Antonio Carrizales
Senior Director, Business Planning @Schwan's Company
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WORK HISTORY
Senior Director, Business Planning @Schwan's Company
MN, US
Lead the IBP process with precision to drive growth and profitability for our Consumer Brands Business Unit, working closely with sales, marketing, finance, and supply teams, while developing strategic plans that drive the business forward across all brands and categories.Responsibilities: Strategic Coordination & Alignment: Bridge the Business Unit and Supply Chain to ensure seamless integration, collaboration, and timely execution of strategic objectives. Lead the IBP team to drive impactful results. Demand Planning & Execution: Oversee demand forecasting and alignment with supply chain teams, ensuring market needs are met efficiently while balancing supply, inventory, and cost-effectiveness for the short and long term. Adapt plans proactively to market shifts. Executive Alignment & Communication: Partner with leadership to drive strategic initiatives, ensure cross-functional alignment, and establish clear, consistent communication for seamless execution. Team Leadership & Development: Mentor and inspire a high-performing team, fostering a culture of collaboration, accountability, and growth. Proactive Problem-Solving: Anticipate challenges and implement innovative solutions to optimize performance and drive business success. Process Optimization: Identify and implement process improvements to enhance agility, eliminate inefficiencies, and accelerate time to market.
EDUCATION
Tecnológico de Monterrey
Bachelor's degree, Industrial and Systems Engineering
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Decision Models for S&OP and Network Design, Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management
Tecnológico de Monterrey
Master's degree, E-Commerce/Electronic Commerce
ABOUT ANTONIO CARRIZALES
As an Executive Supply Chain Leader, I have 20+ years of experience and a proven background in multiple industries, leveraging expertise to build and lead global teams. My competencies extend to strategic planning, execution, continuous process improvement, and technology enablement, ultimately driving performance optimization. It is my passion to develop and launch value-adding initiatives to optimize the performance of supply chains and ultimately, deliver the best customer experience through exemplary service levels Key Achievements Include: Lead the definition of supply chain vision and strategy, focusing on business partnerships, continuous improvement, technology enablement, and capability excellence, developed a strategic plan, and ensured performance delivery aligned with expectations, supporting $1B+ supply chains Launched initiative focusing on retaining $1B in customers’ gross margin that leveraged innovative technology to connect warehouses and supply chain, streamlining operations, improving customer service, and providing ability to optimize headcount efficiency by 25% which translated to $1M annual savings each year Addressed procurement and supply chain business processes, streamlining to optimize the operational performance of 20K SKUs and delivering 20% savings in efficiency while improving service delivery from 10% to 98%, and developing and launching metrics to measure the performance of upwards of $100M in inventory Promoted to the manager position to maintain the discount, marketing, branding, and commercial relationship management of a portfolio of 150 top business wholesale and distribution customers Utilized entrepreneurial mindset to value case, launch, and manage a franchised El Torito Sinaloense and new concept Tennessee Rock Café restaurant with collective annual revenue of $1.2M+
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