Oscar E. Rosales

Experienced Supply Planner

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Greenwich, CT 06830

ac6q8a@r.postjobfree.com

203-***-****

SUMMARY

Disciplined, detailed experienced supply planner with 9 years of diverse planning skills and 20 years in the industry with results-focused experience involving supply chain, logistics and transportation, Imports/customs clearance, product customizations, and finance support, along with a high degree of detail orientation. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Highly motivated, self-starter who takes initiative with minimal supervision. Goal-driven, extremely organized. Cross cultural experience in working with European, Asian and Latin American teams. Highly proficient in several systems.

Strong record of driving sales and profit through inventory management & data analysis. Broad industry experiences in beauty: Fragrances, Cosmetics, Hair Care and Skin care.

SUMMARY OF SKILLS

Ability to manage, plan & execute strategic initiatives

Team player & cross-functional collaborator

Highly organized & Inherent attention to detail

Adapt quickly to changing priorities

Manage time effectively with ability to prioritize

Strong written & verbal communication skills

Results driven

Develop & improve procedures

Promotes Team building skills

Bilingual; Fluent in written and spoken, English and Spanish.

Able to coach/direct others effectively while providing problem solving and decision-making support.

Manage & delegate projects

Proactive self-starter

Empathetic & inclusive leader

Proven analytical & problem solving skills

Talent Acquisition, Training & Managing

Strong knowledge of technical aspects of materials handling, (space utilization, planning/scheduling, manufacturing support, transportation, systems).

Proficient in Microsoft Office Applications.

Planning systems: JDA, Absolution

Specialty systems; SAP, Manugistics, Micro Strategy Business Intelligence

Transportation and US Customs Clearance systems; Expo.o, & Tradeflow (Expeditors), ITRADE.

Warehousing; Anzio, RTCIS.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Supply Planner / Inventory Project Coordinator

Coty INC, New York, NY

November 2017 – Present

Member and inventory work-stream leader for a special project to close one of the company’s distribution centers in New York, and transfer 100% of the inventory and processes to one of the North Carolina distribution centers.

Independently develops solutions for the project, including managing complex issues, by applying in-depth Supply Planning and industry knowledge on Logistics, Inventory, Import/Export, Cost, Master Data, Customer Service and Warehousing.

Consistently reduce costs through optimization of logistics planning and reached (or exceeded) targets set by my Project Manager.

Developed and maintained strong relationships with Global and US Marketing, with their overseas distribution centers and third party suppliers; to ensure the communication, processes, standards and quality controls for the transfer were implemented on time to avoid interruption to the normal business flow and to maintain 100% customer service.

Manage the disposal of impacted materials destined for landfill disposal under a new business unit / division. This included profiling waste streams, and coordinating with brand managers overseas to manage disposal budgets and cross charging to a new Legal Entity in US.

Manage the addition and creation in the system of a new customer to the New York DC in order to sell excess inventory of $250K for one of our brands, in collaboration with IT, Master Data and Customer Service.

Ensured compliance with state and federal regulations while shipping inventory for specific brands that were sold to new customers.

Developed detailed status reports, inventory transfer and obsolete product elimination plans.

Identify possible solutions / lean approaches to streamline processes.

Prepare & Present proposals on solutions to senior management team to gain alignment.

Chosen to serve as the Customs link for the project to provide and request all the Import authorizations for new Travel Retail items coming from Europe and Asia under a new ITRADE/Customs system.

Supply Chain Planner

Coty INC, New York, NY

October 2016 – November 2017

Consistently delivered and exceeded +98.5% case fill rate for all brands (US Prestige luxury Fragrances and Cosmetics ) while managing $40MM of inventory (Gucci, Lacoste, Hugo Boss, Escada, Stella McCartney, Alexander McQueen, James Bond) exceeding annual inventory target reduction. Responsible to run daily and weekly reports.

Maintain local Master Data and create a new improved report. Executing 100% code activation and set up on time; completed one-month prior Global shipments.

Manage movement of inventory and the operations transactions in the system to support order fulfillment and to maintain accuracy of inventory levels.

Monitored inventory stock levels on a daily basis to resolve stock outs, low inventory and excess stock levels for all brands. Analyzed root causes and developed action plans through to mitigate all the inventory outages.

Liaison for Customs Import approval requests and guidelines for US Prestige luxury Fragrances and Cosmetics. Must ensure compliance with US government rules and regulations before shipping from Europe and Asia. Executing 100% importation approvals on ITRADE /TRADEFLOW on time.

Prepare and present weekly obsolete material and inventory aging reports.

Proactively communicate with customer service when availability issues arise that will affect order fulfillment.

Track & maintain all new initiatives/launches to ensure timely inventory delivery.

Collaborate, build & maintain strong positive partnerships with Category and Territory Leads, Demand Planning, Product Operations, Order Management Team etc. to drive stronger business results.

Proactively address, resolve, and/or escalate any operational issues affecting the on-time delivery of product with all the global regions involved.

Own and maintain the product standard cost process in US for all brands produced overseas with 100% Standard Cost completion prior Global shipments to US. Took on Finance responsibilities to initiate costing process that involves partnership with different regions.

Supply Chain Planner

Procter & Gamble, New York, NY

November 2009 – October 2016

Managed inventory and supply for the 3 axis brands (Dolce Gabbana and Gucci cosmetics, SKII- skin care, DDF- skin care, Fekkai- hair care and The Art of Shaving – Men’s Grooming) Leading with time and excellence the supply part of their integration into P&G.

Consistently delivered and exceeded +98.0% case fill rate for cosmetics and 99% case fill rate for skin care and men’s grooming brands while managing $30MM of inventory exceeding annual inventory target reduction.

Responsible to run daily and weekly inventory reports to ensure that optimum stock levels are available in the DC to meet customer requirements at any given time and service level.

Compiled and analyzed data and changes in demand and recommend adjustments to forecast and inventory targets.

Provided weekly and monthly availability reports for Demand, Marketing, Finance and Sales departments. Build and maintain dynamic Excel-based reporting tools.

Coordinated with DC receiving, trucking companies, and warehousing to ensure timely receipt of inventory.

Collaborated and worked with cross-functional teams in England, Japan and Singapore to manage inventory, shipments, Import authorizations and international regulations; also to resolve all issues related to overseas order shipment & processing.

Met and exceeded NPI (Non Performing Inventory) goals; analyzed 100% of expiration/stop ship and batch code management actions with local DC to help drive department savings target for NPI of $1.2MM. Ensured product is being disposed in a timely manner each month. Keep monthly disposals for all brands on track. Helped with the development of a better and faster process for NPI destructions; communicating with global approvers at different levels and locations via “Steam” system.

Developed a PIPO (Phase in-Phase out – Lifecycle Management) tracker for Dolce Gabbana, Gucci cosmetics and SKII Skin Care as part of a process to convert/link codes on time, by calculating forecast parameters and daily inventory availability; resulting on zero cuts to customer related to PIPO linking.

Own and maintain the cost for all Luxury brand codes in U.S. imported from Europe and other regions. Key contact for the finance and Commercial teams to ensure product prices were in the system on time and in alignment with domestic and international standards. Liaison for the IPSR group (Intercompany Price Repository) in US, which was based in Manila - Singapore.

Worked with Marketing on developing and producing Gift Sets, Testers and Samples for the Fekkai brand. Created all the packing and assembly instructions needed for product manipulations at the supplier; successfully maintained a process to order components for the manipulations and was the contact for all the international vendors. Delivering 100% Gift sets, Testers and Samples on time for customer orders.

Received three POYs (“Power of You Awards”) from Headquarters in Cincinnati, after closing with excellence the DDF and Fekkai brands during the FY 14/15 without impacting customer and consumer demand during the transition period to different region and DC.

Logistics Operation Supervisor - Raw Materials (Warehouse)

Procter & Gamble -Clairol Inc., Stamford, Connecticut

February 2001 – November 2009

Responsible for all operations aspects of Clairol Receiving Department, including Savings and loss elimination, Department Development, internal customer service and Inventory Accuracy.

Supervise, train and coach employees, developing skills and ownership, as a Subject Matter Expert in charge of Skills Assessment and creation of SOP’s, Work process, and CBA’s for the Department.

Established and implemented individual systems for various work processes performed in the Warehouse, such as raw materials goods receipts, material put away, chemical sampling, Rack inspections, Returns to inventory, Inventory Cycle Counts, Good Manufacturing Practices.

Active supporter of IWS (Integrated Work Systems) in the Plant; PM pillar (Progressive Maintenance) member, in charge of AM (Autonomous Maintenance) support as AM co-leader for a packing line and Plant Visual Controls system owner. Participate on an A&S (Administration and Support) team for the transition of the Mail room responsibilities to Pitney Bowes, and FI team (Focus Improvement) qualified. These systems are used to reduce Defects and Losses to zero, and to create total employee involvement.

Participate in the development and implementation of Quality Assurance SOP’s for Materials Receiving Department and score eight on control testing and physical audit. Developed a process to eliminate QI’s (Quality Incidents) in the chemical sample room.

Lead a Focused Improvement project team that successfully reduced contamination from machinery by 75% and a total estimated value of $288M in savings per year.

Lead new organizational design conversion for the warehouse, implementing new roles, different shifts and contracting basic skill task positions.

Certified by DGAC (Dangerous Goods Advisory Council) in preparing Hazardous Materials for transportation in multiple modes (Ground, Air, and Water).

Warehouse Coordinator - Raw Materials August 1998 – February 2001

Procter & Gamble -Clairol Inc., Stamford, CT

UPS - United Parcel Service, Norwalk, CT 1997 – 1998

International Auditing Department Coordinator

B & B Corporation, Miami Lakes, FL 1996 – 1997

Warehouse Supervisor/Receiving Department

French Fragrances Inc., Miami, FL 1994 – 1996

Warehouse Distribution Coordinator

EDUCATION

1993 – 1995 MIAMI-DADE COMMUNITY COLLEGE, MIAMI, FL.

COMPUTER GRAPHIC DESIGN - ANIMATION

1989 – 1992 LA GUARDIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE, NEW YORK, NY

ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE IN GRAPHIC ARTS - GRAPHIC DESIGN (AS)

1986 – 1988 UNIVERSIDAD DEL VALLE, CALI, COLOMBIA

ARCHITECTURE / GRAPHIC DESIGN

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