Donesh Wanigasekara
Manager, North America Regional Planning @Adecco
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WORK HISTORY
Manager, North America Regional Planning @Adecco
Client - Ansell CanadaDrives and leads the Regional Planning process within the Global Supply Chainby managing all related processes, flow of information, resource and stakeholderrelations to support customer service level targets. This includes:Drive the Demand Review Sign-off, NPD and Opportunities meetings withSales and Marketing by leveraging inputs including but not limited to salesforecasts, sales opportunities, supply committed plan, and point of sale.Provide demand input for the annual product sales plan within thebudgeting process.Tracking changes and plan accuracy and striving for the improvement ofinformation quality and flow with clear bridges and root causes.Actively creating content and participating in the Integrated BusinessPlanning Meetings.Collaborate with Acute Global Procurement Organization [GPO] Leader and non-Acute Co-Brand partner to ensure strategic alignment between Ansell and Co-Brands. Ensure contractual obligations are met in full and communicated assuch.Work with Global supply on new business and end of life transitions outside ofEnd of Life descriptions.Optimize inventory levels in region to balance service and cost and remain withinbudget targets.Understand inventory relative position for all FGs under assignedproducts/regions.Prevent E&O through active avoidance of new excess and depletion of E & Oinventory.Requisition supplies and materials to provide information on product availability,and answer lead-time enquiries and intra-region allocation management tocommercial stakeholders.Proactively communicate cross functional teams with information on shortagesand availability including root cause, corrective action and recovery for productshortages and delays, including anticipation of future constrained situationsthrough the CBO (customer back order) reporting, OTIF reporting (external & internal), STP (ship to promise) and other relevant reports.Resolve complex issues in a high-growth environment.
EDUCATION
University Canada West
Master's degree, Business Analytics
BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT
Professional graduate diploma in IT, Information technology
APICS Northern Colorado
Certificate in Production and Inventory Management part 1, Supply Chain
University College Dublin
Bachelor's degree, Business Management
SKILLS
ABOUT DONESH WANIGASEKARA
Experienced Demand Planning manager with a demonstrated history of working in the FMCG industry. Skilled in Business Planning, Demand Planning, Inventory Management, Supply Chain Management and Microsoft Excel.
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