Laura Winger

Forecasting short-term and long-term sales in SAP APO for Dial, Right Guard and Tone brands of bodywash, Right Guard and Dry Idea brands of antiperspirant and deodorant. Previously managed new, growing brand Persil as well as highly seasonal brand Combat, delivering results consistently above goal and reversing the previously chronic underforecasting bias

Planning production, managing inventory and executing DC deployment for Antiperspirants and Deodorants including Right Guard and Dry Idea brands (previously planned Dial and Tone brands of liquid and foaming hand soap). Coordinating with marketing and demand teams on new products, phase-outs, seasonal items and preparation for promotional demands. Creating business process auditing and automation tools, reports and best practices. Implementing and driving acceptance of new business intelligence tools.

Promoting, signing, implementing and supporting suppliers on Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI) and pull (kanban) replenishment strategies. Resolving issues and conflicts through creative problem solving and negotiations with suppliers and internal partners. Developing new tools and improving processes in support of replenishment strategies and SAP. Created and implemented internal kanban (pull) system and lead organizational change to support it.

Analyzing and interpreting data, creating automated and customized reports, and developing and monitoring performance metrics in support of Integrated Supply Chain organization Driving key initiatives, including process improvement initiatives Supported multiple SAP implementations with reporting and metric transitions and the creation of new tools Leading teams in excess inventory reduction initiative

Purchasing electronic components and managing approximately $13 million of inventory Expediting factory purchase orders and allocating materials to customer orders Facilitating returns, failure analyses and solving warehouse and material issues Managing six major suppliers in an international supply chain Providing product quotations

Data mining, statistical analysis Training new employees in statistical analysis Proofreading, editing and formatting graduate-level papers Writing professional letters to science journals

Assisting Computing Site customers with use of hardware and software Troubleshooting and reporting technical problems Enforcing site policies and maintaining site and equipment Assisting with employee training

Organizing manual for FAA Airworthiness Designees (ODAR) Improving webpage for ODAR and Quality Assurance Department Creating an application to decrease number of errors for ODAR Six Sigma Plus Green Belt Certification

Researching and interviewing for stories Writing and editing stories Digital photography and video

Focus on Supply Chain Management Coursework included: Business Modeling, ERP Systems, New Ventures, Negotiations Studied Doing Business in China - visited businesses and historical sites in Beijing, Shanghai and Suzhou; negotiations workshop with Peking University MBA students and professors

Studied the language, culture and religion of Japan through study abroad program with ASU

Received International Business Certificate from WP Carey School of Business. ASU Coursework included International Business, Operations Research, Human Factors, Simulation of Stochastic Systems, International Supply Chain, Business Modeling

Summer school only; studied Japanese language