Experience

BEKAERTDESLEE USA INC

• United States
• Textile Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Demand Planner

  • May 2022 - Present

  Achievements: ● Successfully use Arkieva as demand planning software 1 month after hired date using training videos, reading materials and self-taught approaches. ● Started to train 5 Customer Service Representative on how to navigate Arkieva Demand Planning Software 6 weeks after the hired date. ● Was able to bridge the gap of UD$16M between forecasted budget and projected sales 3 months after joining the company. ● Continuously drives improvement in forecast consumption (accuracy) month after month starting from 67% as baseline to 93% latest. ● Continue to move out old stock excess inventory from 3 years ago amounting to US$1.8M that is still left unbilled to customers. Job Summary: ● Develop demand forecasts (operational forecasts) at multiple levels of aggregation for multiple time horizons as part of a demand planning function. ● Review historical sales trends, research demand drivers, prepare forecast data, develop statistical forecast models, and evaluate forecast results. ●Coordinate cross-functional research activities (S&OP) with Sales and Marketing, Finance and Customer’s Sales and Planning team to reconcile significant variances and refine the forecast model to reflect updated sales and marketing assumptions. ● Use and maintain Arkeiva Demand Planning software as the primary forecasting system tool to execute statistical models.. ● Review sales plans, customer finance Budget Updates or Latest Estimates and demand drivers. Achieve to balance the financial side and the demand chain side. ● Recommend adjustments for operational forecasts to have enough inventory level to support the demand. ● Measure and manage trends in forecast error ● Conduct Customer Forecast Review on a monthly basis with top 3 customers & the Sales Team. ● Actively attend and participate in new product meetings using Propel as platform software. ● Manage and train 6 Customer Service Representative, 2 Supply Planner and 2 Senior Sales Managers on how to navigate Arkieva Software. Show less



Torrent Pharma Inc.

• United States
• Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Supply Chain Planner

  • Sep 2021 - May 2022

  Reason for Leaving: moved to North Carolina Achievements: ● Successfully made vendor monthly payables current and up to date. ● Created a strong working relationship with 3PL and the warehouse (located in Ohio) made the business operation running smoothly and efficiently. ● Managed to transact and update inventory write-offs in SAP that were sitting there for years. ● Maintained real time transaction of all shipments in SAP from incoming to releasing in stocks for selling. Job Summary: ● Monitor all incoming shipments coming within the US, India, Greece and Netherlands, making sure to reach the warehouse on time. ● Do good receipts and quarantine release of all shipments in SAP. ● Coordinate any temperature excursion to QA and monitor until it gets approved for release in SAP. ● Check and ensure that agreed inventory level and coverage for all SKUs are met at any given time. ● Identify which and how many shipments are to be sent via SEA and via AIR (if needed). ● Ensure integrity of inventory in SAP by doing daily reconciliation, movement correction and inventory adjustments in SAP. ● Point person and act as auditor during physical inventory at warehouse site. ● Prepare item list for destruction and write it off in SAP once certificate of destruction is received. ● Create, extend and maintain material master records in SAP. ● Give disposition and generate RMA numbers for all return goods from customers and trigger credit memo and inventory adjustments. ● Source and book shipments to the most cost effective and reliable broker and freight forwarder. ● Analyze forwarder and CMO’s billing invoice against quotations, DR, and custom invoices before forwarding to finance for payment. ● Prepares and present 3PL budget for the coming year Show less



ACTIVEONE HEALTH, INC.

• Philippines
• Wellness and Fitness Services
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Supply Chain Manager

  • May 2018 - Sep 2019

  Reason for Leaving: Moving to the US in pursuit of a personal dream and life goal. Achievements: ● Lessen unserved orders by closely monitoring inventory level for each product category (Medicine, Office Supplies, Medical Equipment, Branding products). ● Addressed missing orders and/or lacking orders by implementing a minimum order quantity (MOQ) based ordering system for all clients. That way all items will be delivered in sealed packaging. ● Generate Php30M ($600K) worth of additional income from unpaid orders from sales made 3 years ago. ● Introduced and implemented S&OP process within the entire organization. ● Enhanced and improved supplier accreditation process and regulation aiming to have at least 3 active suppliers per services and products. And Improve contract alignment and standardization for each supplier. Job Summary: ● Oversee supply chain daily operational activities to ensure zero stock out and manage cost effectively within Purchasing, Planning, Inventory and warehouse and order management group. ● Come up with a tactical plan on how to further improve existing processes and further lower down OPEX and/or come up with new business proposals. ● Directly involved during supplier bidding, accreditation and awarding process for direct materials vendors. ● Ensure that inventory level is just within the agreed level that was discussed during S&OP. Check and calibrate min-max level every quarter. ● Maintain orderliness and cleanliness inside warehouse premises. ● Ensure lowest variance cost possible during month-end inventory count. ● Communicate and push consumption of all ageing stocks 6 month before the expiry date. ● Ensure stock availability in the clinic level at any given time. ● Ensure error- free delivery receipt will be given to the client. ● Supervised 7 staff members tasked with handling materials management, planning, purchasing and customer service and order management duties. Show less



MedChoice Pharma, Inc.

• Philippines
• Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Supply Chain Manager

  • Jul 2016 - Apr 2018

  Reason for Leaving: Career growth to a senior and more diversified managerial role. Achievements: ● Drastically reduced a total of Php20M ($400K) cash for Inventory by implementing S&OP across all business units. ● Addressed out of stock issue that has been there for 2.5 years which is worth Php5M ($100M) loss of sales as a result of a committed S&OP meeting. ● Reduced expired and near expiry stocks worth to Php20M ($400K) as a result of SI&OP. Job Summary: ● Collaborated with internal teams thru S&OP to improve outputs to meet demand and supply requirements, ensuring inventory integrity targets for finished goods. ● Managed production levels, identified material shortages and monitored inventory levels to meet order delivery requirements. ● Handled forecasting, production scheduling, purchasing, warehouse management, logistics management, import finished goods and do other supply chain functions to facilitate business operations. ● Established inventory targets, stock level and risk mitigation targets and managed flexibility strategy to optimize inventory. Show less



Human Nature (Gandang Kalikasan, Inc.)

• Philippines
• Manufacturing
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Planning Head

  • Jan 2015 - Jan 2016

  Reason for Leaving: Firmly stand for the values that I believe in. Achievements: ● Implement forecast accuracy to measure percent error that causes too high or too low of inventory that leads to loss of sales. ● Enriched and developed toll manufacturer's business partner relationship. Job Summary: Ensure to have a healthy inventory coverage (of at least 3 weeks)for all 300+ active SKUs and that supply can support expected seasonal sales and new product launches while managing the career and professional growth of 5 planning specialists. Show less



Sanofi Aventis Philippines

• Planning and Logistics Officer

  • Nov 2012 - Jan 2015

  Reason for Leaving: Career advancement opportunity Achievements: ● Formulate standard planning working template (using MS Excel) for MRP/MPS that is used across by all planners. ● Validate and revise existing and create non-existing standard operating procedures in preparation with internal compliance, BIR and FDA audit. ● Stabilized stocks of Lactacyd product portfolios in a short period of 3 months (after having a stock out for almost a year). ● Managed to lower down inventory coverage from 3 months to 1.5 months across all consumer health care (CHC) business units without out of stocks. Job Summary: ● Work as Team Leader and facilitator during S&OP meetings. Ensure that all issues related to the assigned category are discussed and highlighted with corresponding groups (Trade, Marketing, Sales, Distribution, Regulatory, Finance) during the meeting. ● Create Purchase Order if needed to vendor and monitor on time in full (OTIF) delivery. ● Submit production schedule to local and regional toll manufacturers based on agreed forecasts to ensure continuity of supplies. ● Monitor and push overstock SKU's to marketing for promotion to minimize destruction of inventory Show less



SC Johnson Philippines ROHQ

• Regional Supply Planner (Korea, Japan, Australia & New Zealand)

  • Dec 2011 - Jun 2012

  Reason for Leaving: Downsizing initiative of the company Achievement: Easily adapt to the new and multi-cultural environment in such a short period of time. Job Summary: ● Make sure the inventories are available to different warehouses (Korea, Japan, Australia and New Zealand) at any given time. ● Work closely with local planner counterparts in different warehouses in terms of inventory of finished goods, near expiry, over stocks and out of stocks. ● Always prepared in offering solutions during our weekly call conference should there be any foreseen supply interruption. Show less



DKSH

• Switzerland
• Professional Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Planning Officer / Key Account Support

  • May 2011 - Nov 2011

  Reason for Leaving: Conflict of 2 assigned roles which hinders me to tap my full potential. Achievements: ● Developed a MIN-MAKE project using MS Excel that tells how many qty to place and when is the time to place the order. ● Provide Forecast Accuracy (MAPE) to the customer to further challenge their existing forecasting technique. ● Lower down the customer's inventory level from 1 year stock on hand to 3 months inventory equivalent since raw materials are just coming from Singapore. Job Summary: Making sure of stock availability while lowering down principal's inventory level of raw and packaging materials and at the same time maintain if not increase potential monthly sales to the principal. Show less



Jollibee Foods Corporation (Zenith Foods Corp.)

• Supply Planning Specialist

  • Mar 2005 - Dec 2010

  Reason for Leaving: Aspire to have career growth. Achievements: ● Cost reduction through item rationalization. Reviewed all the listed SKU's for specific business categories, regrouped them between active and phased out then recommended all phased out design to be removed from the warehouse since it still occupies pallet cost and carrying cost. ● Redesigned the SOP and coding system for all highly perishable SKU's for easy identification of return items. Job Summary: To come up with a realistic forecast for the assigned category to ensure availability of raw materials and schedule it on time for production so it can be distributed to different depots within the Philippines and abroad. Show less



Remec Manufacturing of the Philippines Inc

• Production Planner

  • Jul 2004 - Mar 2005

  Reason for leaving: Manufacturing plant shut down in Philippines and relocated to other countries. Achievement: Established good business relationships both with direct customers and Regional counterparts. Job Summary: ● Monitor customer sales order starting from production scheduling up to shipment to customer. ● Schedule production order on time based on production lead time. ● Response to customers complaints and handles product returns from customers. Reason for leaving: Manufacturing plant shut down in Philippines and relocated to other countries. Achievement: Established good business relationships both with direct customers and Regional counterparts. Job Summary: ● Monitor customer sales order starting from production scheduling up to shipment to customer. ● Schedule production order on time based on production lead time. ● Response to customers complaints and handles product returns from customers.



Sanritsu Great International Corporation

• Material Control Staff (Supervisory Level)

  • Oct 2002 - Jun 2004

  Reason for Leaving: Plan to pursue further studies (MBA) Achievements: ● Established a simple database system (using barcode scanner) that helps machine operators to increase their productivity and at the same time give cost savings to the company in decreasing manpower requirements. ● Strengthen business relationship between us (supplier) and our clients. Job Summary: ● Validate and revise existing standard operating procedures and create new ones if needed. ● Make a surprise audit in production to make sure they are doing set SOP to minimize raw material spoilage. ● Recommend process improvement to lessen material spoilage. ● Promote material handling for finished goods and raw materials. Show less



SiiX Corporation

• Japan
• Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Material Controller

  • Sep 2000 - Sep 2002

  Reason for Leaving: Looking for an opportunity that would lead me to a higher step in my career. Achievements: ● Attained lowest possible inventory losses amount reported to Finance and Accounting ● Enhanced toll manufacturer's financial accountability by suggesting not to directly offset excess inventory cost instead account it as good inventory stocks while missing inventory cost should be charged and collected to them. ● Implement surprise audit and plant visit with toll manufacturer's warehouse. Job Summary: ● Ensure real time transaction of all incoming delivery and outgoing delivery in WMS. ● Check and report to Buyer and Accounting any buying price discrepancy based on Purchase Order and Invoice. ● Facilitate and act as auditor during actual stock taking activity in toll manufacturers. Show less



Nidec-Shimpo Philippines Manufacturing Inc.

• Production Planning and Control Staff

  • Jan 2000 - Jul 2000

  Reason for Leaving: End of Contract Achievement: Initiate report summary posting using graphical illustration in production's bulletin board so it will be easier to see what's done and what's left to be done. Job Summary: ● Summarizes Purchase Order Balances with their current status and reason why it is not shipped. ● Encoding data in the system. Reason for Leaving: End of Contract Achievement: Initiate report summary posting using graphical illustration in production's bulletin board so it will be easier to see what's done and what's left to be done. Job Summary: ● Summarizes Purchase Order Balances with their current status and reason why it is not shipped. ● Encoding data in the system.