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Vice President, Supply Chain & Operations at Glossier, Inc. Mission Minded Servant Leader. Engineer. Disrupting deficit mentalities. Restoring humanity & equity in leadership. at
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About Kinta C. Gates
In most spaces, I show up as an expert problem solver, uniquely positioned to navigate complex situations and provide practical solutions to close the gap in people, processes and systems impacting the end-to-end supply chain. As an experienced executive leader, I consistently focus on delivering excellence and creating impact at all organizational levels. Unafraid to exhibit professional courage, I have extensive experience in organizational transformation with a solid track record of applying engineering principles in strategy and execution. While I am a “problem fixer” at my core, my greatest joy is the development and leadership of people! My goal is to restore humanity to technical leadership as success does not have to happen at the expense of human souls or identity. I’m also committed to disrupting deficit mentalities related to Black and brown students in STEM. It’s my intention to help shift the narrative so that the existence of our students is inclusive; where possibilities are explored as limitless and not limited! The capacity of the mind when it is nurtured and cultivated is amazingly beautiful and we need more intention placed on such leadership.What are my specialty areas?• Supply Chain Operations • Capacity & Production Planning • Inventory Reduction Strategies• Strategic Planning• S&OP+ (Integrated Business Planning Models)• Technical Leadership• Community Impact Strategies• Diversity + Inclusion Strategy • Leadership Coaching A few key highlights from my career and community service:• Recognized as one of “50 Phenomenal Black Women Engineers” by the Los Angeles Council of Black Professional Engineers.• Honored by the Positive Results Corporation with “The Positive Results Award” for continuing to use my platform to raise awareness and support prevention of domestic violence. • Designed and implemented Diversity, Equity & Inclusion as a business imperative at Thrive Causemetics.• Redeveloped short-term (3 -12 months) demand control process in partnership the Global Food Leadership Team at Mars Food NA. • Deliver y/y cost savings initiatives resulting in multi-million-dollar reductions in working capital.• Key developer of excess inventory reduction strategies yielding consistent savings of $10M+.I’m available for professional and community panels, coaching and speaking engagements as well as corporate or public board appointments. Please reach out to me for more information.
Kinta C. Gates's Current Company Details
Glossier, Inc.
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Vice President, Supply Chain & Operations at Glossier, Inc. Mission Minded Servant Leader. Engineer. Disrupting deficit mentalities. Restoring humanity & equity in leadership.
Kinta C. Gates Work Experience Details
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Vice President, Supply Chain And OperationsGlossier, Inc. Sep 2022 - PresentNew York, Ny, Us
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Senior Director, Supply Chain OperationsThrive Causemetics Inc. Feb 2022 - Sep 2022Bellevue, Wa, Us -
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion AdvisorThrive Causemetics Inc. Jun 2020 - Sep 2022Bellevue, Wa, UsJune of 2020 marks the point at which corporations across our country were forced to take meaningful action against systemic racism and inequality. As such, I accepted an additional leadership role to create and carry forth the first-ever strategic DEI plan for Thrive Causemetics. Serve as key advisor to the CEO and key member of the Leadership team, partnering with all senior leaders providing vision and guidance to effectively integrate DEI best practices into the overall polices and working environment. Partner with HR to develop strategic hiring and retention efforts.Key Deliverables/Responsibilities:• Establish effective modes of communication about ongoing diversity and inclusion at Thrive including creating the “…And Still We Thrive” newsletter.• Identified strategic partners to support facilitation of unconscious bias training for all people leaders as well as full company DEI training. Both will now be requirements for all incoming hires. • Facilitate group discussions and town hall meetings in response to local, national and global events related to diversity and inclusion.• Created “The Council”, internal DEI council, which will help shape and implement strategic plans in alignment with company goals. • Provide coaching, direction and leadership support to Employee Resource Group sponsors and members, ensuring group initiatives align with their mission statements.• Integrate core competencies to assess manager actions relating to implicit bias, employee recognition, and other DEI objectives.• Communicate and facilitate the understanding of social justice and social equity and how they relate to the culture of the company.• Serve as thought leader on diversity and inclusion; appearing in client facing publications and at external speaking engagements.• In partnership with marketing teams, create and implement communications strategies for web resources, social media and print materials to support diversity inclusion and related initiatives.
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Director Of Supply Chain + OperationsThrive Causemetics Inc. Jun 2020 - Feb 2022Bellevue, Wa, UsPromoted to Director of Supply Chain Operations after successfully leading the supply planning team. In new role, provide the business with strategic direction in the areas of warehouse/fulfillment management, operations planning, supply chain, inventory and supplier management. Positioned supply chain to sustain both the supply and subsequent demand shock as a result of COVID-19. As such, the business was able to not only maintain steady growth but also exceed YoY growth expectations by +50%. Key Deliverables/Responsibilities:• Developed business specific business integrated planning process incorporating principles of S&OP to continue to move the business forward with respect to both short-term demand control and long-term planning options. • Oversaw planning and execution of fulfillment network expansion projects for both east and west coast.• Supported the business with steady responses to overcome critical supply issues both domestically and globally. Exceeded 95% in-stock status target for the entire year (2020).• Reduced excess inventory liability by 6M units for a cost savings of $12M.• Identified gaps and provided solutions to close said gaps between supply and demand planning models improving the overall marketing/growth marketing planning capabilities. • Expanded team to include oversight for logistics. Immediate changes that were implemented netted a cost savings of $30k in first two months after roll-out.• Facilitated additional cost savings across working capital initiatives of +$200k in Q3'20 + Q4'20.• Managed supplier performance and on-boarded several new vendors while balancing needs for planned new product launches. • Maintained an efficient organizational structure by developing existing and on-boarding new talent while role modeling strong leadership behaviors.
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Supply Chain Operations Planning ManagerThrive Causemetics Inc. Feb 2019 - Jun 2020Bellevue, Wa, UsThrive Causemetics is a luxury high-performance vegan and cruelty-free beauty start-up that through responsive giving, makes a donation for every product purchased to help women thrive! Upon hire, my overall responsibility was to lead the creation of the supply/inventory planning, inventory forecasting and purchasing models, respectively. Since then, I’ve continued to build out the supply chain operations team, strengthen relationships with our domestic and global suppliers as well as implement E&O processes which continue to yield cost savings in excess of +$7M.Key Deliverables/Responsibilities:• Key lead for supply chain operational transformation resulting in sustainable ways of working including streamlining communication, reporting and delivery of consistent results. • Leading efforts to quickly pivot during the COVID-19 crisis to protect the supply chain and minimize disruption to customer service while positioning the business to continually experience expansion and growth. • Continue to meet or exceed 95% OTIF for all new launches and product extensions.• Stabilize the supply plan by creating sustainable inventory forecasting processes with tolerance for exception-based OOS situations that are beyond our immediate control. • Exceed net saleable YE FG inventory target of $12M YoY.• Develop and implement Thrive specific S&OP integrated business planning process in efforts of having a meaningful, efficient way to address trade-offs and balance consumer demand with supply capability. • Provide cross-functional training for teams to understand and implement phase-out and discontinuation process.• Drive the discontinuation and phase-out processes in partnership with Growth, Marketing and Product Development teams.• Established E&O process that produced a total cost savings of $7M (within three quarters).• Maintain supplier relationships built on consistency, trust and transparency which leads to a competitive advantage in effective negotiations.
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Operations (Supply Chain) Planning Manager, Mars Food NaMars Sep 2015 - Aug 2017Mclean, Virginia, UsDeveloped overall Uncle Ben’s and Seeds of Change brands capacity strategy, optimizing total network factory capacity, supporting 5-year strategic growth plans and cost structure. Integrate with factory IEs to support Master Capacity Plan (MCP) calibration. Evaluate network production capacity and cultivate plans to close supply gaps, 0 - 12 weeks, and serve as S&OP+ liaison. Created daily direction setting for the planning team, across 2 factories, in support of 6 RDCs, to meet business needs. Oversee Co-Man and Co-Pack operations planning, scheduling and production. Responsible for reviewing & evaluating outputs of JDA Fulfillment/Master Planning solve against business inventory and customer service targets while developing processes to determine effective safety stock levels. Key Highlights/Responsibilities:• Developed and drove agenda for inventory reduction strategies (DFGO & DRPO) resulting in exceeding critical FG YEE working capital target by $2M.• Selected as Community Engagement Lead, working directly with VP of Corporate Affairs to plan and support Corporate Social Responsibility initiatives for Mars Food North America. • Restructured Ops Planning Team to reflect Value Stream continuity and support business objectives. This included upscaling level of talent, streamlining planning operations, as well as developing leading metrics that link into the S&OP+ process.• In partnership with Global Food Leadership Team and operating as a global validation site, designed and relaunched Demand Control Process (3 – 12 month planning horizon) for Mars Food North America. This included revamping CMOS procedure, moving team focus from “firefighting” to forward looking processes and metrics, facilitate continuous improvement for customer service and integration of repeat bias impact into end-to-end production planning process. Resulted in Customer Service Level increase of 2 percentage points immediately following launch.Mars Food relocated to Chicago 8/31/17. -
Leadership At Mars Line Manager Training Part OneMars Aug 2016 - Jan 2017Mclean, Virginia, UsLeadership@Mars, Part 1 is a 6 month intensive development program designed to help you meet and exceed the challenges of one of the most important career transitions you will ever make—managing people. Leadership@Mars, Part 1 is the first of three leadership programs. In L1, the focus is developing the capabilities of Engaging Associates and Developing Talent while continuing to master the capabilities of Delivering Consistent Results and Creating Collaborative Relationships.
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Manager, Inventory ControlMurad 2013 - 2015El Segundo, California, UsLed team of 4 direct reports who worked to protect the $12.5M inventory investment for high-end, clinical skincare brand. (Annual Sales ~$120M, Total Business)Key Highlights/Responsibilities:• Supported the development and implementation of Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) processes and system enhancements for phase outs and new product introductions. • Managed the data integrity of the Oracle Item Master inclusive of item code set-ups and maintenance, cost updates, bill of materials and work orders. • Key contributor in turnkey transition project for top two fillers; provide oversight for inventory transition and purchase plan. • Created key S&OP metrics, dashboard data and reporting to clearly monitor accuracy, manage excess inventory and open orders with respect to the rolling inventory forecast. Excess inventory has decreased $1.4M since Q1’15. • Project managed WMS and Oracle application upgrades in accordance with business demands. -
Inventory Planning AnalystBeachmint 2011 - 2012Santa Monica, Ca, UsManaged inventory purchasing and allocation functions for all current and ensuing BeachMint sales verticals. (Annual Sales ~$6M, Total Business)Key Highlights/Responsibilities:• Key contributor for implementation of inventory and purchasing plan for fast-paced, innovative, celebrity endorsed, social eCommerce company. • Cultivated change within the organization by developing efficient operational processes to make flow of communication easier and foster continuous improvement. • Liaised with marketing team to ensure products chosen for promotions and email campaigns have appropriate levels of stock to satisfy the intended sales targets while remaining within budget parameters. • Met regularly with the Merchandising team to discuss key performance indicators and balance trend data resulting in up-to-date category intelligence that can be utilized by key stakeholders. • Managed domestic and global supplier expectations in accordance with stated supplier agreements. -
Replenishment Planner BuyerAuto Plus (Formerly Uni-Select Usa) 2009 - 2011Initially assigned to plan/buy for 2 of the 5 top selling lines in the company due to exceptional analytical ability and diverse supply chain knowledge. It was essential to have these lines properly dialed into the purchasing system so as to yield desired results – fill-rate objectives and customer satisfaction. (Annual Sales ~$1.2B, North America)Key Highlights/Responsibilities:• Within the first quarter of hire, I consistently maintained at least 2 points above required 92% fill-rate for assigned locations. • Identified need to purchase in sub-groups by shipping location and receive orders ship/cancel versus backorders. This improved dock delays by 3 days at some locations. • Key driver in decreasing surplus inventory by 3% year over year. • In developing a successful line of communication with each respective supplier, internal gating issues were discovered on both sides. Working to resolve them, the fill-rate increased by 2% for seasonal and core selling items. • Facilitated system implementation from AS400 to SAP. -
Program Manager - Metrics & ReportingCisco 2006 - 2006San Jose, Ca, UsThis global sales training program with an increasing annual spend of $65M was flagged consistently during the ISO audits for its lack of reporting and data management. With assistance from the Business Operations Manager, I was able to centralize reporting, decrease approval time for expense requests to hours versus days, as well as implement a structured reporting process that allowed for centralized flow of confidential information which eliminated varying data elements being reported across the organization.o Improved budget planning and reporting processes to accurately assign financial transactions to the allotted annual spend of $65M for each major budget category. This resolved the need to seek additional money to cover millions of dollars in “unexpected” expenses.o Key contributor in revising reporting procedures and documenting new ones to comply with ISO 9001 audit recommendations. -
Merchandise Planning AnalystThe Body Shop 2004 - 2006London, England, GbSuccessfully forecasted core and promotional merchandise for Make-up, Men’s, and Beauty/Skincare Accessories product categories respectively with 97% accuracy in US, Canadian, and Mexican markets for retail stores, franchisees, direct sales and e-commerce selling channels. 300+ SKU count for over 320 stores. o Considering 16 week lead time, forecasted SKU level units for core and promotional selling periods. o Administered seamless execution for re-branding of fixtures and packaging in all retail stores, direct selling and eCommerce sales channels.o Planned assortment for traditional promotional periods; prepared new product introduction phase-ins/outs.o Conducted post-mortem analysis for each event to calculate profit/loss, customer responses, and better/worse for future event plans. -
Inventory Analyst/Corporate Project LeaderNortel Networks 2000 - 2003CaStrategically identified gaps in processes and manufacturing operations causing bottlenecks and safety hazards; performed root cause analysis to resolve gating issues resulting in increased service delivery and cost reductions. Promoted after 9 months of hire to Corporate Project Leader. o Spearheaded deployment of excess & obsolete (E&O) process saving the corporation $8.4 Million in excess inventory for the quarter. o Introduced metric decks and dashboards that more accurately depicted the current status of shipping/receiving hits or misses, gating issues with production and CSAT results.o Managed weekly cycle count process for semi-finished good inventory.o Conducted ergonomic, time, and motion studies to assess productivity in manufacturing kitting cells. Results mandated the reconstruction of workstations, a 20% increase in overall productivity, and training for associates on best practices for workplace safety.o Revised end-to-end manufacturing operations procedures to reflect a seamless flow and increase productivity in high-volume flex production pod by 15%.
Kinta C. Gates Skills
Leadership
Inventory Management
Marketing
Training
Supply Chain
Analysis
Inventory Control
Project Planning
Microsoft Excel
Business Process Improvement
E Commerce
Retail
Analytical Skills
Operations Management
Supply Chain Management
Strategy
Research
Public Relations
Consulting
Organizational Leadership
Merchandising
Powerpoint
Microsoft Powerpoint
Oracle Applications
Strategic Communications
Issues Management
Strategic Marketing
Social Media Communications
Copy Editing
Warehouse Management
Marketing Communications
Brand Management
Compliance Management
Industrial Engineering
Corporate Social Responsibility
Corporate Sustainability
Youth Empowerment
Microsoft Word
Visio
Leadership Development Coaching
Coaching
Lifestyle Coaching
Personal Coaching
Kinta C. Gates Education Details
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North Carolina State UniversityIndustrial Engineering -
The George Washington University - College Of Professional StudiesStrategic Public Relations (Emphasis On Corporate Social Responsibility)
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Kaplan UniversityParalegal Studies
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Kinta C. Gates's current role is Vice President, Supply Chain & Operations at Glossier, Inc. Mission Minded Servant Leader. Engineer. Disrupting deficit mentalities. Restoring humanity & equity in leadership..
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Kinta C. Gates attended North Carolina State University, The George Washington University - College Of Professional Studies, Kaplan University.
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Kinta C. Gates has skills like Leadership, Inventory Management, Marketing, Training, Supply Chain, Analysis, Inventory Control, Project Planning, Microsoft Excel, Business Process Improvement, E Commerce, Retail.
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