Aysen Arikan
Demand Planning Manager @Riverside Natural Foods Ltd. (Home of MadeGood)
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WORK HISTORY
Demand Planning Manager @Riverside Natural Foods Ltd. (Home of MadeGood)
Architected the Demand Planning function from scratch: developed a 5-year strategic roadmap aligned to business goals, establishing process, tools, and team capability where none previously existed.• Supported SAP IBP Demand Planning implementation, partnering with Deloitte to integrate demand planning processes and drive forecast accuracy and inventory performance improvements.• Partnered with Sales Strategy and Customer Finance to establish a consensus forecasting process and initiate S & OP, improving cross-functional alignment on volume and revenue planning.• Led supply chain development initiatives including S & OP education, industry benchmarking, and training programs to elevate planning maturity across the organization.• Drove key cross-functional projects including new product commercialization, business waste reduction, omni-channel replenishment strategy development, and portfolio change execution.
EDUCATION
The University of Salford
Master of Science (MSc), Management and Business Administration
Bilkent University
Industrial Engineering
International Coach Academy
Advanced Certified Professional Coach, Coaching
SKILLS
ABOUT AYSEN ARIKAN
I build supply chain functions that scale - and I lead the IBP transformation that turns them into strategic growth drivers.With over 16 years of experience across tier-1 multinationals (Unilever, GlaxoSmithKline, Molson Coors) and mission-driven growth brands like MadeGood, I have worked across the full supply chain spectrum - from co-manufacturing and 3PL management to demand planning, supply planning, customer service, and end-to-end IBP leadership. My experience spans Turkey, MENA/CIS, Canada, and the US, across Food, HPC, Beverage, and Natural Health categories.Throughout my career I have operated at the intersection of strategy and execution - developing multi-year roadmaps, owning IBP at executive level, and making the end-to-end trade-off decisions that sit firmly in Director territory.My operational experience is broad and hands-on:· Co-manufacturing & 3PL: Established Unilever\'s co-pack operations from the ground up, managing a $13M budget across four 3rd-party manufacturing sites.· Customer Service & OTIF: Led the customer service team at Unilever, delivering 98%+ service levels and winning Best Supplier of the Year from our largest customer.· Supply & Demand Planning: Managed replenishment across omni-channel, distributor, and brick & mortar environments - from local trade at Unilever to e-commerce and retail across Canada and the US at MadeGood.· IBP Leadership: Facilitated executive and board-level IBP meetings at Molson Coors and MadeGood, introduced new forecasting capabilities, and supported enterprise-wide S & OP implementation.· Multi-market Operations: Led demand-supply risk resolution across 7 countries at GSK and a 36-month SAP integration across Unilever Asia and the Middle East.I specialize in building the human infrastructure around supply chain transformation - developing high-performing teams, driving cross-functional alignment, and establishing the planning rigour that makes operations genuinely resilient.I am also an ICF ACC-accredited leadership coach - because the best supply chain leaders develop people as deliberately as they develop processes. I hold an MSc in Management and a BSc in Industrial Engineering.I am always open to meaningful conversations with leaders who believe supply chain is a competitive advantage - not just a cost centre.
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