Operations & Forecast Analyst/ Buyer

Roseanne Martinez

** ***** *******, *******, ** *6401

Tel: 203-***-****

Email: ********.********@*****.***

Profile Motivated and accomplished business professional with proven success supporting company growth with a solid analytics discipline and a commitment to operational excellence. Highly organized with strong interpersonal skills and the ability to problem-solve and multi-task to achieve results.

Experience

Thule Group Inc. Jan. 2005 – Present

Operations & Forecast Analyst/ Buyer

Diverse career experience thru a progression of roles and responsibilities at Thule Group Inc., a global manufacturer and retailer of transport carriers, bags and racks. Most recently responsible for the creation of forecasting models, analysis of data and trends and recommendations to support the operational efficiency of the company. Forecasting & Operations

• Led a broad range of processes such as inventory planning and analysis, demand planning, increase of OTIF accuracy and production optimization.

• Developed and presented recommendations and insights to the department Presidents and their leadership teams

• Worked across business functions to gather and consolidate forecast and demand requirements.

• Facilitated weekly and monthly review meetings to identify trends and risks in capacity, projections and sales

• Ensured the timely distribution of operational reports to all department heads

• Produced forecast analyses for demand plan to actual / forecasted sales, customer fulfillment projections against inventory and purchases

• Produced daily and weekly operational reports including: o Finished goods to enable the purchasing of raw materials and finished products, sales tracking and production planning

o Inventory shortages, orders available to ship and shipping OTIF o Warehouse inventory re-allocation and weekly backlog reporting o Production time, items & quantity to be used for efficiency tracking and monthly production bonuses. Monthly bonus calculated based on the daily efficiencies

• Buyer of all non-inventory items and select inventory items based on vendor Systems Administration

• Responsible for the production of all daily, weekly and monthly system reports

• Maintained all upgrades and patches to the Pivot Link computer system

• Provided support and training of employees on the Microsoft Office suite Thule Group Inc. Oct. 2000 – Jan. 2005

Business Analyst

Responsible included:

• Month-end sales and financial business reports, sales budget and forecast report and analysis

• Database Administration and Reporting

• Product Line Profit and loss analysis

• Weekly Forecasting of Demand for use in sales tracking and production

• Weekly and Monthly commissions reporting for payment to outside sale representatives

• Quarterly physical inventory support for trailer division in Maine

• Creation of PowerPoint Presentations for senior leaders (budget review presentations, board meeting presentations, DSO presentations, etc.)

• Ad-hoc data requests to support the business strategy and the needs of all departments

Thule Group Inc. Mar. 1988 – Sep. 2000

Systems Analyst / Information Technology Manager

• Software and hardware maintenance responsibility for the Company's IBM AIX RS6000, Compaq Server, Novell 4.11 Network, Nortel Telephone System, Personal Computers & Printers. Coordinated maintenance with external suppliers when necessary. Tested and troubleshoot all applications and program changes before final installation

• Investigated, analyzed and repaired any network, software or hardware problems. i.e.: printer locking, software conflicts

• Trained employees on use of computer network system and software applications (Microsoft Windows, Excel, Word and other applications)

• Implemented software and hardware upgrades and enhancements throughout the company (Bar-coding, EDI, Network, Telephone System, PC's)

• Purchased all computer hardware and software. Provided information data as required to support the business strategy and the needs of all departments Assistant to the Controller / Inventory Control Supervisor

• Supervised the data entry of accounts payable invoices, receivables, adjustments, purchases and commissions. Supervised the activities of the Accounts Receivable department. Daily responsibilities included the distribution of cash, processing of credit applications and weekly credit check reports on overdue accounts

• Assisted controller with the monthly financial sales figures & inters company purchases. Maintained daily input to the General Ledger. Processed month end financial reports and weekly accounts payable checks. Processed daily invoices and credits. Prepared weekly and monthly-accumulated sales figure. Prepared quarterly Connecticut State sales tax. Processed all intercompany balance sheets, netting, memos, letters, and reports. Created and processed projected inventory sales report, inventory history analysis reports and weekly stock reports

• Tracked and maintained current inventory levels in multi warehouse locations. Managed the status of imported and exported inventory Inside sales representative / Technical support

• Serviced and supported customers with questions and orders Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company. Nov. 1983 – Dec. 1998 Front End Manager / Bookkeeper / Payroll Administrator

• Assisted store manager with all aspects of business operations. Duties included merchandise control, cashier supervision and training of new employees, reconciliation of receivable, payroll and customer relations, weekly payroll Education Westchester Community College

Associates Degree – Data Programming

Skills Oracle Microsoft Office Professional Monarch Report Write Forecasting Demand Solutions Forecast Software Project Management Strategic Planning Inventory Management Process Improvement Purchasing Budgets Analysis

Accounts Payable Accounts Receivable Collections

Payroll Business Strategy People Management

Certifications TS 16949 Lead Auditor Certification Mar. 2017 ISO / TS 16949 Certification Jan. 2015

ISO 9001 Certification Feb. 2012

Microsoft Office Training – Advance user Jun. 2005 Novel 4.1 – 4.11 Certification Oct. 1999

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