Lucy Marin

Results-driven supply chain leader with expertise in inventory strategy, replenishment analytics, and demand planning within the beverage and food distribution industries. Adept at leveraging data-driven insights to enhance efficiency, maintain optimal inventory levels, and support organizational objectives. Strong cross-functional collaborator, capable of effectively communicating with internal teams and external partners.

Analytical, strategic, and results-oriented, with a proven ability to implement solutions that drive operational goals and sustainable business performance.

Inventory Planning Manager at Republic National Distribution Company (2021-07 – Present)

Lead a nationwide planning team overseeing wine and spirits inventory procurement and optimization across multiple U.S. distribution centers.

• Manage a team of inventory planners across the country, overseeing inventory operations for 39 states and 45 distribution centers.
• Manage multiple ERP systems (AS400, Oracle, ASW, Alpha) and leverage Blue Ridge planning software to drive demand planning and inventory optimization.
• Oversee safety stock, order cycles, and lead times to ensure product availability while minimizing excess inventory.
• Collaborate with the portfolio team and suppliers to adjust forecasts based on product insights and market trends.
• Monitor inventory performance, proactively managing overstocks and identifying potential stockouts to mitigate operational risk.
• Establish item ranking and service level goals based on item velocity to optimize inventory strategy and service performance.
• Promote adoption of planning software and standardized inventory practices across the team and organization, ensuring consistent use of tools and processes to improve forecasting, inventory levels and service goals.

Supply Chain Planner at Young's Market Company (Now Republic National Distributing) (2018-09 – 2021-07)

Managed inventory for over 20,000 SKUs across six distribution centers in the Western U.S., supporting a leading wholesale distributor of wine and spirits.

• Oversaw inventory levels to align with DC turnover, lead times, and organizational service-level targets.
• Collaborated with 60+ alcohol suppliers, internal portfolio managers, and sales teams to support forecasting, buying, and sales objectives.
• Leveraged Demantra planning software to manage current and future inventory, ensuring purchase plans met maximum potential and minimized stockouts.
• Addressed shortage discrepancies while maintaining strong relationships with suppliers and carriers, resolving issues efficiently.
• Contributed to department strategy and process improvements through collaborative problem-solving and cross-functional meetings.

Procurement Specialist at Farmer Boys (2015-09 – 2018-09)

Managed procurement and inventory for a single distribution center supporting a $200 million annual fast-casual restaurant chain with over 100 locations, oversaw multiple product categories including meats, dairy, produce, and dry goods.

• Streamlined purchasing processes by identifying cost-effective, high-quality vendors and products across all food categories.
• Procured and analyzed inventory items to support daily operations while ensuring category-specific requirements were met.
• Collaborated with cross-functional teams to test, evaluate, and implement new products into the system efficiently.
• Provided executive leadership with forecasts of usage and inventory levels for all categories, supporting operational planning and cost management.

Assistant Financial Analyst at Farmer Boys (2013-01 – 2015-09)

Analyze financial data by collecting, monitoring and creating financial models for decision support. Improve financial status by analyzing promotional results, monitoring food cost variances, and recommending actions to management.

• Assist with annual and quarterly forecasting for menu promotions.
• Build and monitor fiscal year budgets for 35 corporate restaurant locations.
• Analyze past, current and future promotions. From analyses, various department heads gained understanding of promotional profitability, and risk.
• Provide administrative support to the Finance and Accounting departments.

Master of Business Administration – The University of Redlands (2015-01 – 2017-01)

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration- Accounting – University of California Riverside (2010-01 – 2014-01)