Experience

Aspen Pharma Australia

• Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Demand Planner

  • Nov 2021 - Present

  - Review historical sales, demand drivers, and adjust outlying sales data. - Identify and address root causes of key forecast misses in conjunction with the Brand Manager. Current group target is a minimum forecast accuracy of 75% at family and item level. - Conduct a comprehensive monthly review of JE’s statistical forecasts, or as required, to maintain an item level forecast for 24 months. - Collaborate with Brand Managers for new product introductions, discontinuations, promotional activity, or refine current statistical forecasts. - Use and maintain JE planning software and master data in SAP. - Review backorder report daily and follow up as necessary to have the backorder cleared in a timely manner. - Push JE’s recommenced orders into SAP to generate purchase requisitions. - Develop an Inventory Level Projection (ILP) plan for review with Supply Chain administrators so they can raise purchase orders on Vendors, supply a purchase order forecast and answer vendor queries that may be asked. - Develop a stock transfer plan to NZ for products sourced via Australia. - Manage stock in excess, provide a monthly report to Finance and work with relevant teams to address the issue and root cause. - Maintain safety stock levels to meet demand and stock policy’s - To collate data and facilitate the forecast review via the current S&OP process, (may become the pre-demand review meeting with introduction of IBP) - To facilitate the IBP process that Aspen group is implementing. To provide commentary on items that miss on forecast accuracy and where JE forecasts may deviate from budget, both in volume and value. Show less



Metcash

• Australia
• Wholesale
• 700 & Above Employee

• National Demand Planner

  • Sep 2019 - Nov 2021

  - Manage order placement into Metcash warehouses with National Private Label suppliers - Develop and / or maintain strong supplier relationships with the aim of ensuring strong synergies between Supplier and Metcash supply chains - Manage a strong relationship with the Metcash Private Label Team and act as a subject matter expert on demand planning and the Metcash supply chain. - Represent the National Replenishment team in key meetings about: seasonal planning for suppliers, supplier availability and stock management (strategic and operational). - Liaise and communicate with the Metcash State Buying and State Stock control teams on key operational areas. - Assist suppliers and Metcash teams in ensuring supplier changeovers are seamless in execution. - Manage the new line, seasonal, and baseline forecasts for all items. - Communicate key information to suppliers (e.g. forecast plans, demand plans, etc.) on a scheduled basis. - Manage transfers of products/items across states when there are unforeseen delays of import shipments. Show less



DB Schenker

• Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Storage
• 700 & Above Employee

• Pricing Analyst

  • Jun 2019 - Sep 2019

  - Check Quote Management Tool (QMT) on a daily basis to see quote request from all clients. - Source rates and pricing for the preparation of sales quotations or RFQ submissions in a timely manner; including pricing for existing customers. Rates sourced using the RCM tool. - Ensure quotes are made using equotes and send the same to the clients using QMT. Also ensure that the quotes and all communication of rates sourced is stored in a central location as per company protocol. - Support branches / subject matter experts with special requests where and as required (e.g. project related pricing). - Review rate validity and update rates in a timely manner to ensure correct billing at time of shipment (incl. new tender rates). - Assist in maintenance of Standard Local Charges as required. - Hand over new sales leads to Sales Manager. - Actively follow up on outcome of quotes issued. - Correspond with and provide pricing related information to internal/external customer. - Show initiative and take responsibility – assist internal/external customers in the absence of team members. - Raise Corrective Action Requests for all issues - Work cross functionally to complete the tender processes set by the Global Key accounts or products. - Represent Revenue Management at the tender discussions with the Key accounts. - Provide tracking and feedback on the success of the tender submission. Show less



DHL

• Germany
• Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Storage
• 700 & Above Employee

• Business Analyst

  • Feb 2011 - Mar 2019

  - Commercial Forecasting - Data Analysis/ Compilation of annual commercial budget - Reconciliation of reports for commercial and finance management reporting - Program Admin/ Country Business Administrator for DHL Global information systems. Major project involved was the roll out of DHL business reporting application called START which is an IBM Cognos Business Intelligence Suite. Also performed UAT for the application building different queries and modules for the same - Preparation of various pricing analytical tools like Prosper, KAP ( Key Account Pricing), STP (Ship to Profile) Show less



Emirates

• United Arab Emirates
• Airlines and Aviation
• 700 & Above Employee

• Data Analyst

  • Jan 2007 - Dec 2010

  - Update data accurately from sales reports, load sheets and invoices to ensure that the system correctly compares transaction entries with header information. - Update transaction details (primary and secondary) accurately from audit and flight coupons to ensure that data in the system is ready for fares and prorating processes without the necessity for corrections. - Achieve daily target outputs so that data is updated in a timely and orderly manner. This data is used for generating revenue information for senior management. - Maintain up-to-date knowledge through in-house training on latest ticketing discipline in order that tickets with varying conditions are correctly interpreted and updated into the software. - Process other airlines revenue documents ensuring that the revenue accruable to the other airline is allocated accurately - Timely & accurate processing of sales batches which includes sales proration so that the monthly closing is done as per the deadlines - Assist in pre and post monthly closing activities which include generation of MIS reports and updating the same. - Discuss information or business intelligence needs with internal staff and/or external clients. - Collect and collate appropriate data for use in databases and conduct related research. Show less