GREGORY J. HATZENBUHLER

Orange County, Ca • LinkedIn Profile

(714) 606–7496 • ad255v@r.postjobfree.com

SENIOR SALES AND OPERATIONS PLANNING PROFESSIONAL

Inventory Strategy • Sales & Operations Planning • Business Transformation • Program Management

Customer-centric supply chain leader and project manager with a demonstrated ability to translate business plans into high-performing operations by leveraging effective sales and operations planning, master planning, and execution.

Project managed transformation of operations planning for Ventura Foods and Avon Protection. Positioned SIOP/S&OP as a key driver of P&L performance, international multi-site manufacturing and distribution optimization, and customer success.

Outstanding strategic agility, business acumen, and leadership skills. Influence success and staff development via coaching, mentoring, and data-driven decision-making. Earned the well-regarded CPIM certification.

STRATEGIC COMPETENCIES: Enterprise Supply Chain Planning • Vision Definition • Cross-Functional Leadership • Integrated Business Planning • Analytics • S&OP • SI&OP • Forecasting • Demand Planning • Inventory Management • Global Logistics • Project & Program Management • Systems Implementation • Vendor Management Inventory • Contract Manufacturing • Master Scheduling • Root Cause Analysis • Total Quality Management • GMP • ISO-9001 • FDA Compliance • Demand Solutions Forecasting • JDEdwards ERP • MS Word, Excel & PowerPoint

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

FULL TIME CAREGIVER: Anaheim, CA 2022–2023

Provided full spectrum of care coordination and support to a family member during extended illness through full recovery.

AVON PROTECTION PLC: Irvine, CA 2022–2022

Manager – Integrated Business Planning

Recruited by UK-based, publicly traded $175M developer and manufacturer of respiratory and protective equipment in military and first responder applications to build integrated planning framework and shape corporate strategy as Sales, Inventory & Operations Planning (SIOP) leader for 5 global plants.

Built and launched unified SIOP framework from inception to ongoing operation. Developed templates, processes, and SOPs; broke down silos between Sales and Operations to integrate data; and delivered cohesive monthly revenue plans.

Attained a higher level of sales forecast integrity and accountability. Liaised in MS Teams as a Six Sigma project to consolidate, harmonize, and feed forecasts, budgets, and production plans to master monthly SIOP plan, and drove executive reviews that sharpened alignment between plans and capabilities.

Project managed key initiatives that improved P&L performance. Introduced “Available to Promise” reports for quick turnaround orders, synthesized historic data and trends into digital dashboard, and built models for new product lines.

VENTURA FOODS LLC: Brea, CA 2000–2022

Corporate Manager – Inventory

Joined early-stage provider of processed packaged food products to the foodservice and retail channels leading inventory management programs. Role repeatedly elevated and expanded to shape, build, and direct the full scope of sales, inventory, and operations planning for 3,000 product SKUs generating $2.5B in annual revenues across the US and globally.

Architected roadmap that strengthened service delivery and KPI performance. Introduced disciplined planning and analytics framework, increasing alignment between supply levels and creating client-centric culture.

Leveraged legacy account successes to drive P&L growth. Liaised with Sales team to demonstrate value and partnership, leading to integrated business planning processes and RFP wins with high profile QSR firms.

Played integral role in enterprise deployment of Demand Solutions forecast planning system and JDEdwards ERP. Delivered functionality inputs as SME. Liaised with plants on training, internal change, and master schedules.

Generated $300K+ in combined OPEX/CAPEX savings via inventory network optimization. Directed strategic analysis of regional plant and distribution network, influencing production shifts to refocus toward local demand.

Coached, mentored, and developed matrixed stakeholders in demand planning, sales and operations planning, manufacturing, and operations.

EARLY CAREER

CONAGRA FOODS (Retail Food Products): Fullerton, CA

Program Manager – Vendor Managed Inventory

WAKUNAGA OF AMERICA (Nutritional Supplements): Mission Viejo, CA

Production Manager/Master Scheduler

NORTHROP GRUMMAN (Commercial and DOD Aerospace): Redondo Beach, CA

Production Control Manager and Program Master Scheduler

EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS

Associate of Arts Degree - Business Administration

EL CAMINO COLLEGE: Torrance, CA

CPIM - Certified in Planning and Inventory Management

APICS - THE ASSOCIATION FOR SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT: Chicago, IL

TQM - Total Quality Management Team Facilitator

ASQ - AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR QUALITY: Milwaukee, WI

PROFESSIONAL & VOLUNTEER LEADERSHIP

APICS – THE ASSOCIATION FOR SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT: Active Member

IBF – INSTITUTE OF BUSINESS FORECASTING: Active Member

100th BOMB GROUP VETERANS ASSOCIATION: Historian

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