Marivalentina Lizardo
About Marivalentina Lizardo
Marivalentina Lizardo is a Demand Planner specializing in Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) at Breakthru Beverage Group, with a strong educational background in business administration and analytics. She has extensive experience in demand planning and forecasting, having worked in various roles across multiple companies in Venezuela and the United States.
Work at Breakthru Beverage Group
Marivalentina Lizardo has been employed at Breakthru Beverage Group as a Demand Planner - S&OP since 2021. In this role, she coordinates the execution of forecast plans with Commercial and Customer Services teams, managing exceptions due to limited supply. She leads monthly Demand Planning reviews and collaborates with Commercial and Supply Planning teams to ensure that forecasts are realistic and deliverable. Additionally, she communicates ongoing forecast changes to stakeholders in Commercial, Supply Chain, Finance, and Suppliers' teams.
Education and Expertise
Marivalentina Lizardo holds a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) in Logistics from Universidad Tecnológica del Centro (UNITEC), where she studied from 2005 to 2010. She furthered her education by obtaining a Master of Science in Analytics from Harrisburg University of Science and Technology, completing her studies from 2018 to 2020. Additionally, she earned a Master of Business Administration (MBA) and a Master's degree in Human Resources Management from Millennia Atlantic University between 2015 and 2017. She also received a certificate from Fundacion Carolina in 2011 after studying Jovenes lideres iberoamericanos.
Professional Background
Marivalentina Lizardo has a diverse professional background in demand planning and supply chain management. She began her career with an internship in International Trade at The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company in 2007. She then worked as a Planner Buyer at Pfizer from 2011 to 2013 and served as Planning and Import Chief at Zoetis from 2013 to 2015. Prior to her current role, she worked as a Demand Planner at For Eyes by GrandVision from 2017 to 2021. She also held a position as Project Leader at Universidad Tecnológica from 2007 to 2010.
Key Responsibilities
In her current position at Breakthru Beverage Group, Marivalentina Lizardo is responsible for leading monthly Demand Planning reviews and working closely with commercial teams to develop and manage depletion forecasts for future horizons. She provides end-user training to commercial teams on maintaining forecasts and demand planning data. Her role requires effective communication with various stakeholders, ensuring that all parties are informed of ongoing forecast changes and that the demand planning process is aligned with business objectives.