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Jason Zehner

Bentonville,AR

Summary

18 years of experience managing Walmart / Vendor relationships, collaborating in Supply Chain, Forecasting, Planning, & Replenishment. 6 years of experience managing teams, ensuring customer satisfaction and delivering positive business results. Capably executing highly complex category and team responsibilities with proven performance in analytics and application for goal achievement.

Overview

18
18
years of professional experience

Work History

Customer Business Analyst

Team Direct
Rogers, AR
02.2025 - 06.2025
  • Provided Sales & Supply Chain analysis supporting new and emerging brands in GM Homegoods categories for Walmart Stores & Ecommerce totalling $810M projected annual sales
  • Collaborated cross-functionally with clients, internal partners, and Walmart to successfully launch new brands, as well as strategically support, sustain, and improve sales of existing new brands
  • Delivered excellence in executing a major, highly complex promotional project for Summer seasonal feature in Home Crafts resulting in a 17% increase in marketshare

Associate Supply Chain Manager

Bissell Inc.
Bentonville, AR
03.2022 - 01.2025
  • Lead Walmart Supply Chain relationship as primary Replenishmentcontact in ownership exceeding $675M annual sales while buildingtrust and credibility in collaboration with internal and externalbusiness partners
  • Created Replenishment Dashboard for tracking and reporting KPI's(Instock, Forecast, OTIF, Sales, Inventory, E-com) as well as guidingstrategy and decision-making to maximally achieve businessobjectives
  • Innovated Network Balancing Tool bringing new visibility to SafetyStock Levels while simultaneously improving service levels andreducing inventory carrying costs both internally and externally
  • Improved Supply Plan order forecast accuracy through exposingand escalating opportunities through presentations to internal andexternal leadership
  • Protected new modular product launches through strategic pre-season planning recognized by top company leadership

Senior CPFR Analyst

Reckitt Benckiser Inc.
Rogers, AR
01.2018 - 02.2022
  • Ownership of $178M annual sales – Vitamins / Personal Care / Intimate Wellness
  • Awarded expanded role +$27M over prior role – OTC / Cold Cough Flu / Pediatrics
  • Key contributor to forecast excellence focus in continuance of Advanced Strategic Partnership (ASP) relationship with Walmart as part of winning team of 2020 CPG Supplier of the Year Award
  • Leadership success executing Vendor Pool Update project to align with network consolidation achieving supply chain efficiencies
  • Recognized by leadership for seamless performance in gap-coverage while driving in-stocks above 98% goal for 10 weeks consecutive amidst COVID19 impacts as well as Walmart relationship improvement establishing meeting cadence with key Walmart Replenishment

Senior Replenishment / Demand Manager

Walmart
Bentonville, AR
12.2007 - 11.2017
  • Demand Project Lead for team of 5 driving development of forecast tool for use in managing event-impacted Stores
  • Managed Team of 6 direct reports responsible for 76% of Intimate Apparel business
  • Team Lead of 4 managing 34% of Supplies business - Chemicals, Maintenance, Safety, Packaging, & Ice Melt
  • Managed 3 direct-reports responsible for 26% of Shoes business

Education

Retail Supply Chain Certification - Walmart
Bentonville, AR
01-2010

Bachelor of Arts - Education

MBI
Chicago, IL
05-1997

Skills

  • Supply Chain Management
  • Replenishment
  • Collaboration
  • Strategic Planning
  • Forecasting
  • Analytics
  • Walmart Systems (Scintilla, GRS, Supplier One, Item 360, NOVA, OTIF/ SQEP, Supplier Quote / ADS)
  • SAP
  • Microsoft Suite

Accomplishments

  • Replenishment Mgr. of Year
    Walmart / Nominee
    2013
  • Replenishment Mgr. of Quarter
    Walmart
    2013
  • Volunteer of The Year
    Friends Arkansas Single Track
    2015
  • Vice President Elect
    Friends Arkansas Single Track
    Mtn. Bike Club
    2016

Interests

  • Outdoor Adventure Sports
  • Music
  • Travel
  • Volunteer Service

Timeline

Customer Business Analyst

Team Direct
02.2025 - 06.2025

Associate Supply Chain Manager

Bissell Inc.
03.2022 - 01.2025

Senior CPFR Analyst

Reckitt Benckiser Inc.
01.2018 - 02.2022

Senior Replenishment / Demand Manager

Walmart
12.2007 - 11.2017

Retail Supply Chain Certification - Walmart

Bachelor of Arts - Education

MBI