ANGELA MONTE
Campbellsport,WI
Summary
Seasoned Demand Planner offering over 20 years of comprehensive experience estimating future product demands with analytical methodologies, current sales trends and marketing data. Proficient in SAP, Power BI and Excel with in-depth knowledge of supply chain operations. Strategic and logical in managing risk assessment and mitigation processes. Great at communication and positively influencing others thru change management.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior Demand Planner - Energy Solution Systems
BRIGGS AND STRATTON
11.2022 - Current
- Developed and implemented new Demand Planning Process and tools for Home Standby Division
- Collaborated with leaders to create new S&OP process to ensure effectiveness of inputs that drive decisions, operations, and business projections.
- Responsible for building annual sales plan of over $146M for all product categories
- Created new forecasting process for sales team to improve planning and forecasts by channel
- Successful in identifying over $6.6M of obsolete inventory and created mitigation plan to liquidate
- Provide ad-hoc analytics and operational expertise to drive fact-based inputs into forecasting.
Demand Planning Manager
TALL TREE FOODS
12.2021 - 10.2022
- Created and managed S&OP process, collaborated with sales team to create demand plan by item, by month for 12 month rolling plans
- Built forecasts and budget plans to manage production and plan revenue
- Provided detailed analysis and insight of sales trends, category performance and product contribution
- Work cross functionally with new product teams, marketing and production manager to plan and execute new product strategies
- Built new forecast process that resulted in an increase of forecast accuracy by over 63% in 3 months
- Conduct weekly meeting with presentations to leadership team to align financial and operating plans, call out risks and present supporting analytics
Demand Planning Manager
PS SEASONINGS
11.2020 - 12.2021
- Managed S&OP process, created reporting and presentations to CEO
- Completed top down and bottoms up annual forecasts and budget plans by item
- Developed metrics for operations and procurement teams to achieve customer order fulfillment objective
- Worked with sales and product development on planning and execution of new products as well as managing product life cycles
- Increased on time delivery from LY average of 42% to 93% currently by creating accurate sales forecasts and focusing on key supply chain drivers
Senior Sales and Operations Planner - Apparel
HARLEY-DAVIDSON
05.2017 - 11.2020
- Leveraged sales data to forecast annual $150M revenue plans
- Created Assortment plans to help dealers purchase correct product for their stores
- Built demand plans to support inventory for 600+ dealers to achieve US sales
- Created reports and presentations for S&OP meetings with Leadership
- Led a group of cross-functional managers to gain alignment on marketing initiatives, promotional inventory and pricing for all sales channels
- Collaborated with global software vendor to create the first electronic ordering tool for dealers
- Created first markdown strategy resulting in $5M incremental sales of obsolete inventory in 2018
- Managed demand planners, responsible for training and development
Senior Global Demand Planner - Apparel
HARLEY-DAVIDSON
03.2015 - 05.2017
- Planned inventory demand from sales forecasts to support 5 Regions at a Net Revenue of $237M
- Right sized replenishment assortment by eliminating unproductive sku's and decreasing cannibalization
- Created reports for each region detailing sales, inventory and growth vs plan for S&OP
- Worked with development team for new ERP system, SO99; launched 2018
Global Buyer - Men's Apparel, All Leathers
HARLEY-DAVIDSON
11.2011 - 03.2015
- Forecasted and managed $90M of replenishment inventory to support category sales at wholesale
- First buyer to negotiate 20% lower minimums with 3 main sportswear suppliers by ordering different styles with same fabrication
- Built long-term supplier relationships with vendors to establish quality and competitive pricing.
- Tracked shipments from Asia to US DC, negotiated freight costs and paid invoices
- Maintained supplier KPI scorecards and identified capacity risks
- Earned Six Sigma Yellow Belt for creating a product lifecycle process which helped category managers plan current and future assortments
Promotional Planning Lead
WALGREENS CORPORATE
01.2011 - 11.2011
- Provided promotional insights and analysis by utilizing consumer insights, NIELSON, and store POS
- Forecasted sales and incremental lift by product for weekly Circular, provided suggestions to Leadership
- Delivered weekly presentations detailing ad performance expectations, opportunities and LY actuals; totals over $80M per week
- Streamlined ad analysis process, contributing to faster and more efficient workflow across stakeholders cutting 2 weeks from process
Education
B.A. - Retail Merchandising / Business
Mt. Mary College
Milwaukee, WISkills
- Critical Thinking
- Problem Resolution
- Team Leadership Experience
- Continuous Improvement Mindset
- Adaptable to Change
- Cross-functional Collaboration
Certification
Six Sigma Certification - Yellow Belt
PMP Certification
Additional Information
Additional Professional Employment:
Senior Category Uniform Buyer - Postal Products 3/08 - 1/11
Merchandise Demand Planner - Men's Better Denim, Intimates - SAKS / Boston Store 7/02 - 3/08
Assistant Buyer - Boys 4-7- Boston Store - 6/98 - 7/02
Timeline
Senior Demand Planner - Energy Solution Systems
BRIGGS AND STRATTON
11.2022 - Current
Demand Planning Manager
TALL TREE FOODS
12.2021 - 10.2022
Demand Planning Manager
PS SEASONINGS
11.2020 - 12.2021
Senior Sales and Operations Planner - Apparel
HARLEY-DAVIDSON
05.2017 - 11.2020
Senior Global Demand Planner - Apparel
HARLEY-DAVIDSON
03.2015 - 05.2017
Global Buyer - Men's Apparel, All Leathers
HARLEY-DAVIDSON
11.2011 - 03.2015
Promotional Planning Lead
WALGREENS CORPORATE
01.2011 - 11.2011
B.A. - Retail Merchandising / Business
Mt. Mary College
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