Patricia Griffin
Garner,NC
Summary
Seasoned S&OP Planning Manager with Forecasting, Demand and Supply Planning, Inventory and KPI Management experience.
Design, develop or revise processes and evaluate costs and efficiency for continuous improvement.
Built and maintained long lasting professional relationships at multiple manufacturing sites.
Experienced Project Manager with a long history of delivering long term strategic objectives with a multi-functional team.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
Sales and Operations Demand Manager
Cornerstone Building Brands
Cary, NC
12.2023 - Current
- Manages S&OP Demand and Supply processes for the Cascade and Prime Business Units, prepares reports and data to review in monthly meetings.
- Generates Supply Plan and assists in facilitating rough-cut capacity planning meetings.
- Collaborated with Engineering, Marketing, Finance, and Supply Chain management to strategize long term demand planning for new products and promotions.
- Developed a Power BI report to analyze forecast trends and communicate YoY changes with west region sales managers.
- Support evolution of the S&OP process by participating in instructor led courses for future software deployment (Kinaxis). Completed courses include Demand Planning and Statistical Forecasting, Aggregate Supply Planning and Inventory Management.
- Attended Kinaxis S&OP blueprint, user story review and approval meetings on site.
- Collaborated with ACE team to develop a successful supply chain website for demand and supply planning for the Aperture Solutions business.
Business Owner
Grace Homemade International LLC
Garner, NC
09.2020 - Current
- Joined family investment project officially.
- Acquired two neighboring properties to complement the initial investment property.
- Met with town planning department to propose ideas promoting economic growth in Smithfield.
- Created two comprehensive business plans with detailed pro forma figures, site plans, and budget projections.
- Co-Owned half a block in Downtown Smithfield, NC.
Material Planner and Data Analyst
Seqirus
Holly Springs, NC
04.2021 - 12.2023
- Created an efficient procurement strategy by implementing a dynamic planning tool that accurately forecasts short-term usage rates and long-term demand trends.
- Procured materials for three business teams, ensuring timely delivery within a twelve-month production horizon to minimize inventory and manufacturing shutdown risks.
- Developed a three-year projection model for high-demand products, delivering a comprehensive procurement plan to enhance business operations and supplier relationships.
- Creates and maintains master data requirements for assigned materials in SAP, including safety stock, reorder point, and purchasing info records.
- Ensure receipt, assessment, and release of GMP materials as per production schedule for manufacturing or quality control purposes.
- Effectively manages surplus and obsolete inventories, monitoring inventory turns to reduce inventory carrying costs and overhead.
- Collaborated with Material Risk Team to implement mitigation strategies, ensuring uninterrupted supply.
- Reconciled past due purchase orders and invoices.
- Ensured timely processing and tracking of purchase orders.
Global External Demand Planner and Material Buyer
Bayer CropScience Ltd
Cary, NC
01.2017 - 09.2020
- Frequently travelled to Contract Manufacturing sites to conduct meetings, assessing long and short-term schedules, capacity constraints, and raw material allocations.
- Managed 150 finished goods and more than eight hundred production components.
- Developed a custom demand planner tool using SAP BI report to prioritize business goals by analyzing forecast accuracy, demands, and stock levels.
- Generated and distributed a detailed twelve-month rolling production schedule to all eleven sites.
- Managed procurement of packaging and raw materials for production.
- Managed printed components to apply correct revisions during production.
- Facilitated meetings with external manufacturing sites.
- Collaborated with Sales team to analyze the sales effects of promotions and new product launches.
- Managed working capital budget through strategic purchasing plans and efficient inventory management.
- Provided quarterly stock level reports to business heads.
- Initiated disposal process for slow moving or obsolete materials
Forecast Manager
Bayer CropScience Ltd
Cary, NC
01.2012 - 01.2017
- Managed forecasting for two businesses within Environmental Science.
- Created and presented monthly Sales, Operating, Planning (SOP) decks to department leads.
- Analyzed and compared sales and marketing forecast volume for new product launches with projected figures from previous months.
- Provided controlling team with quarterly five-year budget data.
- Notified business leads about pending supply shortages and required allocation.
- Managed and facilitated allocation efforts despite supply constraints.
- Assisted in the divestment of Consumer Business.
- Managed cost savings initiatives related to the divestment and professional businesses.
- Evaluated and recommended corrective action pertaining to Supply Chain cost variances.
Global Demand Planner
Aventis CropScience
Durham, NC
12.2005 - 01.2012
- Collaborated with Sales and Marketing to develop comprehensive business forecasts for future growth.
- Loaded and validated demand plans in SAP, while collaborating with Customer Service and Purchasing teams to review overall demand plans.
- Effectively communicate finished goods allocation plans and short-term changes to demand plans across all levels of the organization.
- Managed 12 months of SAP demand and 24 months of forecasts.
- Implemented Life Cycle Management process.
- Implemented Life Cycle Management process into consumer and professional businesses.
- Coordinated and led cross-functional team for all Life Cycle Management meetings.
- Represented Supply Chain in Consumer Business Operations Leadership Team (BOLT).
- Presented annual objectives at Environmental Science sales meetings.
Education
High School Diploma -
Northern High School
Durham, NC07-1991
Skills
- Proficient in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) Outlook, MS Project, SAP, SAP APO, SAP BI, Power BI, TEAMS
- Process Order, and invoice Reconciliation
- Project Management
- Process Creation
- Continuous Improvement
- Analyzing Big Data
- Self Motivation
- Problem-Solving
- Interpersonal Communication
- Kinaxis certificates of completion include Demand Planning and Statistical Forecasting, Inventory Management and Aggregate Supply Planning
Timeline
Sales and Operations Demand Manager
Cornerstone Building Brands
12.2023 - Current
Material Planner and Data Analyst
Seqirus
04.2021 - 12.2023
Business Owner
Grace Homemade International LLC
09.2020 - Current
Global External Demand Planner and Material Buyer
Bayer CropScience Ltd
01.2017 - 09.2020
Forecast Manager
Bayer CropScience Ltd
01.2012 - 01.2017
Global Demand Planner
Aventis CropScience
12.2005 - 01.2012
High School Diploma -
Northern High School
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