S E T H B U R K H A R T M B A

Chicago, IL • 931-***-**** • adjmzf@r.postjobfree.com

S U P P L Y C H A I N A N D M A N A G E M E N T P R O F E S S I O N A L Customer focused supply chain manager with an excellent track record in forecasting, sales and operations planning, data analytics and process design. Successful accomplishments in optimizing efficiency, utilizing critical thinking, and cross- functional collaboration. Develops teams remotely or onsite to focus on success and contribution to organizational goals. Respected for being a hard working team player who is data driven. C O R E C O M P E T E N C I E S

• SAP APO/ SAP IBP/ SQL/ BI • Vendor/ Customer Management

• Microsoft Office Suite • Demand Forecasting

• Inventory Planning • Continuous Improvement

• Data Analysis

• Sales and Operations Planning

• Oracle/ Tableau

• Process Design

P R O F E S S I O N A L E X P E R I E N C E

USG Corporation Chicago, IL

SR. Manager S&OP Supply Planning 2019

• Led team of supply planners and customer collaboration analysts

• Led production network planning for 51 manufacturing and 26 distribution locations

• Long range planning to support strategic decision execution, capital investment, and labor management

• Developed and coached teams on data analysis, strategic critical thinking, internal and external customer collaboration.

• Built, managed, and maintained relationships with business unit leadership.

• Monthly report out responsibility to senior leadership regarding metric performance such as OTIF, product availability, service, and attainment adherence to plan.

• Development of planning tools and continuous improvement of processes SRAM LLC Chicago, IL

Global Lead S&OP 2017 – 2018

• Established and led global demand planning, responsible for North American S&OP Integration

• Led cross functional collaboration activities and report outs with internal and external customers

• Established customer planning collaboration processes to drive increased plan alignment

• Led user design and implementation of SAP Integrated Business Planning (IBP)

• Establishment of planning SOPs and KPIs, both internal and customer facing

• Coordinated overhaul of master data structure and sourcing

• Statistical modeling and algorithmic analysis to develop forecasting models KRAFT HEINZ COMPANY Chicago, IL

Senior Demand Planner 2016-2017

• Managed demand, promotional planning, and BU collaboration for flagship Kraft Mac and Cheese business

• Improved OTIF rate by 3 percentage points by creating new collaborative process between KHC and Walmart

• Increased monthly production and distribution accuracy Seth Burkhart Page 2

• Maintained absolute bias of 4.89% for 2016 against a target of +/- 7%.

• Collaborative liaison between the BU and logistics; partnered with BU and field sales on baseline and promotional planning

• Achieved 99.7% service level while reducing labor hours by 90% by piloting new macro within SAP APO to support modular program execution.

WALGREENS COMPANY Northbrook, IL

Senior Demand Planner - Health and Wellness 2015-2016

• Forecasted and managed inventory for category portfolio contributing over $550M in revenue.

• Supplied analytics to support store/ item inventory settings optimization.

• Evaluated item performance through feedback analysis and collaboration with merchant teams.

• Managed vendors using metric development, performance management, and coaching.

• Conducted supply chain project for resets, revisions, new product launches, and deleted product exit.

• Collaborated with cross-functional teams to support growth and profitability.

• Identified 14% inventory reduction while maintaining 98% in stock levels through waste reduction analytics.

• Created sell through and velocity modeling to support inventory level settings optimization. Senior Supply Planner – Consumables/ Regulated Adult Beverage/ DSD 2014-2015

• Performed forecasting and order management for categories contributing $950M in combined annual sales.

• Led in stock plan to improve in stock and promo performance for Beer category

• Managed project which led movement of distribution of $60M E-cigarette category to third party.

• Reduced excess inventory by 22.6% by driving inventory reduction project.

• Waste reduction that led to 248% increase in GP dollars YOY, and 54% reduction, net $200K GP improvement.

• Trained 14 new employees during the introduction of the DC Coordinator position.

• Recovered $64K in potential lost sales and labor by taking ownership of vendor packaging issue.

• Developed scorecards in collaboration with DSD vendors. HAGEMEYER NORTH AMERICA Nashville, TN

Territory Manager - Distribution and Sales Management 2011-2013

• Direct responsibility for inside sales team and operational warehouse staff

• Grew top 5 accounts by 53% and increased GP% by over 300BPS.

• Executed integrated inventory solutions: VMI, scan based inventory management, and workplace vending.

• Trained in and experience with Lean, 5S, 6 Sigma, and Kaizen Project Management in high volume distribution.

• Personally responsible for $239K in internal and external documented savings. CONSOLIDATED ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTIORS Richmond, KY Branch Manager 2007-2008

• Oversaw all branch activity; managed direct reports, full P&L responsibility

• Overhauled branch inventory reducing aging or dead inventory by 38%; net dollar reduction of $78K.

• Established staff key performance indicators; responsible for staff evaluation and coaching.

• Co-authored management trainee curriculum and handbook for trainees and internship program.

• Interfaced with various levels of customer staff; from hourly employees to senior level management. E D U C A T I O N

Tennessee State University, Nashville, TN, 2009-2011 Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY Masters of Business Administration Bachelors of Science Supply Chain Management Business Economics, Entrepreneurship

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