Supply Chain Project Manager
Resume:
SUMMARY
An experienced professional
with over ** years of
experience leading
transformative projects and
teams, creating short- and
long-term impact for
companies to revolutionize
performance.
PROFILE
JOB TITLE
Manager
STUDIUM
Bachelor of Science 2015
Bachelor of Business 2015
CERTIFICATIONS
Employee Development
OMT Global
2016
Lean Six Sigma Green Belt
ASQ
2019
EXPERIENCE
MANAGER 12/2023 – 04/2025
Ernst & Young / Stuttgart, DE
Strategized and implemented transformative supply chain and operations projects for Fortune 500 clients in the chemicals & life science, manufacturing, and fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) industries. Responsible for strategic change management and risk analysis within cross-functional teams. Led clients with business requirement planning for new ERP system implementation. Created new Ecosystem relationship with top Decision Intelligence provider for joint Go-To-Market activities. Client serving engagement manager.
Instrumental in driving adoption and utilization of new systems realizing a $12 million reduction in inventory for a client in the manufacturing sector.
Led a team of consultants and clients in strategic change management for an inventory optimization artificial intelligence system deployment across 5 legacy systems impacting global business units (EU, USA& Canada, APAC).
Authored AI Adoption Playbook, creating the overarching design and implementation framework for all AI projects for a Fortune 500 Client.
Interfaced with upper management, developing a comprehensive KPI and risk management framework preemptively identifying problem areas leading to over 76% adoption.
Trainer and Workshops for EY’s Analytics Fundamentals program.
Development and management of 1 direct report.
SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER 03/2022 – 11/2023
PROJECT MANAGER 09/2020 – 03/2022
Lidl International / Neckarsulm, DE
Tasked to design and implement an international artificial intelligence project in 32 countries. Introduced new strategies to improve performance and growth. Established and executed product goals, plans, and business processes to meet company expectations. Collaborated with cross-functional teams to align system processes with operational processes. Product Owner.
Managed all stakeholder relationships, negotiate scope, requirements and deadlines for the 6.5 million euro project.
Led the planning, development and implementation of an artificial intelligence product that enables employees in 32 countries to reduce shrink by specific targets.
Conceptualized and strategized the development of a new Microstrategy Dashboard for all users to support product performance analysis.
Led an international cross-functional project team to troubleshoot issues from coding improvements to loading speed.
Jessica Rhodes
17 East 96th St. Apt 6B, New York NY 10128
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Manager
TEAM MANAGER – SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT 11/2017-09/2020 Lidl US / Washington, D.C.
Coordinated projects to maintain and improve supply chain KPIs through short- and long-term analysis and improvement actions. Strategic management of inventory flow and order quantities of approximately 3000 items. SAP Key User. Optimization of an import order process consisting of 600 articles in 4 different categories. Working with cross-functional teams to deliver national advertising campaigns with assortment and markdown targets. Recruitment, development and management of employees with 4 direct reports.
Increased in forecast quality in SAP F&R by 13 percent through systematic optimization.
Reduced regional average order time per day by 36 percent.
Created a digital ordering process to reduce range by 27 percent at a cost savings of 10 million per year.
Missing items reduced by 47 percent
Developed a cross-functional process to reduce inventory discrepancies by
$12.6 million.
TEAM MANAGER- FRESH SUPPLY CHAIN 09/2015-11/2017
Lidl US - Nuremberg, DE/Salzburg, AT/Washington D.C., USA Monitored the inventory flow of 220 items. Planning and execution of advertising campaign and allocation strategy for fresh categories. Optimizes and negotiates supplier and delivery schedules with cross-functional partners. Creates merchandising plans and calculates presentation quantities. Implements tools and processes to achieve continuous growth in alignment with regional freshness teams. Recruitment, development and management of 2 direct employees.
Reduced markdowns by 12 percent through optimized minimum order quantities.
Led a cross-functional project that resulted in a 33 percent reduction in bake- off write-offs.
Reduced labor costs during a cross-functional project by 7 percent.
Implemented piece picking optimization project resulting in savings of
$200,000 per year.
Assignment in 2 different countries (Lidl Germany 11/2015 -7/2016 and Lidl Austria 7/2016 -11/2016).
ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE
Market Specialist – Market Connect Group 12/2011-05/2015 Sourcing Intern – Perry Ellis International 06/2014 – 09/2014 EDUCATION
GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN & OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
University of South Carolina /Columbia, SC 08/2010 – 05/2015 Degree: Bachelor of Science
RETAIL ORGANIZATION
University of South Carolina /Columbia, SC 08/2010 – 05/2015 Degree: Bachelor of Business Administration
TECHNICAL SKILLS
MICROSOFT OFFICE (Word, Outlook, PowerPoint)/EXCEL/SAP/SAP F&R/SAP IBP/EWM/SQL/G-SUITE/JIRA/CONFLUENCE
SOFT SKILLS
Time Management
Teamwork
Communication
Emotional intelligence
Problem Solving
Leadership
Adaptability
Work Ethic
LANGUAGES
ENGLISH
Native Speaker
GERMAN
Professional Fluency
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