Better Planning Consultancy is a leading supply chain planning consulting company dedicated to optimizing operational efficiency, reducing costs, and enhancing profitability for businesses across diverse industries. We empower organizations to streamline their supply chain processes and navigate the complexities of modern business environments with confidence.We understand that effective supply chain planning is crucial for staying ahead in today's competitive marketplace. Therefore, we offer comprehensive consulting services tailored to meet the unique needs and challenges of each client. From demand forecasting and inventory optimization to production planning and logistics management, we provide strategic guidance and practical solutions to drive tangible results.

I was hired to develop a Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) process and standardize planning models. I reported to the Senior Vice President (SVP) of Operations and managed a team of one junior planner. I am proud to say that my team member was promoted to Senior Planner under my supervision, and I automated all the necessary tools. Moreover, I have been continuously working on developing processes that provide leadership with visibility to business opportunities and risks.Key Contributions:● Installed an S&OP process to identify inventory risk and sales opportunities. ● Work cross-functionally with FP&A and Marketing to align a rolling 18-month business plan● Developed an automated demand planning model that took forecast accuracy from 50% to 70%● Created an automated supply planning model that identified inventory buy requirements.

I was initially hired as a 3PL Manager and later promoted to join the newly formed S&OP team. In this role, I reported to the VP of Operations and managed a team of two Senior Analysts. My responsibilities included working closely with the Warehouse Fulfillment, Forecasting, and Procurement Senior Directors to ensure that the rolling 13-week production plan was aligned each week.Key Contributions:● Implemented a network optimization plan that resulted in an annual savings of $2.6 million in shipping costs.● Optimized the logistics network by reducing shipping costs by 10% and increasing network capacity by 50%.● Expanded the forecast to show 39 weeks, providing leadership with better visibility of expansion opportunities and potential risks.● Supervised the expansion of the 3PL Network, increasing the number of warehouses from 4 to 8.

A new department was established to work closely with supply chain teams and provide strategic consulting services. As part of my role, I worked with international business leaders to streamline regional processes and create a unified global process. Additionally, I collaborated with planning leads to develop and present monthly S&OP decks for the leadership team.Key Contributions:● Successfully reduced the runtime of the Pre-Season and Hindsight planning models from 3 days to just 4 hours.● Developed a forecast accuracy root cause model that enabled planners to improve forecast accuracy by 5%.● Streamlined the regional S&OP process in Europe, North America, and Asia to establish a Global S&OP process.● Worked closely with regional teams to implement an automated monthly Open-to-Buy model across all three regions.

Was responsible for partnering with a vendor and optimizing their supply chain to drive sales. My focus was evolving a historically brick-and-mortar partner to operate efficiently as an E-Commerce partner. Created a unified reporting model that joined 5 different SAP instances for over 30 different brands Developed E-Commerce KPI reporting models for forecast accuracy, fill rate, and inventory health Lead weekly meetings with cross-functional teams to review supply chain optimization projects Manage $120M category of 5,000 skus with 25% year-over-year revenue growth

 Prepared and presented weekly S&OP Plan for 12 regions to the leadership team Drive +/- 10% weekly forecast accuracy for each region Provide guidance for region expansion, customer demand migrations, and warehouse labor management Work with worldwide business partners to develop an unified global S&OP process

I started as an intern and was promoted 5 times before taking the Inventory Disposition role. I drove multiple continuous improvement projects including Global IBP Development, Forecast Accuracy Improvement, and ERP Implementation. Guide decisions on $1B inventory segment by utilizing inventory projections models Lead inventory reduction projects on expiring programs that yielded $10M in revenue Present Inventory Roll Forward and Quality of Inventory model to the executive team monthly Established Cross-Functionally alignment with logistics and maintain 10 warehouse capacity level targets Track Inventory aging and create Inventory Disposition plans to keep excess creation below 13% annually

 Constructed Long-Range plans (18 – 36 month) for Global Outdoor and Accessories product lines Drive Global Business Plans for 5 Product Categories that generated 2014 net revenues of $511M Developed a business analytics model that identified opportunities to reduce skus by 15% and drive sales goals Cross-Functionally alignment with Sourcing and Supply Planning to create Long-Range Allocation Plans Partnered with Product Leadership and FP&A to developed 3-year Long-Range Financial Plan

 Led Cross-Functional process improvement projects across Planning, FP&A, and Sales Operations teams to improve financial forecast alignment and drive fact based business decisions  Delivered 5% YOY forecast accuracy improvement through the development of a Global Forecast Accuracy model and monthly root cause process Reduced processing time of the Global Vendor Capacity/Projection Models by 63% through report automation Facilitated monthly NA and INTL S&OP meetings (generated KPI deck and managed execution of action items) Created over 10 standardized SAP BOBJ and BEx Reports for the Demand and Supply Planning teams

 Managed statistical forecast in SAP-APO monthly for the Action Sports Category for rolling 18 month time horizon.  Built Optimization Reports to analyse growth opportunities, identify risks, evaluate monthly shifts, and Order Booking trends to improve forecast accuracy Completed the Business Analytics Development Program for 10 high performing teammates Developed best practices and trained the team to improve overall systems knowledge

 Created 5 Automated Process Testing Scripts for the Material Creation Process Conducted Consumer Insight Research for New Product Technology ACCOLADES: Awarded 1st Place in the Internship Innovation Competition

 Analyzed website traffic trends for contracted websites Analyzed Site traffic trends to improve conversion rate Developed engagement campaigns to deter shopping cart abandonment