Darcie Fox

**** ***** ****** *****, ****** Valley, California 94552

510-***-****

925-***-****

kzga1r@r.postjobfree.com

SUPPLY CHAIN DIRECTOR / MANAGER

Highly motivated and goal oriented supply chain executive with over 23 years of experience in developing and implementing tactical and strategic business plans and initiatives; equipped with broad background and expertise on consumer goods as well as in food service and retail industries, focusing on achievement of internal customers’ and corporate objectives. Adept at working in dynamic and challenging environments; driving cost out of the system; collaborating with the team to achieve goals on time and within budget constraints; and promoting open interactive communications throughout the organization. Thrives at developing effective resolutions in diagnosing issues, evaluating trends and risks, and driving new initiatives in supply chain management. Demonstrated success in supervising cross-functional teams to streamline processes and systems necessary for the achievement of goals and objectives.

CORE COMPETENCIES

Business Process Re-engineering

Lean Supply Chain Management

Sales and Operations Planning

Forecasting

Demand Planning

Logistics

Transportation Management

Cost-optimized Capacity Planning

Enterprise Resource Planning

Production Planning

Scheduling

Material Requirements Planning

Distribution Requirements Planning

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

- Worked for a 3,200-employee food manufacturer, supplying food service and consumer packaged goods to domestic and international markets, representing over $400M in sales, 600 different stock items in six factories, and two distribution centers

- Streamlined business processes and sustained aggressive expansion goals as organizational major initiatives

- Spearheaded strategic optimization project team consisting of 50 members from multiple functions achieving overall savings of $4M

- Implemented centralization of new department, leading to increased forecast accuracy by 29% while maintaining customer service targets, consistently exceeding 95%, and reducing finished goods inventory by $3M

- Strategically capitalized on the benefits of improving freight management, procurement, rating, and audits, load tendering, and real-time logistics management; heightened shipment management efficiencies for TL, LTL, rail, inter-modal, ocean, parcel, and air modes resulting in more than a million dollar savings in less than 24 months

- Instrumental in providing key support in planning, warehousing, and logistics to support LEAN initiatives and processing within overall company supply chain resulting in $2M savings to the company

- Director of Demand Planning for the Beverage Division of Nestle USA, the largest food company in the world, representing $1.5B sales in 1996, 2,300 different stock items, five factories, and eight distribution centers

- Modified forecast processes by initiating a new department and reassigning forecast responsibilities, leading to an increased forecast accuracy of 22% for all 2,300 stock keeping units (SKUs) while increasing customer service targets

- Held accountable for the $26M inventory and sales forecast for the Ground Coffee Division totaling to $250M

- Significantly reduced inventory levels by improving forecast accuracy, resulting in $1M savings in operational interest while keeping customer service levels constant

- Successfully streamlined SKU count by 13% and increased operational efficiencies by leading a task force responsible for identifying and targeting selected items for discontinuation

CAREER OVERVIEW

- Assumed responsibility for selecting and implementing an enterprise resource planning system for Idahoan Foods by collaboratively working with both client and consultant resources

- Closely worked with Idahoan Foods to understand current business processes imposing appropriate technology model to alleviate pain points, optimize efficiencies, and deliver best practices

- Conducted client visioning sessions focusing on the uses of different technologies giving specific examples of each product and brainstorming specific solutions

- Managed all phases of sales and operations, including planning process, production planning, scheduling, forecasting, and logistics for six production and packaging facilities; supervised four managers in three locations and a total department of 115

- Modified and improved forecast processes as well as implemented enterprise resource planning, demand planning, scheduling, planning, and business intelligence software; developed intranet website providing daily operational tools and overall business measurement scorecard

- Orchestrated all phases of forecast management driving the operational and financial plans; directly supervised eight senior analysts

- Applied new forecasting process for US sales force streamlining communications for remote and corporate offices

- Headed the transition from Micro Control forecasting system to ACG Forecaster, providing additional modeling capabilities as well as faster aggregation time for management review

- Liaised between business units and sales force enhancing acceptance of consensus forecasts, while improving accuracy to ensure working capital efficiencies

- Employed constrained capacity planning system, which facilitate smoother and more operationally efficient planning processes

- Administrated a staff of seven professional analysts

- Oversaw volume in a sales reporting tool that projected company profitability

- Designed and implemented an accurate and usable online system for sales force to test programs for potential profitability

- Instituted a task force to consolidate company divisions leading to streamlined reporting process and better utilization of disk space

- Implemented training programs and supporting collateral for trade promotion analysis tools

- Pioneered a comprehensive forecast manual serving as a reference guide

WORK CHRONOLOGY

IDAHOAN FOODS ~ LEWISVILLE, ID

Supply Chain Independent Consultant 2008-2010

BASIC AMERICAN FOODS ~ WALNUT CREEK, CA

Director, Planning and Logistics 1997-2008

¬NESTLE USA (BEVERAGE DIVISION) ~ SAN FRANCISCO, CA

Director, Forecast / Demand Planning 1995-1997

Division Production Planning / Forecast Manager 1992-1995

Manager of Forecast Research 1988-1992

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Arts in Design and Industry ~ Graduated magna cum laude

San Francisco State University ~ San Francisco, CA

PROFESSIONAL TRAINING

University of Tennessee Integrated Supply Chain Management Program

Finance for Non-Financial Managers

Lean Manufacturing Training

Sexual Harassment Training

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

Women’s Foodservice Forum

Advancing Productivity, Innovation, and Competitive Success (APICS)

Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP)

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Excel)

Lawson ERP and WMS Software ~ Adage Advanced Planning and Scheduling Software ~ Infor Enterprise Software Logility Software ~ Prescient ~ SAP ~ Oracle Data Warehouse Application

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