Supply Chain Inventory Management

LYNN MARLER

SUMMARY:

Extremely organized professional having extensive experience in Supply Chain, Inventory Management, Material Management and Procurement project supporting client like manufacturing, mobility, Packaging and Containers Manufacturing etc.

Extensive experience in inventory management Set up and implemented a consumable inventory process

Experience in confirming material supply demand and prepares necessary work orders based on inventory requirements also analyzing the inventory (working capital) items to improve the inventory levels.

Extensive experience in analyzing of order placements to be on time, component requirements as needed, inventory levels, material availability, etc. to visualize shortages and prevent obstacles.

Strong experience in analyzing customer forecast using excel and SAP.

Successfully created, reviewed and revised master production plans to support forecast demand within inventory investment guidelines through forecast analysis and production capacity analysis.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Computer Proficiency: AS400, Business Objects, SAP ERP, SAP S/4HANA, DPR, SPIN, SalesForce, Oracle, Sage, MS Office, ERP, Oracle, Agilysys/Stratton Warren

Business Analysis & Research Skills

Project Management

Public Relations

Consultative & Training Skills

Pricing Strategies & Sales

Problem Resolution

Planning & Organization

Research & Analytical Skills

Report Generation

EXPERIENCE:

Stryker 11/2024 to 05/2024

Supply Planning Analyst

Plans, schedules and monitors inbound movement of materials from suppliers.

Determines material requirements and coordinates the efficient movement of materials with purchasing, production and engineering.

Determine material requirements and coordinate the efficient movement of materials management and supply of externally sourced production materials (raw material, finished goods, MRO, launch and prototype materials) for the Supplier Operations team

Develops specifications for new contract orders.

SOLIDIGM 06/2022 to 07/2024

Materials Planner

Client: Intel

Supported Material Planning, Inventory Planning, Supply Demand Planning for Solidigm customer like Intel.

Building collaborative relationships with customers and become their trusted ops advisor.

Collaborated with managers to determine supply needs, track and process all inventory activities and assist in forecasting to plan for future orders.

Manage customer demand/supply/order activities to maximize revenue.

Coordinate global customer operations support across cross-functional groups such as Sales, Product Ops, Pricing, Logistics, and Credit.

Ensured all shipments and inventory transaction with accuracy.

Draw meaningful conclusions and develop actionable insights from complex data sets to influence key business decisions.

HARD ROCK HOTEL & CASINO 06/2021 to 06/2022

Purchasing Manager

Responsible for managing all activities pertaining to the purchasing of goods and services for all operations of the property also Daily activities include stock replenishment, restocking, and inventory recovery.

Analyzes markets and vendor conditions for quality, availability and price of materials also Report inventory statistics to management and suggest improvements to inventory control.

In accordance with company policies and internal controls, develops and implements purchasing procedures and manages the workflow of the department.

Lead the Purchasing Team in vendor negotiations which includes strategy, communication and achieving positive results.

Proactively manage suppliers where delivery dates are at risk by escalating withing the supplier organization to identify and evaluate opportunities to improve deliveries.

Monitors requisition activity to ensure that all requests are handled and processed in a timely manner.

Responsible for ensuring Inventory Purchasing System (I/P) is maintained which includes the continual review of data and maintenance of same.

Ensure compliance to company guidelines, purchasing policies and procedures Responsible for ensuring that adequate inventory and product is available to meet the company’s needs.

Records and facilitates RFP’s according to priority and schedule.

Prepares instruction/procedure manuals as required to assist department with all new systems and policies.

Reviews bids and quotations obtained by purchasing staff and makes selections and recommendations.

Develops, updates, maintains and enforces purchasing policies and procedures. Coordinates procedures with all departments.

SIEMENS MOBILITY 05/2019 to 06/2021

Supply Chain/Business Analyst

Ensure continuous supply of required and materials and communicate any supply problems which may pose a risk or impact on business operations.

Lead purchasing activities with manufacturing, planning, sourcing and engineering departments to solve complicated material supply issues.

Take ownership for POs in ERP and maintain system accuracy.

Offer expertise in inventory management and current stock levels to internal teams and customers to facilitate accuracy and product availability.

Partner with Materials Program Managers, Project Managers and quality for un-interrupted delivery of parts for production.

Review open order messages weekly and review with suppliers for accuracy.

Proactively manage suppliers where delivery dates are at risk by escalating withing the supplier organization to identify and evaluate opportunities to improve deliveries.

Provide various reports and metrics to monitor demand/supply / performance and own the supplier OTD metric.

Drive problem analysis and corrective action from scorecard and metrics reporting. Initiate improvement activities to streamline business processes for procurement function and drive the documentation and implementation of enhanced business processes.

Ensure compliance to company guidelines, purchasing policies and procedures.

Maintained inventory count, tracked usage and documented variances.

Interpret interal/external business challenges and recommend best practices to improve products, processes or services.

Analyze and interpret KPIs to identify area for improvement and action plans.

Provide clear and concise data analysis (report or presentation) to support supply-chain decisions.

LANDSBERG ORORA NORTH AMERICA, Rocklin, CA 02/2018 to 05/2019

Inventory Planner

Maintains input data which drives replenishment triggers from the Material Resource Planning system.

Includes lead time, reorder point, maximum inventory level, reorder quantity, scaled purchase quantities.

Determines proper methodology for inventory management by individual material or groups of materials, between reorder point planning and buying to forecast.

Assists in development of “bottom up” forecast models and liaises with business owners to gain consensus and agreement.

Reviews inventory levels, assesses current performance, makes recommendations and changes to optimize inventory related to working capital, customer service and strategic initiatives monthly for all parts assigned or as needed due to stock out or other event.

Assists in development of “bottom up” forecast models and liaises with business owners to gain consensus and agreement.

Reviews inventory levels, assesses current performance, makes recommendations and changes to optimize inventory related to working capital, customer service and strategic initiatives monthly for all parts assigned or as needed due to stock out or other event.

Responsible for metrics related to inventory management which can include turns, GMROII, inventory aging

Manages the onboarding and sunsetting of materials and material groups for the organization ensuring new products support launch and exiting products are fully disposed of.

DK GALVIN & ASSOCIATES 05/2014 to 09/2018

ERP/SAP/DPR Trainer & Consultant/Business Analyst

Conduct SAP and DPR training for the Procurement Team at various locations.

Training to include material forecasting, placing purchase orders, phasing out of materials.

Training Merchandising Team how to maintain Vendor Agreements.

Complete Material Analysis for Seasonality and adjust season profiles as needed.

Manage forecasts on 1,000 materials per week in SAP.

Compile estimated customer demand and sales order to pull forecasts.

Review materials, determine End of Life and complete full Material Analysis on over 1,000 materials.

Submit Last Time Buys based on material phase-outs.

Complete Available to Promise to determine Vendor Inventory, warehouse inventory and forecasts.

Work with Suppliers to determine product availability and when to lower inventory levels.

SYSCO CORPORATION 07/2004 to 08/2014

Business Analyst/Dpr Trainer/Erp Sap Testing & Deployment

Partnered with various teams to complete work assigned.

Ensured work produced is of high quality in terms of errors and rework to meet each customers standards and needs as necessary.

Assessed and interviewed users to determine their understanding and utilization of the systems and their related job responsibilities.

Assisted in identifying further tools to include documentation, tip sheets and system enhancement as needed for the user community.

Developed and built collaborative relationships that increased customer’s positive perceptions of the value DPR, SAP and other related new systems bring to their business which included include Business Technology, OPCo Merchandising, and OE Training.

Duties also to include string testing, integration testing, User Acceptance Testing by creating test scripts, standard operating procedures (SOP’s), best business practices (BBP’s), on-site classroom and one-on-one training, system deployment.

SYSCO FOOD SERVICES OF VENTURA, Oxnard, Ca 03/2003 to 07/2004

Procurement Specialist

Purchase, control and coordinate a continuous inventory to meet the Company’s goals and objectives.

Maximize Service Level and inventory Level.

Purchase products according to guidelines established for stock on hand, out of stocks, and other inventory goals.

Meet service level goal of 99.7% or higher and reduce number of line items out of stocks.

Maintain days of inventory at established goal for product category.

Ensured timely recovery of inventory due to shortages and/or backorders.

Identify and support opportunity for SKU reduction.

Maximize buying and warehouse efficiencies by increasing cases per pallet.

Support logistics load and efficiency maximization by identifying pick up opportunities.

Ensure timely placement of special orders and new product requests.

Reduce or eliminate out of stocks for proprietary items and Gold or Silver customers.

Manage increases and decreases in product cost variances by reviewing Projected Market Gains and Losses report daily.

Ensure losses due to product cost variances and out dated projects are minimized.

Perform other duties as assigned.

SYSCO FOOD SERVICES OF SACRAMENTO, INC., Pleasant Grove, Ca 07/2001 to 03/2003

Account Specialist

Provided direct sales support to all assigned accounts.

Contractually implemented all aspects of the Master Distribution Agreements by coordinating with departments within the company.

Managed, monitored and tracked the performance of all assigned accounts to ensure that maximum sales and profits were being achieved while monitoring the customer’s expectation for service based on the specific Distribution Agreement.

Set up new accounts including creating customer order guides, obtaining new account applications, setting up price-rules, creating SUS charts, establishing order/delivery schedules, implementing customer/vendor pricing agreements, and creating files.

Maintained all pricing agreements as required by the Master Distribution Agreement (MDA).

EDUCATION:

American River, Sacramento, CA.

Bachelors

Marysville High School

HS Diploma

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