Vincent Ho Email & Phone Number

Boston, Massachusetts, US

Boston, Massachusetts, US

GB

GB

• List of accomplishments in current role:
• Category Management: Identified broad variety of savings opportunities via alternative spec, mixed sourcing operating model, and in-sourcing vs. out-sourcing considerations for a national restaurant chain and Fortune.
• Cost Improvement and Portfolio Optimization: Evaluate operational cost baseline for a small-cap arts and crafts company in order to identify potential margin improvement opportunities. Assessment led to portfolio.
• End to End Planning: Led pilot testing and initial implementation efforts for an Annual and Quarterly Planning Process at a Fortune 50 retailer. Main challenge was to implement a cross functionally enabled process and.
• Operations Due Diligence: Conducted multiple synergy and operational assessments for buy-side M&A scenarios in order to enable increased insight into a target's assets, capabilities, and potential operational.
• Network Design and Optimization: Identified $3M in potential savings for a home goods distributor via optimizing outbound freight to originate from more proximate distribution locations. Additionally, evaluated.

Vevey, CH

• Developed processes and forecasting tools to improve planning methodology, which reduced forecast bias to less than 5%. Delivered weekly forecast updates to $2.4B Beverage division executive leadership team on any.
• Conducted Point of Sale data project for sales team using AC Nielsen Nitro which clarified the timing differential between shipment and sale to the end consumer, and improved calculation of return on investment of.
• Owned all on-boarding and training activities for 7 team members, and developed standardized methodology.
• Presented projected monthly and annual revenues for Beverage division in revenue forecast review meetings with leadership team; increased visibility to critical brand level trade and marketing spend decisions.
• Managed complex forecasting for Coffee-mate Liquid brand with 13 cross-functional team members, which has 2016 projected revenue of $1.2B and the largest revenue and profit driver within Nestlé USA.

Vevey, CH

• Oversaw sales forecasting across multiple brands within the Beverage division. Established alignment of 7-member cross-functional team on one unified revenue forecast, in lieu of different projections across functional.
• Presented forecast variances, trend changes, and potential volume opportunities in monthly sessions with cross-functional brand team to gain alignment on 18-month planning horizon. Improved promotional targeting and.
• Designed user-focused brand and segment-level forecast comparison tool for Beverage Demand Planning team, to leverage data across different sources to identify variances quickly.
• Built a revenue projection model to evaluate long term forecast and profitability of the Dolce Gusto pod coffee business. Resulted in 22% year-over-year forecast accuracy improvement and 27% reduction in inventory.
• Reduced waste for Juicy Juice brand including finished goods and packaging, from $10.3M in 2010 to $2.8M,

Master Of Business Administration (Mba)

M.S., Industrial Systems Engineering

B.S., Biomedical Engineering