Nuwan Liyanage

About Nuwan Liyanage

n•••••••@gmail.com I Delivering Supply Chain Expertise.In the world of supply chain management, I have learned it is all in the details and collaborative teamwork is key. I am an analytics practitioner with a supply chain background. My main accomplishments include lowering supply chain costs, analyzing historical sales trends, reducing forecast error and leading presentations with upper management. Across several industries of varying sizes, I have cross-coordinated with key stakeholders to achieve S & OP forecast consensus, improve supply chain performance and simplify processes. My analytics expertise has been achieved through Excel, Tableau, PowerPoint, SAP (IBP & APO/ECC), Minitab and Roadnet software. My industry experiences are in consumer products, retail, lighting and automotive chemical industries. I am APICS CPIM certified. Key competencies include: • Supply Chain Management• Demand planning• Supply planning• Logistics• Lean Six Sigma• Forecast analysis• Capacity Constraint analysis• Sales plan review• Data analytics• Statistical tools and analysis • Inventory management• Inventory forecasting• Teamwork• S & OP demand review presentations• Forecast Accuracy improvement• Documenting SOPs (standard operating procedures)Key Accomplishments in my roles include: • Demand Planner: Achieved forecast consensus with key stakeholders while leading S & OP demand review discussion of sales plans and trends for product lines and key/focus customers.• Supply Planner: Launched assembly production schedule and demand forecast processes with process flow maps, standard operating procedure (SOP) documentation and team presentations/discussions. • Route Logistics Analyst: Decreased delivery costs by 6% for Mason City, IA for the last period of 2017, by delivering optimal routing solutions and reducing off-day orders by 28%.• Lean Six Sigma Intern: Reduced the amount of broken cases and breakage expense resulting in in savings over twelve months by using Lean Six Sigma methodology and the DMAIC process.

Experience

1. Supply Planner

   Reyes Coca-Cola Bottling

   Jun 2022 — Present · Niles, IL, US

Education

• University of Illinois Chicago

  Bachelor's degree, Economics

  2005 — 2010

• Purdue University Northwest

  Master of Science (MSc), Industrial Engineering Technology

  2011 — 2013

Skills

• Roadnet
• Packaging Engineering
• Supply Chain Management
• Data Analysis
• Six Sigma
• Quality Management
• Lean Manufacturing
• Microsoft Office
• Mechanical Engineering
• Access
• Analysis
• Leadership
• Teamwork
• Project Management
• Sustainability
• Autocad
• Powerpoint
• Microsoft Access
• Microsoft Word
• Ms Project
• Engineering
• Project Planning
• Doc