Derek Evans Email & Phone Number

Responsible for final price negotiation. I have saved Klim close to half a million dollars in this timeby negotiating the final pricing.Responsible for both the Sourcing and the Production communication.Advocate for bringing new business to my factories, managing their growth, and looking foropportunities to maximize their potential.Oversee all aspects of Production from PO placement until the product departs the factory for all hard parts products. This includes Helmets, Goggles, Boots, Bags, and Accessories. Build and maintain factory relationships through weekly meetings coordinate timeline, communicate forecasts, resolve any production issues, and ensure on time delivery. Communicate yearly forecasts and collaborate with factories to book production capacity that aligns with desired deliveries. Reconcile MOQ issues caused from discrepancies between POs and initial forecasts.Collaborate with the Quality Control team to resolve issues found during inline and final inspections.Liaison for any ERP or PLM system integration within Production.Travel internationally to build relationships, communicate business strategies, and to continue personal education of hard parts production.

Rigby, Idaho, United States

Oversee all aspects of Production from PO placement until the product departs the factory for all hard parts products. This includes Helmets, Goggles, Boots, Bags, and Accessories. Build and maintain factory relationships through weekly meetings coordinate timeline, communicate forecasts, resolve any production issues, and ensure on time delivery. Communicate yearly forecasts and collaborate with factories to book production capacity that aligns with desired deliveries. Reconcile MOQ issues caused from discrepancies between POs and initial forecasts.Collaborate with the Quality Control team to resolve issues found during inline and final inspections.Liaison for any ERP or PLM system integration within Production.Travel internationally to build relationships, communicate business strategies, and to continue personal education of hard parts production.

Rigby, Idaho

Led weekly meetings on WIP data with cross-functional teams for multiple brands. This includes all facets for every product category for Teton Outfitters.Improved efficiency by adding automation to the WIP report which greatly reduced manual data entry. This allowed proactive communication to resolve issues with the factory in regard to delays.Improved the greige forecasting process by eliminating a manual process and creating an automated one within the PLM system that identifies total yardage of raw goods within a season. Addressed MOQ's/MCQ's, and lead times. Led a merger between Klim and Polaris systems that allowed Klim to completely take over the Purchasing, Production, Logistics and Accounting of all Polaris products. Managed several teams between 5-20 employees to help resolve any major quality issues within our warehouse.Curated data from both PLM and ERP systems to create a vendor report card. Participated in providing constructive feedback to each factory based on the report card at the annual factory performance reviews.

Rigby, Id

Helped support the brand's pledge towards excellent quality by creating a document that helps review all warranty claims to ensure that no product exceeds the acceptable defect rate. Created a WIP (Work in Progress) document that clearly represents all stages of production in order to provide visibility to the progress of products being produced.Gathered and tracked how much excess raw goods were at each factory monthly. Provided that informstion to our Design and Development teams so they have the opportunity to use it if desired

Rigby, Id

Interfaced with customers and dealerships by providing them prompt answers to product questions, placing orders and returns, or guiding them through the warranty process. Provided training to new employees which included how to provide polite responses to emails and phone calls.

Idaho Falls, Id

Cleaned all construction areas to avoid hazards. Assisted skilled workers with construction projects in all phases of rough and finish carpentry. This included cutting the raw material to specific sizes, sanding and putting together the cabinets. Completed indoor residential and commercial construction projects. Helped with installing cabinetry. this includes transporting all of the materials, tools and cabinets.

Idaho Falls, Id

Removed old scrap metal from fields for recycling. Loaded it onto our trucks with forklifts or by hand. We then took that scrap metal to a recycling plant.

Idaho Falls, Id

Assisted skilled workers with construction projects in all phases of rough and finish carpentry. Cleaned all construction areas to avoid hazards.Performed heavy labor such as, paving and hauling, building fences, decks, gazebos, etc.Stained different kinds of woods for jobs.Completed indoor and outdoor residential and commercial construction projects.