Sara Anderson: Supply Chain Planning Manager, Trade Division in San Diego, CA

Manage forecast-to-fulfill processes while providing leadership and oversight to a team of four Demand Planners and Supply Planners. • Provide objective, timely estimates of future purchases with a focus on improving SKU-level precision and reduced inventory obsolescence • Apply data-driven analytics to strategies that improve fill rate and reduce forecast error and bias • Leverage SAP APO/DP forecasting system to enhance forecast accuracy and support the current supply chain initiatives • Ensure supply chain activities are aligned with corporate goals and participate in S&OP meetings

Provide inventory control for titles published by Harvard University Press, forecast reprint quantities and schedules for backlist, manage production of digital reprints, oversee physical inventory counts, act as liaison with warehouse, and advise CFO and warehouse executives on strategies for improving efficiencies • Identified need for extending life of titles and established a POD program • Streamlined process for inventory valuation adjustments during transfer from WIP to finished goods inventory to establish consistency between multiple accounting systems • Calculated risk of obsolescence and administrative cost of reprints • Designed strategy for expanding distribution facility and services

Managed distribution for 60 publishers with annual net sales of over $1.3 million and 80 new titles a year • Strengthened distribution program with new clients and improved processes, resulting in 57% increase in net sales • Initiated advanced technical training of order fulfillment database to build personalized reports, leading to information consistency, more accessible reports, and more efficient meetings

Served as interim General Manager of distribution facility for three major university presses, overseeing IT, customer service, accounting, accounts receivable, and warehouse activities • Initiated modifications to velocity pick algorithm • Oversaw reconfiguration of warehouse to introduce new pick areas • Negotiated contract with freight auditors • Managed staff of six