James Thomas Wehr Jr.

• Develop collaborative relationships with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment in demand planning processes.
• Oversee seventy-three products totaling 170MM pounds of volume
• Reduced inventory costs by optimizing safety stock levels and effectively managing obsolete items.
• Presented monthly forecast updates to senior management, highlighting key changes and risks in the demand outlook.
• Communicated demand plans to manufacturing sites to resolve gaps between demand and supply plans.

Key Achievements

• Conceptualized and launched 4+ KPI driven projects, which spread company wide.
• Developed, maintained, and refined databases that improved accuracy by 85%.

• Built long-term supplier relationships with vendors to establish quality and competitive pricing.
• Collaborated with internal departments to better understand needs and determine purchasing requirements.
• Developed and executed forecasting models that enhanced procurement efficiency by 100%
• Facilitated cross-functional training workshops to drive strategic improvements
• Negotiated with suppliers and transportation carriers to ensure cost-effective reliability
• Key Achievements
• Successfully re-established a positive and collaborative relationship with a key vendor, resolving longstanding issues and restoring trust between our organizations.
• Implemented an improved procurement strategy that enhances efficiency and accelerates the material acquisition process.
• Instrumental in onboarding and training a new plant, facilitating a smooth transition into our company's systems and processes.

• Managed a portfolio of over 125 client accounts, fostering long-term relationships
• Coordinated with sales teams to ensure seamless transition from prospecting to account management stages.
• Continually updated knowledge on industry trends and developments to better serve client needs.
• Conducted regular account reviews with clients to assess satisfaction levels and identify areas for improvement.
• Created sales objectives and strategies to help struggling teams increase productivity and meet sales metrics.
• Led the development and execution of detailed onboarding and training programs
• Key Achievements
• Played a pivotal role in the successful onboarding and training of a new key account, which has become one of the most profitable accounts under companies portfolio.
• Acted as the key liaison between customers and the sales team, managing concerns and issues promptly to support strong relationships and operational efficiency.