Christopher Young Email & Phone Number

Kansas City, Mo, Us

Lenexa, Kansas

Leading manufacturer of custom decorated sportswear with brands including Gear For Sports, Champion, and Under Armour.Accountable for creating the vision and management of the Golf Division for both the Gear For Sports Golf and Under Armour Golf; Responsible for setting the vision for the brands, Sales Management, Product Development, SKU Management and unit sales planning / budgeting of the Gear For Sports and Under Armour Golf Line each season; Managed and developed Key Accounts. Responsible for Major Golf Tournament Events, Product Selection and Staffing. Oversaw the management of the GFS Headwear Division from Production, Product Development and Sales Management efforts; Produced and maintained the Golf Divisional sales budget and accountable for the P&L for the Golf Division. Managed a staff of 36 direct reports.

Lenexa, Kansas

Accountable for creating the vision and management of the Leisure Division (Corporate, Golf, Resort Markets) in terms of Sales Management and Product Development for all brands (Champion, Gear For Sports, Under Armour); Sales budgeting, Product Development, SKU Management, Product Forecasting for each division and product class. Oversaw the management of the GFS Headwear Division from Production, Product Development, Sourcing and Sales efforts. Produced and maintained the sales budget and the P&L of the Leisure Division. Managed a staff of 68 direct reports.

Lenexa, Kansas

Accountable for creating the vision and management of the UA Golf and UA Resort product lines for each season and GFS Headwear; SKU Assortment, Product Category Assortment Plan, Product Growth Plan, Product Development (fabric to final decision on styles), Product Costing and Wholesale Pricing strategy, Gross Margin expectations, Sales Forecasting by SKU and Product Class, Sales Reporting by SKU and Product Class, Sales Program Development, Developed and maintained the UA Golf Division Sales Budget and P&L for the UA Golf Division. Oversaw the management of the GFS Headwear Division from Production, Product Development and Sales efforts. Managed a staff of 6 direct reports.

Lenexa, Kansas

Responsible for setting the direction and management of the Sunice Brand and developing the USA marketplace. Accountable for the Product Development, SKU management, Product Growth Plans, Product Costing and Wholesale Pricing Strategy, Sourcing and Inventory Management of the Sunice product. Produced and maintained the Sales Budget and the P&L of the Sunice Division. Oversaw the management of the GFS Headwear Division from Production, Product Development and Sales efforts. Managed a staff of 4 direct reports.

Lenexa, Kansas

Directed the (8) International Sourcing Office Managers in the manufacturing, costing and inventory flow of All Products for all Brands. Worked in conjunction with Brand Management and the Apparel and Technical Design departments to source and manufacture the seasonal assortments for all Brands. Negotiated with factories in Southeast Asia, Central and South America, Israel and Jordan. Opened and Staffed additional Sourcing offices in South America and moved production there for improved management of inventory levels and reduced lead times. Worked with fabric mills and factories to develop new fabric concepts, establish acceptable product costs to achieve gross margin requirements and managed logistics, and quality control. Accountable for inventory planning and Global purchasing within our assortments from factories. Responsible for managing Global Sourcing and Inventory Planning expenses. Managed a staff of 16 Direct Reports.

Lenexa, Kansas

• Sr. Director of Sourcing and Inventory Management • Director of Sourcing – Men’s and Women’s Knits• Director of Merchandising – Fleece, Women’s and Headwear & Accessories• Product Line Merchandise Manager – Polo’s, Fleece, Headwear & Accessories• Product Line Merchandise Manager – Headwear and Accessories• Merchandise Buyer – Fleece • Merchandise Buyer – Polo’s, Jackets, Woven Shirts

Lenexa, Kansas

Specialty Footwear and Sports Apparel retail franchise with 18 stores in Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, and Iowa with sales of $11m annually.Responsible for the total operations of the company from retail stores, sales, sales training, product training, margin structure, inventory planning and buying, warehouse operations and P&L accounting.

Education record

Bachelor Of Business Administration (Bba), Marketing And Merchandising

Developing The Strategic Leader, Leadership Program

Activities and Societies: Week Long study at the Center of Creative Leadership Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado