Derek Drelles Email & Phone Number

Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States

Grandville, Michigan, United States

Greater Detroit Area

• Create seasonal Sales & Operations Planning Calendar based on the requirements of the Business Units and vendor lead times in order to maintain On Time Delivery objectives and support customer demand.• Forecast seasonal hard goods requirements.• Create and Issue PO’s to supply base• Forecast/schedule shipments based on adherence to Sourcing Calendars• Resolve vendor commercial issues as necessary• Lead cost reduction initiatives• Lead/Support the implementation of processes to streamline purchasing activities• Develop and lead sourcing strategy for specific assigned hard goods categories together with the Business Units.• Monitor and track raw materials and their impact on brand category pricing.• Support vendor pricing development with Product Managers and Developers.• Support Warrior Margin objectives via FOB and Standard reductions.• Global travel is required -15%• High level of interaction and reporting with Sr. Management.• Other assignments given by supervisor

Greater New York City Area

•Set up replenishment styles in the replenishment system based on appropriate profiles.•Generate replenishment orders weekly and monitor, using exception reporting to enable stores to achieve sales, turn and margin goals. •Create store plans by subclass that incorporates sales trends and historical sales.•Review exception reporting with cross-functional team and the Allocation Manager weekly to identify problem stores by department and class.•Manage and update replenishment profiles, adjust seasonally and manage to ending inventory targets on item / vendor roll-up’s.•Provide resolution of exceptions through stock adjustments; re-orders, transfers and elimination of styles by door.•In accordance with “Ad Matrix“, ensure appropriate stock positions by store for all advertising events.•Effectively communicate with the Distribution Center, to ensure proper stock positions and flow to the stores to enhance sales and customer satisfaction.•Determine volume groupings and store clusters to be used in assortment planning and allocation.•Size purchase orders to maximize inventory and ensure that each store receives the correct sizes based on their size profile.•Use best practices to effectively allocate merchandise to the stores, using the allocation system to ensure that store needs are met and planned ending inventory levels are achieved.•Monitor overall flow of inventory into the stores, using capacity and fixture counts, to ensure that stores do not become over-inventoried or over-assorted.

Greater New York City Area

•Report to Manager of Business Development & Team Sales.•Drive awareness, retain membership and increase participation of the Modell’s Sporting Goods Team Weeks program. •Build relationships and good will with community members and influencers, in particular those involved with teams, leagues, schools and other community organizations.•Possess a thorough knowledge of Modell’s Sporting Goods’ target customers within your region and their active lifestyles.•Manage and execute all aspects of the Team Sales business for your region.•Assist in identifying, compiling and communicating product, brand, and color trends as revealed by the community, schools and sponsored organizations to the appropriate buying teams.•Complete day-to-day administrative functions including those related to sponsorships and donations as well as vendor, Team Sales, and Team Weeks check fulfillment.•Coordinate, distribute and track the issuance and use of store marketing gift cards.•Manage the marketing budget and usage of store marketing gift cards within region.•Retention and growth of existing Team Weeks member organizations within your region.•Contribution of relevant, timely and community focused material for modellsblog.com and Modell’s Halftime Report.