General Manager
• Led all company operation aspects, including sales, production, budget creation and adherence, and strategic planning.• Cultivated and maintained strong relationships with key customers, suppliers/vendors, and stakeholders to ensure business growth and sustainability.• Provided leadership to cross-functional teams, fostering collaboration and productivity to achieve company objectives; directly involved in hiring, firing, training/professional development, DE&I focus.• Extensive experience negotiating, administering, and closing out subcontracts and purchase order contracts; led best-value solicitations with vendors and suppliers.• Executed inventory planning and management strategies to optimize stock levels, reduce carrying costs, and minimize shortages or excesses. • Oversaw production and planning processes, ensuring timely delivery of high-quality outdoor gear. • Developed and executed comprehensive business plans and strategies, continually seeking opportunities to enhance operational efficiency and profitability, including writing annual budgets and monthly profit and loss summaries reviews.• Implemented sales strategies and tactics to drive revenue growth, and diversity.• Utilized data-driven insights to identify and resolve operational challenges, driving continuous process improvements, including technical implementations/improvements and efficient resource alignment.• Maintained a customer-centric focus, delivering outstanding customer experiences throughout the buying process to foster brand loyalty; skilled at communicating at all levels. • Adapted to market shifts and emerging industry trends, including market/supply chain complexities during the COVID-19 pandemic, positioning the company for sustained success in the outdoor gear market.