Austin Gray Email & Phone Number

Seattle, Wa, Us

New York, Ny, Us

- Manage the supply plan of over 150 SKUs (~$75MM) spanning multiple personal care categories, optimizing inventory levels throughout the network to support the Retail, Amazon, and DTC channels.- Lead supply strategy for all Club business (Costco, BJ’s, Sam’s Club) and Holiday opportunities.- Partner closely with sourcing, logistics, and retail teams to ensure smooth fulfillment of new launches, ISMs, and packaging transitions while over-communicating potential risks.- Model various scenarios to understand impact of demand, supply, and logistics changes.- Work closely with suppliers to plan production schedules, finding compromise in producing our priorities while maintaining efficiency for the factory. - Present monthly to company leadership as part of S&OP process on supply plans with recommendations to continually improve.- Successfully transitioned from manual Excel supply models to implementation of SAP and new planning software (Blue Yonder).- Built strong relationships with cross-functional teams internally and externally with suppliers both domestic and international (Germany, China, UK, Canada).- Travel to suppliers to establish best practices in partnership as well as potential CapEx improvements.- Created “Happiness Committee” for the Supply Chain team to manage $10,500 budget with the mission to improve overall team happiness and job satisfaction.

Bethesda, Md, Us

- Maintained greater than 99% in-stock percentage for 56 stores across 5 states by evaluating demand and communicating weekly with stores to understand more about local trends.- Forecasted demand for glassware, cigars, and accessories chain-wide.- Worked with logistics team to schedule most time and cost-efficient cadence for ordering direct to stores, along with determining best mode of transport (OTR, IML, RLC).- Managed new hires to ensure no dip in productivity and educated about our systems and processes.- Cultivated strong working relationships with cross-functional teams, including internal and external stakeholders.- Developed proficiency of in-house ERP system and Microsoft Excel.- Worked with cross-departmental committee to oversee smooth implementation of new SharePoint site.- Expanded knowledge of the adult beverage industry.

Ann Arbor, Mi, Us

Evanston, Illinois, Us

- Received William E. Kirwan Most Improved Chapter Award.- Collaborated with a committee of alumni to plan and execute a 75th anniversary weekend with over 300 alumni in attendance to honour 75 years of our organization at the University of Maryland.- Acted as the chief representative of an organization of 71 members in relation to the University of Maryland administration, the Interfraternity Council, the Province, and the National Fraternity Service Center.- Motivated and managed an executive board of nine officers and 14 appointed positions to ensure completion of all duties.

Columbus, Ga, Us

Framingham, Ma, Us