Supply Chain Project Management

Summary of Qualifications

Accomplished, results-driven inventory/logistics management professional with strong analytical thinking, problem-solving and project management skills. Proficient in financial and inventory acumen with experience in buying and planning.

Skills

Supply Chain and Logistics

Project Management

Demand and Replenishment Planning

Analytical Thinking

Strategic Planning

Integrated Planning and Execution

Sales and Operation Planning (S&OP)

Forecast and Budget Management

Professional Experience

Walgreens Boots Alliance – Deerfield, Illinois November 2017 - Present

Senior Manager, Demand & Supply Planning

Responsible for leading a team of demand and supply planners to improve inventory productivity and driving sales and profit goals for a $2.7B division.

Instrumental in implementing SAP, on-boarding over 500 vendors, and improving fill rate by 15%

Establish new reporting process to monitor and drive vendor accountability to achieve current in-stock and inventory budget

Negotiate and partner with vendors to improve supply chain efficacy and drive mutual synergy

Partnering with IT and establishing system enhancement to accommodate current business needs

Develop and mentor the team while challenging them to manage a complex direct to store delivery network

Partner with cross functional team from Merchandising, Space Planning and Store operation to drive 97% on shelf availability while managing inventory budget

Collab orating with our CPG vendors and distributors to drive DC efficiencies and maintain our in-stock

Partnered with sourcing on the RFP process to negotiate a new contract with our current suppliers

Walgreens Boots Alliance – Deerfield, Illinois August 2016 to November 2017

Supply Chain Manager

Manage a team of 4 demand and supply planners to oversee a $1.9B business. Collaborate with vendors to improve inventory in stock and sales

In effort to improve in stock for Puerto Rico, established a new supply chain flow path which reduced inventory cost by 10% and DC cost by $400K

Achieved a 97.2% SSIS by created a new reset process with our current suppliers

Reduced waste by $9M by changing our forecasting strategy, improving forecast MAPE

Walgreens Boots Alliance – Deerfield, Illinois January 2015 -August 2016

Demand Planner

Joined the team to manage inventory and reduce waste in the food and consumable category, using statistical modeling techniques and forecast sales trend. Responsible for supply chain S&OP to improve inventory flow and reduce waste.

Drive the seasonal candy program to achieve 97% in stock while improving sales 3%

Manage current DSD vendors during reset to reduce inventory liability as well as forecast new items and meet our reset goals

Created a tool used to drive in stock and mange days of supply to achieve our sales and in stock level

Sears Holdings – Hoffman Estates, Illinois June 2011 – January 2015

Sr Inventory Manager

Implement inventory optimization to improve costs and customer service throughout distribution centers and retail locations. Responsible for forecasting and analyzing inventory, sales, and product deployment. Oversee performance reporting, resolving discrepancies. Work with purchasing and logistics managers to establish optimal order quantities, inventory targets, and turnover objectives. Partner with the buying team to create strategic merchandise business plans.

Drove a 20% online sale increase by improving online functionality that enabled customers to buy merchandise online and pick up in stores

Realized a $600,000 savings in freight by consolidating distribution center delivery and containers

Traveled to Hong Kong for vendor negotiations on a sourcing trip

Sears Holdings – Hoffman Estates, Illinois March 2010 – June 2011

Senior Inventory Analyst (March 2010-June 2011)

Brought in to stabilize the footwear inventory team and lead an inexperienced group of analysts to achieve annual financial plan.

Through data analysis built and implemented a tool for SKU optimization that increased in-stock and drove a reduction in non-productive inventory

Managed and trained a team of analysts in planning, forecasting and supply chain

Partnered with Buyers on weekly and monthly business forecasts, to address liability products for markdowns and to create seasonal postmortem analysis

Sears Holdings – Hoffman Estates, Illinois December 2005 – March 2010

Associate Buyer

Selected to develop and merchandise assortments, assist in forecasting and help manage inventory levels for a $200 million department. Worked in close collaboration with the marketing team to manage promotional events, coordinated markdown process, maintained vendor relations, researched market competition, and played key role in vendor negotiations.

Solely responsible for merchandising, developing purchasing and line review presentation of a $45 million category

Led successful negotiations with vendors to reduce costs by 6% on a $10 million buy

Improved department sales by 7% and the margin by 4% through astute analysis of promotions and recommending ways to drive profit

Assisted in the development of product negotiation to include cost, subsidy, and terms

Partner with the Planner to complete accurate forecasts as well as evaluate sales, markdowns, and receipts

Technical Skills

Microsoft Office Suite, SAP, JDA, SAS financial planning, Access, SQL, MicroStrategy

Certification

Lean Six Sigma

Education

Northern Illinois University – Dekalb, Illinois. 1997

Bachelor of Science in Marketing

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