ANNA BRANDT
Milwaukee,WI
Summary
Analytical, adaptable, and organized process improvement professional with 3+ years of experience ensuring adherence to policies and procedures while enhancing efficiency and productivity to drive risk mitigation, proactive strategy, and advice to management. Eager to take on projects, continually learn, and work both independently and on a team.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Supply Chain Business Strategy Analyst
Kohl's
Menomonee Falls, WI
12.2022 - Current
- Provided root cause analysis and analyzed existing controls to mitigate risk of lost packages, made recommendation to implement distribution center audit process, and designed automated solution, reducing manual processing time by 10+hrs/month and improving 80%+ of stores' error rates within 6 months
- Tested, implemented and executed the required actions to ensure effective enforcement of packaging standards.
- Assessed the effectiveness of controls to ensure ongoing compliance with audit procedures
- Prepared and provided up to date project updates and analysis to C-suite level leadership
- Worked on team projects to support team members in their efforts to improve processes, including providing reporting and analysis, ensuring projects have clear goals and enough detailed plans
- Communicated analysis results and collaborated with cross-functional partners daily to effectively deliver analytics and insights that informed strategy
- Created and ran reports, identified, evaluated and escalated risks for broken into and missing trailers and other projects as needed
- Identified, evaluated, and escalated risks in budgeting, forecasting, and reporting with finance team, ensuring accurate and timely planning
- Leveraged existing systems and software to gather and analyze data on customer, store, and DC third-party item return behavior, delivering actionable insights.
- Resolved issues by analyzing data to mitigate store and DC process inefficiencies.
- Engaged in cross-functional team daily stand-up to triage and troubleshoot issues to ensure successful process execution
- Researched and synthesized industry trends to create insights and inform strategies, including analyzing performance of other retailers for potential onboarding
- Identified and designed reporting for operations such as creating a daily auto-refreshing report of Zebra device scans.
Supply Planning Analyst
Milwaukee Tool
Brookfield, WI
01.2022 - 09.2022
- Provided root cause analysis and analyzed existing controls to manage inventory and incoming supply with demand for 100+ SKUs, improving process efficiency with target fill rates of 98+% & increasing on-time, in-full delivery from 86% to 92% in 6 months
- Analyzed data & created long-term & mid-term detailed capacity plans, preparing, and providing up to date updates with vendors and internal stakeholders
- Communicated with vendors & internal stakeholders of risks including natural disasters and port changes related to lead
time and capacity constraints for products - Assessed the effectiveness of controls to ensure ongoing vendor compliance with business procedures such as on-time shipment
- Worked on team projects with Marketing, Sales, and Demand to strategize, develop and implement promotions to support sales growth
- Adapted to and oversaw adjustments to plans as necessary, including changes to purchase orders, schedules, standard costing
- Created and ran reports on key performance indicators.
Human Resources and Payroll Assistant- Advanced
UW-Madison Housing
Madison, WI
04.2021 - 11.2021
- Tracked, analyzed, and audited employee information into various systems for 2,500+ employees
- Advised, trained, & educated management staff on recruitment & staffing best strategies to achieve desired results
- Managed relationships with managers & student workers, responding to internal & external requests for information to ensure compliance with HR requirements, policies, and procedures
- Promoted from Assistant to Assistant- Advanced within 5 months
- Improved efficiencies in employee data tracking by creating Excel templates and macros to diminish user error while reducing manual processing time by 5+ hrs/wk
- Managed the entirety of the onboarding process, new hire paperwork, and compiling and analyzing data in multiple systems including applicant tracking, time keeping, etc.
Program Coordinator Assistant
Wisconsin School of Business Center for Professional & Executive Development
Madison, WI
09.2019 - 05.2020
- Managed & coordinated 85+ programs with clients from logistics, scheduling facilities, event planning, preparing materials
- Collected and analyzed participant surveys to make strategic recommendations for improving retention.
Education
Bachelor of Business Administration - Operations & Technology Management
Wisconsin School of Business, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Madison, WISkills
- Reporting and Analysis
- Microsoft Office and other software
- Finance
- Team player
- Process Improvement
- Adaptability
- Problem-solving
Certification
- Excel Proficiency (Wisconsin School of Business)
- SQL (Codecademy)
- Tableau (Codecademy)
Timeline
Supply Chain Business Strategy Analyst
Kohl's
12.2022 - Current
Supply Planning Analyst
Milwaukee Tool
01.2022 - 09.2022
Human Resources and Payroll Assistant- Advanced
UW-Madison Housing
04.2021 - 11.2021
Program Coordinator Assistant
Wisconsin School of Business Center for Professional & Executive Development
09.2019 - 05.2020
Bachelor of Business Administration - Operations & Technology Management
Wisconsin School of Business, University of Wisconsin-Madison