Sales Supply Chain
Resume:
JILL M. BLANKENSHIP
Akron, Ohio 44305
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Experience:
Lianda Corporation Twinsburg, Ohio
Inventory Controller – TEMPORARY POSITION 06/2012 – 09/2012
Maintain monthly reconciliation of inventory – 6 warehouse locations.
Determine appropriate product levels by reviewing sales history/forecast.
Maintain master inventory file.
Analyze SKU turns and stock outages.
Maintain records of transfers and disposals.
Trelleborg Wheel Systems Americas, Inc. Fairlawn, Ohio
Associate Planner 08/2010 – 03/2012
Responsible for communicating with various suppliers to obtain information such as price,
availability, and lead times.
Responsible for creating purchase orders.
Maintain safety stock levels, forecast type and planning fence.
Analyze forecasts and develop various forecasting methods in order to determine present and future
material availability and costs, while coordinating with other department needs.
Alert supply chain to issues such as material constraints, excess inventory or shortages.
Dots, LLC Glenwillow, Ohio
Store Planner 11/2004 - 11/2009
Responsible for creating & maintaining store sales and inventory plans, by class & department.
Responsible for creating assortment plans in order to balance stores to their receipt plans, while
identifying opportunities/liabilities.
Responsible for reviewing daily business reports to plan allocation strategies while achieving
company/department goals.
Responsible for daily reporting of the Open to Buy dollars & units to merchants and planning team.
Planned and orchestrated the move of the entire corporate office to its new location.
Cole National Twinsburg, Ohio
Sr. Franchise Allocation Analyst 12/2002 – 5/2004
Corporate Allocation Analyst 5/2004 – 11/2004
Performed daily sales & inventory analysis by store, store group and assortment group to identify
trends and implement actions.
Utilized Demand Chain Management System as the primary systems tool.
Managed store specific inventory levels and assortments based on customer demographics, trends
and pricing strategies.
Analyzed physical inventories while aiding franchise owners on quality inventory management
techniques.
Tracked and reported sales trends, margins and store inventories by various levels and
demographics.
Oversaw plan-o-gram matrices to provide store SKU allocation groups and database.
Dairy Mart Convenience Stores, Inc. Hudson, Ohio
Mgr., Gasoline Supply & Distribution 1998 – 2002
Responsible for inventory management for 225 fuel locations while conserving working capital.
Coordinated wire transfer funds up to $1.5M/day.
Reviewed spot market trends throughout the day, analyzed and reacted as necessary.
Performed daily and monthly cost analysis, volume trend reports and targets.
United States Air Force
Inventory Management Specialist
Veteran - Honorably Discharged
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