Jennifer Eannucci

-Managing a team of 5 planners across two sites, responsible for creating and executing production plans that meet organizational needs

-Providing training, development coaching, and completing annual performance reviews for direct reports

-Owning site level reporting in SOE, SOP, and MOR, including providing updates and information on critical site issues, customer orders, KPIs, and projects

-Tracking, analyzing, and escalating actions needed cross functionally to hit targets for KPIs including Backorder, Net Inventory, OTIF, and Schedule Adherence

-Leveraging SAP, PSI, and PowerBI to enhance visibility and data driven decision making

-Driving a culture of accountability, data-driven decision making, and cross-functional collaboration

-Developing supply planning strategies to optimize production schedules and mitigate risks related to material availability and capacity constraints

- Lead and participate in A3s and Kaizens with other value streams to drive continuous improvement using data analytics, technology, and process optimization.

- Managing a team composed of five buyers and fifteen inside sales reps, covering all of North American purchasing, and the Northeast Regional inside sales.

-Negotiated pricing, delivery, annual promotional buying opportunities, and payment terms with suppliers

-Served as a product expert covering more than twenty suppliers and over 1,000 SKUs, attending supplier product trainings, and then performing product training for my team.

-Defined and owned product strategies and roadmaps with key business stakeholders,

to drive revenue, customer satisfaction, and align with market opportunities

-Evaluated potential suppliers and drove the internal supplier scoring process

-Developed sourcing plans and category strategies to facilitate recommendations for purchasing and sourcing decisions to management.

- Led inventory optimization practices through ABC SKUs analysis, reduction of slow and non-moving stock through site transfers/targeted sales initiatives, and teaching best principles for cycle counting and performing an annual full inventory.

-Managed a team of 25+ procurement, planning, and logistics personnel

- Oversaw global strategic planning, third-party manufacturing, and down packing requirements and vendor relations

-Increased overall product category gross margins by 5-10% by negotiating trucking rates and raw/packaging material costs

-Monitored supplier performance and implemented corrective actions to ensure quality,

cost, and delivery targets were met

-Implemented inventory control strategies to maximize space utilization, meet target inventory turns and maintain target stock levels, reducing inventory by more than $3 million to meet SIOP organizational targets

-Managed cross-border logistics, including customs compliance and international shipping regulations

-Utilized ERP systems to streamline supply chain operations and provide real-time visibility into inventory and order status

-Supervised an 8-person stockroom/S&R team, responsible for maintaining more than

$4m in stock materials and $10m in customer shipments

-Oversaw all outgoing international documentation including NAFTA documents, COA’s,

commercial invoices, BOLs, and Certificates of Origin

-Purchased all materials needed to support site manufacturing

-Planned production for all manufactured components and finished goods

-Developed and implemented all SOP and training work instructions through the

organizational ERP tool xTuple

-Liaised between senior plant management and line-level supervision to maintain open communication and clear visibility of organizational targets

-Determined optimal stocking levels for key components based on historical data analysis, stocking strategy, and new product promotions