Janet Pollina
Owens Cross Roads,AL
Summary
Senior Production Planner with extensive experience in coordinating daily production activities. Expertise in inventory management, scheduling, and market trend forecasting. Demonstrated success in streamlining processes to enhance efficiency and boost overall productivity. Strong communicator and collaborator, facilitating effective operations within cross-functional teams.
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
Work History
Supply and Operating Efficiency Manager, Glad
The Clorox Company
Alpharetta, GA
12.2023 - 09.2025
- Led weekly S&OE meetings with Glad leadership to review forecast accuracy, consumption trends, and shipment performance along with supply plan and OHI projections for a $70M+ monthly inventory portfolio.
- Improved Customer Fill Rate (CFR) to 98.5% within four months by resolving production and supply constraints.
- Oversaw and mentored inventory planners while optimizing production schedules to effectively respond to demand signals.
- Created weekly executive summaries to align leadership on key issues and facilitate timely decision-making.
- Managed inventory build and network flow project to optimize production schedules, safety stocks, and material transitions while adhering to 55K pallet space limit.
- Represented Glad in weekly network flow meetings, communicating BU actions to ensure alignment with space allocations.
- Collaborated with sales on key account shipment analysis, evaluating over/under performance and its impact on quarterly and fiscal year targets.
- Addressed a significant MPS projection indicating a substantial drop in crew requirements.
- Collaborated with plants weekly to optimize production schedules and align supply signals with demand.
- Held weekly gap closure meetings to collect KPI data, encourage action on improving month-to-date sales and inventory status.
Demand Planning Team Leader - Cleaning Division
The Clorox Company
Alpharetta, GA
07.2022 - 12.2023
- Oversaw monthly S&OP processes for all Clorox Cleaning multi-million-dollar brands.
- Updated monthly Consensus and GM Brief Excel files to ensure alignment across teams.
- Accountable for delivering monthly forecasts within a ±10% bias.
- Managed Key Account field sales forecasting process to enhance accuracy and reliability.
- Implemented an AI-based demand forecasting model.
- Mentored demand planning team, fostering professional growth.
- Tracked daily shipments with Power BI and Kinaxis to support operational decision-making.
Supply Planner - CDW & Laundry
The Clorox Company
Alpharetta, GA
01.2021 - 07.2022
- Facilitated integrated supply planning aligned with FDOS strategy to ensure coherent execution.
- Managed daily production schedules, coordinated labor and materials.
- Analyzed production misses, late orders, and schedule impacts to identify corrective actions.
- Collaborated with Customer Service to align sales orders and inbound shipments.
- Developed supply plans addressing immediate and future requirements to optimize inventory management.
Demand Planner - CDW & Laundry
The Clorox Company
Alpharetta, GA
01.2019 - 01.2021
- Collaborated with sales, marketing, and supply chain teams to develop accurate monthly forecasts, aligning cross-functional insights.
- Led monthly demand calls with top customers including Walmart, Target, Amazon, and Costco.
- Evaluated shipments, seasonality, promotions, and competition to optimize ongoing forecasts.
- Generated financial forecasts and managed ISF cycles to ensure alignment with demand planning objectives.
- Improved forecast accuracy by implementing strategic adjustments based on data analysis and market trends.
Inventory Control Analyst / Demand Forecasting / Senior Planner
Kimberly-Clark
Roswell, GA
01.2010 - 01.2019
- Advanced through supply chain functions in customer service, deployment demand planning, inventory control, materials management, and production planning, enhancing overall operational efficiency.
- Oversaw specialty wipers production, managing $6.5M in inventory.
- Reduced working capital by $363K through optimization of safety stock levels, improving cash flow management.
- Lowered Walmart forecast error by 11% through analysis of shipment trends, leading to more accurate demand forecasting.
- Developed long-term inventory and capacity plans.
Procurement & Logistics Coordinator
Heidelberg USA
Kennesaw, GA
01.2002 - 01.2010
- Oversaw procurement and 3PL operations, ensuring timely delivery of critical materials to support production schedules.
- Collaborated with vendors to secure components, optimizing supply chain efficiency.
- Scheduled the Polar cutter to cut printing plates to customer specifications.
- Performed weekly cycle counts, enhancing inventory accuracy and minimizing stock discrepancies.
Education
Bachelor’s degree - marketing
University of South Florida (USF)
Tampa, FLSkills
- Supply and demand planning
- Production scheduling
- Material requirements planning
- Inventory optimization
- S&OP and IBP leadership
- Operations and manufacturing planning
- Capacity planning
- ERP systems: Kinaxis, SAP, S/4HANA
- Vendor and supplier coordination
- Reporting and analytics
- Process improvement
- Lean principles
Accomplishments
- Blue Belt, 2015
- Toastmasters, 2017
- Pathfinders Leadership, 2018
Timeline
Supply and Operating Efficiency Manager, Glad
The Clorox Company
12.2023 - 09.2025
Demand Planning Team Leader - Cleaning Division
The Clorox Company
07.2022 - 12.2023
Supply Planner - CDW & Laundry
The Clorox Company
01.2021 - 07.2022
Demand Planner - CDW & Laundry
The Clorox Company
01.2019 - 01.2021
Inventory Control Analyst / Demand Forecasting / Senior Planner
Kimberly-Clark
01.2010 - 01.2019
Procurement & Logistics Coordinator
Heidelberg USA
01.2002 - 01.2010
Bachelor’s degree - marketing
University of South Florida (USF)