Cristi Sclafano
About Cristi Sclafano
Cristi Sclafano is a Demand Planner at General Mills in Minneapolis, Minnesota, with a background in industrial engineering and extensive experience in various roles at General Mills and Lockheed Martin.
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Cristi Sclafano is currently a Demand Planner at General Mills, based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States.
Current Role at General Mills
As a Demand Planner at General Mills, Cristi Sclafano leads the monthly Demand Review Process for the Snacks Business Unit. In this role, he partners closely with Marketing and Sales teams to build accurate volume forecasts. He also serves as the subject matter expert in seasonality and nuances for the Snacks Business Unit, facilitating collaborative cross-functional conversations.
Previous Roles at General Mills
Cristi Sclafano has held multiple positions at General Mills prior to his current role. He served as a Customer Replenishment Analyst from 2019 to 2020 in Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area. Sclafano also worked as the Direct Plant Ship Start-up Manager for six months in 2019 and as Operations Supervisor for six months from 2018 to 2019 in Belvidere, Illinois. From 2017 to 2018, he was the Raw Material Inventory & Production Line Planner in Belvidere, Illinois.
Career at Lockheed Martin
Before joining General Mills, Cristi Sclafano worked at Lockheed Martin as a Systems Engineering CWEP from 2015 to 2017. During this two-year tenure in the Orlando, Florida area, he contributed to various systems engineering projects.
Educational Background
Cristi Sclafano earned a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering from the University of Central Florida, where he studied from 2013 to 2017. His educational background has equipped him with strong analytical and process management skills, which he actively applies in his professional roles.
Achievements at General Mills
Cristi Sclafano achieved a 17% improvement in Mean Absolute Percentage Error (MAPE) and a 12% reduction in forecasting bias in the Snacks Business Unit at General Mills. These accomplishments highlight his capability in leveraging data analytics to drive business decisions and his strong passion for process rigor.