Monteva L. Hodo

As Design Account Manager responsible for planning, managing, and executing projects for Brown-Forman, ranging from medium to large complex design projects of various levels of scope, complexity, duration, and project team size

• Sustain and help lead new product innovation that accelerates the company's underlying net sales growth and ensure quality delivery of project deliverables
• Manages the Korbel, Ford's Gin, Gin Mare, Diplomatico, Chambord, Tequila, and GIFT design portfolio that is responsible for generating over 3 million in packaging design net sales
• Implemented corrective action plans in Workfront ranging from reporting, dashboard, and project management to improve project tracking and status in the company

As RTCMDM Analyst sustained and helped lead new product innovation from SKU initiation through releasing products for order writing to help accelerate the company's underlying net sales growth

• Scotch project manager responsible for leading a cross-functional project team for new Scotch product innovation projects, where I managed, scheduled, and organized, on average, 30 projects and used best management practices to guide project managers and the team to project completion in Workfront, while mitigating project risk and fostering strong relationships among groups.
• Led the successful rollout of a continuous process improvement initiative for Scotch, in collaboration with key stakeholders. This initiative enhanced global communications and standardized workflow processes, leading to the establishment of formal written procedures, improved metrics, and a strengthened overall project management framework.
• Effectively managed and owned SAP master data for project redesigns, package changes, and provided expert guidance to key stakeholders on critical drivers for complex project initiatives, as well as direction on artwork compliance.
• Proactively managed 300 projects across brands on average in SAP, including developing product codes, SKU numbers, bottle, and shipper codes for specific market distribution needs, and ensured that the Brand teams, Field Sales, Design, Packaging, Sourcing, Production, and Supply Chain had clear communication on SAP master data that was responsible for generating more than 5.5 million in net sales.

As Product Governance Analyst managed, facilitated, and coordinated various processes such as SKU Rationalization, government label/package changes, redesigns, Master Data specification requirements, and internal supply chain project management

• Collaborated with design, packaging, and markets to execute the Responsibility Symbols Project to help correct and improve non-compliant packaging within twelve months. Through prioritization, strategic thinking, and teamwork over 30,000 packages were updated in roughly 314 markets to urge consumers to drink responsibly
• Identified areas for enhancement in workflow and processes to expedite market approvals, particularly for Woodford and Jack RTDs. Based on insights from key stakeholders,restructured approximately 75% of the market approval process to drive efficiency.
• Developed and analyzed various reports such as open orders, shipment history, inventory, listing history, pricing, and manufacturing Bills of Materials to determine market portfolio requirements with the Field Sales teams

As Project Management Associate, spearheaded projects in the product innovation office that required a high level of PM mastery and accountability strengths

• Reviewed the existing Gift Council Process and created a weekly database to analyze the inventory of old gift SKUs across different markets, tertiles, and regions. Improved the Scotch Council project management tracker tool by adding formulas and queries for better visibility into the status and stages of each project.
• Appointed to analyze the new Scotch Acquisition PMO process, which led to the discovery of critical processes that had been overlooked during the Scotch acquisition. Consequently, I worked collaboratively with key stakeholders to develop a comprehensive process that effectively managed, facilitated, and coordinated projects, starting from SKU initiation and continuing through to the product release for order writing.
• Recognized as a change agent who conveys and evaluates best practices to construct and implement new processes in unknown territories on creative and packaging brief projects and builds rapport amongst cross-functional groups

As Demand Planning Associate that managed, facilitated, and coordinated the volume forecasting, analysis, and Demand Review process for Brown-FormanBeverages Worldwide

• Encouraged international markets and new team members to share their insights on the weekly Forecast Error Report. This collaborative effort led to an impressive reduction in forecast error by more than 81%. It also highlighted the significance of this report, which is produced weekly to help eliminate costly mistakes in demand forecasting.
• By analyzing the Asia Pacific forecast, was able to identify a 'double forecast' error that resulted in a company savings of over $10,000 as well as the availability of warehouse space
• Measured forecast reasonableness, monitored the demand history, and analyzed forecast accuracy to keep the APO system consistent with market seasonality and management expectations