Marty Kator
Senior Demand Planner @Fortune Brands Innovations
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WORK HISTORY
Senior Demand Planner @Fortune Brands Innovations
Deerfield, IL, US
within The Master Lock Corporation division (aka Security)- Actively managing the forecast of SKUs for 6 large US Retail customers with sales worth ~$175MM annually, aggregating up through product lines to the Business and Channel level within The Master Lock Company (Master Lock, SentrySafe, & Yale)- Responsible for managing high volume, key account forecasts and presenting those forecasts during the ESIOP process- Managing promotion and event forecasts for assigned accounts as well as timing expectations with customers and internal stakeholders- Driving forecasting engagement and collaboration with the Business Units through monthly forecast reviews as well as Annual Operating Plan for assigned accounts- Achieving forecast accuracy targets for assigned categories, and conducting analysis to improve forecast performance- Developing and maintaining new product launch forecasts and collaborating with stakeholders on their performance as well as decisions made regarding their management
EDUCATION
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
MBA
University Of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
BS
Loyola Academy
High School Diploma
ABOUT MARTY KATOR
Experienced purchasing professional with over 20 years of experience within the sporting goods and consumer packaged goods (CPG) industries working as an individual contributor and leading departments and teams of up to 12 people from diverse backgrounds. As a proactive strategist with a keen eye on the ever-changing market, has a track record of success in cultivating brands in CPG, distribution, and original equipment (OE) sales environments. Served as a key player in program rollouts and optimization of processes involving planning, forecasting and purchasing programs across multiple sales and procurement platforms. True business partner who understands how working collaboratively with key departments can improve the company’s annual revenues.Focus career interests in companies that share my 6Ps, which are- People- Process- Professionalism- Product- Passion- PlaceFun Facts- Born & raised in a family of seven kids- County fair pie-eating champion- WORS event and Chequamegon race finisher- Repaired or assembled thousands of bicycles, for privateers to future Olympians- Keen interested in photography. Responsible for the images used in this profile
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