Responsible for recruiting and selecting talented players, scheduling games, practices and tryouts.Manage all purchasing functions, forecasting and planning functions for uniforms, equipment and game logistics.Responsible for all collections from participants as well as payments and year-end financial reporting for 501(c)(3).Work with players in assessing their abilities and areas for improvement.Mentor players and work with players and parents on selecting colleges based on their academics and desired fields of study and their ability to play baseball at that school based on their baseball skill and ability level. Follow up with players and parents to make sure all recruiting materials are completed accurately and timely.Compile and report player statistics and provide them to the players selected schools.

Managed four forecasters for all forecasting and inventory planning to ensure on-time deliveries.Spearheaded the purchase of a forecasting tool (Sage Inventory Advisor) to help improve the timeliness and accuracy of the forecast.Directed vendor finance activities, including payments and/or charge-backs for poor delivery performance or poor quality products.Managed four buyers for all product purchasing from domestic and offshore producers to ensure proper inventory levels were maintained to provide excellent customer service to our customers.Negotiated terms of delivery and payments with all domestic and offshore producers.Championed the S&OP meetings weekly with Buyers, Planners, and Account Managers

Forecasting and Supply Chain ManagementCollaborated with COO on necessary inventory purchases/production to ensure proper inventory levels to fulfill customer demandProvided forecasted sales for all products to ensure proper inventory levels to meet customer demand for both wholesale and e-commerce customers.Championed the selection process for a new forecasting tool and lead the implementation team.Conducted weekly S&OP meetings with Senior ManagementDirected the activities of Screen-Printing department to determine daily work load schedule and order prioritySpearheaded the development of accurate lead-times for all printing processes to allow accurate delivery quotations

Supply chain management and business operations including accounts payable, accounts receivable, income statements and balance sheets.Developed ABP and monthly operating plans and held weekly meetings to ensure targets were being met.Managed daily production and scheduling to meet customer deliveries and customer service goals.Managed all warehouse operations to ensure accurate picking and on-time delivery.Won vendor of the year award.

Work with large and small business owners in the areas of marketing, forecasting, and supply chain to help improve cash flow, customer service, net income, and overall profitability

Russell Corporation was purchased by Berkshire Hathaway in Aug. 2006.Russell became a subsidiary managed by Fruit of the Loom.In this transition, I became responsible for managing all forecasting for the entire Russell Athletic, JERZEES, Spalding, Huffy, AAI, Europe, Australia, Mexico and Fruit of the Loom business and product lines. This business is worth approx. $1.2 billion in annual sales.

Responsible for all forecasting for $600 million in gross sales.Also responsible for planning inventory, establishing production capacities, and tracking all producton through manufacturing to delivery to the customer.

Responsible for developing product and taking it to the market.Market and Competitior Analysis and Sales