DIRECTOR OF DEMAND PLANNING AND PROCUREMENT

Highly motivated, self-directed Supply Chain professional with a broad range of training and hands-on
experience, seeking to bring talent and vision to a respected organization that values strategic planning,
dedication, and results. Proven record of critical thinking, resolving business issues as well as the ability to
communicate sophisticated and/or sensitive topics and provide recommendations to a wide and diverse
audience.

Assist company leadership in setting inventory strategy and direction for the omnichannel based on
future business development opportunities, external factors, emerging technology, and customer
needs.
•   Provide hands-on executive and strategic oversight of $65M Open to Buy (OTB) across 23K SKUs
between both Healthcare and Corporate Identity Divisions.
•   Lead SKU rationalization initiative resulted in 6500 SKU (30% of total SKU) reductions in 2021.
•   Support Sales leaders and key customers to improve their planning process to minimize out of stocks, maximize sales across Omni-channel.
•   Champion monthly S&OP reviews to collaborate with stakeholders on key strategic, operational,
and financial alignments. Ensure effectiveness of S&OP as a monitor and control process with a
focus on decision making.
•   Develop an optimal inventory model to support fast growing channels in ecommerce and DTC.
•   Direct the analysis of historical data and current trends to identify risk and opportunities by
channel, category, and SKU.
•   Managing a team of 5 direct reports, provide training, set expectations and goals, and ensure
departmental plans meet finance objectives and support product strategies. Educate leadership to tradeoffs between stocking models & shelf positions with financial objectives.

Reduced backorder units by 80% by diligently working with vendors to expedite and prioritize
production.
•   Develop and communicate a seasonal planning and forecasting calendar for the Planning and Production teams, ensuring that deadlines are met with regular follow-up on the progress against
key milestones.
•   Conceived and launched several process redesigns that effectively supported 13% YOY
organizational growth while improving supply chain visibility.
•   Drove continuous improvement in forecast accuracy, bias, inventory optimization, and worked to build collaborative forecasting capabilities with our key retail partners.
•   Supported and negotiated costs in finished goods cost with $1M annual savings.
•   Assisting with evaluation of current Planning systems - recommending system enhancements and modifications to improve service level and forecast accuracy.

SR. DEMAND PLANNING AND PROCUREMENT MANAGER

•   Managed new seasonal launches demand and supply forecast and ultimately responsible for flawless execution of timely deliveries to meet strict customer due dates.
•   Provided hands-on strategic oversight of $47M annual purchasing across 10K SKUs for the Healthcare Division.
•   Improved instantaneous fill rate from 90% to 95% while maintained 4 inventory turns at YE.
•   Worked with Sales and Marketing to collect, determine impact and incorporate market intelligence
(i.e. competitive activity, retail trends and consumer promotional activity) into the forecast.
•   Developed channel/SKU level demand forecasts for all phases of a product's life cycle (Launch, Growth, Maturity and Phase out) for all categories.
•   Developed and executed tools, reports and analytics necessary to drive improvement in demand
forecast accuracy.

DEMAND PLANNING AND PROCUREMENT MANAGER

SUPPLY CHAIN SPEICALIST - ROHNERT PARK, CA

QUALITY ASSURANCE SUPERVISOR

SOURCING SPECIALIST

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Fan Chen

BARCO UNIFORMS

BARCO UNIFORMS

BARCO UNIFORMS

IDEX HEALTH & SCIENCE

PARKER HANNIFIN CORPORATION

MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY - ELI BROAD COLLEGE OF BUSINESS