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Costa Mesa, CA, US

Palo Alto, CA, US

• Developed compelling consumer PC assortment/roadmap strategies and portfolios to maximize profitability across all partner segments for notebooks, desktops, and monitors
• Built business cases to enable promotions/merchandising placements for 2nd tier partners by engaging with Sales, Product Marketing, Finance, and Supply Chain
• Advocated internally for customers in order to maximize revenues by creating unique SKU configurations, enhancing inventory planning, and securing promotional funding
• Improved forecasting process and provided expertise which increased product availability for customers

Irvine, CA, US

• Drove S&OP process for North America including creating agendas and facilitating meetings with various departments throughout the monthly cycle including Product Marketing, Sales, Supply Chain, and Senior Management
• Led Demand Planning team responsible for the creation and alignment of the top-down (sales) and bottom-up (production) forecasts of Bosch, Thermador and Gaggenau home appliance brands including hiring, training, and.
• Provided strategic direction for the department while also a hands-on Demand Planner for Gaggenau cooking products in order to keep skills sharp on tools, processes, and best practices
• Oversaw successful Demand module implementation of SAP-based IBP (Integrated Business Planning) software
• Chosen to head global pilot of research project to incorporate “outside in” market influences on demand forecast in a formalized manner
• Directed SKU level production prioritization for USA factories by balancing market needs with supply constraints on a weekly basis

Foothill Ranch, CA, US

• Relaunched Custom category with a new product strategy that goes beyond color variations and focuses more on unique storytelling and limited collections to attract a new consumer base
• Created Custom Eyewear journey map to achieve a more engaging and personal customer experience in Oakley retail stores
• Strengthened SKU productivity and operational efficiencies in the Custom Eyewear and Sun Accessories categories by eliminating redundant products and incorporating more insightful line planning

Foothill Ranch, CA, US

• (In addition to Demand Planning / Forecasting section below)
• Co-created and managed new department including process definitions and staffing
• Guided implementation of the SNP module of SAP-APO
• Built stability between supply and demand by integrating demand planning, purchasing, and manufacturing into one consistent stream
• Validated and troubleshot the forecast signal and its translation through the entire supply chain to ensure the final requirements output made mathematical sense
• Served as primary interface between the supply chain and customers

Foothill Ranch, CA, US

• Raised forecast accuracy to exceed industry standards at category, style, and SKU levels
• Implemented global new product introduction (NPI) consensus process, which resulted in improved customer fulfillment on launch dates
• Architected centralized demand planning strategy and tactics for 2nd level distribution centers in Europe, Japan and Australia
• Project lead for end node forecasting implementation, which included a rebuild of SAPAPO infrastructure and forecast model reformulation
• Initiated cross-functional processes which contributed to increased Supply Chain efficiencies and corporate profitability, including:o Calendarized monthly forecasting protocolso Weekly demand fill dashboardso.
• Facilitated the creation of statistical forecast models in SAP-APO for products with unique behaviors such as product type, geographic region, and seasonality

Irvine, CA, US

Master Of Business Administration (Mba)

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Business/Marketing