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Torrance, Ca, Us

Torrance, California, United States

Gardena, California

Detail Garage Auto Detailing Super Store is the premium destination for all of your car care and professional auto detailing supplies needs.

Corona, Ca

Managed the overall process of selecting vendors, establishing terms, strategic vetting and the negotiation of contracts. Built & managed all vendor relationships. Developed and implemented purchasing procedures and policies consistent with company objectives. Negotiated best prices and terms of agreements with vendors to maximize profitability. Lead all contract negotiations from initial draft creation through implementation and ongoing management. Assisted accounting in resolving price discrepancies.

Montebello, Ca

Guided a 10 person procurement / merchandising team managing all RFP / RFQ proposals, purchasing, price negotiations, project coordination and inventory planning. Developed, implemented and managed new processes, procedures and KPI tracking reports that streamlined workflow leading to greater efficiency, better service levels and increased inventory turn.

Lake Forest, Ca

Led product team that grew the Apex retail division from a test concept to a proven & profitable 30-store nationwide specialty store retail chain. Developed and executed product assortment and inventory control strategies that led to comparable store sales increases for 6 consecutive years, 4 of which were double-digit comp increases.Strategically managed store replenishment system and inventory stock levels resulting in the best inventory turn in Luxottica’s retail portfolio. Managed overall product assortment and inventory levels for a variety of store formats with different assortments, merchandising challenges, volume levels and regional differences - In-Line, Kiosk, Mobile, Outlet & e-Commerce.Successfully planned & executed 2 different SAP product data migrations and Distribution Center inventory transfers without any business interruption or downtime – Sunglass Hut to Oakley (Apr ’09) and Oakley to Sunglass Hut (Jan ’15).Negotiated Co-Op Advertising / Marketing funds with internal and external vendors while managing product assortments from 33 different brands – 7 Lux owned and 26 3rd-party brands. Built & maintained strong collaborative relationships with a variety of cross-functional team members within Oakley, Sunglass Hut & Luxottica – IT, Distribution, Finance, Sales, Marketing, Business Development & Production.

La Canada, Ca

Managed multiple categories with annual revenues of over $220 million dollars for this 54-store regional sporting goods retailer with annualized sales of over $400 million dollars. Product categories managed include - General Athletics (Team Sports), Bikes, Fitness, Camping, Fishing, Snow Sports, Water Sports, Golf Equipment, Shoes & Apparel, SCUBA, Sunglasses, Watches and Consumer Electronics. Direct reports included 5 Buyers, 7 Assistant Buyers and 3 merchandising assistants.Contributed to a company-wide expansion that doubled the size of the company from 26 stores to over 50 locations in 5 years while growing the geographic footprint from Southern California into Northern California, Nevada, Arizona & Utah. Managed the early stages of eCommerce initiative of the company in taking control over the SportChalet.com web site by bringing it in-house. Facilitated SAP integration replacing legacy system.

Santa Ana, Ca

Reported directly to the company President / CEO. Actively managed merchandising, vendor relations, pricing and gross margin for this $95 million eCommerce technology reseller. Increased Gross Margins by over 40% and stabilized margins while increasing sales. Managed varying revenue and margin goals for multiple client web sites.Developed sales plans & forecasts, marketing programs and competitive strategies. Direct reports included a staff of 6 Merchandise Managers and 3 Vendor Relations Managers. Worked with over 300 Manufacturers and Distributors handling product promotions, new product launches and price negotiations along with Co-Op, Market Development Funds (MDF) and Rebate funds.

Newport Beach, Ca

Developed, launched & managed over 10 consumer and business product categories with over 3 million total SKU’s. Hired, trained & managed a staff of 27 Merchants & Assistant Merchants with annualized revenue of over $60 million. Hired as a Director of Merchandising and promoted to Vice President within 4 months. Built over 150 partnerships with Manufacturers and Distributors for this start-up eCommerce retailer. Managed the database building process that created over 150,000 SKU’s with complete detailed product attributes needed for order transactions and website presentation. Executed complex business model of owning no inventory, with Supplier delivering product directly to the consumer. Developed complete Supplier set up package for company along with policies & procedures for the Merchandising department.