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Valerie Kenna

Vista

Summary

Versatile Supply Chain Professional with over 10 years of successful experience in planning, materials management and demand management. Hands-on leadership and management background with a track record of success in process optimization. Solid understanding and expertise in ERP/MRP systems, including implementations. Key strengths include sales and operations planning, forecasting, master scheduling and production planning in a complex supply chain environment.

Overview

18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Executive Director, Supply Chain

GT Golf Supplies
04.2025 - Current
  • Successfully evaluated tariff impact to margin, and implemented a pricing increase within 4 weeks of joining the team
  • Sourcing new suppliers for tariff impacted SKUs; identified $200k in savings
  • Developing and implementing processes across all of supply chain

Head of Supply Chain

M2 Ingredients
04.2024 - 04.2025
  • Implemented MRP and corresponding planning processes in NetSuite
  • Implemented S&OP within first 90 days
  • Redesigned part numbering & work order schema to allow for tracking of scrap and cost
  • Team lead for warehouse space planning

Sr. Director of Supply Chain

GenMark Diagnostics (A Member of the Roche Group)
01.2021 - 04.2024
  • Launched new warehouse location as part of ramp up to support increased sales
  • Completed full warehouse space planning evaluation for forward growth
  • Launched a 3PL solution to alleviate warehouse space constraints
  • Built a team of effective planners, and warehouse staff following full staff review for skills & requirements
  • Sole owner for SAP commercial & distribution launch, followed by SME/owner activities for production site launch

Director of Supply Chain & Facilities

Abbott
06.2017 - 01.2021
  • ERP system implementation/validation with training & education across the site as well as across locations to build best practices
  • Steering Committee Owner for Supply Chain/Operations across all Sites
  • Immediately evaluated the inventory position, lack of inventory control and implemented safety stocks, min/max and badge access to warehouses. These actions were implemented with inventory compliance & traceability outlook which assisted to avoid any audit findings in the inventory area
  • Built a team with a continuous improvement mindset to educate the rest of the location on the importance of the Supply Chain
  • Took on additional responsibilities in 2018 for Facilities/EH&S
  • Redesigned warehouse space to gain 30% more pallet positions, more efficient flow for picking, and included EH&S consciousness

Sr. Planning Manager

GenMark Diagnostics, Inc
06.2015 - 06.2017
  • Implemented all hands on deck approach for establishing a daily production schedule to support the launch of new products, resulting in a reduction in production downtime and meeting the company's launch goals
  • Enhanced existing monthly S&OP process to include NPI inventory spend
  • Developed cross functional team to evaluate the production needs of current products while capacity constraints were increasing due to NPI
  • Established a process to help identify and create item master data & BOMs to support the planning process for NPI

Planning Manager

Illumina, Inc.
06.2012 - 06.2015
  • Assembled a team of strong individuals to support the supply chain, while aligning their goals with department strategy
  • Calibrated all metrics, reports used and moved to best practice between San Diego & Singapore facilities after in-depth review at both sites
  • Developed a tool for customer service level attainment through master schedule adherence, and work center on time performance

Demand Manager

PepsiCo
11.2007 - 05.2012
  • Created the demand planning team for the West Business Unit and implemented measurements for consistency with all business units
  • Managed and standardized demand management for the West Business Unit bringing uniformity & aligning with peer units across North America
  • Improved out of stock percentage by 50% to less than 5% overall since joining the team by moving toward best business practice
  • Introduced the innovation council approach for product introduction creating a collaborative forecast and estimated revenue
  • Implemented the Sales Inventory Production (SIP) weekly meeting to increase communication and develop the feedback loop with supply chain to improve customer service

Education

Master of Business Administration -

California State University San Marcos
San Marcos, CA

Bachelor of Science - Biology (minor: Chemistry)

Mount Saint Mary's University
Los Angeles, CA

Operation Resource Management Certificate - undefined

San Diego State University
San Diego, CA

Graduate Certificate - Transformative Leadership

University of California, Riverside
Riverside, CA

Graduate Certificate - Bioethics

Mount Saint Mary's University
Los Angeles, CA

Graduate Certificate - Diversity Equity & Inclusion (in process)

Mount Saint Mary's University
Los Angeles, CA

Skills

  • Team Building and Motivation
  • Staff Development
  • Warehouse Management
  • Supply Chain Optimization
  • Inventory Management
  • Project Management
  • ERP systems, including implementations
  • Past APICS instructor
  • SAP, QAD and Sage SME/Super-User

Certification

APICS CPIM certification

Timeline

Executive Director, Supply Chain

GT Golf Supplies
04.2025 - Current

Head of Supply Chain

M2 Ingredients
04.2024 - 04.2025

Sr. Director of Supply Chain

GenMark Diagnostics (A Member of the Roche Group)
01.2021 - 04.2024

Director of Supply Chain & Facilities

Abbott
06.2017 - 01.2021

Sr. Planning Manager

GenMark Diagnostics, Inc
06.2015 - 06.2017

Planning Manager

Illumina, Inc.
06.2012 - 06.2015

Demand Manager

PepsiCo
11.2007 - 05.2012

Bachelor of Science - Biology (minor: Chemistry)

Mount Saint Mary's University

Operation Resource Management Certificate - undefined

San Diego State University

Graduate Certificate - Transformative Leadership

University of California, Riverside

Graduate Certificate - Bioethics

Mount Saint Mary's University

Graduate Certificate - Diversity Equity & Inclusion (in process)

Mount Saint Mary's University

Master of Business Administration -

California State University San Marcos

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