Experience

Gimme Seaweed
• United States
• Food and Beverage Services
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Planning Director

  • Jun 2023 - Present


Meyer

• United States
• Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Storage
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Planning Director

  • Feb 2022 - Nov 2022

  • Coordinated daily inventory and financial operations for 17+ kitchenware brands. • Acted as point-of-contact in communications with members of the food and hospitality industries on the determination of appropriate kitchenware. • Oversaw the recruitment, employment, evaluation, and termination activities of staff. • Prepared department budget analyses, presentations, reports, and briefs for executive leadership & Board of Directors. • Organized and facilitated regular company staff meetings on company goals, objectives, and budgets. • Piloted development of robust demand planning processes that resulted to a 12% Lag 1 forecast accuracy improvement. • Achieved an 8% fill rate on key business segment with product in Thailand and Italy through strategic business relationships and implementing detailed production tracking capabilities. Show less



Haus

• Furniture and Home Furnishings Manufacturing
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Senior Production & Supply Chain Manager

  • Apr 2021 - Oct 2021

  • Directed packaging procurement strategy and execution, including vendor contracts, vendor relationships, ongoing ordering, and cost improvement projects. • Supervised warehouse and fulfillment teams, and established productivity tracking practices, measures, and employee policies. • Monitored supply chain data, inventory levels, and shipping and delivery processes. • Instated and optimized an inventory management process and documentation system to track inventory for 6 partnership locations, resulting in 100% reduction in surprise stockouts. • Led company transition and implementation to a 3PL partner status for DTC fulfillment. Show less



Amy's Kitchen

• United States
• Food and Beverage Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Demand Planning Manager

  • Dec 2019 - Apr 2021

  • Partnered with S&OP manager to align organizational execution of monthly demand review in S&OP cycle. • Utilized company’s analytical, marketing, and sales data to estimate future product demands. • Orchestrated development of the demand planning department within Sales Ops, leading to the first Demand Planning-specific job title. • Accomplished 78% accurate demand planning inputs throughout COVID-19 pandemic, allowing organization to move toward increasing capacity by 6% • Advanced implementation of Arkieva demand planning software, including statistical model validation and business process support, with on-time delivery. Show less



Nestlé

• Switzerland
• Food and Beverage Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Demand & Supply Planning Manager For Baking & Beverage Divisions

  • 2017 - 2019

  • Conducted hiring, training, daily work activities, and career development of seven demand and supply planners and two demand and supply planning leads.• Maintained and updated records of a $400 million 18-month rolling plan on mainstay brands, including Nesquik, Ovaltine, and Nestle Hot Chocolate.• Navigated performance for continuous improvement of quality and reliability of Nestle’s Demand Plan and unforeseen circumstances.• Liaised with 3rd party vendors for baking and beverage products to ensure supply. Show less

• Beverage Division Supply Planner

  • 2016 - 2017

  • Prepared supply forecasts, briefs, presentations, and status reports to achieve monthly KPIs. • Assessed financial structure and inventory storage of Nestle beverages in warehouse. • Advised management of changes to inventory warehousing to meet increased or reduced demand. • Achieved a 99% customer fill rate in 2016 while reducing days on hand by 10.• Established a new planning calendar that allowed Nestle plant to take on additional volume while reducing labor requirements through optimized order flow and predictability. Show less

• Sourcing Specialist

  • 2015 - 2016

• Factory Finite Scheduler

  • 2013 - 2015

• Beverage Division Deployer

  • 2012 - 2013


Abbott Diabetes Care
• Operations Intern

  • May 2011 - Aug 2011

University of Southern California
• United States
• Medical Practices
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Undergraduate Research Assistant at Viterbi School of Engineering

  • Aug 2008 - May 2011

Abbott Laboratories
• Colombia
• Personal Care Product Manufacturing
• 200 - 300 Employee
• Global Drug Supply Management Intern

  • May 2010 - Aug 2010