Dan Friedman Email & Phone Number

St. Louis, Missouri, US

• President and corporate officer, responsible for global sourcing and supply chain planning and operations.
• Help lead International sales and global strategy with responsibility for annual revenues of $65m in 65 countries.
• Execution and strategic support of a $1.5 billion wholesale sourcing and product supply chain operation.

• Responsible for product and sourcing operations
• Lead expansion into new market sourcing and existing offices in Italy, Vietnam, Ethiopia, St. Louis and New York Cityo Directed strategic sourcing shifts beginning in 2012 from 99% China sourcing to 78% China sourcing.
• Supported brand launch, acquisition, integration and growth of new business including Sam Edelman brand and the launch of the Vince footwear brand
• Oversight of the SVP of retail and wholesale logistics and a distribution network of one 3pl and two distribution centers

• Help to successfully lead the implementation of PTC/ PLM and SAP/ERP systems and change from a transaction sourcing operation to a multi-faceted, strategic operation based on a deep SRM roadmapo Projected annual value.
• Responsible for $150m private and specialty brands division, including oversight for strategic brand development, marketing and P&Lo Lead a global sourcing transition from a private brand model to one focused on a.

• Direct the global sourcing and product development operations for a $2.5 billion dollar footwear company
• Created strategic road-map for all sourcing operations aligning with a corporate transformation from a private brand trading model, to a consumer first, owned sourcing model
• Managed design, development for all Brown Shoe brands including 8 direct reports and including Healthy Living and Contemporary Brands
• Manage offices and manufacturing operations in two offices in China and one office in Florence Italy. Direct responsibility for oversight of a $36m product and sourcing shared services center of excellence

New York, NY, US