Sales Supply Chain

Marcus Rodney Vandermeer

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Professional Summary

Supply Chain Analyst with successful and diverse experience in grocery, electronics, and consumer products industries. Supply Chain Certified from the University of Tennessee and Six Sigma Green Belt. Reputation for exceeding Key Performance Indicators. Demonstrated ability to multi-task while keeping a goal oriented approach. Known for prioritizing company objectives and achieving superior results. Specific expertise in:

Purchasing

Statistical Analysis

Root Cause Analysis

New Product Implementation

Negotiating

Blue Print Reading/Analysis

Forecasting

Promotional Analysis

CPFR

Inventory Control

Replenishment

Distribution

Technical Summary

Software:

MS Office:

SAP, BW, INFOREM, Retail Link, Decision Support, DCS, EDI, SkuPlan, E3, JDE, and others

Excel, Access, Word, PowerPoint, Visio, Paradox Databases, Word Perfect, Lotus Notes, and Outlook

Professional Experience

Caterpillar Global Mining, Denison, Texas February 2013 – April 2015

Engineering Change Notice (ECN) Coordinator

Prioritized and Coordinated Engineering Changes with internal cross functional groups and external OEMs. Responsible for the organizations adherence to the change request process. Ensure effective communication between all departments on all projects. Support customer-driven product changes and application approval process. Managed team of 4 Employees.

Reviewed and Approved all Engineering Changes for accuracy and recommended inventory disposition.

Led change coordination meetings, maintained tracking files and kept current status of all projects until completed.

Notified customers of pending/released changes and PPAP submissions.

K2 Solutions, Denison, Texas August 2011 – February 2013

Buyer/Supply Chain Analyst – Caterpillar Global Mining Contract

Contract Buyer for Electrical and Small Components. Issued purchase orders based off of forecasted needs, current requirements, desired weeks of supply, and current inventory position. Requested quotes of new materials, reviewed received quotes, and awarded item contracts to suppliers based off of KPIs.

Wilson Logistics, Neosho, Missouri February 2011 – May 2011

Business Analyst – Contract

Contracted to build forecast tool and train associates. Created an Excel forecasting model utilizing 1 main data dump and many linked Excel spreadsheets to forecast daily, weekly, monthly, and quarterly needs. Pivot tables summarized forecasts in weight, cases, pallets, racks, and man hours needed in both units and dollars.

Dannon Yogurts, Fort Worth, Texas September 2006 - August 2010

Wal-Mart Inventory Analyst

Team Lead for a team of 6 Inventory Analysts. Voted Wal-Mart supplier of the year for 2009. Managed the entire CPFR process for Wal-Mart and Sam’s including Wal-Mart Co-Managed responsibilities, Sam’s VMI responsibilities, promotional orders, forecasting and replenishment. Maximized sales at all 3300 stores and 600 Sam’s Clubs while continuing to reduce inventory, returns, and increasing store in-stocks and profitability.

Instrumental in increasing sales from an average of $3M per week to $7M per week.

Successfully increased turns from 20 per month to 65 per month while decreasing markdowns from an average of 9% to 2.5%.

Consistently maintained store in-stocks above 98% while reducing week’s on-hand from 3 WOS to 1 WOS.

Sony Electronics, Inc., Las Colinas, Texas April 2003 - June 2006

Sr. Asset Analyst - National Accounts

Managed the entire CPFR process for Wal-Mart and Sam’s Clubs VMI responsibilities. Forecasted and replenished to maximize sales at all 3300 stores and 600 Sam’s Clubs while continuing to reduce inventory, returns, and increasing store in-stocks and profitability.

Successfully increased and consistently maintained store in-stocks above 98%.

Reduced week’s on-hand / on-order from 9-10 WOS to 3-4 WOS.

Team lead for returns initiative to reduce damaged, abused, and incomplete returns from 10% to 3.4% realizing an increase in account profits by $60M per year.

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Sara Lee Corporation, Winston Salem, North Carolina April 2002 - July 2002

Sr. Replenishment Analyst

Recruited for and successfully consolidated three Replenishment offices from CT, DE, and NC to home office in NC. Managed the entire replenishment program for assigned retail accounts to meet established goals and objectives for sales, inventory turns, in-stocks, and profitability. Analyzed replenishment performance daily to ensure plans are meeting intended objectives and adjusted where needed to maximize sales and profits.

Issued and monitored all purchase orders for assigned accounts from time of entry to final receipt.

Monitored consumer sales data at retail store level via EDI to insure integrity of data and adjusted / balanced where necessary.

Identified business opportunities and performance issues and created strategic plans to drive results.

Fleming Foods, Lewisville, Texas January 2000 - March 2002

Sr. Inventory Specialist

Forecasted and monitored sales dollars and units through the use of INFOREM from assigned vendors such as SC Johnson, P&G, Kimberly Clark, Clorox, Unilever, Kraft and others. Supervised the daily responsibilities of inner-department inventory specialists assigned to Warsaw, North Carolina. Trained new inventory specialists in INFOREM purchasing system, internal forecasting and maintenance systems.

Maintained minimum desired service level of 98% to customers such as Kmart, Military, Best Buy, IGA, Piggly Wiggly, and others while maintaining minimum inventory turns of 30.

Issued and maintained up to 1000 purchase orders at any given time.

Worked directly with vendors to resolve order and delivery issues.

Managed and maintained all internal deals with corporate vendors pertaining to item deals and trends.

Ensured successful implementation of all national and corporate marketing programs and filling in with local programs to meet retailer needs.

Balanced and approved all outstanding invoices that did not match corporate purchase orders.

JCPenney Inc., Plano, Texas October 1998 - December 1999

Manufacturing Operations Analyst

Forecasted sales dollars and units of current and future seasons to insure that all assigned products were purchased, manufactured, and distributed to retail and surplus liquidation stores nationwide on-time.

Prepared assortment plans for assigned lines of merchandise by analyzing and evaluating previous season’s results in addition to trends and opportunities.

Reviewed and made recommendations for changes and improvements to planograms.

Worked with overseas and domestic suppliers to insure the accuracy and integrity of shipments.

Continual analysis of sales to determine the optimal time to place rebuys with suppliers as necessary to accommodate sales.

Scheduled all special projects to be completed in distribution centers.

Mary Kay Cosmetics, Inc., Dallas, Texas September 1996 - October 1998

Global Inventory Control / Forecast Analyst

Monitored sales dollars and units of current and future product promotions to insure that product is scheduled, manufactured, and distributed to US branches on time according to MRP requirements. Monitored the balance of low inventory items and directed the redistribution of items as necessary to avoid backorders.

Successfully reduced overstock and obsolescent inventory worldwide by $500M.

Worked with INFOREM in the purchasing and scheduling of raw materials to finished goods.

Fossil Watches, Inc., Richardson, Texas June 1993 - Sept 1996

Purchasing Inventory Assistant Manager

Supervised immediate department staff of five people. Account maintenance of vendors including negotiating, purchasing, tracking, and wiring of foreign currency to selected accounts worldwide. Maintained balance of inventory based off desired months of supply provided by management.

Received and tracked all levels of inventory into Corporate Headquarters and Representatives warehouses worldwide. Monitored physical inventories to that of the computer and researched all differences.

Worked with customs officials, brokers, and various government agencies, such as Fish & Wildlife and FDA around the world for clearance and permission to import goods into country.

Partnered with various inbound and outbound freight forwarders to ensure smooth transition of goods to final destination.

Education

BSBM, LeTourneau University, Dallas, Texas, December 1998

Completion of 24 hours towards MBA, specializing in Supply Chain Logistics, LeTourneau University, Dallas, Texas

GPA 3.82

Certification

Certified, Supply Chain, University of Tennessee (Satellite Campus), Irving, Texas, 2005

Six Sigma Green Belt, 2013

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