John Flythe, Cpp Email & Phone Number

United States

Greenville, South Carolina Area

Responsible for planning and scheduling production at outside contractors.

Greenville, South Carolina Area

Manage all warehouse and sterilization activities. Supervise 36 employees in a 24 hour operation.

2010-2011 Managed the purchasing and sourcing departmentSaved the company approximately $12,000 by sourcing prepackaged treasure chest Sourced vendor for card decks that had potential savings of $100,000 a year Sourced game-producing vendor with potential savings of more than $100,000 a yearReduced cost of product catalog by streamlining production, saving over $8,000 Developed a testing program, instituted an inventory reduction plan, and began developing run and hold programs with vendors

1996-2010Managed a team of five employees, including inventory analysis and control staff and product testing coordinator. Hired and trained employees.Managed a department budget of $1.75 million and annual purchases of $11 million plus. Negotiated contract pricing with US and overseas vendors.Maintained CPSC and CPSIA product compliance standards.Worked with team to increase direct importing of new products from overseas vendors from 20% to 80%. Traveled to vendors in Asia to maintain and source products and ordered all imported products.Worked with team that implemented new ERP system. Responsible for setting up information for purchasing and ensuring all systems worked correctly in the purchasing database. Negotiated run and hold programs with vendors, improved pricing strategies with US vendors, transferred products to overseas vendors, worked with market managers to reduce obsolescence through sale programs, and maintained vendor lead times.Maintained inventory levels and met fill rate goals despite sku count increase of 1,000 products. In 2010, reduced inventory levels by 25% while maintaining fill rate at goal and reducing backorders. In 2007 improved fill rate by 1.76%, reduced backorders by 9000, averaged a 13% reduction in inventory value year over year, increased inventory turns by 0.25% month over month, increased overall margin by 0.6%, and managed obsolescence within budget.

Handled budgeting, merchandising, staffing, security, and sales of nine retail stores with combined sales of $5 million plus. Developed plans to reduce inventory and maximize sales by appropriating funds between product lines. Achieved overall performance that was among best in the company. Directed new store development in 6 states.