Supply Chain Management
Resume:
KELLY WESTBROOK
**** ********** **., ******* *******, PA 17007
CAREER SUMMARY
Highly effective buyer/analyst with experience in cross departmental
collaboration. Recognized as an associate who leads by example and uses
the latest technology to accomplish all the objectives in order to achieve
the department goals. Possess a dedicated focus that ensures that our
customer's needs are exceeded.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
AHOLD USA RETAIL, Carlisle, PA
Replenishment Analyst/Category Management Support, Produce 2010-2012
. Procure highly perishable produce items for 700 plus stores daily.
. Attain optimum service level objectives, inventory turn objectives for
overall portfolio, sale items and promotional programs and Corporate
Brand items. Create purchase orders and establish delivery dates to
obtain these objectives.
. Fully utilize the buying system and supporting system capabilities to
deliver the best in fresh supply chain service.
. Monitor inventory and open purchase orders as needed to support store
demand.
. Work with the merchandising group to establish individual item sales
forecasts, overstocks, SKU Rationalization, and excessive inventories.
. Track inbound product and monitor store orders and make necessary
adjustments to meet the business needs.
. Serves as the primary point of contact to address and resolve supply
chain issues impacting distribution, merchandising, supplier,
transportation and the stores.
. Negotiate and deliver optimum cost by exploring all opportunities.
. Utilize all available tools and data to maintain up to date, accurate
inventory levels are maintained in all distribution centers.
GIANT FOOD LLC. Carlisle, PA
Supply Chain Coordinator/Category Management Support, Produce 2007-2010
. Procure highly perishable produce items for 200 stores on a daily
basis.
. Projected weekly, promotional and special activity product movements
resulting in optimum service levels.
. Fully supported Category Management and Merchandiser in all aspect of
category management/merchandising.
. Assisted Category Manager in the development of category business
plans as well as category performance analysis.
. Produced and implemented merchandising plans and cross departmental
merchandising programs.
. Maintained required deal sheets for all bill backs, off invoices, and
accruals in keeping with VAAC requirements.
. Met with vendors to discuss new items, promotions, negotiate deals and
ad costs. Introduced new items, set them up in the system, worked
them into existing planograms or created new planograms.
. Execute daily communication to the stores to include bulletins,
merchandising direction and information.
. Track inbound product and monitor store orders and make necessary
adjustments to meet the business needs.
. Negotiate the procurement of selected produce and arrange
transportation.
. Interact with the specialists on a daily basis. Communicate with the
produce inspectors to ensure all product standards are met.
EDUCATION
. Penn State Business Academy for High Performance Management 2012
. Dale Carnegie Strictly Business 2011
. JFC Career Development Center, INC., Camphill, PA PC Specialist
Diploma 1999
. Cumberland Valley High School, Mechanicsburg, PA 1993
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