
Marcia D Williams
Optimizing Supply Chain-Finance Planning (S&OP/ IBP) at Large Fast-Growing CPGs for GREATER Profits with Automation in Excel, Power BI, and Machine Learning | Supply Chain Consultant | Educator | Author | Speaker |
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Get a FREE Infographic Bundle when your sign up for my newsletter (also FREE) at https://usmsupplychain.com/newsletter/My book, The Supply Chain Playbook (published by Wiley) is out and hit the USA Today Bestselling List! For exclusive and amazing bonuses: thesupplychainplaybook.comFor thought leadership and brand partnerships: I DO: All about supply chain planning and execution- S&OP/ IBP- Demand and supply planning- Inventory planning - Materials planning- S&OE (sales and operations planning and execution)I have had the highest success rates with CPG companies in food and beauty that are growing very fast, and their supply chain cannot support such a fast growth. Key pain points that I address:* Supply chain disruptions; material shortages* Late customer deliveries* Lost sales* High raw material, packaging, and shipping costs* Too much or too little inventory* Aged & Expired productsCOMPANIES AND BRANDS I HAVE HELPED: 🏆 Alcoa 🏆 Cummins 🏆 Hershey Salty Snacks 🏆 Skinny Pop🏆 Lindt Chocolates🏆 Coty🏆 CovergirlTESTIMONIALS:⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Marcia is a highly skilled professional in Supply Chain, her support has been key to overcoming critical aspects of our Procurement Operation. We worked together developing processes and tools, and we were able to automate complex processes, transforming them through easy-to-operate tools that have given us accurate and reliable results. Her commitment to our Company was remarkable. Jose Antonio Laparte, Sr. Procurement Manager at the Hershey Company⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Marcia brought a high level of expertise and diligence to our project at Lindt, helping to define and validate requirements for our supply-chain planning project. I would highly recommend Marcia for other supply chain projects, especially for CPG or other manufacturing clients. John Vaughn, former IT Business Analyst at Lindt ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ I worked with Marcia at Cummins within the Indirect Purchasing department for over 4 years. In that time period I was able to witness Marcia's unprecedented work ethics. She typically sought out the more challenging sourcing projects and would work tirelessly until the project was completed. Yancey Jones, Sourcing Director at Cummins IncWAYS TO WORK WITH ME:- Supply Chain Planning Circle, my community with weekly lives: https://www.marciadwilliams.com/scplanningcircleMy free newsletter that you will love: https://usmsupplychain.com/newsletter/✅ READY TO TALK? DM here on LinkedIn or reach out at
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