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Ireland

Enabling organisations to develop effective Supply Chain and Operational strategies, tools, structures and processes to fulfill strategic growth ambitions and optimize business performance.

Stockholm, Sweden

Develop and drive robust Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) and Sales & Operations Execution (S&OE) structures. Ensure business rules, tools and operating systems are consistent with long term strategy. Align with Retail, E-com, B2B channel owners to ensure a seamless omni-channel consumer experience.

Stockholm, Sweden

Lead the evolution of Supply Chain to support an omni-channel consumer focused brand.

Vancouver, Canada

Lead and enable the Supply Planning, Demand Planning and Purchasing teams. Responsible for directing the Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) process and build best in class Supply Chain to ultimately achieve sales, profitability and working capital targets.

Vancouver, Canada Area

Focused on sustaining customer satisfaction during unprecedented company growth by way of year over year forecast accuracy improvements, managing inventory availability and minimizing stock outages.Key attributes include:Sales & operations planning (S&OP) leadership.Balancing unique needs of B2B & B2C channels through collaboration with both function areas.Supporting continued strong top line growth while optimizing inventory & working capital.Cross functional alignment across Demand, Supply, Distribution & Transportation.Promote learnings from seasonal postmortems and apply to future actions.Lead, coach & support individuals in pursuit of career progression.

Vancouver

Tasked with increasing customer engagement by improving service level, optimizing inventory levels through-out sustained growth periods and building best in class Supply Chain.Played a key role in achieving strong growth in 2013 & 2014, enhancing operational performance by improving on-time delivery to customers.Provide operational leadership, identify gaps and opportunities in current processes and structure and provide solutionsSuccessful restructuring of Supply Planning department in the face of sustained company growth to ensure ability to execute on company’s aggressive 3 year growth plansMaintained healthy Days Sales of inventory (DSI) level while supporting 25+% YoY sales growthEstablished monthly ‘Open to Buy’ tracking tool to effectively manage buying programCollaborate with finance department on company budgets particularly relating to inventory and DSI data. Lead continuous improvement of product samples delivery from 61% in 2009 to 99% in 2014Engage with D&T team to develop best practices for the cost efficient and timely importation of product.Develop meaningful KPIs and metrics to measure dept. performanceCreate necessary metrics to measure service level, lead times, compliance issues & inventory health, etc.Working cross functionally with other departments in order to create understanding and ensure supply and demand plans are aligned and achievableDeveloped and delivered strategic plans for major business programs and seasonal events including procurement and inventory flow. Advise senior executive team on company strategies that impact or are impacted by sourcing plansImplement planning and manufacturing strategies to maximize forecast/order fulfillment while minimizing capital requirements Track record of successfully negotiating with stakeholders in both developed and emerging marketsAppointed to companywide strategic taskforce for development of Sales & Operations Planning process

Vancouver

Manage and communicate production scheduling, future forecasts, capacity planning and inventory buy plans for all manufacturing locations. Collaborate with Product Commercialization & Apparel Category Sourcing teams to develop and maintain a manufacturing plan that minimizes costs while maximizing on-time delivery and maintaining quality standardsTransformed Planning processes with in-depth analysis and review program. Product shortages reduced by $3m in 2012Created monthly Vendor scorecards to track and improve on time delivery, lead times and compliance issues.Coaching and Talent development: Build and maintain exceptional employee engagement throughout the team. Create a departmental succession plan to support individual’s goals and ambitions.Manage inventory reduction of company supplied and owned materials at all contractor locations.Effectively applied QlikView Business intelligence software to specific needs of the department to improve measurement of KPI’s.Oversee scheduling of production at Arc’teryx owned local factory. Coordinate with factory management to develop realistic schedules to achieve timely and consistent delivery.Show leadership and initiative to revise plans when required as a result of, for example, QC issues; factory failures; early sales requirements, compliance issues, etc.

Vancouver, Canada Area

Manage logistics for all Media clients at the 2010 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games. Develope strategies and operational models to ensure the effective movement of 12,000 media, sponsors and officials. Schedule and manage work plan for 300 + volunteers and paid staff.Support the integration of VANOC transportation systems with the Site operations plan.Develop rapport with internal function areas and outside agencies such as contractors, local authorities and police to ensure venue and function area goals are attainedRepresent transportation department at venue management meetings and briefingsEnsure availability and willingness to make quick decisions to ensure integrity and success of the Games are achievedPresent to IOC ‘Observer program’ delegates on aspects of the venue transport operationResponsible for the ingress to and egress from Media centre of medaling athletes for press conferences and live interviews. Maintain strong communication with several function areas to achieve successful outcome

Dublin/Sligo Ireland

Oversaw sourcing of raw materials and finished goods for EMEA markets. Collaborated with US parent company on product development and with vendors globally to ensure on time delivery. Developed and implemented annual purchasing strategy and work sheets that integrated raw material and finished goods requirements.Control of all purchasing and turnover of inventories for 2500+ Stock Keeping Units.Supported category growth with strategic investments on inventoriesMaintained optimal inventory and ensured suppliers met all agreed conditions. Engaged with consultants during implementation of SAP software in 2007 and subsequently trained staff on new work processes.Formulated and rolled out new procedures to simplify specific order processes. Negotiated successfully with key vendors particularly in relation to payment terms, significantly benefiting company overall cash flow.

Award Of Achievement, Sustainability Management

Post Graduate Diploma, Business

Bsc, Sports Science