Sr. Operations and Planning Manager

• Built demand plan templates from scratch for 27 accounts/brands, reviewed POS trends monthly against statistical forecasting with sales and supply teams
• Provided Account Exec and Business Planning with monthly replenishment financial projections
• Utilized prior experience to help implement Anaplan program rollout

Looking for a remote position due to relocation from Miami to New Jersey to be closer to family.

• Owned weekly reporting and meeting minutes, significantly reduced the time-spent and accuracy of excel-based reporting through automation and meeting summary with AI. Saving 4+ hours of manual labor weekly.
• Led seasonality curve project for C&F items, providing clear, actionable insights into refining seasonal strategies and enhancing overall sales performance. Added $1.2M in potential lost sales demand in H2.
• Forecasted/managed 52-week demand by SKU for Drug, Babylist, Independent and Grocery accounts
• Contributed to Alloy development and launch, by aligning product and retailer information, auditing data integrity, incorporated internal forecast + budget, and customized self-serve dashboards.
• Initiated process to centralize data and develop PBI dashboards with IT, increasing reporting efficiency.

This was a five month contract that was extended to November to help their planning department standardize and automate processes.

• Created centralized PBI & excel reporting solutions within SharePoint to improve demand signal to supply, product turn, and in-stock. Saving 8+ hours of manual labor per week.
• Identified and tested data enhancements with IT to improve the quality and offering of data.
• Initiated and led bi-weekly live training with customized supporting material for new reports, data fields, and Power BI functionality (beginner to advanced) to increase productivity.

Unfortunately needed to take time off for family reasons.

• Collaborated with BI team to develop and utilize internal supply chain system to house and maintain demand forecast, while aligning with the company’s need of dealing with live goods.
• Developed excel based report to evaluate re-allocation when short-term inventory constraints and excess demand arose. Maximizing turn, improving customer satisfaction, and increasing planning team’s efficiency.
• Coordinated with Category and Sales Management to forecast demand for 36 months out for live goods and aligned monthly as supply/demand changed (oversaw Wal-Mart and Independents).

Left due to being recruited by Carhartt.

Held many positions over six years, ranging from Key Account Sales Analyst to Sales Planning & Operations Manager. Left due to relocation from Michigan to Miami.