Katherine Young
Demand Planner at Quintessential Brands Group- Claim this Profile
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Experience
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Quintessential Brands Group
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United Kingdom
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Wine & Spirits
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1 - 100 Employee
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Demand Planner
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Oct 2020 - Present
Using historical data, seasonal analysis, industry trends and customer collaboration to forecast goods in the spirits category for key customers - Tesco, Sainsbury's Morrison's, Co-Op and Waitrose. Working with multiple functions to understand the effects of promotions and marketing activity, as well as impacts of forecast accuracy to production and inventory. Using historical data, seasonal analysis, industry trends and customer collaboration to forecast goods in the spirits category for key customers - Tesco, Sainsbury's Morrison's, Co-Op and Waitrose. Working with multiple functions to understand the effects of promotions and marketing activity, as well as impacts of forecast accuracy to production and inventory.
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GE Aerospace
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United States
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Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Supplier Fulfilment & Development Specialist
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Jul 2019 - Oct 2020
Analysing supplier KPIs and data to highlight problematic suppliers to overcome both short term material needs as well as long-term systemic issues. Used visits and audits to develop improvement plans and recovery strategies, to ensure a stable, high performing supply base for the business.
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Operations Management Leadership Program - Rotation 3 -Supplier Development Specialist
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Nov 2018 - Jul 2019
Liaising with materials and planning team to respond to critical material shortages - visiting suppliers across the UK & Europe to overcome issues within their business from machine breakdowns, capacity, planning and prioritisation. Having to be flexible and reactive to ensure material required for business and customer needs is available and delivered on time.
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Operations Management Leadership Program - Rotation 2 - OEE & Machine Optimisation
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Mar 2018 - Nov 2018
Responsible for the implementation of digital tools to aid maintenance activity on site for aged equipment. Implemented alert tool for raising maintenance issues as well as a data analytics hub to review historical trends to aid decisions on equipment investment, spare part holdings and service contracts.
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Operations Management Leadership Program - Rotation 1 - Avionics Supervisor
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Jul 2017 - Mar 2018
Supervisor of a team of 30 builders, testers and inspectors of electronic flight displays - responsible for the safety of the team, as well as the on time delivery and quality of the product on a daily basis.Using daily stand up meetings to review and overcome short term roadblocks to production, as well as highlighting recurring issues to form improvement projects for a cross function team
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GE Aerospace
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United States
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Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Process Improvement Intern
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Jul 2015 - Jul 2016
Implemented process improvements to customer value streams through the use of lean six sigma and lean principles such as DMAIC, 5S, kaizen, value stream mapping, and standard work combination Implemented process improvements to customer value streams through the use of lean six sigma and lean principles such as DMAIC, 5S, kaizen, value stream mapping, and standard work combination
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GKN plc
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United Kingdom
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Mechanical Or Industrial Engineering
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700 & Above Employee
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EDT Engineering Education Scheme
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Sep 2012 - Sep 2013
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Education
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University of Liverpool
Bachelor’s Degree, Mechanical Engineering -
Newport Girls' High School
High School