Proven leader in strategic planning and inventory control, with a track record of enhancing efficiency and reducing waste at Ascend Performance Materials. Excelled in demand forecasting and mentoring teams, achieving a notable improvement in on-time delivery to 98%. Skilled in compliance management and fostering staff collaboration, consistently driving project success and operational excellence. Data driven and results oriented. Detail-oriented team player with strong organizational skills. Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy.
• Facilitate monthly Demand Planning SIOP meeting and assist in pre-SIOP sessions
• Work closely with the business, sales & operations to improve demand signals
• Monitor mid-cycle demand variances and trends at Product Group, Customer and SKU levels and provide recommendations
• Drive improvements to Demand Planning Process, tools and meetings
• Manage NA/SA inventory for stocking warehouses and third-party toll manufacturers
• Coordinate with Supply Planning and Sales to move slow moving, and aged inventory
• Support the alignment of Planning Strategies with Commercial
• Responsible for APO-DP processes
• Identify inventory reduction opportunities and engage commercial and manufacturing team members
• Develop and implement Smart Forecasting technology for the Nylon division.
• Facilitate monthly Demand Planning SIOP meeting and assist in pre-SIOP sessions
• Work closely with the business, sales & operations to improve demand signals
• Monitor mid-cycle demand variances and trends at Product Group, Customer and SKU levels and provide recommendations
• Drive improvements to Demand Planning Process, tools and meetings
• Manage NA/SA inventory for stocking warehouses and third-party toll manufacturers
• Coordinate with Supply Planning and Sales to move slow moving, and aged inventory
• Support the alignment of Planning Strategies with Commercial
• Responsible for APO-DP processes
• Identify inventory reduction opportunities and engage commercial and manufacturing team members
• Develop and implement Smart Forecasting technology for the Nylon division.
• Communicate with the leadership team weekly to give updates on the business during a given month.
• Communicate monthly with the SIOP to review past results and future plans for each segment.
• Communicate weekly with manufacturing to provide updates on production needs.
• Develop and publish the SIOP for each cycle.
• Develop and publish the LRP for the business.
• Monitor weekly/monthly metrics to ensure customer commitments are on target.
• Provide guidance with decisions about production planning with the team of finite schedulers
• Supervise and coordinate activities of workers who are engaged in the production of carpet nylon.
• Train workers in operation of carpet nylon machinery.
• Interpret company policies to workers and enforce safety regulations.
• Interpret product specifications for production runs.
• Issue information regarding assigned duties to workers.
• Establish and adjust work procedures to meet necessary changes.
• Recommend measures to improve production methods, quality of product and equipment performance.
• Analyze and resolve work related problems.
• Assist workers in solving problems.
• Suggest changes in working conditions and use of equipment to increase efficiency.
• Make recommendations regarding personnel actions such as promotions, transfers, discharges and disciplinary measures
• Confer with other supervisors and department heads to coordinate activities.
• Participate in monthly team / safety meetings during the off shift.
• Perform one-on-one employee evaluations on a semi-annual basis.
• Monitor outgoing products.
• Streamlined a reduction in quality assurance claims by utilizing SAP, Citrix, and Reflections software, which resulted in a reduction of claims paid from $500,000 to $180,000.
• Completed COA (Certificate of Analysis) for overseas shipments.
• Managed a team of three employees who were responsible for removing off-quality product from units in the warehouse.
• Utilized SAP to manage warehouse inventory levels.
• Responsible for releasing product from the warehouse to ensure on-time delivery. Improved on-time delivery from 95% to 98%, which improved customer satisfaction.
• Performed customer site visits throughout a multi-state territory to restore customer confidence.