John Ramsden Email & Phone Number

Garden City, Ny, Us

Director of Demand Planning (Jan 2014 to Present): Manager of Demand Planning Department• Set and measure KPI and metric goals for Planners, including Turns, Fill Rates and Forecast Error.• Direct Planning Team on forecasting and purchasing policies and procedures.• Core member of the company’s S&OP (SIOP) meeting process.• Company lead in administrating and reviewing the Inventory Optimization and Safety Stock process.• Responsible for the final approval and release of all vendor purchase orders placed, with an annual spend upwards of $300M.• Create Inventory Budgets and Inventory Turn goals for each Division within the company with the objective to maximize company profitability.• Collaborate with Sales Staff and Division Managers regarding delivery schedules and inventory availability in order to avoid supply shortages and improve fill rates.• Train and lead associates towards reaching company goals and maximum profitability.• Elected member of the test and operational team for Qlik Sense, the company’s reporting system.Demand Planning Manager (Jan 2012 to Dec 2013): Manager of Demand Planning Team• Responsible for leading and training a team of 10 Demand Planners.Senior Demand Planner (Sept 2008 to Dec 2011): Lead Demand Planner with department.• Provided managerial support for Vice President of Demand Planning Department.Demand Planner (Oct 2006 to Sept 2008): Responsible for managing the demand and supply plan for assigned products and communicating them to suppliers to ensure forecasts are met.

Centennial, Colorado, Us

Corporate Product Manager: Member of a $100 million product group, driven to increase sales and market share through proper product placement and inventory planning across assigned product lines.• Strategically negotiated reduced pricing with suppliers, improving inventory carrying costs and sales within the company. One such case netted an increase of $600,000 in annual sales.• Reduced inventory levels by 50%, going from $30 million to $15 million, within a 1 year period (2004 to 2005). Overall reduction from $85 million to $15 million over a 5 year span.• Assisted in developing new policies and procedures, which led to improvements in goals regarding (ROI) Return on Inventory, (ROWC) Return on Working Capital and Inventory Turns.• Collaborated with various levels of management to develop business plans focused on increasing sales, supporting the customer’s MRP forecast, and securing product for sale.• Employed Manugistics to predict monthly sales run rates and develop the inventory pipeline.Major Accomplishments:• Initiated a one-time reduction of $500,000 in slow moving inventory.• Selected as a member of the collaborative forecasting testing team.

Account Executive: Responsibilities included securing both new and renewal sales, tracking accounts, customer database maintenance and trade show participation.• Helped Sales Division reach a 95% product renewal rate, an all time company high.

Manager of Standard Products Division/Purchasing Manager (1991 – 1996): In charge of sales, promotion, contract administration and inventory control of spare parts and standard products. Administered all purchasing functions for the company including vendor sourcing and selection. Purchasing Functions:• Constructed and maintained a supplier database, increasing the efficiency of vendor sourcing.• Prepared and issued purchase orders which involved the negotiation of payment terms, scheduling deliveries, price negotiations and expediting.• Administered all of the company’s shipping and receiving functions.Sales and Marketing Functions:• The selling process included locating new customers, promoting the company’s product line, fulfilling requests for quotations and setting prices.Major Accomplishments:• Increased divisional sales and profits by over 200%.• Reduced inventory carrying costs by over 50%.