Sarah Stender

Sarah Stender, MBA, has a wealth of experience in various roles related to supply chain management and technology integration. Sarah currently serves as the Lead Planning Product Manager at The Boston Beer Company, where they oversee the development and improvement of technical business products and customer experience. In this role, they actively deliver solutions that require expertise in system integration and management of a team of developers and project managers.

Prior to this, Sarah worked at Nestlé, where they held multiple roles, including Sr. Project/Transition Manager and Supply Chain Project Manager. In these positions, they oversaw continuous improvement projects, managed supply chain technology integrations, and acted as a trusted liaison between supply chain experts and executive teams.

Sarah also gained valuable experience at L'Oréal as the Master Data/Central Logistics Operations Manager, where they managed SAP Master Data implementation and implemented a supply chain strategy that increased last-second deliveries while minimizing inventory.

Earlier in their career, Sarah worked at Accenture as a Supply Chain Planning Consultant, where they controlled project work plans for large-scale manufacturing and inventory management enterprises, including a Fortune 500 company. Sarah was recognized for their high-quality documentation during this process.

Sarah's early experience includes roles at Ford Motor Company, where they served as a Material Handling Supervisor, Distribution Supervisor, and worked on a project with UPS Supply Chain Solutions. In these positions, they successfully reduced inventory levels, coordinated the assembly and production of parts, and administered recruitment studies for car-haul carriers.

Overall, Sarah Stender brings extensive expertise in supply chain management, technology integration, and project management to their current role as Lead Planning Product Manager at The Boston Beer Company.

Sarah Stender holds an MBA degree in Business from Penn State University. Prior to that, they completed their Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering at Purdue University. Additionally, they have obtained multiple certifications in various areas, including Agile Software Development, Business Analyst and Project Manager Collaboration, Building Trust, Leading through Relationships, Product Innovation for Product Managers, Service Innovation, and others.