Samita Varma

Experience

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  Kroger

  May 2006 - Sept 2008

  Supervisor & Material Control

  The Kroger Co., Riverside, CA May 2006 – Sep. 2008Material Control Assistant:● Managed material controls and implemented new modified policies and procedures to reduce material loss. Successfully achieved the annual material loss target of less than 1.3 percent.● Reviewed, modified and implemented inventory procedures to comply with the corporate policy and realize optimal benefits. Constructed a formulated file to monitor inventory levels and calculate Economic Order Quantity (EOQ). ● Prepared management information reports, including reports to senior and executive management. Supervisor:● Managed production to support shipment and transfer of over 55 million units of finished product per year. Reviewed operations, outlined production needs, planned distribution of resources and supervised 15+ employees to ensure smooth flow of operation.● Facilitated cross-functional team and conducted a root cause analysis to maximize operational efficiency. Increased product changeover efficiency by 35 percent. ● Implemented a new product transfer process to reduce transfer discrepancies and improve data accuracy.Production Trainee:● In charge of planning weekly production plan. Assessed production needs and coordinated timely delivery of raw materials with suppliers.● Participated in daily production audits, monthly and quarterly safety audits, quality audits, material control audits, and employee audits. Show less

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  H & H Diamond Boss

  Jul 2009 - Jun 2010

  Operations Consultant

  ● Advised on managing inventory levels for three business locations and proposed methods to monitor and replenish inventory for regular and seasonal business cycles.● Analyzed business transactions and cash flow, and established a financial monitoring system.● Implemented employee incentive programs to improve and sustain employee relations.

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  Preferred Freezer Services

  Dec 2010 - Jun 2012

  Operations Analyst

  ● Led KPI and Dashboard projects to outline stakeholder requirements, identify performance indicators, develop an executive management dashboard and ensure successful deployment to provide instant visibility, performance tracking and organizational alignment for 27 facilities. ● Led, developed and deployed company SharePoint site to centralize data collection, process management and network collaboration, allowing corporate, regional and warehouse locations to collaborate, minimize work duplicity, improve information flow, automate workflows and enhance performance tracking.● Guided general managers and operation teams to understand and utilize the DMAIC and Lean Six Sigma tools to identify, improve and sustain operational opportunities. Executing a Six Sigma team project to reduce the number of bad tickets to drive increased order throughput and significant cost savings.● Performed detailed process study, identified process capabilities and worked with executives and managers to implement recommended actions to optimize process performance. Resulted in more than $130,000 initial cost savings.● Worked closely with a COO and Director of Continuous Improvement to evaluate and analyze customer profitability and identify supply chain collaboration opportunities to improve information and product flow and reduce supply chain cost. Show less

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  APICS Tappan Zee Chapter

  Jun 2011 - Oct 2014

  Marketing Director
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  Unilever

  Jul 2012 - now

  • Associate Director Collaborative Manufacturing - North America Nutrition

    Jan 2024 - now

  • NA Foods Strategic Planning Manager

    Feb 2022 - Dec 2023

  • Innovation and GtM Supply Planning Manager

    Oct 2019 - Feb 2022

  • 3PM Operations Manager

    Aug 2018 - Oct 2019

  • Associate Innovation Planning Manger

    May 2016 - Jul 2018

  • Senior Supply Planner

    May 2014 - Apr 2016

  • Supply Planner

    Jul 2012 - Apr 2014