Drew Hagestad Email & Phone Number

Lakewood, CA, US

Irvine, California, United States

• Lead accessory line-up and business plan creation for all future and current U.S. vehicle model lines whilemanaging the new products roadmap to support vehicle portfolio and accessory business expansion.
• Manage the accessory program financials for future vehicles to ensure targets are achieved orexceeded while minimizing costs as much as possible.
• Review current vehicle financials at model year change to continue to achieve or develop arecovery plan as required per vehicle needs.
• Identify new item opportunities to fulfill Mazda customer needs and increase Mazda product appeal.
• Present business plan materials and receive approval from executives during monthly meetings atkey vehicle milestones.
• Worked closely with R&D to facilitate and flush out final design of future accessory items

Milton, Vermont, United States

• Lead a two (2) car Subaru Motorsports rally program in the ARA National Championship through the coordinated efforts of both factory personnel and on-event personnel to ensure the highest level of competitiveness.
• Achieved the goal of winning the overall ARA National Championship in 2021
• Developed and implemented US based event/chassis documentation and procedures previously held overseas
• Set and maintained rally program schedules to ensure on-time delivery of components
• Established historical chassis knowledge in-house before incorporating current relevant knowledge to bolster long term sustainability of the company through data sharing and archiving
• Coordinated schedules and deliverables between internal groups during tight build schedules to minimize tension, maximize resources and ensure deliverables meet the requirements

San Diego, California, United States

• Main point of contact for production, purchasing and supply chain components for eyewear category. Support eyewear development team as needed to promote successful new product launch activities.
• Purchasing and supply chain interface to supplier base and internal customers
• Manage strategic suppliers towards competitive supply chain performance
• Plan, align and control the required capacity, including buffers, of key packaging components
• Initiate and manage required internal procedures to create SKU, UPC and MRP system inputs
• Continuously monitor supply chain risks to mitigate and/or improve short/long term challenges

Dallas, TX

• Managed all technical aspects and production/inventory planning to ensure on-time delivery of customer orders, vendor deliveries and in-house custom tape production.
• Developed the unique in-house process to manufacture custom handlebar tape establishing an industry first for cost, quality and minimum order quantity requirements
• Managed international suppliers to develop Zevlin proprietary handlebar tape to our standards
• Established delivery schedules to manage the just-in-time supply chain of inventory from domestic & international suppliers
• Developed sales figures, inventory tracking and supply projection worksheets to forecast inventory needs and increase profitability through cost control activities
• Attended industry events to promote the brand, build awareness and foster customer relationships

Greater Los Angeles Area

• Coordinated the Corolla vehicle platform launch for North America ensuring product competitiveness, basic profitability and information sharing within the company & externally to media partners.
• Created, maintained and communicated key product planning deadlines for North America
• Managed current and future vehicle competitiveness through market research of key competitors
• Set timelines, produced and delivered key documents necessary for successful launch activities
• Developed vehicle pricing structure collaboratively with North American and Japanese teams
• Developed lifecycle sales plans to increase overall program competitiveness and profitability

Tustin, California

• Responsible for the success or failure of customer engineering projects ranging from $20,000 to $10 Million and time scopes as short as 2 months to as long as 2 years.
• Managed external customers to define requirements, time frame and project solutions
• Developed detailed schedules for my projects to ensure timelines, workload and deliverables could be achieved per the project requirements
• Negotiated with finance, department managers and management to develop realistic RFQ proposals and during project life-cycles to overcome hurtles to success
• Managed challenging projects while maintaining positive customer relations to meet their goals
• Managed all internal man-loading for my projects to maintain motivation, yet meet deliverables

Irvine, California

• Managed vehicle line responsibilities for three North American product platforms ensuring product competitiveness, basic profitability and information sharing within the company
• Coordinated interdepartmental groups to ensure product correctness
• Developed vehicle pricing and model structure in collaboration with domestic and international teams
• Reduced vehicle line complexity by over 50% without jeopardizing the competitiveness
• Lead market launch of Brand Pillar vehicle
• Performed unmet needs studies to determine market needs and future vehicle direction

Johannesburg, South Africa

• Managed short and long term vehicle planning for the Sub-Sahara region of Africa for all SUV and trucks models within the Nissan lineup.
• Successfully brought a new small truck platform to market replacing the legendary outgoing model
• Developed vehicle trim requirements, pricing strategies and internal marketing materials
• Participated in customer focus groups to determine unmet needs for future products
• Worked with dealer body to manage current customer expectations
• Developed and communicated regional plans to international counterparts at Nissan Japan

Gardena, California

• Managed cross carline responsibilities for Nissan North America with specific tasks related to powertrain, safety and chassis planning.
• Worked with the long term planning department and Nissan global to develop long term technology plans based off of consumer research and market trends
• Assisted in introducing new technologies into the North American line up for Nissan and Infiniti
• Coordinated the development of pricing and volume targets for new technologies to best support global goals while working with the local markets to best meet their needs

Bs Mechanical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering

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