Trout Lake, Washington, United States
Over fifteen years of international supply chain and operations experience, including supply planning, production scheduling, and inventory management in both retail and direct to consumer environments. I am a goal oriented, driven individual who prides herself on a job done well and promptly. I embrace challenges and opportunities to broaden my knowledge and experience. I am not afraid to ask questions or work outside my scope.
– Drove the implementation of NetSuite, The first ERP the company has had. – Managed inventory levels at warehouses in Oregon and The Netherlands. – Managed all inbound shipments to both warehouses from scheduling pick up at the factory to final delivery at the warehouse. – Developed forecasting process to allow for tracking of all on hand, in process, and special inventory. – Tracked and approved deposits on purchase orders. – Developed and implemented a new materials buying process to cut down on lead times.
– Established an inventory and purchasing process that minimized overages, delivered product on time, and limited shortfall globally. – Worked collaboratively with the Procurement Team to develop seasonal purchasing calendar, deliver on time purchase orders to vendors, and maintain flow of communication during production and shipping. – Presented monthly reviews to Sales and Operations on inventory positions, issues, and future plans. – Developed seasonal forecasts for global markets for all products. – Developed fiscal year plans for purchasing unit and dollar goals by region. – Evaluated all surcharges and production shortfalls. – Created and implemented processes that allowed transfer inventory among Distribution Centers in order to limit close out and missed sales. – Tracked inventory levels at each warehouse, anticipated issues, and interacted with appropriate parties to avoid large scale problems.
- Developed seasonal forecasts at category and style level that aligned to budget. – Worked collaboratively with Product Line Management teams and the Sales teams to ensure key styles were produced on schedule and to alert necessary parties when styles needed to be dropped. – Developed a production calendar for Department Store customers that began with product development, continued through order entry and procurement, and finished with on time delivery. – Facilitated a program to streamline the Special Make Unit program for new accounts.
- Ensured adequate finished goods inventory for customer orders. This included scheduling of raw product for anodization and assembly across ten colors and an extensive array of configurations. - Planned and scheduled production of all professional sponsorship products.