Karen Robinson

Karen Robinson is an experienced Global Demand Planner with over a decade of expertise in demand planning and materials management. Currently serving at Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise since October 2022, Karen previously held the same position at Avaya from 2012 to 2022, where responsibilities included maintaining global forecasts, driving NPI forecasting, and managing end-of-sale product mitigation. Earlier roles at Avaya included Repair Engineer Manager I and OEM Buyer, where Karen focused on procurement strategies and inventory management. Prior experience at Ciena and Nortel Networks involved materials management and support for new product implementation through SAP. Karen holds certificates in Project Management Fundamentals and Supply Chain Management from Wake Technical Community College.