- Investing & Developing People / Talent Management
- Collaboration w/ Internal Functions / Demand Planning
- External Collaboration / Demand Planning
- Big Data / New Sources
- Predictive Analytics / Future of Planning
- Advice / New to the Function
- IBF Conference / Why Come Back & Attend
Prior Roles
- 25 years’ experience in Global Planning and S&OP having served in multiple leadership roles at:
- Element Solutions/MacDermid Alpha
- Cardinal Health,
- Honeywell
- Hasbro
- Lori’s background also includes several complex multi system conversions into a single forecasting software solution
Education
- MBA with a focus on Logistics, Planning and Supply Chain Management from Bryant University
Industry Involvement
- IBF Certified Professional
Eric is a predictive analytics and business planning innovator, author, and speaker. He is the Director of Thought Leadership at the IBF. Prior to this he worked as the Director of Demand Planning at Escalade Sports, Director of Demand Planning at Berry Plastics, and Director of Demand Planning & S&OP at Tempur Sealy International. In 2016, he received the Excellence in Business Forecasting & Planning award from the IBF. He is an IBF Advanced Certified Professional Forecaster (ACPF) with over 20 years of experience. Eric is a visionary in his field, a frequent speaker and panelist for many executive forums and professional conferences and has written numerous articles in publications such as The Journal of Business Forecasting and APICS Magazine. He is also the author of the books Cultural Cycles and Predictive Analytics for Business Forecasting & Planning.