TONY TATE
Demand Planning Manager
Issaquah
Summary
Skilled at using analysis to achieve data driven results. Passionate about automation and efficiency. Resourceful, comfortable working in Python, R, and with data visualization tools such as Tableau and Salesforce. Allstar problem solver and a natural leader. Excellent communicator, great at maintaining accountability across cross-functional teams.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
3
3
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
Work History
Demand Planning Manager
PACCAR
11.2023 - Current
- Manage team of the data analysts responsible for forecasting demand for forecasts and reporting for North American distribution centers. Total inventory worth $360 million.
- Streamlined inventory management through machine learning suggested safety stock levels, reducing stock outs and excess inventory.
- Used machine learning to optimize customer demand forecasts. Reducing forecast error by 34% and saving 6.7 million dollars in holding cost
Senior Business Intelligence Analyst
PACCAR
03.2022 - 11.2024
- Use Tableau and Salesforce to effectively communicate business insights and create analytics dashboards across multiple-departments.
- Directed implementation of new business intelligence tools, selecting appropriate solutions and aiding in corresponding onboarding processes.
- Scrum and Kanban experience
- Created and led SQL training courses for my division.
- Consistently delivered projects on time and under budget while managing remote contractors around the globe.
Senior Demand Planning Analyst
PACCAR
01.2021 - 03.2022
- Led multiple Six Sigma Lean Belt projects automating daily and monthly tasks leveraging Python and Snowflake. Reduced process time by 87% and removed opportunities for human error.
- PACCAR Tableau User Group (TUG) participant
- Generate and distribute monthly forecasts to suppliers using SQL
- Regularly lead meetings between PACCAR and suppliers
- Ad hoc data analysis and reporting
- Creating Sale and Operations slide deck for monthly presentation to PACCAR's Executive leadership
- Lead role to identify opportunities for improvement.
- Improved forecast error rate from 38% to 27%
- Maintained high level of productivity while working from home.
Lead Technical Routing Specialist
Mindtree
09.2020 - 12.2020
- Report to key stakeholders at Microsoft on team progress
- Guided brand new team through constantly changing procedures and requirements.
- Help with training and overall onboarding process
- Explained technical information in clear terms to non-technical individuals to promote better understanding.
- Created support documentation that empowered and enabled user community to extend skills, leverage system features and find resolutions to questions without intervention from support team.
Education
Master Of Business Administration - Finance
Eastern Washington University
Cheney, WA 02.2022 - Current
Bachelor of Applied Science - Data Analytics
Bellevue College
Bellevue, WA 09.2017 - 2020.06
Skills
- Process Automation
- Data Visualization
- Process Mapping
- SQL
- Customer Service
- Project Management
- Presentation
- Leadership
- Supply Chain Management
Certification
Microsoft Certified: Data Fundamentals
Timeline
Demand Planning Manager
PACCAR
11.2023 - Current
Senior Business Intelligence Analyst
PACCAR
03.2022 - 11.2024
Master Of Business Administration - Finance
Eastern Washington University
02.2022 - Current
Senior Demand Planning Analyst
PACCAR
01.2021 - 03.2022
Lead Technical Routing Specialist
Mindtree
09.2020 - 12.2020
Bachelor of Applied Science - Data Analytics
Bellevue College
09.2017 - 2020.06
Microsoft Certified: Data Fundamentals
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