Cary Ryan Email & Phone Number

Nashville, Tennessee

• Manage and direct the release planning, production and distribution of all commercial and promotional audio & video products through physical and digital supply chains
• Coordinate the scheduling of products across multiple departments within the Nashville office, the corporate physical Supply Chain and Digital Operations departments and vendors
• Actively seeks to find process improvements for creation & release of music products
• Incorporate new technologies, products, and processes (i.e., spatial audio/Dolby Atmos) as applicable to the music industry
• Oversee the Release Planning & Production team, seeking to mentor & grow staff, including ability to manage team remotely
• Work in a variety of Sony systems for asset/product management, inventory management, release planning & scheduling digital release management, as well as JIRA (for issue tracking & project management)

Nashville, TN

• Directed day-to-day release planning, manufacturing and supply chain management of all music product, for both physical and digital product configurations, with digital product supply chain becoming an added.
• Participated in development of Sony’s Global Release Planning System and Digital Release Dashboards, contributing in review of design and functionalities
• Added responsibility to the department for managing job orders & daily workflow of the in-house Creative department
• Added an additional position to the department, hiring, training, and managing both the Manager and Coordinator positions
• Developed production timelines for all commercial and promotional releases
• Established and maintained strong relationships with all business partners and vendors

Nashville, Tennessee, United States

• Directed day-to-day manufacturing of music product,finished goods and graphics
• Added position of Production Coordinator in 2006; hired, trained, and managed this role
• Developed production timelines for all commercial and promotional releases
• Managed relationships with all finished goods and print vendors
• Monitored and built inventory on key and charting releases; processed disposition of obsolete inventory

Nashville, Tennessee, United States

• Directed day-to-day manufacturing of commercial & promotional CD singles, 7-inch vinyl singles and merchandising materials/P.O.P.
• Managed relationships with all finished goods and print vendors
• Initiated singles sales plans with Sales department and communicated plans to BMG Sr. Director, National Singles Sales and Singles Sales Coordinators
• Monitored and reviewed singles sales process and practices

Nashville, Tennessee, United States

• Directed day-to-day manufacturing of music product and merchandising materials/P.O.P.
• Continued to develop and manage relationships with finished goods and print vendors
• Managed inventory in an effort to insure adequate supply while minimizing obsolescence and out-of-stock situations; primary contact for BMG Inventory Management
• Worked closely with Sales and Marketing teams in researching merchandising/P.O.P.

Nashville, Tennessee, United States

• Hired as part of BMG’s purchase of Reunion Records; continued manufacturing & distribution responsibilities for Reunion Records until October, 1996
• Had a leadership role in the development of the Arista Records/Nashville production department, bringing responsibilities in-house from the Arista New York office
• Coordinated manufacturing of all Arista and Reunion music product with BMG vendors
• Managed inventories at multiple manufacturing locations and at BMG Distribution
• Established relationships with various finished goods and print vendors

Nashville, Tennessee, United States

• Responsible for manufacturing management and inventory control of all products through two distribution networks: Nelson/Word and BMG Distribution
• Coordinated activities with foreign distributors on all commercial releases
• Coordinated activities of the Reunion telemarketer
• Provided reports and analysis on sales of products from Nelson/Word & SoundScan data

Nashville, Tennessee, United States

• Instrumental in implementation of internal production & inventory management process as Reunion began its own product manufacturing
• Established relationships and methods of operation with product manufacturers
• Assisted in setup and design of sales reports to be provided from Reunion's distributor
• Developed in-house retail tracking process which led to hiring of Reunion telemarketer
• Analyzed sales data and suggested courses of action as necessary

Nashville, Tennessee, United States

• Worked with Reunion artists on product for resale as well as for promotional use
• Kept track of invoicing for promotional and royalty-bearing product
• Supervised retail, radio and publicity mailings for marketing department

Bachelor Of Business Administration, Music Business

Computer Science