Rachel Jayson

Manage sourcing and vendor relationships for all direct and indirect packaging including corrugate, totes, foils, labels, resin, bottles, containers, and closures ($177MM in annual spend)

• Drove $20MM+ in savings through contract negotiations, rebates, and implementing productivity tracking across vendors, Quality, and Engineering
• Led the onboarding of a strategic repack partner, including RFQ, negotiations and cross-functional SAP integration, resulting in annual productivity of $3MM
• Delivered +18% YOY growth and maintained a ~90% retailer fill rate by collaborating with R&D, Regulatory, Quality, and SC Planning functions
• Managed stakeholder engagement and alignment throughout end-to-end Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) program
• Developed KPI reporting and dashboards to support the achievement of value optimization goals
• Designed and deployed RFQ strategies aimed at determining the optimal mix or existing and new suppliers

Business lead on $30MM SAP S/4 HANA and Fiori life cycle implementation in Order to Cash, including requirements gathering, GAP Analysis, Blueprint Mapping, Testing (Functional/Unit/Regression/User Acceptance), End User Training, GO-LIVE, Post-Production Support, Troubleshooting, Cut Over Planning and Documentation.

• Testing of interfaces between TMS, imbedded EWM, and 3PLs - integration with EDI (including IDOCs 850/855/940/943/944/945/947)
• Reduced processing time of 5 hours/day by developing an allocation tool as a key enhancement to assist business in preemptively cutting orders
• Created Supply Overview Report allowing the logistics team to easily identify required inventory movements
• Rolled out condition types for order management with accompanying KPIs resulting in the elimination of external system work and improved analytics
• Customized pricing by defining pricing procedures, condition types and access sequences
• Managed change management through touch points with executive leadership, and developed and delivered end user training in multiple SD categories

Led implementation of continuous improvement projects

• Reduced pull time for key KPIs by 65% with the transfer of data and dashboards from Excel to BI Cube
• Built production waterfalls for planning to analyze implications of changes in raw materials
• Created cut reason code database for future analysis of top disruptions to the business
• Implemented global cross functional S&OP Meeting
• Improved accuracy of raw material and finished good inventory levels by creating a 12-month inventory projection model for Finance

Reduced finished good waste by $11MM in just over 1 year on product with less than 32 days to sell to market, while working with supply planning to increase customer service to 99%.

• Partnered with Finance to create approval matrix to drive quick and autonomous decision making
• Built strong cross functional partnerships to move product quickly, offer up inventory at soonest availability, and transfer/ship from previously unapproved DCs
• Implemented a “Watch List” meeting cross functionally to identify items for SKU optimization

Managed supply planning for Nexxus and Tresemme Wash and Care business, 130+ SKUS, totaling $135MM and $270MM in sales respectively, during integration of the Alberto Culver into the Unilever model

• Transferred data into SAP, transitioned production between manufacturing sites and changed graphics to reflect new company and legal claims, while maintaining above 94% customer service
• Coordinated 2013 launches for Nexxus and Tresemme with Marketing and Manufacturing, totaling $34.5MM and $33.99MM in projected sales respectively
• Drove enhanced ways of working with Hair Procurement team resulting in a new supplier program for bottles

Selected for a short-term assignment on-site at Neutrogena as Supply Planner during a crisis

• Received a Standards of Leadership Award

Lead supply planner on the Listermint, Plax, Rembrandt and Listerine Brands at 3PMs

• Managed production and inventory for a portfolio of 40+ items and a network of five 3PMs and multiple DCs, while leading Oral Care Liquids waste prevention program