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Sally A. Mulka

Roswell,GA

Summary

To leverage my extensive knowledge and experience in Demand and Supply Planning as a Sr. Manager, utilizing my analytical and team-building skills to manage key relationships and drive strategic initiatives. I aim to contribute to a dynamic organization that values stability and offers opportunities for growth and advancement.

Overview

20
20
years of professional experience

Work History

Sr. Supply Planning & Inventory Manager COE

Newell Brands
Atlanta, GA
10.2019 - Current
  • Manage a team of four supply planners responsible for leading the global implementation of the SAP IBP Long Range Supply Planning module, Inventory Optimization, and Supply Planning best practices within SAP R/3 APO/SNP.
  • Provide monthly Supply Planning and Inventory KPI reports to all levels of the organization, highlighting areas of focus.
  • Consistently demonstrate the correlation to business performance by defining and deploying repeatable processes, showcasing improvements, and delivering diagnostic tools for analysis and decision-making through the development and implementation of key supply planning Power BI reports and the Supply Planning Playbook.
  • Develop strategies and best practices to drive and sustain improvement, shaping data collection, insights, modeling, and reporting processes in partnership with Data Science.
  • Initiate and lead Communities of Knowledge for Supply Planning to identify needs, define solutions, and craft execution paths to meet organizational goals.
  • Participate in designing data collection, insights, modeling, and reporting processes to improve management and decision-making, providing analysis to track key KPIs.
  • Drive strategies, methodologies, and best practices for excellence in supply planning and inventory, including segmentation, improved cycle times, optimal lot size, statistical safety stock, inventory Pareto Analysis, predictive analytics, scenario planning, and revenue/cost projection.
  • Coordinate the creation and dissemination of playbooks for Long Range Supply Planning, Inventory Planning, Short to Mid-Range Supply Planning, and Deployment Planning, ensuring transparency of best practices.
  • Ensure full adoption and refinement of data visualization tools like Power BI, using storytelling to highlight key takeaways and action items across regions, brands, and channels.
  • Lead the implementation and refinement of Inventory Optimization elements of SAP IBP in partnership with GIT and IBP Business Integration for complete alignment within business teams.
  • Support the implementation and refinement of a global S&OP process in partnership with the Demand Planning Team and S&OP Leadership for optimal decision-making.
  • Maintain transparency of Supply Planning and Inventory performance within the organization and ensure the delivery of performance results.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional project team members to ensure the delivery of project milestones and achieve expected productivity objectives.
  • Develop Supply Planning skill assessments, training, and education for assigned Division associates to build overall Supply Planning and Inventory Management capability.
  • Managed inventory levels to ensure product availability for production needs.
  • Coordinated with suppliers to optimize stock replenishment processes.
  • Trained staff on proper inventory handling and storage procedures.
  • Analyzed data trends to forecast future inventory requirements effectively.
  • Monitored inventories on computer to generate accurate reports.

Supply Planning Manager

WestRock
Atlanta, GA
03.2012 - 10.2019
  • Managed a total of 6 supply planners which are responsible for the replenishment of the inventory to our extensive box plant network.
  • Managed inventory replenishment and cost to serve the central region which consists of 33 box plants and 14 mills.
  • Analyzed the projected service levels by commodity and work to make forecast adjustments to increase service in an optimized network.
  • Managed workflow processes to meet targets and service metrics while balancing costs.
  • Provide input of market conditions to the Capacity Planning team to provide better service to plants by commodity.
  • Managed plant orders in a complex optimization tool which identifies constraints against capacity while ensuring a minimum of 90% line-item fill rate.
  • Analyze daily inventory of service metrics to find root cause and find low cost, win/win solutions.
  • Provide root cause analysis to determine how key KPIs are tracking to target.
  • Coach team to use advanced problem solving to consistently achieve high customer service levels.
  • Identify seasonal forecast changes to develop better pipeline management and reduce forecast variability.
  • Created detailed reports outlining progress, risks, costs and other key metrics.
  • Managed supply chain logistics to optimize production efficiency and cost-effectiveness.
  • Implemented process improvements to enhance operational workflows and productivity.
  • Handled responsibilities successfully in manager's absence.
  • Reviewed completed work for accuracy before approving for submission.
  • Acted as a liaison between teams or departments when needed.
  • Coordinated training sessions for new employees related to planning procedures.

Global Forecasting and Planning Specialist

Sony Ericsson
Atlanta, GA
08.2011 - 03.2012
  • Responsible for the optimization of 10 market units for the warranty and repair for the forecasting and planning of local swap stock.
  • Met monthly with each market unit to handshake on the future forecast of returns for all models in order to reduce inventory of swap stock at the local market level, developed statistical models.
  • Supported financial planning for the Markets to ensure they are meeting monthly targets.
  • Managed swap stock readiness at new product launches by purchasing exchange units from our factory in China and working with the product managers on product life cycle.
  • Analyzed and coordinated rebalance of swap inventory to ensure inventory targets were achieved.
  • Validated data accuracy within SAP and sales forecast tools.
  • Improved forecast accuracy from 42% to 71% with a forecast target of 70%.
  • Managed and secure purchasing of swap inventory to central warehouses to support repair and warranty network.
  • The End-to-End Network Management function within Sony Ericsson Customer Services was to operate a returns management process to track all units in repair network in one system with all relevant logistics information and manage the units through the repair network based on workflows/business rules.
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to align project goals and timelines.
  • Conducted risk assessments to identify potential challenges in project execution.
  • Evaluated existing processes and procedures for efficiency improvements.
  • Developed long-term strategies based on research findings and market analysis.
  • Monitored changes in regulations related to the company's operations.
  • Reviewed existing plans and provided feedback on proposed changes or updates.

Global Supply Chain Manager

Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics
Atlanta, GA
08.2005 - 08.2011
  • Managed a total of 6 senior planners which were responsible for daily planning activities for over forty million dollars of global service spare part inventory.
  • Developed and managed S&OP for Global Service Spare Parts for 8 different product lines that include OEM and internal manufacturing sites.
  • Managed the implementation and set up of new service spares by working closely with cross functional teams which include engineering, global product support, product health teams to develop best strategic sourcing and roll out of new product.
  • Managed RFQs for 8 product lines to ensure inventory targets were achieved based on supplier performance and identified potential sources, developed supplier scorecard.
  • Provided metrics to executive management to notify them of any potential supply issues and provide alternative strategies for resolution.
  • Developed dependent demand forecast per the S&OP forecast to ensure lean inventory strategies are maintained.
  • Responsible for global service spare forecasting and trends and escalate any outliers to global product support and engineering to ensure there is not a potential product failure in the field.
  • Led in contract negotiations with suppliers to reduce pricing and lead times.
  • Managed S&OP in legacy MRP system on a weekly basis to ensure bill of material forecasts were updated for maximum MRP accuracy.
  • Guided product core teams on best sourcing and supplier strategies based on anticipated market situations.
  • Managed relationships between demand planning, operations, and engineering to correct bill of material issues.
  • Managed repair of service spare vs. buying new finished goods inventory which increased gross profit by five hundred thousand dollars.
  • Responsible for minimum line item fill rate goal of 98% for all product lines and was able to increase line item fill rate from 92% to a consistent 98%-line item fill rate by focusing on back order resolution and working with key suppliers.
  • Managed the S&OP service spare parts for all product lines.
  • Identified cost savings of six million dollars of future scrap inventory by correcting forecast errors and duplication within an OEM purchase order contract agreement.
  • Managed RFQ process and Identified cost savings of three hundred thousand by using a contract purchase order and e forecast so that the supplier could see future purchase orders allowing a 30-day reduction in lead time.
  • The warehouse inventory was reduced by two million dollars by sourcing local suppliers that delivered materials daily.
  • Developed supplier relationships to ensure timely material availability.
  • Managed global supply chain operations for healthcare diagnostic products.
  • Led cross-functional teams in process improvement initiatives.
  • Implemented risk management strategies to mitigate supply disruptions.
  • Trained staff on best practices in supply chain management processes.
  • Implemented new technologies that improved efficiency in the supply chain process.
  • Negotiated contracts with suppliers to secure favorable terms of purchase agreements.
  • Provided training and mentoring support for junior members of the global supply chain team.

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Business Management

Lynchburg College
Lynchburg, VA

Skills

  • Product life management
  • Advanced problem solving
  • Procurement
  • Warehouse management
  • Forecast modeling
  • Demand forecasting
  • S&OP processes
  • Cross-functional collaboration
  • Performance metrics
  • Cost reduction strategies
  • Effective communication
  • Leadership development
  • Team building
  • Training coordination
  • Report preparation
  • Inventory reconciliation
  • Price negotiation
  • Purchasing agreements
  • Contract negotiation
  • Process improvement
  • Verbal and written communication
  • Maintaining stock levels
  • Production, supplier RCCP
  • Supplier relations
  • Purchasing management
  • Resource allocation
  • Inventory reporting
  • Inventory distribution
  • Maintaining product levels
  • Vendor relationship management
  • Decision making
  • Materials management

Knowledge In Systems

  • SAP IPB LRSP
  • IO
  • APO/SNP
  • SAP R/3
  • IQMS CERTIFIED
  • Entire office suite of Windows, including Excel, Access and PowerPoint
  • Forecast X
  • Galileo
  • QlikView
  • Demand Solutions
  • Recently certified in Servigistics: Forecasting and Planning Software system
  • Power PI
  • Power Automate
  • Microsoft Co Pilot
  • Co Pilot AI Agent

Certificates Courses

  • APICS
  • ISO 9001 Internal Auditor
  • Lean Six Sigma
  • Ergonomics Instructor
  • Element K course in Instructor Development for Technology Trainers
  • Business Analyzer
  • Dale Carnegie Communication course
  • Fred Pryor Communications for Women
  • Greenbelt Certification (Siemens)

Timeline

Sr. Supply Planning & Inventory Manager COE

Newell Brands
10.2019 - Current

Supply Planning Manager

WestRock
03.2012 - 10.2019

Global Forecasting and Planning Specialist

Sony Ericsson
08.2011 - 03.2012

Global Supply Chain Manager

Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics
08.2005 - 08.2011

Bachelor of Arts - Business Management

Lynchburg College

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