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Hi, I’m
Tonka Kozarova-Fenichel
Supply Chain Strategist
Milford,CT
"The secret of getting ahead is getting started."
Agatha Christie
Summary
Strategic supply chain leader with 17 years in supply chain management, 13 in project management and digital technologies, and 10 in strategic planning. Proven ability to optimize processes and leverage data to drive efficiency for major corporations like Henkel, Unilever, and Intel. Skilled in cross-functional collaboration and delivering innovative solutions for client success.
Overview
17
years of professional experience
4
Certifications: Agile, Data, Planning
2
Degrees: M.S. & B.A. in Supply Chain Management
30
Digital & Data Integration Projects Completed
10
Industry Thought Leadership Engagements
1
Industry Experience: Consumer Goods & Retail
1
Industry Experience: Aerospace & Defense
1
Industry Experience: Semiconductors & Technology
1
Industry Experience: Transportation
1
Industry Experience: Supply Chain & Planning Consulting
1
95% Cross-Functional Collaboration Index
1
90/100 Strategic Initiative Impact Score
Work History
Ari Brook ConsultingMilford, CT
MANAGING DIRECTOR
07.2024 - Current
Job overview
- Company Overview: Provides expertise and training in supply chain, project management, and strategic planning. Website: https://www.aribrookconsulting.com/
- Offering a spectrum of consulting services, I focus on supply chain operations and process refinement, aiming to enhance and optimize end-to-end business operations, striving for resilience, profitability, and adaptability. I collaborate closely with clients to comprehend their distinct challenges and customize solutions that yield quantifiable outcomes.
Oliver Wight Americas (OWA)New London, NH
CLIENT SERVICES ENGINEER
10.2022 - 08.2024
Job overview
- Company Overview: Provides integrated business planning solutions, including consulting, training, and software. Website: https://www.oliverwight-americas.com/
- Supported OWA Integrated Business Planning Accelerator (IBP-A) program objectives. Applied Agile/Scrum. ERP focused.
- Advocated for client success. Supported coordination of OWA IBP solutions' delivery in an autonomous and agile way.
- Enabled the OWA strategy in the adoption of IBP solutions among the customer base through data model construction support, technology adoption, training, and process improvement. Collaborated alongside OWA Managing Consulting Partners.
- Supported sustainable data management and data analysis application enablement throughout the client lifecycle.
- Supported product development, new technology research, and innovation as a member of the OWA technology innovation team.
HenkelStamford, CT
LOGISTICS PROCESSES & SYSTEMS MANAGER
04.2019 - 07.2022
Job overview
- Company Overview: Creates and delivers adhesives and consumer goods globally. North America supply chain. Website: https://www.henkel.com/
- Designed, developed, implemented, and improved strategic, high-visibility logistics reporting tools (ad-hoc and standard). Focus on high accuracy, reliability, and digital technologies and concepts. Member of IT sourcing boards (ERP, TMS).
- Led the first NA logistics dashboard project and received the top award within the Digitalization 4.0 area (2020).
- Led the analysis and interpretation of supply chain network optimization projects (on-demand).
- Led a process to capture, extract, and manipulate data into usable formats a business can act on.
- Effectively collaborated with global supply chain teams, broader business functions, and external business logistics parties.
- Managed, monitored, and acted as the first level of business support in case of logistics systems/process issues.
- Spearheaded the process of moving a business-driven system change from development to testing, and then to production, in support of logistics, distribution, and sales. Collaborated on about 30 systems enhancements (ERP, TMS, CRM) at a time.
- Designed, led, and reported on business system user acceptance tests to support logistics and distribution network improvements, and large-scale systems upgrades. Applied process mapping, project management, and Agile.
- Led international teams who successfully completed six project UATs and a large-scale system upgrade UAT in eight months.
Unilever United States Inc.Shelton, CT
SR. SUPPLY CHAIN NETWORK DESIGN ANALYST
07.2014 - 07.2018
Job overview
- Company Overview: Unilever delivers global consumer goods, and sustainability initiatives. North America supply chain. Website: https://www.unilever.com/
- Led strategic supply chain modeling and optimization projects involving network design, transportation route planning, product sourcing decisions, capacity planning, and inventory optimization.
- Acted as an internal consultant on strategic network optimization and data visualization projects across business functions and product categories.
- Identified data insights and followed up by leading the efforts to optimize Unilever NA's logistics network from the customer's perspective.
- Supported the business, sustainability, and change goals by utilizing supply chain modeling software (Coupa/Llamasoft) and analytical tools to evaluate, analyze, and solve supply chain trade-offs related to cost, carbon, customer service, working capital, lead time, and responsiveness.
- Facilitated critical input and data analysis for network optimization projects. Modeled the operational interdependencies and linkages across all product flows. Applied CI/Agile methodologies.
- I influenced the long-term strategy for Unilever NA's transportation and warehousing systems, processes, and capabilities.
- Led regional outreach in the business design analysts' community across non-CPG sectors (i.e., JSI public health).
- Led Unilever-Yale College outreach for business research partnerships and recruitment opportunities, resulting in renewed relationships, recent full-time hires, and internship hires into Unilever NA and Global.
- Contributed to one of the best supply chain organizations (1 in the ‘Gartner Top 25’ supply chain organizations).
UnileverTrumbull, CT
TRANSPORTATION SPECIALIST
05.2013 - 07.2014
Job overview
- Company Overview: Unilever delivers global consumer goods, and sustainability initiatives. North America supply chain. Website: https://www.unilever.com/
- Acted as the liaison and main contact between Unilever and 19 logistics service providers.
- Developed and improved the capabilities and performance of the transportation providers.
- Identified, monitored, and analyzed operational trends to further optimize existing Unilever NA logistics strategies.
- Provided transportation solutions to Unilever North America business, with sales in excess of $10 billion.
- I participated in defining the big data and predictive analysis model for Unilever NA's transportation sector.
- Represented the transportation Unilever NA team in cross-functional projects enhancing electronic data interchange and management (project Cargo), and distribution network optimization.
- Acted as an extended member of the Sourcing Strategy Project Team(s) led by Unilever Regional and Global Procurement.
- Supported USLP and strategic business growth goals by monitoring, analyzing, benchmarking, and managing logistics providers’ performance, with a focus on safety, CO2 reduction, and on-time compliance.
Lockheed Martin CompanyStratford, CT
SR. PROCUREMENT ANALYST
09.2012 - 02.2013
Job overview
- Company Overview: Innovates and builds helicopters and vertical-lift aircraft. Website: https://www.lockheedmartin.com/en-us/capabilities/sikorsky.html
- Responsible for the strategic procurement of high-value aircraft structures. This included selecting a capable supply base, issuing RFPs, evaluating complex supplier proposals, and negotiating and issuing major subcontracts.
- Responsible for managing major subsystem LTA subcontracts for up to $200 million. This included: managing and monitoring suppliers’ performance, analyzing suppliers’ costs and schedule performance, working with the suppliers to achieve mutual optimal performance, and maintaining a strong, collaborative relationship with the suppliers.
- Acted as the primary interface between the multi-functional SIK Integrated Product Team and the supplier.
- Actively participated in supplier base management for the existing products and services, and new product development.
IntelChandler, AZ
CAPITAL CAPACITY MANAGER
11.2011 - 09.2012
Job overview
- Company Overview: Leading manufacturer in semiconductor and computing technology. Website: https://www.intel.com
- Managed the strategic capital equipment order process, up to $40M per order. Contributed to standing up the Fab42 production.
- Oversaw the equipment procurement life cycle, including Forecast, Order, Delivery, Receipt, and Payment (FODRP), to ensure the successful startup and maintenance of Intel's Virtual Factory (VF) sites.
- Managed the supply chain for equipment capacity, critical orders, and reuse equipment kit allocations.
- Led, tracked, and evaluated global supplier performance.
American AirlinesPhoenix, USA
SR. VENDOR ADMINISTRATOR
10.2011 - 11.2011
Job overview
- Company Overview: A global airline operator. Supply Chain Operations. Website: https://www.aa.com
- Responsible for developing and managing capital and expense budgets for aircraft repair and overhaul of rotable and repairable material assets, with budgetary responsibility for over $15 million, and managerial responsibility for three direct reports.
American AirlinesTempe, AZ
SR. RESOURCE OPTIMIZATION ENGINEERING ANALYST
03.2010 - 10.2011
Job overview
- Company Overview: A global airline operator. Airport Customer Service Group (ACS) and Finance. Website: https://www.aa.com
- Supported the ACS management group in search of increased operational efficiencies and continuous process improvement and optimization. Applied Lean, Agile, and CI methods.
- Determined required metrics and data acquisition methods, including sampling techniques, to generate and validate system standards and parameters.
- As a member of the industrial engineering team under the corporate finance leadership, I served as an internal consultant to the organization in developing, enhancing, and maintaining complex airport staffing models.
- Led the analysis and presented findings and recommendations to Sr. Management.
- Assisted the group in developing the strategy by delivering the airline’s resource requirements and optimization models.
- Provided analysis of the flight schedule change effect on frontline staffing resource requirements.
Ulta Beauty Inc.Phoenix, AZ
DISTRIBUTION CENTER SUPERVISOR
09.2008 - 12.2009
Job overview
- Company Overview: Retailer, manufacturer, and distributor of cosmetics and skincare. Distribution Center. Website: https://www.ulta.com/
- Led projects to improve inbound process flow and labor capacity, to minimize the DC expenditures, and to advance vendor management (i.e., Reverse logistics project that has recovered over $90,000 between 05/12/2009 and 12/09/2009).
- Acted as a liaison across the operational (DC) and strategic (CSCO - corporate) functions to achieve the project goals.
- Managed inbound delivery and receiving processes in a fast-paced distribution environment, and handled about 30,000 SKUs from over 500 vendors, including performance analysis and reporting to upper management.
- Managed, hired, trained, and evaluated a team of 30 or more direct associates. Worked in ERP and CRM.
Education
Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing, MI
Master of Science from Supply Chain Management
12.2009
Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing, MI
Bachelor of Arts from Supply Chain Management
05.2008
Certification
- Scrum Master Certified (SMC), LearnQuest, Oct 2024
- Integrated Tactical Planning (ITP), Oliver Wight Educated, Apr 2023
- Integrated Business Planning (IBP), Oliver Wight Educated, Oct 2022
- Introduction to Data Science, Springboard, Jul 2018
Skills
- Supply chain and logistics expertise
- Project oversight
- Data analysis and visualization
- Process optimization techniques
- Lean and Scrum practices
- Integrated business planning (IBP)
- Supplier relations management
- Product rollout strategies
- Leadership and team dynamics
- Tech integration skills
- Digital transformation initiatives
- Strategic execution
Software
Project/Agile management (JIRA, Monday, ClickUp)
Analytics (Coupa/Llamasoft, Tableau, MS, Log-Hub, Optilogic, R, SQL, Python)
ERP (Oracle, SAP, MS Dynamics 365, Odoo)
TMS/tracking (Oracle, E2Open, Blue Yonder/JDA, FourKites, Projec44)
CRM (SAP, Oracle, Odoo, Salesforce), Integrated business planning (IBP-A, O9, SAP)
Affiliations And Volunteering
- Association for Supply Chain Management (ASCM), member, New Haven CT chapter board Marketing VP (volunteer)
- Connecticut Office of Manufacturing, CT Manufacturing Ambassador (volunteer)
- Women’s Business Development Council (WBDC), member, Grant Reviewer (volunteer)
- Greater New Haven Chamber of Commerce (GNHCC), member
- Yale University (volunteer consultant 2020)
- Junior Achievement USA (volunteer 2017)
- Arizona Food Bank Network (volunteer 2010)
- MSU Connect/Broad Connect/Eship Connect, alumni member
- Beta Gamma Sigma, Lifetime Membership
- Transportation Clubs International (TCI), member
- Supply Chain Council (SCOR), former member
- Women in Transportation, Phoenix Chapter, former member
Accomplishments
- Lecturer and trainer
- Startup founder
- Best People Project: L!NK Network Group ('21), Henkel
- Best I4.0 Project: Logistics Dashboard ('20), Henkel
- Scholarships (2003-08), Michigan State University
Languages
English
Native/ Bilingual
Slovak
Native/ Bilingual
Czech
Native/ Bilingual
German
Elementary
French
Elementary
Interests
Outdoor enthusiast
Passionate volunteer
Successful fundraiser
Inquisitive knowledge base builder
References
References available upon request.
Availability
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Timeline
MANAGING DIRECTOR
Ari Brook Consulting
07.2024 - Current
CLIENT SERVICES ENGINEER
Oliver Wight Americas (OWA)
10.2022 - 08.2024
LOGISTICS PROCESSES & SYSTEMS MANAGER
Henkel
04.2019 - 07.2022
SR. SUPPLY CHAIN NETWORK DESIGN ANALYST
Unilever United States Inc.
07.2014 - 07.2018
TRANSPORTATION SPECIALIST
Unilever
05.2013 - 07.2014
SR. PROCUREMENT ANALYST
Lockheed Martin Company
09.2012 - 02.2013
CAPITAL CAPACITY MANAGER
Intel
11.2011 - 09.2012
SR. VENDOR ADMINISTRATOR
American Airlines
10.2011 - 11.2011
SR. RESOURCE OPTIMIZATION ENGINEERING ANALYST
American Airlines
03.2010 - 10.2011
DISTRIBUTION CENTER SUPERVISOR
Ulta Beauty Inc.
09.2008 - 12.2009
Michigan State University
Master of Science from Supply Chain Management
Michigan State University
Bachelor of Arts from Supply Chain Management
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