Mervin Solomon
Caledonia,ON
Summary
Experienced Demand and Supply Planning with over 7 years of experience in Supply Chain. Excellent reputation for resolving problems, improving customer satisfaction, and driving overall operational improvements. Consistently optimizing duties to make the work place effective.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Global Demand Planner
DCL Corporation
11.2019 - Current
- Key contributor and tester during the implementation of a new ERP system
- Managed forecast at the customer/sku level on a monthly basis
- Initiated monthly regional demand reviews
- Key member of the annual budget process
- Managing risks and opportunities and reviewing with key members of the business with mitigation plans
- Reporting demand signal and orders vs budget/forecast to the business
Primary Demand & Supply Planner
Ferrero Canada
06.2018 - 11.2019
- Testing and Implementing new sales forecasting and consensus tools to improve overall business and forecast accuracy
- Proactively identified and solved complex problems impacting operations management and business direction
- Engaged in the annual budget planning process
- Key Shareholder in weekly Consensus meetings
Supply Chain Analyst
Loblaw Companies Limited
11.2016 - 06.2018
- Demand planning and creating vendor purchase orders for DC arrival
- Replenishing fresh seafood while maintaining optimal shelf life
Customer Service Representative
Loblaw Companies Limited
05.2016 - 11.2016
- Customer service desk for Fresh meats and seafood.
- Interacted with stores mainly through emails to make order changes in SAP.
- Creating weekly statistical reports and presented to Sr.
- Manager.
Research Assistant
Workstudy
10.2015 - 12.2015
- Worked under Professor Paul Delaney at York University to research on variable star XXCYG
Radio Host
York University
10.2015 - 12.2015
- Worked for the astronomy.fm radio station as a host which was run by Professor Paul Delaney every Monday night to collect images, process, and upload (15mins per image) in the chat room which was available to anyone around the world.
- Images of various objects were taken according to requests by people in the chat room.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Physics and Astronomy
York University
Toronto, ON2015
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St. Thomas Aquinas Secondary School
Brampton, ON2011
Skills
- Proficient in SAP APO & ECC
- IBP - M3, D
- IPFR/JDA
- Microsoft Office applications
- Great communication skills
- Outstanding problem solving and active listening skills
- Excellent leadership skills
- Very friendly and excellent customer service skills
- Initiative to innovate existing methods for an efficient work environment
- Strong Mathematical skills
- Strong ability to think critically and act logically to evaluate situations
- Organized and able to prioritize workload
- Detail orientated and team player
- Ability to multitask multiple priorities in the most effective manner
Accomplishments
- Ferrero Managing Director's Award for yielding results through a challenging Christmas session
- Loblaw Quarterly company recognition for initiating the use of a major software tool
- Creating a well developed Vendor Purchasing Order Sheet with built in tools for a faster and efficient way of creating purchase orders for the team - cutting purchase order creation times from over 2 hours to under 10 minutes.
- Overseeing vendor product as it arrives into the Distribution Center to ensure certain criteria expectations are met
- Simplifying purchase order purchasing sheets for Analysts to create and analyze orders in an efficient manner
- Member of Loblaw Tell It As It Is survey team, helping organize events and to bring forward concerns of members of the teams
- Constructed a Christmas & New Year report for the Fresh Seafood team detailing the action plans for Supply Chain, Category, and Procurement teams to ensure all processes are met in a timely fashion
- Revised and optimized some fresh seafood products' transport and inbound schedules to provide stores with fresher products
Timeline
Global Demand Planner
DCL Corporation
11.2019 - Current
Primary Demand & Supply Planner
Ferrero Canada
06.2018 - 11.2019
Supply Chain Analyst
Loblaw Companies Limited
11.2016 - 06.2018
Customer Service Representative
Loblaw Companies Limited
05.2016 - 11.2016
Research Assistant
Workstudy
10.2015 - 12.2015
Radio Host
York University
10.2015 - 12.2015
Bachelor of Science - Physics and Astronomy
York University
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St. Thomas Aquinas Secondary School
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