Anders Dahl Email & Phone Number

Bellevue, Washington, United States

I am responsible for directing and planning all aspects of Pho'Nomenal, Inc.'s supply chain initiatives, policies, and objectives. Additionally, I oversee the inventory, distribution, and transportation activities for the company.

Seattle, Washington, United States

Oversaw all inventory and supply chain activities for the company from components and raw materials to finished goods, as well as inbound transportation and internal distribution.

Bellevue, Wa

Managed team of up to 8 people, responsible for operational planning, forecasting, inventory management, and vendor compliance/relations for the e-Commerce division. Directed and led division’s sales & operations planning. Strategically invested inventory in a 3DC supply chain network for Walgreens.com, drugstore.com, VisionDirect.com and Beauty.com with annual spend over $400MM (revenue exceeding $550MM).• Drove demand planning, supply planning and merchandising process improvements that increased inventory turns, in stock and delivery fill rate metrics.• Led S&OP team and collaborated with all department representatives to improve planning and operational performance; positively affecting performance for Inventory Management, DC Operations, Strategic Planning and Analysis, IT teams, and Customer Experience.• Directed seasonal / holiday inventory planning and execution, resulting in significantly reduced end-of-season overstock inventory (YOY improvement of 80% from $6.3MM to $1.3MM in unsaleable inventory).• Held direct reports responsible for meeting performance goals on inventory, turns, in stock, forecast accuracy, and cost containment. • Collaborated with upper management making personnel decisions for new and existing roles and training staff members, including filling new remote team of 6 FTEs.

Bellevue, Wa

Held a versatile role supporting the supply chain group as Project Manager, Inbound Freight Manager, and Buying Analyst aimed at supporting overall supply chain objectives. Successfully transitioned the buying department through several company-wide growth initiatives. • Led the Demand and Supply Planning team in the implementation of Oracle ERP systems (Demantra, ASCP, Purchasing, APCC) resulting in improvement of forecast accuracy by 40%; key SME for consultants, facilitated UAT sessions, created Job Aids and led user training.• Represented Demand and Supply Planning team and collaborated with other stakeholders in the successful opening of two additional distribution centers, transforming the supply chain from a single point of service model to a multi-DC model.• Successfully managed project for supply chain to on-board Walgreens.com into existing operations. • Project / Business Manager for International expansion effort with the planned opening of a new web store in Canada (launch was eventually cancelled due to strategic business decisions).• Conducted freight RFP to lower overall freight costs and increase operational efficiency to our DC’s. Negotiated new freight program and rates with major 3PL company, bringing more than $350,000 in annual freight savings. Managed vendor/carrier performance and compliance to achieve added cost savings through ongoing analysis and vendor accountability.• Provided weekly reporting on buyer/inventory metrics and data analysis and made recommendations for company-wide supply chain, marketing and merchandising initiatives.

Bellevue, Wa

Led a team of Buyers and managed $32 million in inventory for multiple web properties out of a single distribution center. Responsible for operational planning, forecasting, and inventory management. Developed team structure changes from an all buyer environment to a demand planner, supply planner environment. This included creating job descriptions, designing workload distribution and assigning team members to new positions.• Developed and implemented an “Open to Buy” inventory model that put a greater focus on optimizing inventory levels, resulting in a $3MM (~10%) inventory reduction in the first year. • Led team that achieved one-year cost savings of $1.3MM through negotiations as part of a strategic sourcing initiative, which made up 85% of company cost savings for that year.• Developed and executed a process to compare, align and track the bottom-up consumption forecast with top-down financial forecast for all lines of business, resulting in increased in-stock levels and sales, as well as better forecast accuracy for Distribution Center staffing decisions.• Interfaced with technology team regularly to ensure business needs were met with existing tools and filled role of “super user” on forecast and planning systems.

Bellevue, Wa

Managed base/promotional forecasts, financial analysis and replenishment activities for several categories. Responsible for purchasing at best cost, maintaining 97.5% service level and improving inventory turns.• Consistently met all performance goals leading to increased sales and greater margin.• Achieved single year cost savings of $700,000 through vendor negotiations and improved operational efficiency.

Bellevue, Wa

• Reviewed new merchandise assortment opportunities and forecasted initial buys to minimize out of stocks, managed age of inventory, predetermined potential inventory risks, and proactively resolved issues through markdowns and negotiating vendor returns.• Collaborated with functional teams regarding promotional activity and concerns regarding upcoming company-wide sales and marketing events.