- Louise Lane -

Experience

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  Newell Rubbermaid

  Jan 2004 - Jan 2007

  UK & Ireland Sales Planning Manager

  Responsible for managing the team of Demand Planners and Sales Administrators reporting to the UK Manager

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  Newell Rubbermaid

  May 2007 - Jun 2012

  Responsible for making sure that Newell could replicate the same demand planning functions from their old system into SAP APO. This covered all businesses within Newell Rubbermaid Europe Responsible for the transformation of the European Business into a European Principal Company in Geneva from an Operations perspective.Identified gaps within the new Business model and proposed solutions. Travelled to all the sites in Europe giving training on the new processes and procedures Responsible for the demand planning and supply planning for the European Marking & Gifting sector. Also responsible for the integration of the Mimio brand into the Office products group

  • Functional Process Owner Demand Planning for SAP implementation

    Dec 2010 - Jun 2012

  • Business Transformation Lead (Operations)

    Dec 2010 - Jun 2012

  • European M&G Supply & Demand Planner

    May 2007 - Dec 2010
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  HILLINGAR Ltd

  Aug 2012 - Jul 2019

  Planning Director

  A HILLINGAR is the word for a weather phenomenon that allows you to see beyond the horizon.HILLINGAR was set up by two experienced managers and planning professionals to support both small & larger organisations in the powerful but complex and sometimes expensive discipline of stock management and business planning/forecasting. By focusing on stock performance in all areas within a business generates significant cost savings, immediate benefits & business agility and efficiency whilst supporting objective discussion for informed and timely decision making.Our focus, support and expertise enables smaller businesses to realise all the benefits of professional stock management and planning without the need for complex systems, skills or significant investment.Experience also shows us that larger businesses running their own Demand Planning processes often do not achieve the results they should be.HILLINGAR'S refreshing & professional approach provides your business with external support, when it's needed. Giving you new insight to your business, revitalising your future, systems and processes and enabling your business to see beyond the horizon. Show less

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  MyTeamSafe

  Nov 2015 - Jul 2019

  Director

  MyTeamSafe® is a comprehensive and flexible solution for businesses to prove their duty of care for all staff that work independently or without direct supervision, even occasionally.MyTeamSafe is specifically designed to simply keep the business in control. No need for costly impersonal call centres that don’t know you, your business or your staff.With MyTeamSafe you know where your staff were and when.MyTeamSafe is for organisations and individuals that work in any industry, including:* Health/Social Care* Trader/Freelancer* Manufacturing/Distribution* Service/Sales* Retail/LeisureMyTeamSafe® is a simple, easy to manage and cost effective solution for anybody that finds themselves working independently, even occasionally."When you're on your own, you're not alone" Show less

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  Humdinger-Foods

  Jul 2019 - Aug 2021

  Demand Manager
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  Zertus UK & Ireland

  Aug 2021 - now

  Demand Manager

  Demand Manager at Zertus UK (Humdinger Foods, Kinnerton Confectionery and Lir Chocolates)