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Margaret Szatko

Supply Chain Professional
South Brunswick,NJ

Summary

Dynamic and results-driven Operational Planning Manager with extensive hands-on experience in leading production planning teams and overseeing comprehensive planning processes. Proven track record in managing capacity constraints and optimizing production schedules demonstrates a strong commitment to operational excellence. Expertise in streamlining workflows and enhancing efficiency ensures readiness to tackle challenges in Supply Chain roles.

Overview

20
20
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Operational Planning Manager

Reckitt Manufacturing LLC
08.2022 - Current
  • Leading a team of production and material schedulers, overseeing end-to-end production planning processes.
  • Reinforcing the use of strategic planning initiatives to enhance operational efficiency and productivity,
  • Managing capacity constraints to optimize production schedules and resource allocation.
  • Inventory control to identify risks and opportunities.
  • Root cause analysis for material discrepancies to drive corrective actions and improve accuracy.
  • Working with Procurement and Suppliers to establish MOQs to improve inventory turn overs.
  • Vendors Performance tracking
  • Ensuring products development deliveries on time by collaboration with cross functional teams and conducting risk assessments to identify potential obstacles in project timelines and deliverables.
  • Overseeing training and onboarding processes for all newly hired employees within Planning Department
  • Mentoring and cultivating positive rapport with fellow employees to boost company morale and promote employee retention.
  • Supporting company vision on transparency, consistency and best practices.

Department Planning Manager

Reckitt Manufacturing LLC
01.2013 - 07.2022
  • Managed a team of production planners and material buyers utilizing planning systems SNP2 and JDE to warrant expected Service levels
  • Rough Cut Capacity Planning
  • Interacted with cross functional teams to alleviate service risk
  • Inventory control - Established DOH strategies for raw/pack material based on ABC planning strategy
  • Minimized waste and lower obsolescence cost for NPD/EPD material flow
  • Worked with purchasing on MOQ’s to balance inventory levels, cost and warehouse space
  • Trained and developed planners for other Reckitt's sites.

Senior Production Planner

Reckitt Benckiser Inc.
07.2007 - 12.2012
  • Managed comprehensive production planning and scheduling for diverse product brands.
  • Material Purchasing
  • Worked with cross-functional teams at the plant, marketing and purchasing to ensure the highest level of Customer satisfaction while maintaining desired targets of inventories and seamless production workflows.
  • Managed Finished Goods and RAW/Pack inventories by adjusting production plans based on changing demand to achieve Service 99.7% and targeted 14 DOH for Raw and Pack inventory
  • Co-packer and internal embellishment planning.
  • Data maintenance, ensuring BOMs accuracy, setting up Scrap Factors, MOQs and Lead times
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Production Supervisor

Johnson Control’s Battery Group
01.2006 - 03.2007
  • Supervised daily production operations, ensuring adherence to safety protocols and quality standards.
  • Managed daily production schedules to meet challenging deadlines, adjusting workflows as necessary.
  • Monitored daily and weekly key performance indicators to maintain on-track status.
  • Oversaw inventory to ensure uninterrupted production flow, with emphasis on reducing waste, resulting in cost savings and reduced overages.
  • Achieved on-time shipments goal by empowering employees to continued success

Education

Bachelor Degree - Forestry

University of Agriculture-Cracow
Krakow, Poland

Skills

  • Strategic leadership
  • End to End Supply Chain Planning
  • Production Planning and Scheduling
  • Material requirements planning
  • Data integrity oversight
  • Inventory management
  • Analytical decision-making
  • Cross-functional collaboration
  • Lean Manufacturing
  • Mentor

Certification

  • Apics Certification
  • Lean manufacturing
  • Kaizen
  • Financial accounting 101
  • Business 101
  • Six sigma Green Belt

Timeline

Operational Planning Manager

Reckitt Manufacturing LLC
08.2022 - Current

Department Planning Manager

Reckitt Manufacturing LLC
01.2013 - 07.2022

Senior Production Planner

Reckitt Benckiser Inc.
07.2007 - 12.2012

Production Supervisor

Johnson Control’s Battery Group
01.2006 - 03.2007

Bachelor Degree - Forestry

University of Agriculture-Cracow
Margaret SzatkoSupply Chain Professional