Sara Fan Email & Phone Number

Dublin, OH, US

• Building truckloads and issuing daily purchase orders in Kinaxis, totalling approx. $270MM of yearly spend.
• Managing a category of 36 suppliers, generating reports and conducting monthly calls for top vendors.
• Analyzing historical sales data to forecast demand and maintain a 98%+ fill rate.
• Expediting inbound shipments and transferring inventory as required to achieve key performance metrics.
• Determining parameter settings in the replenishment system including safety stock, lead times, and order cycle.
• Maintaining data in Oracle through data loading and order adjustments.

Chicago, IL, US

• Created weekly deployment plans and wrote stock transport orders in SAP for 4 manufacturing locations,maintaining 97%+ case fill while balancing service and cost.
• Supported inventory reduction opportunities at DCs to reduce DOH while maintaining case fill.
• Adjusted orders and delivery notes as needed for location shipping teams and provided timely updates tostakeholders.
• Utilized forecasts to perform daily forward risk analysis.
• Provided additional support to multiple dry and frozen goods manufacturing locations by managing outboundvolume and redeployments.
• Developed new training materials to be used nationally, including click-level desktop procedures and fundamentalreferences.

Purchase, New York, US

• Tendered loads and built shipments/accessorials using a Transportation Management System/JDA, updated carrier rates using Enterprise Route Guide, and managed loads using a National Inventory System.
• Provided transportation support for 20+ co-pack, warehousing, and distribution facilities by utilizing nationwide fleet and carriers.
• Managed 11 core carriers through dock scheduling, tracking missed shipments, and scorecard review calls to maintain a 96%+ ship to schedule score.
• Conducted managerial processes such as employee performance reviews, quarterly trainings, compliance, incident investigations, discipline, and reporting for a private fleet of 12 drivers in a unionized environment.
• Created PowerPoint presentations for safety & scorecard meetings.
• Tracked trailer rotation, accounting for quad/tri/tandem-axel and refrigerated trailers.

Irving, Texas, US

Dillon, MT, US

Purchase, New York, US

• Identified process efficiencies and solutions to implement. Project focused on reducing packaging waste by approx. $50,000.
• Organized and facilitated work team meetings.
• Shadowed supply chain functions and disciplines within production and warehouse.
• Developed interpersonal and communication skills to successfully lead a frontline workgroup.

East Lansing, MI, US

• Collected data by coding variables from 300+ news articles into a database to determine behavioral patterns.
• Attended weekly meetings to discuss high-level articles and analyze data.
• Completed IRB human subject research training.

Minneapolis, MN, US

Irvine, CA, US

• Developed and implemented a marketing strategy using historical sales data, obtaining 100 leads.
• Estimated painting projects and delivered sales presentations to highlight service quality, yielding 10 clients.
• Increased branch revenue by over $33,000.
• Handled hiring/termination processes including interviews and compliance management.

East Lansing, MI, US

• Collected data by coding variables from 150+ case files into a database to determine trends/behavioral patterns.

Kent City, MI, US

Bachelor Of Business Administration - Bba, Logistics, Materials, And Supply Chain Management

Dual Enrollment (High School)

High School Diploma