Director of Demand Planning

• Oct 2023 - Present

Director of Demand and Supply Planning

• Jul 2022 - Oct 2023

Responsible for implementing best practice Demand Planning with statistical models and a full consensus process with key stakeholders. Implementing Master Planning with capacity models to balance constraints and demand. Developing targeted days on hand with statistics based on variability, forecast accuracy and shelf life. Projecting warehouse and transportation needs based on the Master Planning production plan. Manages the Material Replenishment process including MRO and VMI. Supports and… Show more Responsible for implementing best practice Demand Planning with statistical models and a full consensus process with key stakeholders. Implementing Master Planning with capacity models to balance constraints and demand. Developing targeted days on hand with statistics based on variability, forecast accuracy and shelf life. Projecting warehouse and transportation needs based on the Master Planning production plan. Manages the Material Replenishment process including MRO and VMI. Supports and plans for new product launch's with forecasting, Master Planning resources and the timing of key stage gates.

Demand Planning Manager

• Nov 2021 - Jul 2022

Responsible for deriving the rolling 18-month demand plan and the baseline forecast for the annual planning process at Schuman Cheese. Supporting an implementation of a new demand planning process with collaboration amongst Sales, Marketing, Finance, and key Customers to capture business intelligence and translates the information into a consistent and quality forecast.

Demand Planning Supervisor

• Feb 2021 - Nov 2021

Responsible for supporting operations in demand planning to inform food sourcing on supply and inventory needs and determine the daily repack/rework project production schedules for the volunteer center. Meet product demand, efficient product turnaround and effective processing from bulk to finished goods with warehouse management system knowledge, product/inventory management and demand planning skills. Support federal programs demand planning, FoodRX production and component inventory… Show more Responsible for supporting operations in demand planning to inform food sourcing on supply and inventory needs and determine the daily repack/rework project production schedules for the volunteer center. Meet product demand, efficient product turnaround and effective processing from bulk to finished goods with warehouse management system knowledge, product/inventory management and demand planning skills. Support federal programs demand planning, FoodRX production and component inventory planning, and monitor inventory movement. Manager of one direct report, Sourcing and Demand Planning Business Analyst.

Repack and Produce Planner

• May 2020 - Feb 2021

Responsible for supporting operations by determining the daily repack/rework project production schedules for the volunteer center. Also responsible for ensuring that there is adequate supply of produce inventory to meet daily demand for SHH product programs and Feeding MN. Integrates warehouse management system knowledge, product/inventory management and demand planning skills to meet product demand, efficient product turnaround and effective processing from bulk to finished goods.

Global Category Manager

• Dec 2018 - May 2020

Leads and participates in development of long and short-term procurement strategies to ensure stability of supply. Leads and participates in the evaluation, selection, and implementation of supply chain partners to match the global business needs along with optimizing supply chain design for specific commodities and assemblies. Manage the contract and pricing negotiations and make decisions on where to place contracts with external partners to best meets Hypertherm’s… Show more Leads and participates in development of long and short-term procurement strategies to ensure stability of supply. Leads and participates in the evaluation, selection, and implementation of supply chain partners to match the global business needs along with optimizing supply chain design for specific commodities and assemblies. Manage the contract and pricing negotiations and make decisions on where to place contracts with external partners to best meets Hypertherm’s requirements. Apply quantitative methods to assess lowest total cost, negotiate the proper blend of price, service, and commercial terms, then measure and track the benefits. Participate in setting commodity target costs and cost savings targets. Manage supplier performance. Create data-driven reports summarizing supplier performance and lead cross functional stakeholder teams to develop supplier capability and improve supplier performance. Identifies and develops suppliers, managing new supplier on-boarding and orientation process. Communicate Hypertherm’s business forecasts and ensure inventory and capacity is in place to meet the needs of the Business Teams. Develops significant commodity expertise and strong knowledge of the competitive supply environment. Research and report on risk throughout the supply chain to ensure continuity of supply. Work with internal partners to identify opportunities to reduce risk. Work with supply base to drive waste out of the value stream. Partner with New Product Development teams to ensure that a stable, cost effective supply chain is developed for all new product introductions. Partner with Design Engineering to drive design for supply chain and manufacturability.

Master Scheduler, Purchasing Leader

• Sep 2017 - Dec 2018

Leader of our Purchasing team. I work with my Buyers to maintain a Lean inventory position approach while considering the cost of the product and the inventory turn projections. I qualify new suppliers and vendors, write contracts, negotiate stocking strategy and lower pricing with our suppliers. Master Scheduler: Plan production for all Waterjet pumps and small assembly production. Maintain stocking strategy for all of our +6,000 products. Manage the current ECO list… Show more Leader of our Purchasing team. I work with my Buyers to maintain a Lean inventory position approach while considering the cost of the product and the inventory turn projections. I qualify new suppliers and vendors, write contracts, negotiate stocking strategy and lower pricing with our suppliers. Master Scheduler: Plan production for all Waterjet pumps and small assembly production. Maintain stocking strategy for all of our +6,000 products. Manage the current ECO list, priority and meetings. Update weekly and month metrics; Failure to Promise, Cycle Count Accuracy, Inventory Turns, Gap to Plan, Capacity Utilization, Stock Outs, etc. With the S&OP forecasts, I model our future production planning and capacity planning for the S&OP meetings with the known constraints, rates, and stocking strategy. I prepare "what-if"​ unconstrained/constrained analysis on "upside" volume to determine whether or not the volume can be achieved. After I update the models, I review, communicate and interpret the output of the capacity and inventory models to management. I maintain several key planning parameters in the Oracle system with a constant optimizing the sizing for all of our stocking strategy.

Master Scheduler

• Jun 2017 - Sep 2017

Plan production for all Waterjet pumps and small assembly production. Maintain stocking strategy for all of our +6,000 products. Manage the current ECO list, priority and meetings. Update weekly and month metrics; Failure to Promise, Cycle Count Accuracy, Inventory Turns, Gap to Plan, Capacity Utilization, Stock Outs, etc. With the S&OP forecasts, I model our future production planning and capacity planning for the S&OP meetings with the known constraints, rates, and stocking… Show more Plan production for all Waterjet pumps and small assembly production. Maintain stocking strategy for all of our +6,000 products. Manage the current ECO list, priority and meetings. Update weekly and month metrics; Failure to Promise, Cycle Count Accuracy, Inventory Turns, Gap to Plan, Capacity Utilization, Stock Outs, etc. With the S&OP forecasts, I model our future production planning and capacity planning for the S&OP meetings with the known constraints, rates, and stocking strategy. I prepare "what-if"​ unconstrained/constrained analysis on "upside" volume to determine whether or not the volume can be achieved. After I update the models, I review, communicate and interpret the output of the capacity and inventory models to management. I maintain several key planning parameters in the Oracle system with a constant optimizing the sizing for all of our stocking strategy.

Assistant Demand & Supply Planning Manager

• Nov 2016 - Jun 2017

I manage the two retail Demand Planners here at Michael Foods. We run TPR models, MLR models and time series models on our material, material/DC, material/customer level depending on the volume and variability. We forecast 18 months out by month and week for each item and item/DC combination. We run several weekly reports to track our forecasts again shipments and open orders to identify any risk financially against our HWTW financial volume and the possible impacts to our supply side… Show more I manage the two retail Demand Planners here at Michael Foods. We run TPR models, MLR models and time series models on our material, material/DC, material/customer level depending on the volume and variability. We forecast 18 months out by month and week for each item and item/DC combination. We run several weekly reports to track our forecasts again shipments and open orders to identify any risk financially against our HWTW financial volume and the possible impacts to our supply side. After our forecasting process, we conduct customer level pre-consensus meetings, as well as an overall consensus meeting with upper management to present the changes form the prior month, new information, and our gap to the annual plan. Then we publish the forecast to the supply chain for their production planning, warehouse planning, STO planning, and other down stream activities. I also manage one Master Planner. I build and maintain capacity planning models with the known constraints, rates, and the mathematical updated targeted days on hand. I prepare "what-if"​ unconstrained/constrained analysis on "upside" volume to determine whether or not the volume can be achieved. After I update the models, I review, communicate and interpret the output of the capacity and inventory models to management. I also manage one Production Planer for our liquid egg lines. We develop our production schedule based on targeted days on hand and the forecast while respecting the production frequency for our specialty eggs and minimum lot sizes. I maintain the Targeted Days on hand and other master data within SAP. After the production volumes are determined, I run models to translate the production volume into pallet projections for our Warehouse department as well at STO movements for our Transportation department. I also help in reporting for the Purchasing department to help them in packaging and ingredient purchases.

Master Planner

• Sep 2015 - Nov 2016

I build and maintain capacity planning models with the known constraints, rates, and the mathematical updated targeted days on hand. I prepare "what-if"​ unconstrained/constrained analysis on "upside: volume to determine whether or not the volume can be achieved. After I update the models, I review, communicate and interpret the output of the capacity and inventory models to management. I maintain the Targeted Days on hand data base, update the lot size master data within SAP, and other… Show more I build and maintain capacity planning models with the known constraints, rates, and the mathematical updated targeted days on hand. I prepare "what-if"​ unconstrained/constrained analysis on "upside: volume to determine whether or not the volume can be achieved. After I update the models, I review, communicate and interpret the output of the capacity and inventory models to management. I maintain the Targeted Days on hand data base, update the lot size master data within SAP, and other master data within SAP. After learning the current process, I assess the process and implement improvements.

Demand Planner

• Sep 2012 - Sep 2015

Using the SAP APO DP software and the BW database, I forecast the future shipments and plan the demand of our customers for several hundred items. I analyze historical shipment data to identify variability, patterns, and trends. I prepares and interprets reports for forecast and historical data. I work with multiple internal and external departments to achieve consensus forecasts. I maintain statistical models and parameters within APO forecasting software. I work with IT on a monthly basis, as… Show more Using the SAP APO DP software and the BW database, I forecast the future shipments and plan the demand of our customers for several hundred items. I analyze historical shipment data to identify variability, patterns, and trends. I prepares and interprets reports for forecast and historical data. I work with multiple internal and external departments to achieve consensus forecasts. I maintain statistical models and parameters within APO forecasting software. I work with IT on a monthly basis, as well as an on-needed basis, as the Demand Planning Department IT lead and assists in administration & maintenance of data. I work on other projects as needed such as new item tracking, price elasticity, allocation allowances and customer-offered programs.

Mathematics Instructor

• Jun 2012 - Sep 2012

I taught three Problem Solving courses. I created lesson plans, graded homework, quizzes, and reports. Most importantly, I taught my students the material. I taught three Problem Solving courses. I created lesson plans, graded homework, quizzes, and reports. Most importantly, I taught my students the material.

Mathematics Graduate Assistant

• Aug 2010 - May 2012

I taught three semesters of Imtermediate Algebra, one semester of College Algebra, and one semester of Pre-Calculus. I created lesson plans, quizzes, and exams. I graded homework, quizzes and exams. Most importantly, taught and helped my students understand the material. I taught three semesters of Imtermediate Algebra, one semester of College Algebra, and one semester of Pre-Calculus. I created lesson plans, quizzes, and exams. I graded homework, quizzes and exams. Most importantly, taught and helped my students understand the material.