LEONELA RODRIGUEZ SEGURA
Jersey City
Summary
Dynamic and detail-oriented product development and production planning professional with extensive experience leading end-to-end cosmetic launches, optimizing schedules, and driving cross-functional alignment. Proven ability to manage timelines, budgets, and vendor relationships while ensuring regulatory compliance, quality standards, and operational efficiency. Skilled in risk mitigation, workflow optimization, and delivering on-time launches through strong collaboration with R&D, marketing, operations, and supply chain teams. Known for improving processes, enhancing communication, and supporting business growth through strategic planning and execution.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Sr. Production Planner & Scheduler
Mana Products Inc.
New York
06.2025 - Current
- Planned and scheduled production for new launches and ongoing items, aligning demand forecasts with capacity and material availability.
- Coordinated with NPD, operations, procurement, and quality to ensure seamless launch execution and daily production flow.
- Identified and resolved risks such as material delays, capacity gaps, and equipment issues.
- Managed inventory levels for components, WIP, and finished goods to support service levels.
- Monitored supplier performance and partnered with procurement to secure on-time materials.
- Led weekly production meetings, communicating priorities, schedule changes, and issue resolutions.
- Delivered scenario planning for launches, line trials, and promotional spikes.
- Improved planning processes to reduce bottlenecks and increase schedule accuracy.
Manager, New Product Commercialization
Shiseido Americas Corporation
East Windsor
10.2024 - 07.2025
- Led end-to-end new product development for skincare and color cosmetics, delivering successful launches through close collaboration with internal teams and clients.
- Coordinated cross-functional teams to meet project timelines, manage scope changes, and ensure alignment with brand and client expectations.
- Identified risks early and drove timely issue resolution to keep projects on track.
- Streamlined workflows, eliminated bottlenecks, and optimized budget management to improve efficiency and financial performance.
- Managed timelines, priorities, and performance across all project stages, ensuring clear communication and accountability.
- Analyzed SKUs and bulk cost sheets for finance approval and negotiated favorable supplier terms to reduce costs
Contract Project Manager
Mana Products Inc
East Windsor
05.2022 - 06.2025
- Managed end-to-end product development for cosmetic projects, coordinating closely with R&D, marketing, packaging, and operations.
- Developed and executed project plans, ensuring on-time delivery and adherence to budget.
- Oversaw vendors by sourcing materials, negotiating contracts, and ensuring quality and regulatory compliance.
- Ensured all products met FDA and regulatory standards through continuous compliance monitoring.
- Implemented quality control processes to maintain product safety and consistency.
- Facilitated cross-functional communication to align project goals, timelines, and deliverables.
- Identified and mitigated project risks, including supply chain and regulatory challenges.
- Managed project budgets, tracked expenses, and maintained financial accuracy.
- Prepared detailed project documentation, reports, and stakeholder updates.
- Drove process improvements and implemented best practices to streamline project and product development workflows.
Production Planner & Scheduler
Mana Products Inc
06.2015 - 05.2022
- Supported planning on schedules and capacity
- Worked to achieve monthly inventory targets
- Investigated in-depth supplier capabilities to achieve optimal manufacturing processes
- Analyze capacity data to plan crew and cost for the month
- Monitored employees productivity and enhanced procedures to reduce cost and improve safety
- Analyzed data to determine production capacity for an increase of volume of 20%
- Provided cost reduction ideas and processes to improved Supply Chain and Warehouse
- Provide schedules visibility, reporting, and schedule analyses, perform risk analyses, identify and resolves critical path and network logic conflicts
- Increased customer delivery by developing, communicating and monitoring KPI.
- Manage change in the schedule and communicate the impact to the project team, project manager, customer service team, and higher management
Education
Associates Of Arts - Business Management
CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College
New York City09.2020
Skills
- SAP
- Leadership Skills
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Office
- Microsoft Access
- MS Project
- Smartsheet
- Project Brief Management
- Communication Skills
- Effective Time Management
- Critical Thinking Skills
Languages
English
Professional
Spanish
Professional
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Sr. Production Planner & Scheduler
Mana Products Inc.
06.2025 - Current
Manager, New Product Commercialization
Shiseido Americas Corporation
10.2024 - 07.2025
Contract Project Manager
Mana Products Inc
05.2022 - 06.2025
Production Planner & Scheduler
Mana Products Inc
06.2015 - 05.2022
Associates Of Arts - Business Management
CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College