Experience

Alston's Marketing Company Limited

• Wholesale
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Supply Planner

  • Feb 2022 - Present

  • Work closely with the Demand Planner to maintain a robust Supply Planning Framework which predicts future stock patterns, and ensures stock availability and replenishment aligned to demand and target inventory levels.• Develop, support and maintain Supply Chain Analytics & Insights to drive improvements and transformation in supply chain processes.• Anaylze root cause drivers for low stock availability, sales variances and supply cuts to drive the implementation of mitigation strategies.• Support and supervise the Junior Supply & Logistics Planner in the execution of their duties.

• Supply Chain Planner

  • Jan 2021 - Feb 2022

  • Review and analyze historical sales trends, demand drivers and monitor sales forecast variances provided by the marketing team to create an optimal demand plan to be used as the Rolling Forecast input of the order generation process.• Execute the plan to order process for suppliers to ensure inventory availability for sale whilst maintaining efficient stock covers outlined in the company's inventory policy.• Calculate and track Forecast Accuracy (FA) and Forecast Bias (FB) by sku and division monthly. Evaluate key losses of FA and propose corrective action plans to rectify or minimize reoccurrence.• Monitor the inbound movement of goods from supplier to warehouse, escalating any risks in supply to stakeholders.• Maintain weekly On-Time/In-Full (OTIF) report to assess supplier reliability.



A.S Bryden & Sons (Trinidad) Limited

• Supply Chain Planner

  • Apr 2016 - Jan 2021

  • Maintained over 90% stock availability monthly for the division through order generation and logistical tracking & expediting.• Prepared weekly expiry trigger reports for the brand team to foster a proactive sales approach toward overstocked/slow-selling SKUs • Prepared and executed SKU rationalization process for annual cleanup of slow-selling and obsolete SKUs• Monitored world prices to negotiate commodity prices with suppliers. Also sourced alternative supply for commodity SKUs for better quality, pricing, service, lead time etc.• Prepared on-time/in-full reports for assessing supplier reliability, and prepared monthly reports for top suppliers to compare purchase estimates vs targets.



A.S Bryden & Sons (Trinidad) Ltd

• Supply Chain Expeditor

  • Dec 2015 - Mar 2016

  • Developed collaborative relationships with global suppliers and freight forwarders to ensure accountability and the timely delivery of all ordered goods to our ports in Trinidad for the Food & Grocery, Premium Beverages & Hardware & Housewares divisions.

• Supply Chain Assistant

  • Jul 2014 - Dec 2015

  • Worked closely with the Business Solutions Strategists to improve processes within the Supply Chain team, including creation of a supplier database, consumer complaints policy & complaint forms, an efficient filing system, and also assisted with the sourcing of alternative global suppliers for multiple commodities distributed by the company.



Petrotrin

• Custody Transfer Intern

  • Jul 2013 - Aug 2013

  • Performed daily crude fiscalization duties to facilitate the smooth transfer of raw & refined petroleum between relevant parties. • Performed daily crude fiscalization duties to facilitate the smooth transfer of raw & refined petroleum between relevant parties.



TECU Credit Union

• Marketing Intern

  • Jul 2013 - Jul 2013

  • Worked with the Marketing team to create promotional activities to boost awareness about TECU's services & deals to its current & potential customers. • Worked with the Marketing team to create promotional activities to boost awareness about TECU's services & deals to its current & potential customers.