Eric Shaddix Email & Phone Number

Cullman, Alabama, United States

Manager of Forecasting, Planning, and Inventory at Lacefield Designs, a small privately owned company specializing in high end home decor pillows, as well as printed fabrics servicing the home furnishings market.

• Managed forecast team responsible for a National Apparel manufacturer, servicing three different business segments totaling $491MM annually.
• Implemented collaborative forecasting process to improve forecast accuracy and minimize inventory.
• Managed team of 3 forecast analysts, located in multiple states.
• Team lead for transition from existing i2 forecasting system, to new Logility system.
• Managed transition of Russell forecasting process into the new FOL Sr. Management process.

• Developed collaborative forecasting process to improve forecast accuracy and minimize inventory.
• Managed forecast for entire Mossy Oak Apparel division.
• Established global production plans that would deliver product by Customer ship date.
• Developed communication lines with sourcing partners to monitor production updates.
• Collaborated with Sales, Capacity Planning, and Offshore Mfg to ensure on-time deliveries.
• Established inventory safety stock levels, and adjusted mfg plans to meet goals.

• Led implementation of Mossy Oak production into new i2 Supply Chain System.
• Improved on-time shipment from 75% to 99%, increase of 24% and decreased inventory by 28%.
• Developed process for setting collaborative Annual Business Plan for future metric comparison.
• Guided development of corporate wide automated Purchase Order System, resulting in ability to standardize POs across company divisions to reduce costs and improve vendor performance.
• Developed process for managing Letters of Credit for contractors, resulting in increased vendor performance and increased customer delivery rates.

Managed test market for electronic promotional delivery system with Kroger Supermarkets. Retail-based loyalty marketing programs.Responsible for in-store promotions. Worked with Kroger management and buyersto develop successful consumer promotions and marketing plans. Used target marketing to increase sales in high margin areas of the stores.Compiled.