Sharon Sullivan Email & Phone Number

Creve Coeur, Missouri, United States

Greater St. Louis

Promoted to provide continuity across the Regional DC network with regards to on-time and complete receiving. Served as central point of contact for Regional Distribution Centers to monitor receipts and identify any gaps in receiving product on time and completion.• Partnered with planning teams to ensure any changes to receiving forecasts are coordinated with DC Managers and Finance so that headcount can be adjusted within 20 business days.• Worked closely with IT to address issues with failed receipts to ensure accurate inventory availability for customers, and timely payments to suppliers.• Monitored various receiving KPIs to ID potential problems, using lean tools (MDI, JDI, A3s, etc.) to root cause and resolve those problems to achieve an overall target of 95% on time and complete.• Partnered in strategic initiative to combine Equipment and Supply businesses into shared warehouses.• Led Value Stream Assessments, Summits and Strategy A3s.

Bridgeton, Missouri

Assisted DC Managers in planning workload to better serve customers and work more efficiently. Partnered in strategic initiative to grow Regional Distribution network from 1 DC to 6 DCs serving 3 different business units.• Partnered with DCs to develop more robust, unified standard work to ensure product is received on time and complete per compliance requirements.• Built and maintained relationships with external rail yards for scheduling receipt of inbound containers, and arraigning pickup when container is emptied.• Partnered with Transportation team to implement Four Kites Appointment Manager, smoothing out deliveries, and YMS to track movement of trailers and containers on the yard, for all DCs.• Coordinated the receipt of containers from overseas shipments, ensuring timely receipt while minimizing the impact of storage charges (detention and demurrage).• Set up collaboration tools to assist our DCs in managing workload and prioritize the receipt of inbound trailers and containers to support customers.• Designed process to compare product on inbound load to customer orders, and ensure loads fulfilling customer orders are received first, regardless of FIFO.

Trane - Bridgeton, Mo

Developed forecast and inventory analysis for portion of 80+ Trane owned warehouses across U.S. and Canada. Piloted and implemented set standards for forecasting. Worked with IT to improve system functionality for Hub and Spoke distribution.• Led cross-functional event to identify gaps in the forecasting process. Resulted in improving accuracy from 75% to 90% by identifying and resolving bottlenecks and scheduling regular, formal collaboration among, sales, forecasting, transportation and warehousing teams.• Developed a process that highlighted warehouses with equipment overages and shortages for the same equipment, reducing excess inventory in some locations while mitigating inventory shortages at others.• Managed multiple warehouses across the country, and the National Distribution Center to meet inventory levels and sales objectives.• Applied seasonal forecasting and inventory management techniques to ensure inventory levels are adjusted at the proper times while keeping best interest of customers, sales, and inventory carrying costs in mind.• Maintained Daily Improvement tracking for At Risk, On-Time Shipping, Turns and other metrics as needed to improve warehouse efficiency. • Used A3 problem solving techniques to tell story of misses to targets, address and resolve issues.• Analyzed sales forecasts to determine optimum inventory levels and address any dramatic changes to determine validity.• Monitored sales trends on weekly, monthly, and yearly basis to determine how market is changing, and identify bias in forecasts for future forecast analysis.

Trane - Bridgeton, Mo

Aided Trane dealers in placing orders for equipment or resolving a variety of concerns.• Developed process providing backorder tracking for our dealers to alert them to changes in the status of their orders, resulting in better relationships with dealers and allowing them to run their business more efficiently.• Collaborated with sales teams to understand customer needs and resolve concerns.• Trained new associates and helped develop Standard Work Instructions for training and education purposes.

Greater St. Louis Area

Collaborated with purchasing and logistics to ensure optimum supply chain performance to maximize in store sales. Coordinated all store infrastructure including payroll, scheduling, stocking, training, accounting, tracking standard and promotional sales performance, and led in-store team meetings.• Increased sales 18% ($400K) compared to the previous year as a Store Manager.• Hired and trained staff of 10-15 employees, including two Assistant Managers.