Drew Smajda

Production Planning Manager at Nature's Way

Drew Smajda has a diverse work experience in supply chain and planning roles. They most recently worked at Nature's Way as a Production Planning Manager starting in August 2023. Prior to this, they worked at Trilliant Food & Nutrition, LLC as a Supply Chain Systems Manager from January 2022 to August 2023.

Before that, Drew held various positions at Amcor, including Supply Chain Analyst II from June 2020 to January 2022, and Demand Planner II from October 2018 to June 2020.

Drew also has experience at Kimberly-Clark, where they worked as a Planning Specialist from June 2016 to September 2018, Customer Strategy Specialist from November 2013 to May 2016, Customer Inventory Analyst II from June 2012 to November 2013, and Customer Inventory Analyst from March 2011 to May 2012.

Earlier in their career, Drew worked at Accenture as a Supply Chain Implementation Specialist from June 2009 to March 2011, Toyota as a Prototype Procurement Specialist (Internship) from January 2008 to June 2008, and Priority Solutions International as a Linehaul Specialist (Internship) from May 2007 to August 2007.

Drew Smajda's education history begins with their high school education at Escanaba Area High School, which they attended from 2000 to 2004. Following this, they pursued general undergraduate studies at Bay College from 2004 to 2008, although they did not obtain a degree during their time there.

In 2006, Drew enrolled in Central Michigan University and earned a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Logistics Management and Marketing. This program lasted from 2006 to 2008.

In addition to their formal education, Drew also holds a certification in APICS CSCP from APICS. However, specific details regarding the month and year of obtaining this certification are not provided.

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  • Production Planning Manager

    August, 2023 - present