TEESHA M. STOUT

• Managed a broad range of supply chain activities associated with product movement from the production plant to the DCs (Distribution Logistic Centers).
• These activities included, but not limited to:.
• Served as a liaison between “Supply and Demand” for inventory; cross functional, strategic partner with Supply Planning, Demand Planning, Production Planning, Distribution Planning, Replenishment Planning, and Order-to-Cash.
• Strategic collaboration with Supply Planning on product lifecycle of finished goods from packaging to distribution; worked with three GSK operated plants and over thirty third party vendors for production planning.
• Balanced inventory across three distribution logistic centers and two display centers.
• Strengthened inventory processes to balance supply needs with budget and space limitations.
• Performed root cause analysis to identify operational inefficiencies; managed other business activities such as writing purchase orders, donations, write-offs, new product launches.
• Supported projects related to Supply Chain Planning; proficient in troubleshooting system issues, master data issues, and participated in continuous improvement projects.
• As Interim Inventory Manager, maximized coverage by carefully allocating resources, setting schedules, and delegating assignments.
• Key Achievements:
• Supported new Thermacare product launch strategy implementation; facilitated collaboration between cross functional departments with launch-related issues that resulted in shipping 100% on time/in full to fulfill initial customer orders.
• Received W.E.
• Upjohn Award for steadfast commitment in supporting our #1 customer objective – OTIF (On Time In Full).
• Walmart culminated the best performance YTD, which included a two year high in fill-rates for the last week of May at 97%; overall for May, 94.4%; and fill rate at 97.4%.
• As Interim Inventory Manager, trained, coached, and mentored three inventory planners on job duties and developmental activities that led to rapid onboarding and 100% successful transition.
• Created User Acceptance Training and Reference guides for new Inventory Planners.

• Managed daily activities associated with the execution of order, shipment, and billing processes for Tier 1 strategic customers.
• These activities included, but not limited to:.
• Collaborated with account managers, buyers, sales/replenishment, and inventory for over fifty national retail accounts.
• Researched account deductions for short, damaged returns, pricing and non-receipt.
• Identified root cause of order touches and streamlined order-to-cash processes to minimize redundancies and promote efficiencies by 25%.
• Managed relationships with ten carriers and third party transportation to ensure efficiency with OTIF agreements.
• Collaborated with Sales and Replenishment and Inventory Management to create proactive customer plans to execute against promotional items, display programs, new item launches, inventory supply, and product lifecycle management.

Key Achievements:

• Received W.E Upjohn Award for spearheading a solution on an ordering issue with Costco mixed club pallets.
  
• Received W.E. Upjohn Award for work done on CVS promotional orders and extensive collaboration and communication with UNFI regarding order management with Emergen-C.
  
• Created User Acceptance Training and Reference guides for Order-to-Cash Management Analysts.
  

Managed daily sourcing of indirect material needs for the manufacturing facilities in Virginia and New York, with a primary emphasis on Maintenance and other departments in efforts to reduce Indirect material costs through pricing reductions, negotiating, and leveraging of volumes.

• Executed the SAP purchase requisitioning process for the department and projects; including proper internal order and cost center information. Created and managed all purchase orders and purchasing responsibilities for Virginia and New York. Trained and mentored all requisitioners on SAP, relating to invoices and purchase orders.
  
• Prepared analytical reports for information and required information for RFQs/RFIs for the Purchasing Department.
  
• Managed all aspects of new vendor set-up for departments; provided general department and project administrative support, including but not limited to: Verizon phone operations for 300+ Sabra employees; maintained business card process for all employees in Virginia, California, and New York.
  

Key Achievements:

• Successfully developed and implemented SAP purchase order process, resulting in reduction of error and redundancy, and increased efficiency by over 40%.
  
• Improved the invoice process with our external customers through paperless invoices; spearheaded an internal process to improve workflow and efficiency, resulting in reduced paperwork and more organized process.
  
• Reduced costs by 25% with Verizon through improving call plans, managing employee accounts, and identifying opportunities.
  

Cross functional lead, designing end-to-end best-in-class business process for Replenishment, Sales processing, Forecasting, and Inventory Supply Chain, as a component of a 5 year, $185M Merchandising Systems Transformation initiative. Supported business initiative to transition to a “make-to-demand” environment, away from a “make-to-inventory” environment.

• Agent of change for Inventory, to lead and champion “Go-Live” adoption of the new replenishment tool. Collaborated with technical associates to ensure smooth and efficient implementation, and integration between technical and functional system requirements.
  
• Partnered with third party consultants and IT through Design, Build, and System Test phases; aided in technical design and verified testing results.
  
• Partnered with training team and web designers on Change Management; assisted with creation and design of training content and web based training. Developed SOPs and facilitated training sessions with Training resources, Consultants, and Business Champions on utilizing analytical tools.
  

Key Achievements:

• Managed implementation of system enhancements including: writing test scripts, test case development, UAT planning, execution of User Acceptance Testing, confidence testing, and developing/monitoring communication strategy – 95% accuracy.