Senior Demand Planning & Forecasting Leader
Resume:
LEAH MITCHELL
**********@*****.***
Piqua, OH, USA
Senior Demand Planning and Forecasting professional with 20+ years of experience supporting manufacturing and supply chain organizations through disciplined demand planning, SIOP leadership, and inventory optimization. Proven owner of end-to-end forecasting processes across weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual horizons, translating demand signals into executable production plans that improve forecast accuracy, inventory health, and on-time delivery. CONTACT
Inventory Planning Manager
Regal Rexnord, Tipp City, OH 2019 - 2025
• Own inventory planning strategy supporting service level targets (>95%), working capital, and production execution
• Establish and maintain safety stock policies using APICS methodology to balance service and inventory investment
• Lead Excess & Obsolete (E&O;) inventory reviews and disposition decisions at the part level
• Monitor slow-moving and obsolete inventory trends and recommend corrective actions
• Translate demand signals into inventory strategies supporting on-time delivery performance
• Develop and maintain inventory dashboards and analytics for leadership visibility Maintain planning parameters and master data across Oracle, Demantra, and BI systems Senior Forecast Analyst/Demand Planning
Regal Rexnord, Tipp City, OH 2017 - 2019
• Owned end-to-end demand forecasting across weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual horizons
• Developed item- and family-level forecasts incorporating historical trends, backlog, and customer commitments
• Ensured forecast accuracy through assumption validation, outlier identification, and forecast vs. actual reconciliation
Loaded and validated forecasts within forecasting systems and ERP/MRP to support executable production plans
• Served as a key driver of the SIOP process, aligning demand, capacity, inventory, and financial targets
• Led demand review discussions presenting risks, opportunities, and trade-offs to leadership
• Identified forecast risks and collaborated cross-functionally to define mitigation actions
• Improved inventory–demand alignment, contributing to $10M+ inventory reduction
• Developed forecast accuracy metrics, unit forecast vs. shipment analysis, and demand variability reporting
Financial Analyst
Regal Rexnord, Tipp City, OH 2005-2017
• Supported enterprise forecasting, planning, and AOP cycles during Oracle implementation
• Prepared actual vs. forecast vs. plan reporting for executive and operational reviews
• Analyzed demand, volume, mix, and pricing variances impacting forecast accuracy
• Partnered with BI and planning teams to enhance forecasting visibility and reporting efficiency
• Supported pricing forecasts, margin analysis, and working capital initiatives Forecast Specialist / Supervisor
A.O. Smith, Tipp City, OH 2001-2005
• Maintained monthly demand forecasts and production plans for OEM and distribution customers
• Aligned demand plans with capacity constraints, line rates, and inventory requirements
• Led development of forecasting and reporting tools supporting production planning EDUCATION
Bachelor of Applied Science
Urbana University
Demand Forecasting &
Planning
SIOP / IBP Leadership
Forecast Accuracy
Variance Analysis
ERP / MRP
Forecasting Systems
Inventory Health
Safety Stock & E&O
Manufacturing & Capacity
Alignment
On-Time Delivery (OTD)
Support
Executive Reporting &
Analytics
Cross-Functional Leadership
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
SKILLS
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