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I am a seasoned professional with 15+ years of experience spanning production and merchandise planning, inbound logistics, S&OP, sourcing, merchandise management, and more. Recognized for demonstrating a natural aptitude for strategic planning and process improvement, I have a verifiable history of maximizing growth and output with minimal expenditures. Professional focal points include forecasting, vendor relations, financial management, supply/inventory control, product launches, team leadership, training, and performance management.I am currently serving as the Director of Procurement and Supply Chain for Sharbert Enterprises, DBA Montana Gift Corral. With five retail concepts under this organization, I am tasked with providing diversity of assortment and merchandise planning to ensure all brands continue their growth trajectories. E-commerce, marketing, photography, and IT also fall under my purview to ensure a consistency across all platforms. As the Director of Sourcing and Procurement for Sunday Riley, I was responsible for all primary and secondary packaging: selection, sourcing, merchandising, production, as well as developing a supply planning team, implementing NetSuite, and collaborating with all internal teams for a myriad of projects related to everything from demand plan implementation, financial forecasting, and holiday design iterations.Previously, I was the Director of Production Planning and Inbound Logistics with Goldbug. From developing forecasts to managing costs, coordinating product lines for major brands and private labels at Target, Wal-Mart, Kohls, etc. I also continually identify and manage potential process standardizations, system improvements, trade wars, and crises (Covid, Supply Chain). Colleagues describe me as a collaborative, driven, down-to-earth, analytical professional, and a managerial expert who can be relied on to optimize operational efficiency, product positioning, and cost effectiveness.
Montana Gift Corral
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- giftcorral.com
- Employees:
- 25
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Director, Procurement And Supply ChainMontana Gift CorralBozeman, Mt, Us
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Director, Procurement & Supply ChainMontana Gift Corral Jan 2023 - PresentBelgrade, Montana, Us• Curate profile of brand identities inside of the Bozeman International Airport (BZN) and through Montana, including Whimsy’s Candy Co., NS Provisions, Montana Gift Corral, including BZN Market, all with specific merchandising and procurement requirements• Create merchandise planning tools and roles to ensure health of business in reducing 200% overspend on retail procurement• Added Marketing, e-Commerce, Photography, and IT teams under personal management to ensure proper alignment and collaboration amongst functions • Revamped merchandising team and methodology to align to current trends and retail planning standards• Rebuild SKU hierarchy and planning methodology to ensure items within chain are bought in cadence aligned to sales• implemented MSP organization for on-demand IT and networking needs• Full-scope implementation of restaurant POS from Aloha to Toast• Revamped warehousing and physical inventory process to align to industry standards and accounting protocols
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Director, Sourcing And ProcurementSunday Riley Jun 2021 - Aug 2022Houston, Tx, Us• Source, develop, and create all primary and secondary packaging elements with B-Corp focuses of sustainability and social impact while maintaining the prestige and quality within the brand heritage• Responsible for all aspects of product merchandising outside of specific art and formulation inclusive of color matching, print specifications, finishing, pack-out, inner, master, shipper carton specifics• Build out merchandise planning, new product development, and package engineering teams inclusive of job descriptions, recruiting and hiring negotiations• Facilitate and re-build vendor relationships for cost-saving and timeline benefits as well as negotiate chargebacks and vendor compliance credits• Lead NetSuite implementation for all operations metrics inclusive of item master, procurement, 3rd party EDI interface, landed costing methodology, building of all BOMs, all from disparate and non-existent data sources• Expand sourcing network for constant reaction to lead times and internal constraints -
Director, Production Planning And Inbound LogisticsGoldbug Oct 2017 - Jun 2021Denver, Co, Us• Cultivate productive relationships with vendors and factories in Asia to facilitate the production of a full line of infant and toddler hosiery, accessories, and travel products for private labels at Carter’s, OshKosh B’Gosh, Target, and Wal-Mart.• Navigate HTS code standardization and freight rate contract negotiation with the Inbound Logistics Director.• Coordinate the launch of new product lines: launched the Fruit of the Loom infant and youth hosiery and apparel program in Wal-Mart, Kohls, and Amazon, which nearly doubled Wal-Mart’s hosiery business.• Control incoming inventory (1800 twenty-foot-equivalent shipments annually), reducing inventory ownership and improving in-stock positions by SKU through forecast collaboration and targeted supply chain initiatives.• Partner with vendors and factories during all stages of trade war and COVID-19 crisis to optimize inventory positioning, reduce tariff related cost increases, and negotiate program discounts.• Identify and implement system improvements and process standardizations (e.g. landed cost strategies and systematic, manual warehouse receiving); reduced factory lead times by ~15 days.• Contribute to sourcing a new group of vendors in Vietnam, when moving from China due to tariffs; engage in sourcing diversity, and trade policy decisions. -
Director, Production PlanningGoldbug Dec 2015 - Oct 2017Denver, Co, Us• Oversaw full migration to JDE software suite from AS400 inclusive of SOW planning, implementation, UAT, and go-live; served as lead for the operations team.• Restructured planning team structure for more equitable workloads and better alignment to sales team personnel inclusive of hiring new team members.• Established a program to ensure accurate data between Centric PLM merchandising system and JDE Enterprise One, eliminating errors for EDI compliance.• Evaluated monthly forecasts for both owned and licensed brands to develop factory capacity plans for factories. • Served on the warehouse floor while formulating extensive in-person implementation strategies to streamline the migration of legacy Denver warehouse to two 3PL warehouses in Seattle during key product launches.• Designed a replenishment forecasting system and strategies for long-term programs with Wal-Mart, Target, and Kohl’s; maintained continual alignment with partners’ corporate plans.
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Manager, Production PlanningGoldbug Sep 2014 - Dec 2015Denver, Co, Us• Built a team of planners from the original sourcing team and hired new team members.• Created all procedures and tools for planning within legacy systems (ACS/AS400), including forecasting and order processing. • Authored consistent training methodology and documents for various team roles. • Aligned objectives and bridged communications between previously disparate groups, rebuilding trust across internal teams and partners in Asia.
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BuyerCrocs, Inc Sep 2013 - Sep 2014Broomfield, Co, Us• Spearheaded global merchandising initiatives for an assortment of product lines, achieving $74M annual retail sales, 69.1% GM, and 3.41 annual turn.• Partnered with the visual merchandising team to build in-store product launch strategies, performing demographic and consumer research to ensure the product line is on-trend and market-ready.• Facilitated preseason and in-season sales planning: retail cost inclusive of timed exit strategies and closeout options.• Strategized all promotional plans (e.g. margin degradation planning) in alignment with marketing budgetary constraints. -
Merchandise PlannerCrocs, Inc Jul 2012 - Sep 2013Broomfield, Co, Us• Drove bottom-up planning from SKU to build annual financial plans; secured $101M annual retail sales, 70.1% GM, and 3.51 annual turn.• Forecasted monthly for supply chain planning, resulting in the pre-season and in-season purchase of 1K+ SKUs.• Supported a global team of category planners by implementing the Oracle RPAS software suite and developing all retail planning tools in MS Excel.
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Merchandise PlannerSports Authority Nov 2010 - Jul 2012Englewood, Co, Us• Constructed open-to-buy strategy for pre-season and in-season planning, resulting in $450M+ annual retail sales plan, ~42%GM, and 3.2 annual turn.• Conducted category, sub-category, class, and key item planning to build merchandise assortments and financial plans.• Collaborated with merchandising teams to develop assortment and vendor plans; attained store ranking by category for assortment allocation. -
Assistant BuyerMen'S & Women'S Athletic Footwear Jul 2007 - Nov 2010• Performed product assortment planning, including vendor collaboration for SMU product; drove $420M+ annual departmental retail sales plan, ~46%GM, and 3.5 annual turn.• Maintained contact with all major footwear brands regarding order maintenance and inbound timing.• Managed weekly and seasonal promotional items and applicable sales volume forecasting
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Merchandise Analyst - AllocatorSports Authority Corporate Office Jul 2005 - Jul 2007• Aligned the buyer’s seasonal strategy to current on-order variances, building store rankings and product groupings for specific footwear category needs.• Led new store assortment planning and weekly sales reporting.
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Purchasing AdministratorAdvocate Homes Dec 2004 - May 2005
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Associate ManagerZ Gallerie Jan 2001 - Jan 2004Gardena, Ca, Us -
Sales AssociateZ Gallerie Jan 2001 - Jan 2003Gardena, Ca, Us
Brett Warner Skills
Brett Warner Education Details
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University Of Denver -
University Of DenverInternational Studies
Frequently Asked Questions about Brett Warner
What company does Brett Warner work for?
Brett Warner works for Montana Gift Corral
What is Brett Warner's role at the current company?
Brett Warner's current role is Director, Procurement and Supply Chain.
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What schools did Brett Warner attend?
Brett Warner attended University Of Denver, University Of Denver.
What skills is Brett Warner known for?
Brett Warner has skills like Retail, Sales, Visual Merchandising, Inventory Management, Customer Service, Marketing, Purchasing, Training, Marketing Strategy, Assortment, Microsoft Excel, Outlook.
Who are Brett Warner's colleagues?
Brett Warner's colleagues are Jennifer Cisneros, Haven Arnold, Charles Smith, Kylee Windmann, Toni Bradley, Shanna Hamilton, Hannah Higgins.
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