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Senior Category Supply Planner

•	Manage and maintain inventory fulfillment functions of four centralized distribution centers across the L’Oreal global supply chain network
•	Developed brand utilized tools to project POS cuts, estimated service levels and to track excess and obsolete inventory for each zone/affiliate
•	Key member in SAP KISS implementation while developing SOPs and training all department users
•	Simultaneously lead multiple projects focusing on 3PL implementation and distribution center space optimization


•	Responsible for the worldwide service of all zones/affiliates to ensure maximum sales and profit while maintaining target inventory levels
•	Proactively communicated with manufacturing partners to improve supply chain flexibility and provide inventory allocations in low coverage situations.
•	Developed KPI reporting to effectively communicate to the business overall and zone inventory health, days of supply and item availability and recovery timing


Category Supply Planner

•	Oversaw the shipping and logistics department for a Splitboard Bindings manufacturing start-up company
•	Managed the import and export process of materials shipping internationally from vendors and product shipping to customers and distributors
•	Created standard operating procedures for all shipping and logistics functions 
•	Helped in identifying and implementing a new ERP software


Spark R&D

•	Managed the new-build manufacturing department for one of the leading innovators of hardware-driven data backup and storage library solutions
•	Supervised a group of 14 manufacturing associates by providing personal development and departmental growth 
•	Developed and maintained the departmental budget and metrics
•	Established capacity plans by managing daily schedules, priorities, quality and manufacturing efficiency


Manufacturing Manager

•	Lead the Production Planning team by developing and introducing a purchasing and build plan for an environmental data project funded by the NSF
•	Created capacity plans and helped in identifying capacity restraints in the production department
•	Monitored actual and forecasted consumption of materials to sure availability of materials in order to meet project scheduled milestones
•	Assisted in identifying, developing, and implementing an MRP to improve supply chain efficiency


Production Planning Manager

•	Managed all facets of supply chain for an E-Commerce start-up company which sold household appliances and cookware
•	Developed intimate knowledge of the supplier product line and supply chain
•	Managed up to $4 million of inventory across multiple warehouses to ensure a reasonable level of excess or aged inventory
•	Provided on-site vendor on-board training for new and existing supplier


Inventory and Product Manager

•	Performed vendor management and purchasing functions for a Fortune 500 industrial supply company
•	Managed and maintained up to $100 million of inventory across Grainger’s eleven nationwide distribution centers
•	Tracked KPI levels and performance metrics for 400 suppliers and built performance improvement plans for any delivering below target levels
•	Managed four Supplier Performance Analysts and two Purchasing Specialists


Senior Supplier Performance Analyst

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Adam Wright: Senior Category Supply Planner in Villa Park, IL

Adam Wright

L'Oreal

L'Oreal

Shipping Operations Manager

Spectra Logic

National Ecological Observatory Network

BuyHappier.com

WW Grainger

Southern Illinois University