to purchase all raw and packaging materials to meet production demand, ensuring the plant has adequate materials, manpower and tooling to meet required production levels. Maintain continual engagement with Supply Chain, Operations… Show more Recruited to lead the demand planning of personnel and production machines across 5 work centers and 4 technologies to support the commercializing and start-up of products at the SKU and product family level of new manufacturing facility. Work cross-functionally to purchase all raw and packaging materials to meet production demand, ensuring the plant has adequate materials, manpower and tooling to meet required production levels. Maintain continual engagement with Supply Chain, Operations Planning, Sales and Plant Operations teams to identify sources of controllable forecast errors and mitigate interruptions/changes in future supply forecasts. Prepared and submitted capital POs to senior project managers for approval.Develop and manage a forward looking capacity plan for SKU level production based on rolling 12-month forecasts, average inventory goal and safety stock level guidelines.Work with internal Sales and Operations teams to ensure all new initiatives are captured in the demand plan.Facilitate the cross-functional connectivity required within the monthly Sales, Inventory and Operation Planning to gain alignment to consensus forecast, documenting and publishing forecast rationale and identification of risks and opportunities.Continuously improve demand plan accuracy across the supply chain to ensure inventory turns objectives are being met.Coordinate cross-functional research activities to reconcile significant variances and refined the forecast model to reflect updated sales and marketing assumptions.Maintain demand planning system, enter and modify data to ensure the correct product hierarchy, monitor trends in forecast error, identify relevant market-related data and competitive intelligence to establish targets for inventory turns. Show less

Served as the primary buyer for one of the largest hospital centers in the US supporting 2 major medical centers, cancer center, surgical center and partnering clinics. Instrumental in setting up a viable and sustainable supply chain. Developed and onboarded suppliers as a means to both expand supply base and drive competitive cost advantages. Analyzed inventory levels to determine category needs to secure targeted levels and processed procurement requirements into purchase orders (POs)… Show more Served as the primary buyer for one of the largest hospital centers in the US supporting 2 major medical centers, cancer center, surgical center and partnering clinics. Instrumental in setting up a viable and sustainable supply chain. Developed and onboarded suppliers as a means to both expand supply base and drive competitive cost advantages. Analyzed inventory levels to determine category needs to secure targeted levels and processed procurement requirements into purchase orders (POs). Monitored vendor performance and worked to improve delivery terms, pricing and back order substitutions and replacements for better return-on-investment results.Consistently interacted with vendors/suppliers and internal customers throughout the purchasing process to perform price/cost analysis and resolve purchase order/invoice differences.Analyzed key metrics and provided crucial oversight to ensure compliance with terms and conditions on procurement transactions. Show less

Recruited team member to launch a $30M US Food Service business unit for a global food packaging company. Engaged in cross-departmental communication to provide analytical support for continuous supply chain movement to satisfy customer requirements. Mined data to translate transactional data into meaningful reports and metrics to create direction in the supply chain. Analyzed supply chain activities from global facility to the domestic warehouse and final customer destination in an effort to… Show more Recruited team member to launch a $30M US Food Service business unit for a global food packaging company. Engaged in cross-departmental communication to provide analytical support for continuous supply chain movement to satisfy customer requirements. Mined data to translate transactional data into meaningful reports and metrics to create direction in the supply chain. Analyzed supply chain activities from global facility to the domestic warehouse and final customer destination in an effort to identify/assess process improvement strategies.Optimized fleet network through proper planning and maintained databases of logistics information to provide senior management real-time updates in the movement of products.Developed tailored distribution strategies to each vertical in order to increase sales opportunities/profitability and mutual customer benefits.Worked with customers, sales, and operations to leverage end-to-end distribution network models and develop alternative strategies to deliver the best supply chain costs. Show less

Translated Bill of Materials (BOMs) and engineering project drawings into purchase orders for materials and services necessary to the operation of the facility, support special municipal projects and maintain inventory. Procured an unlimited number of SKU’s, planned material requirements and coordinated material inventory/flow to maintain desired levels. Participated in the supplier selection process and negotiations to achieve optimal terms and conditions and meet financial objectives… Show more Translated Bill of Materials (BOMs) and engineering project drawings into purchase orders for materials and services necessary to the operation of the facility, support special municipal projects and maintain inventory. Procured an unlimited number of SKU’s, planned material requirements and coordinated material inventory/flow to maintain desired levels. Participated in the supplier selection process and negotiations to achieve optimal terms and conditions and meet financial objectives. Initiated and set up the ordering and requisitioning process to meet the demands of the business.Managed costs of goods by overseeing vendor performance, opportunity buys, commodity purchases and freight costs for the division, ensuring contracts are advantageous to company’s long-term profitability plan.Prepared and awarded POs and procurement contracts based on the interpretation of the demand and improving quality and delivery performance.Worked towards identifying and qualifying alternative sources of supply to proactively mitigate overall supply risk and reactively in response to unforeseen supply disruptions.Engaged with suppliers and internal stakeholders to ensure effective relationships, quality services and efficient plant operation.Converted and communicated demand requirements for products and services into detailed plans and schedules for the procurement process.Managed ancillary services for facilities management/maintenance and operations staff to include janitorial, company uniforms, office cleaning/supplies, vending, pest control and servicing of plant safety equipment. Show less

Planned, procured and scheduled raw and packing materials to support daily production requirements and on-time delivery of company products to customers. Purchased maintenance, repair and operating (MRO) requirements by using the computerized maintenance management system (CMMS) and materials requirements planning (MRP) system, establishing a finished good inventory to finished packaging resulting in $30M in annual sales.Drove price negotiation, identification and source selection… Show more Planned, procured and scheduled raw and packing materials to support daily production requirements and on-time delivery of company products to customers. Purchased maintenance, repair and operating (MRO) requirements by using the computerized maintenance management system (CMMS) and materials requirements planning (MRP) system, establishing a finished good inventory to finished packaging resulting in $30M in annual sales.Drove price negotiation, identification and source selection strategies for key spend areas to achieve short and long-term saving targets.Managed supply chain risk to maximize margin and cash flow through cost savings and inventory management.Created detailed schedules, analyzed material constraints and prioritized production/service orders to optimize the manufacturing process.Maintained the enterprise resource planning (ERP) system master data to schedule material and maintain minimum inventory levels, limit variances and incorporate changes in demand.Actively supported and served on the Six Sigma Project Team to incorporate lean methodologies in manufacturing, reducing raw material inventory by 60%.Played a significant role in company achieving 100% on time and delivery complete metric. Show less