Jed Cooper Email & Phone Number

Portland, Or, Us

Portland, Or, Us

Beaverton, Or, Us

Lead Jordan Brand Asia Pacific and Latin America (APLA) Planning for Energy Field of Play and Launch Footwear. Aligned forecasts and product purchase plans with Vice Presidents, General Managers, Marketplace/Sales teams, Merchant teams, and Supply Planning teams to ensure financial targets and supply chain key performance indicators (KPIs) are met.Managed product forecast and size level purchases for entire APLA region to internet retailers and specific stores.Presented forecast and results to Jordan Brand and Nike Executive Leadership Teams.Stretched into Jordan APLA Merchandise Financial Planning Manager role from May 2024 through September 2024. Created Retail Sales Value (RSV), Retail Sales Units (RSU), and Investment Units forecasts and financial models for Jordan APLA region from 9 to 18 months in future. Aligned forecast with and presented forecasts to Jordan APLA and Nike APLA Executive Leadership Teams. Helped design and test user interface for new planning tool with Nike Tech team.Trained Assortment Planning Managers for Jordan APLA Streetwear and Sport Fields of Play.

Beaverton, Or, Us

Interim Director of Jordan Brand APLA Planning team from April 2022 through June 2022. Drove planning strategy through Jordan Leadership and APLA Consumer Planning Leadership teams.Responsible for Total Marketplace Forecast for all Jordan Brand products across Footwear and Apparel for all 18 countries in Asia Pacific Latin America marketplaces.Planned Air Jordan 1 Franchise using Ladder Planning Tool that incorporates Trend Based Forecasting and Retail Metrics including POS, Sell Thru, Open to Buy, Inventory, Retail Dollars, Weeks on Hand (WOH), and Weeks of Supply (WOS).Lead CC Assortment Framework forecasting that delivers SKU count breadth and depth of product offering to cross functional partners.Lead Special Project & Quick Strike forecasting and alignment within Planning function and with cross functional partners.Trained Assortment Planners new to Jordan APLA and new to Nike, Inc.Presented cross functionally aligned forecast to APLA Jordan Leadership Team.Interviewed and recommended potential hires to join APLA Jordan Brand Planning Team.

Beaverton, Or, Us

Lead Forecast Workbench Team which manages the process and tools that enable Demand Planners to create seasonal forecasts & accurately load forecasts into ERP software. Forecast consumer demand at varying ranges of detail based on Merchandising assortment plans, statistical forecasting inputs, Retail Sales (POS), and inventory for all Jordan Brand products in all Asia Pacific & Latin American countries.Guide active collaboration among cross-functional team members (e.g. Merchandising, Sales, Finance) to establish alignment on the Demand Plan.Analyze market and product trends to balance risk and opportunity.

Beaverton, Or, Us

Lead, trained, and coached team of Senior Demand Planners.Lead Forecast Workbench team.Managed Planning Team's seasonal forecast submission process.

Beaverton, Or, Us

Develop detailed style demand and inventory plans that drive seasonal, revenue targets, factory capacity, and product purchases. Utilize advanced forecasting techniques to analyze market and product trends to develop seasonal demand forecasts and long range plans.Determine style forecasts based on merchandising assortment plans, statistical forecasting inputs, and historical trends with inventory profitability goals.Manage the planning processes to meet multi-season calendar timelines, ensure data integrity and continually improve forecast accuracy.Coach, mentor and train other planners.Lead Forecast Workbench team.

Tigard, Oregon, Us

Won employee of the year award for my role in managing inbound delivery process from Asia to the US during the West Coast Port strike. Estimated savings were $800,000 due to early action taken with our shipping companies as well as increased sales due to no inventory issues at our retailers.End to end leadership of Supply Chain Business Planning, Forecasting, and Replenishment for Amazon, Best Buy, and Target, along with additional Consumer Retail Customers and Business to Business Distributors.Train and mentor members of the Supply Chain team and other internal teams with a focus on best business practices and Demand Planning software.Own the S&OP process for assigned accounts from creating reports through presenting to the Executive Leadership Team.Develop and execute Point of Sale (POS) forecasts for new and existing product categories at a product level for new and existing customers.

Tigard, Oregon, Us

Collaboratively plan and execute Point of Sale (POS) forecasts to exceed $90 million budget. Customers include Amazon.com, Best Buy, Target, Kmart, Sears, and Toys R Us.Improved Amazon.com 12 week forecast WMAPE by 27% in Fiscal Year (FY) 2015 vs. FY 2014. Improved Amazon.com 4 week forecast WMAPE by 16% in FY 2015 vs. FY 2014.Improved Tier 2 & 3 Customers 12 week WMAPE by 48% in FY 2014 vs. FY 2013 while reducing bias by 6.1%.Own the S&OP process for accounts from report creation through presenting to the Executive Leadership Team.Led multi-department international team that saved over $200 thousand in logistics costs during 2014 – 2015 West Coast Port labor negotiations. “Jed showed leadership during our port delays by getting the team together and driving decisions.” – Sam Madrid, Director of Supply Chain.Project lead for automating inventory availability. Designed Allocations Planning Tool, defined business rules, and automated allocations process. Expected Return of Investment (ROI) is over $100,000 annually in reduced labor costs.Responsible for training and mentoring users on Oracle Demantra Collaborative Planning Software and Allocations Planning Tool.

Tigard, Oregon, Us

Responsible for resolving product availability and order fulfillment issues by understanding VTech’s Collaborative Planning, Forecasting, and Replenishment (CPFR) process, Order Management and Sales Support functions, and inventory planning strategies.Managed product availability for annual sales of nearly $400 million.Increased Tier 1 customer on-time complete (OTC) to 92% in FY 2012 from 84% in FY 2010.Led Walmart Store Specific Order Management (SSO) process with Sales, Supply Chain, and Sales Support.Managed international inbound freight costs by determining freight mode and container prioritization. Reduced inbound freight cost by $300 thousand in FY 2013 vs. FY 2012 from $4.5 million to $4.1 million. Reduced freight cost by $600 thousand in FY 2012 vs. FY 2010 from $5.1 million to $4.5 million. Led and executed new model launch procedure with Supply Chain, Sales, and Factory Production teams that saved over $165 thousand in transportation costs while successfully meeting store sets for Walmart, Best Buy, and Target.Developed, created, and presented Key Performance Indicator (KPI) reporting to the Executive Leadership Team.

Tigard, Oregon, Us

Led multi-department, international team that optimized transportation logistics, saving over $220 thousand while increasing customer service levels. “Jed developed and executed a process with the Hong Kong team to prioritize which products, based on factory production plan, should be loaded on certain containers by carrier, vessel sailing date, and past performance based on customer demand, on-hand and in-transit inventory. The bottom line is decreasing cost while increasing customer service levels” – Ernie Levenson, VP of Operations.Managed Home Depot store set, replenishment forecast, and product allocation at store level. Successfully managed 90,000 units over 2000 stores.Led team to increase e-commerce in-stock % from 75% to 97% by using aggregate forecasting, inventory differentiation, and exception alerting.Primary backup for Allocations Planner.

Providence, Ri, Us

Responsible for planning, developing, and implementing sales and marketing activities to increase market share for Fred Meyer, Inc..Exceeded first year sales expectations by 14% from $1.5 million goal.Increased sales in second year by 60% to $2.7 million.Managed store planogram reset schedule by product category for 140 stores.Led sales meetings at Natural Products Expo West trade shows.Ensured that professional relations existed with manufacturers, third party suppliers, and external contacts.

Providence, Ri, Us

Prepared business reviews with product category ranking, warehouse availability, sales forecasting, and historical out of stock concerns.Responsible for providing excellent customer care and maintaining strong professional customer relationships.Increased annual sales with Hannaford’s by over 50% by successfully managing promotional activities.

Keene, Nh, Us

Received, organized, prioritized and solved inbound customer service issues via phone.Create and maintained Call Center Statistics Spreadsheets and Customer Service Department Procedure Manual.

Boston, Massachusetts, Us

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Managed staff of 30 telephone fundraisers for non-profit organizations.Fundraised over $1.2 million for 7 non-profit organizations.

Bachelor’S Degree, Anthropology

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), Political Science And Government

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