Experience

SlimFast

• United States
• Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director of Supply Chain

  • Sep 2016 - Present

  SlimFast is committed to the development of balanced nutritional products to aid in weight management and improved health. As the Director of Supply Chain, I am responsible for the company’s sales and operations planning, demand planning, inventory allocations and availability. • Contribute to the creation and management of the sales budgets for Slim Fast at $350M for 20+ individual top retailer accounts, Canada, and exports. Manage the finished good demand forecast for 150+ SKUs plus… Show more SlimFast is committed to the development of balanced nutritional products to aid in weight management and improved health. As the Director of Supply Chain, I am responsible for the company’s sales and operations planning, demand planning, inventory allocations and availability. • Contribute to the creation and management of the sales budgets for Slim Fast at $350M for 20+ individual top retailer accounts, Canada, and exports. Manage the finished good demand forecast for 150+ SKUs plus off shelf displays. Contributed to Slim Fast winning Walmart’s SUPPLIER OF THE YEAR in the diet category for 2018. • Develop, implemented, and lead a monthly S&OP process, incorporating sales, finance, marketing, and supply chain throughout the cycle. Work with regional Sales Vice Presidents to make forecasting adjustments throughout the month/year. Meet with Sales EVP on sales targets and monthly pacing. Work with marketing team to determine promotional lifts and ad effectiveness for upcoming programs. • Report to Supply Chain EVP on order management and inventory needs. Work with procurement director to aid in the production schedule based on current inventory levels and changing demand. • Manage display offerings, working with sales, marketing, finance, and supply chain to ensure the display book is accurate, in stock, in demand, and profitable. Work with warehouse management team in production schedules for pallet, half pallet, qtr pallet, PDQ, and sidekick displays. • Work with order management team to coordinate inventory allocations to key customers. Develop and manage order tracking reports showing daily order values by account. • Develop weekly KPI on inventory levels, operational metrics including OTIF and fill rates, quality, and Walmart POS • Track aging inventory and lead product liquidation. • Managed the repackaging of all Ready to Drink Items (RTD’s) during vendor transition period for 6 months accounting for 70% of US Revenue through that period. Show less SlimFast is committed to the development of balanced nutritional products to aid in weight management and improved health. As the Director of Supply Chain, I am responsible for the company’s sales and operations planning, demand planning, inventory allocations and availability. • Contribute to the creation and management of the sales budgets for Slim Fast at $350M for 20+ individual top retailer accounts, Canada, and exports. Manage the finished good demand forecast for 150+ SKUs plus… Show more SlimFast is committed to the development of balanced nutritional products to aid in weight management and improved health. As the Director of Supply Chain, I am responsible for the company’s sales and operations planning, demand planning, inventory allocations and availability. • Contribute to the creation and management of the sales budgets for Slim Fast at $350M for 20+ individual top retailer accounts, Canada, and exports. Manage the finished good demand forecast for 150+ SKUs plus off shelf displays. Contributed to Slim Fast winning Walmart’s SUPPLIER OF THE YEAR in the diet category for 2018. • Develop, implemented, and lead a monthly S&OP process, incorporating sales, finance, marketing, and supply chain throughout the cycle. Work with regional Sales Vice Presidents to make forecasting adjustments throughout the month/year. Meet with Sales EVP on sales targets and monthly pacing. Work with marketing team to determine promotional lifts and ad effectiveness for upcoming programs. • Report to Supply Chain EVP on order management and inventory needs. Work with procurement director to aid in the production schedule based on current inventory levels and changing demand. • Manage display offerings, working with sales, marketing, finance, and supply chain to ensure the display book is accurate, in stock, in demand, and profitable. Work with warehouse management team in production schedules for pallet, half pallet, qtr pallet, PDQ, and sidekick displays. • Work with order management team to coordinate inventory allocations to key customers. Develop and manage order tracking reports showing daily order values by account. • Develop weekly KPI on inventory levels, operational metrics including OTIF and fill rates, quality, and Walmart POS • Track aging inventory and lead product liquidation. • Managed the repackaging of all Ready to Drink Items (RTD’s) during vendor transition period for 6 months accounting for 70% of US Revenue through that period. Show less



Igloo Products Corp.

• United States
• Manufacturing
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Inventory Manager

  • Oct 2014 - Aug 2016

  Cool Gear creates innovative products that strive to revolutionize the green movement with the hopes of eliminating disposable plastic bottle waste, as well as encourage a healthier and happier you. As the Inventory Planning Manger, I am responsible for all aspects of the Domestic Inventory. Inventory Management: Responsible for establishing and maintaining safe inventory levels for domestic sales. Developed and implemented tools used for assessing inventory requirements. Manage… Show more Cool Gear creates innovative products that strive to revolutionize the green movement with the hopes of eliminating disposable plastic bottle waste, as well as encourage a healthier and happier you. As the Inventory Planning Manger, I am responsible for all aspects of the Domestic Inventory. Inventory Management: Responsible for establishing and maintaining safe inventory levels for domestic sales. Developed and implemented tools used for assessing inventory requirements. Manage the overstock inventory, reducing the quantity of slow moving items. Establishing minimum stock levels and reorder values for active finished good items. Managed the Sales and Operations Planning process. Purchasing: Schedule and process all inventory purchases from our Asian manufacturers. Create and maintain item spec books (workbooks) for every purchased item. Work with Asian manufacturers on order discrepancies, priorities, production and shipping schedules. A member of the Sourcing Council responsible for qualifying and on boarding new global suppliers. Operations Management: Manage the domestic processing team on sales order entry, problem solving and order fulfillment. Manage two domestic third party warehouses accounting for 30% of the company's unit sales. Project Management: Provide internal leadership of the overall integration of the ERP System; drive to completion dates and deadlines; staff training and the critical EDI component. Provide internal leadership of the integration of processes and international and domestic freight with Igloo to maximize cost-efficiencies; continue the renegotiation of freight costs; leveraging importing capabilities and capacities jointly with Igloo to ensure a seamless joint operation. Lead in the renegotiation of contracted rates of the third-party warehouse, benefiting more than $100,000 annually in savings. Show less Cool Gear creates innovative products that strive to revolutionize the green movement with the hopes of eliminating disposable plastic bottle waste, as well as encourage a healthier and happier you. As the Inventory Planning Manger, I am responsible for all aspects of the Domestic Inventory. Inventory Management: Responsible for establishing and maintaining safe inventory levels for domestic sales. Developed and implemented tools used for assessing inventory requirements. Manage… Show more Cool Gear creates innovative products that strive to revolutionize the green movement with the hopes of eliminating disposable plastic bottle waste, as well as encourage a healthier and happier you. As the Inventory Planning Manger, I am responsible for all aspects of the Domestic Inventory. Inventory Management: Responsible for establishing and maintaining safe inventory levels for domestic sales. Developed and implemented tools used for assessing inventory requirements. Manage the overstock inventory, reducing the quantity of slow moving items. Establishing minimum stock levels and reorder values for active finished good items. Managed the Sales and Operations Planning process. Purchasing: Schedule and process all inventory purchases from our Asian manufacturers. Create and maintain item spec books (workbooks) for every purchased item. Work with Asian manufacturers on order discrepancies, priorities, production and shipping schedules. A member of the Sourcing Council responsible for qualifying and on boarding new global suppliers. Operations Management: Manage the domestic processing team on sales order entry, problem solving and order fulfillment. Manage two domestic third party warehouses accounting for 30% of the company's unit sales. Project Management: Provide internal leadership of the overall integration of the ERP System; drive to completion dates and deadlines; staff training and the critical EDI component. Provide internal leadership of the integration of processes and international and domestic freight with Igloo to maximize cost-efficiencies; continue the renegotiation of freight costs; leveraging importing capabilities and capacities jointly with Igloo to ensure a seamless joint operation. Lead in the renegotiation of contracted rates of the third-party warehouse, benefiting more than $100,000 annually in savings. Show less



Dentovations Inc

• United States
• Medical Equipment Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director of Operations

  • Mar 2008 - Oct 2014

  Dentovations was founded by dental professionals to seek out, develop, patent, and market quality dental products that would propel dentistry to a new level. Dentovations, a major supplier of tooth whitening products throughout the world, is the first company to develop a light-activated whitening system. At Dentovations, I was responsible for many of the company’s daily and strategic functions. Production process & efficiencies: Establish and maintain production procedures to… Show more Dentovations was founded by dental professionals to seek out, develop, patent, and market quality dental products that would propel dentistry to a new level. Dentovations, a major supplier of tooth whitening products throughout the world, is the first company to develop a light-activated whitening system. At Dentovations, I was responsible for many of the company’s daily and strategic functions. Production process & efficiencies: Establish and maintain production procedures to maintain high standard of manufacturing operations, product quality, reliability, and safety. Customer Compliance and Order Fulfillment: Responsible for order fulfillment to major retailers such as Wal-Mart, Rite Aid, Walgreens, Target, and CVS. Maintain customer compliance via Retail Link, 1-Sync, Data Driver, and EDI. Inventory Management: Responsible for assisting in the raw materials inventory accuracy. Manage the component items and FG inventory at 6 different locations in the US, Canada and China using QuickBooks and MISys SBM. Purchasing: Negotiated pricing, and manage all vendor relationships. Responsible for production scheduling of finished goods, and component inventory procurement. Accounting: Managed all of the accounting functions in QuickBooks such as accounts receivable, accounts payable, payroll, journal entries, and financial reporting. Project Management: Work with Engineering, Sales and Marketing, Quality, Material Control and Production Control departments to ensure coordination of manufacturing activities. Plan future manufacturing programs to obtain maximum value from production resources such as equipment, machines and testing as well as personnel. Show less Dentovations was founded by dental professionals to seek out, develop, patent, and market quality dental products that would propel dentistry to a new level. Dentovations, a major supplier of tooth whitening products throughout the world, is the first company to develop a light-activated whitening system. At Dentovations, I was responsible for many of the company’s daily and strategic functions. Production process & efficiencies: Establish and maintain production procedures to… Show more Dentovations was founded by dental professionals to seek out, develop, patent, and market quality dental products that would propel dentistry to a new level. Dentovations, a major supplier of tooth whitening products throughout the world, is the first company to develop a light-activated whitening system. At Dentovations, I was responsible for many of the company’s daily and strategic functions. Production process & efficiencies: Establish and maintain production procedures to maintain high standard of manufacturing operations, product quality, reliability, and safety. Customer Compliance and Order Fulfillment: Responsible for order fulfillment to major retailers such as Wal-Mart, Rite Aid, Walgreens, Target, and CVS. Maintain customer compliance via Retail Link, 1-Sync, Data Driver, and EDI. Inventory Management: Responsible for assisting in the raw materials inventory accuracy. Manage the component items and FG inventory at 6 different locations in the US, Canada and China using QuickBooks and MISys SBM. Purchasing: Negotiated pricing, and manage all vendor relationships. Responsible for production scheduling of finished goods, and component inventory procurement. Accounting: Managed all of the accounting functions in QuickBooks such as accounts receivable, accounts payable, payroll, journal entries, and financial reporting. Project Management: Work with Engineering, Sales and Marketing, Quality, Material Control and Production Control departments to ensure coordination of manufacturing activities. Plan future manufacturing programs to obtain maximum value from production resources such as equipment, machines and testing as well as personnel. Show less



Universal Event Management, LLC

• United States
• Events Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director Of Operations

  • Nov 2003 - Mar 2007

  UEM is a premier tradeshow and event management company for associations and corporations that want to create and run well-attended, profitable tradeshows and events. Strategic Analysis: Develop tools and systems to provide critical financial and operational information to the CEO and make actionable recommendations on both strategy and operation Oversee long-term budgetary planning and costs management in alignment with company short and long-term strategic plan, as well as… Show more UEM is a premier tradeshow and event management company for associations and corporations that want to create and run well-attended, profitable tradeshows and events. Strategic Analysis: Develop tools and systems to provide critical financial and operational information to the CEO and make actionable recommendations on both strategy and operation Oversee long-term budgetary planning and costs management in alignment with company short and long-term strategic plan, as well as collaborations with external organizations. Human/Support Resources: Motivate and lead a high performance group; attract, recruit and retain required members of key staff not currently in place; provide mentoring as a cornerstone to the management career development program. Act as lead "client-care officer" through direct contact with every client and partner. Manage payroll and benefits including health, dental, 401k, life insurance, and disability. Responsible for recruitment, enrollment, and performance appraisals. Experience with employee terminations and layoffs. Maintained employee records, PTO, and handbook. Office administrations duties include purchasing office supplies, office furniture and equipment. Manage through staff members, telephones, fax machine, computer equipment, and daily office systems including mail, kitchen, open and close. Accounting & Finance: Assist, as required, in raising additional capital at appropriate valuations to enable the Company to meet sales, growth, and market share objectives. Foster a success-oriented, accountable environment within the company. Responsible for all the accounting functions at UEM. Prepare financial statements and reports for to analyze and present to executive board. Create and manage budgets. Process payroll and commissions. Company accounting duties included budget management, invoicing, expense reimbursement, cash flow management, collections, reporting and analysis. Show less UEM is a premier tradeshow and event management company for associations and corporations that want to create and run well-attended, profitable tradeshows and events. Strategic Analysis: Develop tools and systems to provide critical financial and operational information to the CEO and make actionable recommendations on both strategy and operation Oversee long-term budgetary planning and costs management in alignment with company short and long-term strategic plan, as well as… Show more UEM is a premier tradeshow and event management company for associations and corporations that want to create and run well-attended, profitable tradeshows and events. Strategic Analysis: Develop tools and systems to provide critical financial and operational information to the CEO and make actionable recommendations on both strategy and operation Oversee long-term budgetary planning and costs management in alignment with company short and long-term strategic plan, as well as collaborations with external organizations. Human/Support Resources: Motivate and lead a high performance group; attract, recruit and retain required members of key staff not currently in place; provide mentoring as a cornerstone to the management career development program. Act as lead "client-care officer" through direct contact with every client and partner. Manage payroll and benefits including health, dental, 401k, life insurance, and disability. Responsible for recruitment, enrollment, and performance appraisals. Experience with employee terminations and layoffs. Maintained employee records, PTO, and handbook. Office administrations duties include purchasing office supplies, office furniture and equipment. Manage through staff members, telephones, fax machine, computer equipment, and daily office systems including mail, kitchen, open and close. Accounting & Finance: Assist, as required, in raising additional capital at appropriate valuations to enable the Company to meet sales, growth, and market share objectives. Foster a success-oriented, accountable environment within the company. Responsible for all the accounting functions at UEM. Prepare financial statements and reports for to analyze and present to executive board. Create and manage budgets. Process payroll and commissions. Company accounting duties included budget management, invoicing, expense reimbursement, cash flow management, collections, reporting and analysis. Show less



ABB OPTICAL GROUP

• United States
• Medical Device
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Inventory Manager

  • Jun 2002 - Nov 2003

  ABB CONCISE Optical Group LLC is one of the nation's leading distributors of optical products, including contact lenses, ophthalmic lenses, frames, sunglasses, accessories and contact lens solutions. Our dynamic vision care organization also manufactures Gas Permeable (GP) contact lenses. Distribution and Receiving: Responsible for the “pick and pack” of 1600 daily orders. Job included processing purchase orders, transfer orders, sales orders and invoicing. Decreased the processing… Show more ABB CONCISE Optical Group LLC is one of the nation's leading distributors of optical products, including contact lenses, ophthalmic lenses, frames, sunglasses, accessories and contact lens solutions. Our dynamic vision care organization also manufactures Gas Permeable (GP) contact lenses. Distribution and Receiving: Responsible for the “pick and pack” of 1600 daily orders. Job included processing purchase orders, transfer orders, sales orders and invoicing. Decreased the processing time of incoming purchase orders from 3 days to 1 generating 300-400 sales orders per day. Ensure works orders are correct and fully completed and that all stock has been allocated to the job correctly. * *Managed 15-20 employees in distribution and receiving. Inventory Management and Warehousing: Maintain an excess of 10,000-sku inventory using demand forecasting techniques. Implement improvement processes and systems to reduce inventory, minimize costs and maximize working capital. Updated the warehouse to a multi-bin system. Produce daily reports to ensure key critical areas of the stock system are controlled and any discrepancies addressed and resolved. Manage control measures to ensure mistakes, inaccuracies and discrepancies are highlighted, addressed and resolved. Accomplishments: Achieve a minimum of 98% inventory record accuracy. Increased fill rate from 73% to 87% in first 4 months. Conducted 2 physical inventories in 6 months that yielded a less than 2% error ratio. Write and maintain accurate written procedures for all main inventory control processes and functions. Decreased manpower by 24% and overtime by 84% while maintaining output. Streamlined workflow in the frames, ophthalmic, contact lens and credits departments. Show less ABB CONCISE Optical Group LLC is one of the nation's leading distributors of optical products, including contact lenses, ophthalmic lenses, frames, sunglasses, accessories and contact lens solutions. Our dynamic vision care organization also manufactures Gas Permeable (GP) contact lenses. Distribution and Receiving: Responsible for the “pick and pack” of 1600 daily orders. Job included processing purchase orders, transfer orders, sales orders and invoicing. Decreased the processing… Show more ABB CONCISE Optical Group LLC is one of the nation's leading distributors of optical products, including contact lenses, ophthalmic lenses, frames, sunglasses, accessories and contact lens solutions. Our dynamic vision care organization also manufactures Gas Permeable (GP) contact lenses. Distribution and Receiving: Responsible for the “pick and pack” of 1600 daily orders. Job included processing purchase orders, transfer orders, sales orders and invoicing. Decreased the processing time of incoming purchase orders from 3 days to 1 generating 300-400 sales orders per day. Ensure works orders are correct and fully completed and that all stock has been allocated to the job correctly. * *Managed 15-20 employees in distribution and receiving. Inventory Management and Warehousing: Maintain an excess of 10,000-sku inventory using demand forecasting techniques. Implement improvement processes and systems to reduce inventory, minimize costs and maximize working capital. Updated the warehouse to a multi-bin system. Produce daily reports to ensure key critical areas of the stock system are controlled and any discrepancies addressed and resolved. Manage control measures to ensure mistakes, inaccuracies and discrepancies are highlighted, addressed and resolved. Accomplishments: Achieve a minimum of 98% inventory record accuracy. Increased fill rate from 73% to 87% in first 4 months. Conducted 2 physical inventories in 6 months that yielded a less than 2% error ratio. Write and maintain accurate written procedures for all main inventory control processes and functions. Decreased manpower by 24% and overtime by 84% while maintaining output. Streamlined workflow in the frames, ophthalmic, contact lens and credits departments. Show less



Christie Food Products Inc

• United States
• Cosmetics

• Production Administrator

  • Jun 1999 - Jun 2002

  Christie Food Products is a food manufacturer specializing in salad dressing, condiments, and marinades founded in 1957. Christies became a household name in New England, known for their famous “Christies Greek Dressing”. They also produce a wide variety of private labels with products ranging from Bloody Mary Mixes and BBQ Sauces to Jams and Salsas. Production and Costing: Purchased all component items and scheduled production. Calculated and documented the current costs and… Show more Christie Food Products is a food manufacturer specializing in salad dressing, condiments, and marinades founded in 1957. Christies became a household name in New England, known for their famous “Christies Greek Dressing”. They also produce a wide variety of private labels with products ranging from Bloody Mary Mixes and BBQ Sauces to Jams and Salsas. Production and Costing: Purchased all component items and scheduled production. Calculated and documented the current costs and pricing for all finished goods as well as new projects, exceeding 700 Bill of Materials. Inventory Management: Assigned and maintained all item numbers (over 5500), bins, lots, multi-warehouse locations, and product availability. Implemented an inventory tracking system via Excel spreadsheets for all of the house brands and most private labels. MRP and forecasting methods includes analyzing sales, market trends and JIT. Accomplishments: Monitored and documented case rates, line efficiencies, line utilization, and employee key performance indicators. Documented all standard operating procedures and product flow charts. Show less Christie Food Products is a food manufacturer specializing in salad dressing, condiments, and marinades founded in 1957. Christies became a household name in New England, known for their famous “Christies Greek Dressing”. They also produce a wide variety of private labels with products ranging from Bloody Mary Mixes and BBQ Sauces to Jams and Salsas. Production and Costing: Purchased all component items and scheduled production. Calculated and documented the current costs and… Show more Christie Food Products is a food manufacturer specializing in salad dressing, condiments, and marinades founded in 1957. Christies became a household name in New England, known for their famous “Christies Greek Dressing”. They also produce a wide variety of private labels with products ranging from Bloody Mary Mixes and BBQ Sauces to Jams and Salsas. Production and Costing: Purchased all component items and scheduled production. Calculated and documented the current costs and pricing for all finished goods as well as new projects, exceeding 700 Bill of Materials. Inventory Management: Assigned and maintained all item numbers (over 5500), bins, lots, multi-warehouse locations, and product availability. Implemented an inventory tracking system via Excel spreadsheets for all of the house brands and most private labels. MRP and forecasting methods includes analyzing sales, market trends and JIT. Accomplishments: Monitored and documented case rates, line efficiencies, line utilization, and employee key performance indicators. Documented all standard operating procedures and product flow charts. Show less