Experience

Hachette Book Group

• United States
• Book and Periodical Publishing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Supply Planner Manager

  • Feb 2022 - Present



Penguin Random House

• United States
• Book Publishing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Assistant Manager, Inventory Operations

  • Nov 2020 - Feb 2022

  -Promoted to the newly formed Inventory Operations team, focusing on efficiencies and progress for the Inventory Mgmt team -Serve as the Inventory Management point person on a variety of initiatives and a nexus between multiple teams and departments -Responsible for developing and maintaining operational best practices for the Inventory Management team and analyzing performance against established KPIs -Provide reporting to Inventory Management team to help identify opportunities in areas such as key backordered titles and initial print utilization -Oversee and manage customer account specific stock batches across all core and client divisions -Developed and maintain a dynamic Excess Inventory dashboard in PowerBI

• Senior Inventory Analyst

  • Oct 2017 - Nov 2020

  • Managed inventory levels of 7,500 active titles for the Penguin Young Readers division• Acted as liaison between Operations and Sales, Production, Customer Service, Transportation and the warehouses• Recommended re-order quantities of backlist titles based on analysis of historical data and current rate of movement• Monitored sales estimate changes on initial titles in order to make suggestions on print quantity changes• Analyzed customer point of sale data to identify emerging sales trends outside of current rate of movement metrics• Worked with Production, Transportation, and Receiving to expedite rush orders to react to unexpected spikes in demand• Maintained delivery dates in SAP, allowing Customer Service to provide accurate information to customers as needed• Compiled a monthly review of excess inventory, as well as other ad hoc reporting and analysis



Five Below

• United States
• Retail
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Inventory Analyst

  • Oct 2017 - Feb 2022

  In 2017, I stopped working at Five Below full time due to pursue a job opportunity and move to NYC. However, I stayed on as a part-time employee, originally assisting with allocating departments that needed extra attention, including Audio (Tech), Sports, Beauty, and Games and Toys. Then my responsibilities shifted to running the Sunday reports such as the Rolling 8 Report, the Report Card, the DTS Report Cards, and the Zero Selling Report.

• Senior Inventory Analyst

  • Apr 2017 - Oct 2017

  • Analyze business trends, sales history, store volume grade, and seasonality to maintain optimal inventory at store/SKU level• Build and maintain weekly and monthly reports in order to react to changes in sales plan and product performance• Collaborate with Merchandising, Planning, and Visual Merchandising groups to form allocation strategies on new products• Communicate with district managers on back-ordered and OOS items, analyze feedback from field partners on over-stock/light areas• Execute weekly store transfers based on sales and targeted inventory levels• Ensure timely and accurate execution of new store openings, confirming that inventory levels are within variance of plan• Specializes in high volume, fast-paced retail environment

• Inventory Analyst

  • Oct 2015 - Mar 2017



VWR, part of Avantor

• United States
• Biotechnology Research
• 700 & Above Employee

• Corporate Stock Buyer

  • Jul 2013 - Oct 2015

  • Managed buying activity for a portfolio of vendors in Apparel, Safety, and Clinical Products categories • Monitored vendor’s service levels, digging into their past due and unconfirmed POs, updating their status in SAP • Resolved daily operational issues such as back orders, open order expediting, pricing discrepancies, and product discontinuations • Identified supply chain constraints and back orders of high-moving products, communicating these issues to Category Management and Customer Service representatives • Collaborated with Category Management, Inventory Planning, Inventory Control, and Customer Service teams to ensure timely resolution of issues, working to enhance the customer’s experience • Led extra projects such as the clearance sale program and export order process



Boeing

• United States
• Aviation & Aerospace
• 700 & Above Employee

• Supplier Management Intern

  • May 2012 - Aug 2012

  •Communicated with buyers to locate reworks, correct errors, and understand why the error or miscommunication occurred in order to help clean-up a list of 160 NWPSCA POs and ensure they could be converted successfully •Cleaned up 50 RTVs by researching work orders and corresponding POs in MES, COMPASS, and NWP and served as a liaison between buyers, EMIs, and the project focal •Created a master tracker of supplier information by pulling information from 70 MOUs, the BEST website, and contacting 25 representatives in order to ensure the information was accurate and to facilitate easier communication in the future



Penn State University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Notetaker for the Office of Disability Services

  • Jan 2010 - May 2012

  •Recorded comprehensive lecture notes by attending tri-weekly lectures and creating outlines that were easy-to-follow and understandable for students with learning disabilities in order to help them comprehend the material •Recorded comprehensive lecture notes by attending tri-weekly lectures and creating outlines that were easy-to-follow and understandable for students with learning disabilities in order to help them comprehend the material



Bryce Jordan Center

• United States
• Entertainment
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Catering Employee

  • Jan 2011 - Apr 2012

  •Coordinated with other team mates in order to quickly set up and tear down catering events on a strict timeline •Monitored food and drink capacities and replenished any low leveled products in timely manner so that customers were not dissatisfied •Coordinated with other team mates in order to quickly set up and tear down catering events on a strict timeline •Monitored food and drink capacities and replenished any low leveled products in timely manner so that customers were not dissatisfied



Plymouth Swim Club

• Plymouth Meeting, PA

• Supervisor

  • May 2010 - Aug 2011

  •Supervised a staff of 30 lifeguards on stand and performed managerial duties •Directed and taught group swim lessons of ten beginning swimmers, ages three to five •Supervised a staff of 30 lifeguards on stand and performed managerial duties •Directed and taught group swim lessons of ten beginning swimmers, ages three to five