MANUELLA FIDELE

Work History

Merchandise Allocator & Inventory Controller

Taking Shape

06.2021 - 11.2021

Responsibilities: Main point of contact for suppliers, I ensure all goods arrive on time and maintain stock accuracy across 152 stores nationally
Inventory control on over 100 line goods
Monitor product performance and stock on hand
Liaise closely with buying team to drive optimal logistical strategies to stores
Work closely with all departments in planning and maintaining optimum stock levels
Maintaining stock accuracy on in-house systems across all channels
Lead on all in-season stock replenishment for Retail and Web stores
Propose and implement inter-store transfers and movement of stock to achieve optimal stock balances
Monitor and ensure recommended size ratios are maintained across styles
Work on re-allocation of stock between business channels depending on business needs
Input and management of pricing and price updates on retail systems
Input Markdowns onto retail system
Support the line manager in building an effective team environment
Reporting: Produce daily, weekly and monthly sales report
Prepare and distribute Monday Packs (Sales by line) for management
Propose analysis on store category performance and propose changes to Stock levels/Ranges
Continual contact with stores (main point of contact in Head Office).

Senior Merchandise Allocator & Inventory Controller

David Jones

10.2018 - 05.2021

Responsibilities: Responsible for daily, weekly & monthly monitoring & management of stock levels including balancing of stock levels to forward demand – baseline sales, promotional sales, seasonal Demand & major events
Communication on Service Levels (DIFOT, Case-Fill & OBSL- Outbound Service Level Report)
Product OOS, New Line - Availability, Deleted Line, Management & Product Allocations
Reporting: Daily root cause analysis to identify out of stocks (OOS) for speedy resolution and prevention
Analyse weekly sales by store to make recommendations that will maximise sales and minimise markdowns.

Co Man/ INTER-COMPANY Planner

McCain Foods Ltd

06.2017 - 10.2018

Responsibilities: Respond to Sales Opportunities/Activity weighing up the opportunity vs inventory position factoring in Supplier/Production concerns
Lead the Supply Chain Execution of New Product Development projects
Escalation decisions regarding when to raise issues to Intercompany Lead
Negotiating skills to facilitate dealings with suppliers
Identify the factors causing contingencies with supply chain operations using the appropriate problem-solving and investigation methods
Key Accountabilities / Responsibilities: Plan and execute orders of FG from Local and Overseas suppliers
Proactive avoidance of stock outs involves liaising with internal stakeholders to minimise stocking issues and expediting orders as required
Liaise with internal stakeholders to ensure inventory parameters are reflective of demand and to support KPI's including and ensuring Min/Max accurate as well as MOQ
Evaluate supplier delivery performance ensuring it is meeting expectation
Work closely with Procurement to review, analysis and maintain supply lead time calculations.

Inventory Controller

Fuchs Lubricants (Australasia) Pty Ltd

02.2013 - 04.2017

Responsibilities: Create Materials as required – Full Master Data Upload
Create branch transfer freight costs in SAP for copy to plant item master set-up
Monitor & Process IDOC and COGI failed messages
Create, receipt & amend when required to align with actual physical inventory in 3PL warehouse location
Produce and distribute daily variance reports to 3PL warehouses
Analyse and resolve variances
Transact write-on and write-off of stock for all sites
Prepare a weekly stock adjustment overview
Manage blocking and unblocking of finished goods inventory as required
Work in conjunction with Demand Planning, Supply Planning Manager, Site Production Planners and Inventory Replenishment Co-Ordinator to ensure that all finished product stock levels are maintained in each state warehouses to company guidelines
Reporting: Weekly reporting on inventory adjustments
Weekly reporting on Blocked Stock Valuation
Report on old, open transfer orders
Stock in transit reporting
Slow moving stock
Quarantined and blocked stock
Consignment stock Reporting
Stock take, inventory control management.

Supply Chain Coordinator

Hospira Australia

05.2012 - 12.2012

Responsibilities: The key focus is to manage, analyze and interpret data, inventory levels and consumption to ensure product is available in the market and inventory levels are kept on target
Provide a communication conduit between the wider organization and the in-country teams
To resolve constraints as needed to ensure reliable and consistent supply, monitoring all pharmaceutical products and devices within a designated sub-region, identifying constraints and handling all supply related queries affecting demand sites.

Inventory Analyst FG

Schweppes Australia Pty Ltd

10.2011 - 05.2012

Responsibilities: Analyse, (RCA) conduct Root cause analysis
Réconciliation discrépances
Maintain inventory master data
Participate in Product Recalls
Identify and implement continuous improvements with the business unit.

SAP Application Analyst

Spotlight Australia

04.2011 - 09.2011

Key Functions - Pre ‘Go-live’ ISIS implementation
Support users during UAT
Prioritization of issues/requests awaiting resolution
Thorough testing for all system changes or resolutions (including unit, integration, regression and performance testing)
Test data preparation
Perform 2nd Level Software Support
Deliver a quality solution by the required date
Post Go-Live Isis – Key Functions
Identify system & process gaps about inventory management for DC site and ISIS
IDOC monitoring
Daily Reconciliation monitoring
Data reprocessing when errors occur adjusting where required to ensure data integrity between ISIS & SAP
Daily adjustment monitoring - In transit clearing & reporting ensuring receipt of incoming stock to supply good store delivery level
Summarize and graph weekly KPI report relating to reconciliation & Adjustments
Key Responsibilities
Daily Reconciliation between inventories within ISIS reconciled to SAP inventory
Via BI
These data snapshots are exchanged nightly and managed by WPS
Ensure data integrity between ISIS & SAP
Daily adjustment monitoring - In transit clearing & reporting ensuring receipt of incoming stock to supply good store delivery level
Summarize and graph weekly KPI reports tracking reconciliation & Adjustments on a weekly basis
Achievements
Recommend action & document procedures for best practice, continuous improvement & reporting.

Inventory Systems & Process Analyst

Kraft Foods Australia

10.2010 - 03.2011

Responsibilities: Primary objective is determining/controlling stock levels within the physical distribution function to balance the need for product availability against the need for minimizing stock
Identify system & process gaps about inventory management for DC site and 3PL Linfox
Participating in ensuring that Linfox provides value and service to Kraft Foods
Ensuring continuity of customer service during and after the transition of the Distribution Centre
Developing daily and weekly operational plans to minimize cost to Kraft and its customers, and to work with Linfox to make that operation as efficient and effective as possible
Achievements: Short Pick and KPI Reporting daily
In transit clearing & reporting ensuring receipt of incoming stock to supply good customer delivery level
Recommend action & document procedures for best practice, continuous improvement & reporting
Communicate findings and make recommendations to business leaders.

Inventory Manager

Linfox

05.2010 - 10.2010

Responsibilities: Having an eye for detail to quickly identify patterns, connections and linkages between complex issues using acquired analytical skills
Key Performance Indicator (KPI) and residual write off analysis reporting for Stock adjustment from verifiable evidence that reflects what they say without bias or undue influence
Determining/controlling stock levels within the physical distribution function to balance the need for product availability against the need for minimizing stock holding and handling costs
Achievements: Results are presented and delivered in clear and articulate documentation with information extracted from SAP transmitted in high-quality pivot table reports that are transparent in description to the end-user.

Inventory Controller / Imports Coordinator

Nestle Australia

09.1998 - 05.2010

Responsibilities: Ensuring inventory Accuracy & Control of Daily Reconciliation of SAP & 3rd party warehouse, by monitoring: Analysing Customer Fill Rate (CFR), IDOC’s errors caused between SAP Warehouse Management System (WMS) and 3rd Party Warehouse (3PW), updating new products in Workflow SAP module, in transits, Analyse Master Data Repository (MDR) and Supplementary Data Repository (SDR)
SAP verses 3rd party WMS configuration related issues, establish root cause ensuring permanent fix to prevent re-occurrence
Achievements: Received Employer of the month award for high achiever
Redefined the business process required to correct (MDR/SDR) in the Quality Management (QM) file
Clinical Trials Nestle Nutrition (Switzerland & Australia) conduct clinical trials with universities and research institutions in Australia and have many relationships with key opinion leaders, scientific community
Protocol and confidentiality of High sensory scores achieved on delivery of clinical trial products from Switzerland to Australia and stock management and secure destruction of Clinical Trial formula product
Received accreditation and commendation during recall
Recommended improvements to existing processes to enable the delivery of new requirements and methodologies to support change management processes.

Summary

Overview

Work History

Merchandise Allocator & Inventory Controller

Senior Merchandise Allocator & Inventory Controller

Co Man/ INTER-COMPANY Planner

Inventory Controller

Supply Chain Coordinator

Inventory Analyst FG

SAP Application Analyst

Inventory Systems & Process Analyst

Inventory Manager

Inventory Controller / Imports Coordinator

Education

Transport/Logistics -

Skills

Systemknowledge

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