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Riverside, Mo, Us

Managing operations across 15 distribution centers, overseeing teams and internal transportation fleet to ensure seamless execution, accountability, and ownership at all levels.Directed the successful planning and execution of four building expansions and three new site developments, ensuring on-time delivery and alignment with strategic growth objectives.Leading P&L management with a focus on cost reductions while upholding EHS (Environment, Health, and Safety) standards and promoting a culture of sustainability in all operations.

Kansas City, Missouri, Us

-Network optimization/redesign. Reduced freight costs and maximized LTL consolidation.-Enhanced order management practices to improve order sizes and maximize pallet utilization.-Reduced non-value stock transfers by reducing deployment complexity.-Reduced deployment costs by increasing utilization/pallets per load and minimized out of network shipping -Implemented service turnaround, improved case fill rate from a 13-year low to best practices.-Improved business decisions collaboration across departments (integrated S&OP)-Improved sales planning to link both forecast accuracy to customer-sell though/consumptionSupported New Systems Development/Implementations:• SAP S/4HANA• PPDS (Production Planning/Detailed Scheduling)• Integrated Business Planning (IBP) Key Accomplishment: Lindt and Sprüngli (Parent Company of Russel Stover) 2022 Annual Report "North America: Growth trend gains momentum, all subsidiaries achieved double-digit growth rates in the past year, including Russell Stover, where stabilization in the Supply Chains enabled sales to be significantly improved. "

Shawnee Mission, Ks, Us

Responsible for End-to-End Supply Chain functions across Seaboard Foods, Triumph Foods and Seaboard Triumph Foods. Activities include transformational change management, multi-year strategic vision, innovation and multi-site process improvement. Engineered the following new departments which created a Supply Chain organization: -Demand/Supply Planning -Customer Service, Claims/Collections and Loss Prevention Team -Inventory and Distribution Management TeamSupported the Following System Implementations -Infor ERP/Advanced Planning (Manufacturing detailed scheduling) -CDP (Collaborative Demand Planning) -FourKites (Load Tracking)-MercuryGate (Transportation Management System)New Plant Startup -Supported the launch of the Seaboard Triumph Plant in Sioux City IA.

Lenexa, Kansas, Us

Aided in the "Sweetest Comeback In The History Of Ever"-Spearheaded the organizations S&OP (Integrated Business Planning) processes – Launched Demand Planning, Supply Planning and Inventory Optimization Teams -Responsible for reducing excess inventory and maintaining best in class minimal obsolete levels -Responsible for reducing order lead time for ~90% of customers (Driven by enhanced scheduling/forecasting) -Directed transportation projects to increase on time delivery % to customer locations and implemented A3/Lean processes to determine cause of failures-Led the development of a companywide new-item commercialization process which included cross functional stage gates/approvals, the process directly improved execution and maximized profitability/success rates Systems Implemented: -Supported SAP Project implementation-Led the implementation of Logility across the following segments Demand Planning, Inventory Replenishment and Manufacturing Planning/SchedulingI left the organization after one year as we were in the process of preparing the company for an acquisition or sale. I departed on excellent terms and am thankful for the opportunity to have contributed to Hostess. It was an enriching experience collaborating directly with Dean Metropoulos, a brilliant leader renowned for his extensive experience in turning around over 80 companies.

Smithfield, Virginia, Us

• I oversaw the organization's responsibilities in sales forecasting and inventory planning, encompassing activities such as demand planning, capacity planning, and distribution and storage management.• Administered Sales Channel Forecast Accuracy ensuing continuous improvement of forecasting methods and related processes. • Designed S&OP reconciliation processes, ensure product is produced on-time and delivery/storage is maximized. • Developed performance measurements to monitor critical KPIs/score cards (Daily Sales Reporting, Plant Production)• Developed Retail Processed forecast model linking to the Retail Trade Planning tools • Lead S&OP meetings and ensure alignment and communication/follow-up on S&OP decisions

Smithfield, Virginia, Us

• Directed a multi-million dollar companywide SAP/Vistex Trade Management implementation, responsibilities included; design/blueprinting, testing, training, executing, reviews/presentations, budget administration, staff motivation and overall project reporting/tracking. • Managed cross country testing/development session coving Illinois, Virginia, Atlanta and Missouri. • Conducted/Lead 80+ person training sessions for Salespeople, Brokers and Internal Staff• Sole architect in the BOBJ/BI reporting design for Farmland Foods and Smithfield Packing (linking multiple reporting cubes to the new Vistex Trade/Pricing system)• Managed the Settlement Department consisting of 16 employees including 1 supervisor, responsible for managing $70M in marketing payments and developed team performance tracking /score card reporting

Smithfield, Virginia, Us

• Managed a dynamic team of 11 employees including supervisors, trainers and coordinators/analysts (Full HR duties)• Responsible for overall claims processes, efficiencies and training procedures • Accountable for Identifying root causes for claims: aligned with customers/vendors, distribution centers and manufacturing facilities/producing plants on irregular or high claim variations (i.e. shortages, damages, late truck fees, detention charges, quality issues and pricing deviations) 1st year Accomplishments: -Responsible/Accountable for reducing product related (OS&D) claims by 14% -Responsible for creating a re-bill coordinator position that directly increased collected re-bills by 78% (YoY increase of $780K in collections)

Overland Park, Kansas, Us

• Manage strategy, forecasting and inventory management for all NDC (Nextel) & 4G devices; • Facilitate accurate device purchasing from vendors • Provide subject matter expertise on new device pricing and go-to-market campaigns • Produce action plans to achieve; revenue, subscriber and logistics gaps • Manage the network capacity market opportunity research • Manage business intelligence SQL/data mining requests monitoring customer behaviors and revenue opportunities • Assist senior executives in competitive quantitative research concerning: market share and economic growth

Overland Park, Kansas, Us

• Administered specialized wireless data marketing analytics and analysis for a weekly VP overview for both Sprint & Nextel. • Provided retail market data analysis, reporting, data mining and coaching as needed.• Managed wireless data marketing & channel reporting for contests and market trials for new data plans, selling techniques and performance trends. Accomplishments: -Received a Sprint Excellence award for outstanding and unrelenting effort to bring the 2007 Data Plan to realization -Created a new remittance reporting process that identified and corrected $350k in monthly ($3.6M annually) overpayments to vendors

Overland Park, Kansas, Us

• Managed and administered three major executive reports focused on Wireless Data Products (Vision, DPR and Weekly Data reports). • Managed one intern, provided training, assisted with objectives, and provided performance evaluations.• Improved delivery time on reporting by creating new procedures to decrease manual process.• Managed the launch of subscriber GUI tools to provide reporting information, including analysis of data abnormalities.• Additional duties included various ad-hock requests, decision support and reconciliation analysis. • Lead media/gaming content optimization, usage and velocity reporting Accomplishments: -Created highly used financial score cards, Vision Report (wireless data), Data Product Report and the Weekly Data Indicator reports which contained distribution lists of over 200 manager and executives.

Overland Park, Kansas, Us

• Administered executive expense reporting for five Vice Presidents & ten Directors • Managed merger related activities, including financial analysis, budgeting, consulting, auditing and execution planning• Conducted workout sessions and held meetings on wireless and wireline variances due to expenditures or allocation issues • Managed Picture Mail (Verisign), billed affiliates based on MDN usage, audited invoices and booked all accruals• Created various Project Authorizations including $21M for Picturemail and $48M for Complete Sense• Trained employees on various data mining tools such as PeopleSoft, SPOT, eONE, Hyperion, Essbase and Microstrategies

• Launched a successful restaurant and bar in “Cancun Mexico”• Managed and administered all business activities (Hired/Trained all staff)• Developed Marketing/Hotel Relationships to increase consumer foot traffic • Grew company from initial investment to a profitable sell in 1 year

Bachelor’S Degree, Accounting And Finance

Mba, Business Mgmt