IBF Video S&OP Unplugged: Diversity In Planning & Talent Management

Leaders in demand planning, forecasting, and S&OP discuss the opportunities and challenges they're facing today.

Leaders from DuPont, Coca-Cola, and Spray discuss the role of talent management and training and education in achieving diversity in demand planning.

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Topics:

Women in Demand Planning / Diversity in the Field
Academia/ What Do They Need Do
Training Programs / Talent Management
Where Should S&OP Sit / Who Should Do It
Continuing Education & Conferences / How Do People Benefit

Peter C. Thomas, CPF

Head of Demand Planning & Forecasting

DuPont Crop Protection

Pete Thomas is the Demand Leader for the DuPont Crop Protection business. His experience with DuPont and Agribusiness spans over 35 years in various commercial roles including sales, market research, product management, business development, project management, and business improvement. He is a Certified Professional Forecaster, Certified Supply Chain Consultant, and Certified Six Sigma Champion. In 2015, he was assigned to create a Demand Management organization and lead an End-to-End business improvement transformation.

Eric Wilson, ACPF

Director – Thought Leadership

Institute of Business Forecasting & Planning

Prior Roles

Escalade Sports: Director of Demand Planning
Berry Plastics: Director of Demand Planning
Tempura Sealy International: Director of Demand Planning & S&OP

Industry Involvement

Frequent speaker and panelist for many executive forums and professional conferences
Written numerous articles in publications including The Journal of Business Forecasting and APICS Magazine
Author of the books Cultural Cycles and Predictive Analytics for Business Forecasting & Planning

Award

IBF Excellence in Business Forecasting & Planning

Certification

IBF Advanced Certified Professional Forecaster (ACPF)

Sara Park

Vice President, E2E Integrated Planning

The Coca-Cola Company

Sara has over 15 years’ experience in various planning roles at Heinz, Georgia-Pacific and now The Coca-Cola Company, where she has spent almost 6 years in Finance, Supply Chain, and Business Transformation. Her latest role is in North America Finance as leader for Volume and Revenue Forecasting. Before taking this position, Sara led teams in the Planning Center of Excellence for Supply Chain & Logistics, Integrated Business Planning, and Product Lifecycle Management, where Product Lifecycle Management processes were tightly integrated with S&OP and Shelf Planning. Having managed teams and developed professionals for over a decade, she is an advocate of mentoring, coaching, and sponsoring talent. Sara holds a degree in English from the University of California and an MBA from Case Western Reserve University.

Christine Barnhart, CPIM, PMP

VP of Product Marketing and GoToMarket

Berry Global

Christine was the Senior Director of Product and Industry Market Strategy for Infor’s supply chain solutions. Christine brings over 20 years of expertise in manufacturing, purchasing and planning from companies including Berry Global, Mead Johnson Nutrition, and Whirlpool. In 2021 and 2018, she was recognized as one of the Top Women in Supply Chain by Supply and Demand Chain Executive. Christine has a BS in Electrical Engineering from the University of Evansville and completed her MBA with distinction at the University of Louisville.

Carol Cunningham, CPF, CSCP

Senior S&OP Manager

Energizer Holdings

Carol has over 20 years of supply chain management experience including distribution, logistics, inventory management, business analytics, demand planning, forecasting, and her great passion, S&OP. Her previous roles include S&OP Business Analyst Lead at Parker Hannafin, Sr. S&OP Manager at Spray Products, and her current role as Sr. Manager S&OP at Energizer. She holds a degree in History and Political Science from the University of Akron and is an IBF Certified Professional Forecaster (CPF).

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