Janell E.

Experience

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  Mohawk Industries

  Sr. Director of Supply Chain

  Sep 2024 - Jul 2026

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  • Led supply chain strategy and operations to support manufacturing, distribution, and customer fulfillment.
  • Optimized inventory and working capital to improve cash flow and service levels.
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to streamline logistics and supplier performance.
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  Kimberly-Clark Professional

  Sr. Supply Chain Manager

  Feb 2022 - Sep 2024

  People are our priority. Inside every workplace, it’s people who matter most. Whether you’re making critical decisions or catching up over coffee, you deserve a workplace that is designed to be healthier and safer and allows you to be more productive. This is why Kimberly-Clark Professional is dedicated to creating exceptional workplaces™ for hardworking people like you. Through our innovative B2B products and solutions, we fulfil our commitment to making a positive impact on people and how their work gets done. Our world-class portfolio of trusted, recognized brands, such as Kleenex®, Scott®, WypAll®, Kimtech™ and KleenGuard™, enable people and businesses around the world to drive forward and thrive. At Kimberly-Clark Professional, we create exceptional workplaces. Learn more about our commitment to you by following us on LinkedIn and visiting KCProfessional.com.

  • Directed a team of four execution planners, enhancing service delivery standards to achieve best-in-class status.
  • Transitioned from team participant to collaborative leader of both B2B and B2C segments, achieving 2.6% baseline spend reduction by optimizing system setups and behaviors.
  • Achieved $8.8MM in savings through strategic leadership in policies, revisions and analysis (Cost to Serve), driving $7.3MM in collaborative customer value and $2MM in customer savings by growing the mill direct shipment program to record levels.
  • Implemented Celonis analytics to drive $2-$3MM in B2B savings, partnering with the business to deploy an automated management system that enhances spend control and alerts teams to exceptions.
  • Improved service to Canadian customers by deploying a segmentation strategy, cutting $7MM in backorders and lifting the country fill rate by 15 points, increasing fulfillment from 85% to 95%.
  • Implemented the Rapid Response planning system, leading to a 5-point improvement in B2B replenishment.
  • Spearheaded initiatives to balance cost with service and led creative ideation sessions that consistently achieve a 5% annual improvement on baseline metrics.
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  Kimberly-Clark Professional

  Continuous Improvement Consultant

  Aug 2018 - Feb 2022

  • Facilitated the global strategy deployment for manufacturing and logistics, consulting with the VP of Manufacturing to drive full potential asset efficiency.
  • Facilitated the development of strategy and OGSIM management techniques for the Global Supply Chain organization, breaking down global strategies into specific regional objectives and strategies.
  • Improved brand category fill rates from 50% to 95% by enhancing cross-functional collaboration and process improvements with Category Managers, effectively resolving post-COVID supply imbalances.
  • Led supply chain transformations, optimizing brand services and spearheading logistics, including establishing a North American manufacturing base and driving the stabilization of PPE supply-demand balance during the COVID pandemic.
  • Established an Operational Excellence framework, partnering with Logistics to cultivate a continuous improvement culture that enhanced employee engagement, achieved $5MM in savings, reduced damage, and minimized waste.
  • Led a multi-site inventory consolidation for the PPE business (lease, construction, planning integration, and cutover strategy), maintaining 100% service continuity while achieving operational readiness in two months with zero impact on service.
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  Kimberly-Clark Professional

  Finance Manager - Supply Chain

  Aug 2016 - Aug 2018

  • Served as the North American Finance Business Partner for Supply Chain, managing financials for $200MM in spend and $300MM in working capital.
  • Collaborated with Planning and Logistics to establish a management system, reducing non-finished goods inventory by $50MM and enhancing cost optimization and compliance across manufacturing and 3PL partnerships.
  • Established and led monthly executive ideation sessions, generating $15MM in cost-saving ideas with $6MM executed prior to transitioning to Continuous Improvement.
  • Partnered with Leadership on pricing strategy to maintain margins, driving overall recovery of $4MM of distribution inflation.
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  CHEP

  Sr. Financial Analyst

  Aug 2015 - Aug 2016

  CHEP is a global brand that offers innovative and sustainable solutions for supply chain optimization. With a presence in over 60 countries worldwide, CHEP caters to a diverse range of industries, including retail, manufacturing, and logistics. From their headquarters in the United States, CHEP's reach extends across the Americas, servicing countries such as Argentina, Brazil, Canada, and Mexico. In Europe, they operate in countries like Germany, France, Italy, and the United Kingdom, providing their expertise in supply chain management. CHEP offers a wide range of products and services to enhance efficiency and reduce costs in the supply chain. Their pallet and container pooling system allows businesses to eliminate waste, improve visibility, and streamline operations. By leveraging their global network, CHEP enables companies to optimize their supply chain performance, minimize risk, and enhance sustainability. Whether it's moving goods, displaying products, or managing inventory, CHEP's solutions are designed to enable businesses to operate more efficiently, reduce their environmental impact, and achieve their goals. Choose CHEP for smarter, greener, and more cost-effective supply chain solutions.

  • Managed month-end close activities to meet GAAP, provided spend analysis to the business, and led operations spend forecasting process.
  • Created an entitlement model to benchmark 3PL contract negotiations to in house spend, providing savings up to $15MM.
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  Comcast Business

  Division Supply Chain and Planning Leader

  Oct 2012 - Nov 2015

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  • Partnered with regions to achieve targeted supply chain improvements and provide strategic and tactical direction to digital transformation teams, vendor & critical supply management/allocation.
  • Improved division inventory turnover by 50%.
  • Launched ASCP/Demand Supply/Demand planning system, managing the full project cycle.
  • Implemented systematic order and backorder management while leading system enhancements for Supply Chain and Procurement.
  • Led network analysis and Hub/Spoke consolidation recommendation and implementation.
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  Comcast Business

  Warehouse & Distribution Manager

  Jan 2012 - Oct 2012

  • Improved fill rate by 40%.
  • Reduced headcount churn by 10%.
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  Comcast Business

  Distribution Center Audit and Improvement

  Jan 2011 - Oct 2012

  • Regional inventory turn improvement 50%.
  • Improved inventory accuracy through process analysis and improvement.
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  Comcast Business

  Planning Specialist and Deployment

  Jan 2008 - Jan 2011

  • Supported planning and deployment of supply chain systems and process rollouts.
  • Coordinated cross-functional teams to ensure successful deployment and adoption.