Herb Giles Email & Phone Number

Maple Grove, Minnesota, United States

Leader of the Supply Chain Planning organization which includes Demand Planning, Labor Planning, Client Solutions and Data Analytics.

Rogers, Minnesota, United States

Created and established a Demand Planning team and function across Archway.

Richfield, Minnesota, United States

Manage a 15 person team consisting of Supply Chain, Demand Planning and Forecasting for the Digital Imaging, Printing & Ink and Commodity categoriesResponsible for key P&L elements such as open to buy and freight expense for multibillion dollar categories Driving supply chain improvements by working closely with international and domestic suppliers on an array of topics including but not limited to: KPI creation and tracking, managing carrier relationships, leveraging optimal shipping practices, guiding them through logistics congestion

Richfield, Minnesota, United States

Transformed the Movie, Music and Gift Card teams, by restructuring key business partnerships Negotiated supply chain contracts directly with movie studios and record labels Brought reverse logistics media returns in house by overseeing the manufacturing of a media sorter which operates out of two Product Return Centers, reducing cost by two million annuallyCreated a multi-studio holiday shipper solution that became the industry standard for years

Richfield, Minnesota, United States

Oversaw the retail introduction and rollout of 4K UHD Televisions, which is now a multi-billion dollar category within Best BuyCreation of a new team and role within Best Buy; Special Order Team and Special Order AnalystDeveloped a white glove experience for our premium customer base from order creation to delivery and install

Richfield, Mn