•Led a global production planning and material management team during SAP implementation.•Used critical path, project management and team facilitation to build support for project objectives.•Established project goals, timelines and metrics to keep all stakeholders on-target at all times.•Create functional specifications for custom developments and work closely with ABAP/IT team. •Recognized for simplifying key processes including material master creation, capacity planning, new product introduction tracking, and lifecycle management.

•Work in collaboration with cross-functional teams to implement Duracell’s SAP R/3 and APO DRP systems at 4 production plants, and 2 contract manufacturers.•Perform detailed analysis and process mapping to establish a detailed familiarity with existing work processes, procedures and software.•Develop and implement project plans, timelines, milestones, and objectives for cross-functional teams.•Create business acceptance testing scenarios and test scripts.•Responsible for SAP PP and APO user training.•Qualified end-users in site integrated planning (logistics-PP module) and APO distribution requirement planning.•Granted recognition shares for two consecutive years, for performance above expectations.

•Planned production (MPS) and deployment (DRP) for North America promotional special packs and displays for key customers - Walmart, Target and Costco.•Reviewed customer requests’ for feasibility and resource allocation to determine best methods of achieving product delivery.•Successfully implemented SAP and APO at display production centers.•Key catalyst in the display business integration from Gillette legacy systems; Manugistics and APO to P&G SAP systems, while achieving 98-100% customer fill rate (CFR).•Recognized as a key to the Gillette integration for outstanding SAP knowledge.

•Performed detailed reviews of material inventory levels for major brands (i.e. Snapple, Mott's, Yoo-hoo, etc.).•Used Materials Requirement Planning (MRP) to ensure on-site materials availability to support production schedules.•Ensured availability of high demand materials, while minimizing excess inventory.

•Planned the distribution of finished goods for multiple brands (i.e. Snapple, Mott's, Mistic, etc.).•Work with inventory and logistics to plan inventory needs to ensure availability of finished goods, while maintaining low costs.•Tracked and monitored accuracy of forecasting versus actual, and worked with multiple departments to implement corrective actions.•Successfully achieved a 99% case fill rate for twelve warehouse locations.

•Planned raw material requirements for major brands.•Used forecasts, historical factors, seasonal factors and production schedules to accurately plan inventory levels.•Worked closely with suppliers to streamline communications and order fill rates to achieve on-time materials delivery.

• Responsible for ordering materials for ten plants including review of forecasts, production schedules, shipments, and receipts to validate the accuracy and time flow of materials.• Key catalyst in the conversion from QAD to SAP.

•Entered distributor orders for Snapple and Mistic into QAD systems•Worked with customers on shortages and recovery dates