Gordon J. Harton, Mba Email & Phone Number

Atlanta, Ga, Us

Atlanta Metropolitan Area

Atlanta Metropolitan Area

• Managed the sales and profitability for our $100M cleaning category• Led product lifecycle and identify areas for innovation based on consumer and market research• Supported the go-to-market strategy with pricing, merchandising, content, and copy• Balanced inventory and customer pricing to optimize the P&L and Balance Sheet when disposable glove costs rose 300% due to increased demand and supply constraints from COVID• Led cross functional team on disposal and reserve strategy for $25M excess COVID inventory• Selected by President and CFO for a 5 month project to clean up the DC, improve communications, and implement production planning for $300M division

Greater Atlanta Area

• Build and manage over $300M annual sales budget for our division• Create various ad hoc reporting for executives and sales team• Helped implement a financial consolidation tool (Essbase) to assist with building, managing, and tracking our budget

• Championed and led project to source, create, and launch a microsite to acquire incremental event sales. 13 booked events and $120,000 in revenue in the first 3 months.• Analyze market trends and data to help sales and brand team build and adjust on-going strategy• Collaborate with cross functional team on KPIs to reduce inventory and improve SKU efficiency• Led project to create a new process for how we monitor and manage headwear inventory• Forecasted decoration methods for each brand to assist production in capacity balancing• Build and maintain a bottom up $60 million forecast for Under Armour Golf Channel

Lenexa, Ks

Greater St. Louis Area

• Lead a team of 13 individuals to deliver $8.5 million in sales annually to 120 stores• Oversaw day to day promotional execution and product distribution• Managed customer relations and developed accounts to maximize sales at store level• Planned business with my team by store, by display, to optimize sales and profits

Kansas City, Missouri Area

Manhattan, Ks

• Developed a gluten free cracker that is fortified with crucial nutrients and contains 10% of your daily value of vegetables. Created a marketing plan to bring the product to life. Finished third in the AACC International product development competition as the only team made up of undergraduates.• Developed a carbonated drinkable yogurt and a marketing plan that was a finalist among other universities from the US and Canada for the Dairy Research Institute development competition. • Analyzed shelf life and stability of value added foods and made labels for small Kansas companies.

• Analyzed and ranked customers based on volume, consistency, and margins. • Developed a spreadsheet to forecast production and optimal forward sales. • Had a hands on experience through the fully intregrated company inlcuding the plant, farms, feedmill, and biodiesel plant. • Organized biweekly product reviews to compare our products to direct competitors.

Master Of Business Administration - Mba

Bachelor’S Degree, Food Science, Magna Cum Laude

Activities and Societies: Product Development Competition Team, Theta Xi Fraternity, National Agri-Marketing Association (NAMA)