Kyle Cooper Email & Phone Number

Preston, Wa

This role reports directly to the Chief Business Development Officer and is responsible for integrating and coordinating business development strategies and initiatives. In this position I am responsible for industry, competitor and market analysis to help develop internal strategic dialogues. Specifically, the position provides analysis and strategic leadership in enabling the organization to understand important quantitative and qualitative factors in the development business level analysis.* Work with external partners to evaluate short and long term business opportunities* Build strategic and operational plans, drives execution (self and others) and tracks results by thinking holistically across a project and greater organizational objectives* Closely work with various functions within Talking Rain to understand their processes and practices and ensure that programs are aligned with company business goals and objectives* Provide recommendations and demonstrate cross-functional strategic thinking and drive an initiative to logical conclusion. Oversees and reviews team analytics to ensure integrity and accuracy

Preston, Wa

Sr. Strategic Planning Analyst, TalkingRain Beverage CompanyIn this position I must act as a conduit between multiple teams across TalkingRain to organize, direct and coordinate strategic planning activities. This role is crucial to TalkingRain’s success as we take on new horizons to be a leading beverage company.•Build strategic and operational plans, driving execution and tracking results by thinking holistically across multiple projects, incorporating greater organizational objectives•Providing analysis and strategic leadership in enabling the organization to understand important quantitative and qualitative factors in achieving trimester metrics•Demonstrate cross-functional strategic thinking and drive initiative to logical conclusion. Oversee and review team analytics to ensure integrity and accuracy•Review and provide guidance to cross-functional sub-teams in developing robust and detailed stage gate processes. Managing overall project work plans, defining approach, timing and key deliverables. Ensuring teams meet all project deliverables and timelines

Preston, Wa

Sales Forecast Analyst, TalkingRain Beverage CompanyThis position required me to act as a liaison between Sales and the Supply Chain, extracting & tracking data, driving insight across all in-house brands. Additionally, I received the company Umbrella Award after my first year of service for ‘Impacting TalkingRain in such a significant way that my efforts were felt throughout the entire company•Assisting the organization by providing analysis and insights to unlock growth, accelerate sales and increase consumer commitment by incorporating consumer information and market data•Assist with development of the forecast tools & methodology; continually update tracking methods to record prior year history, current year and upcoming activity•Track SKU level velocities by warehouse, vendor and end retail customer, identifying trends, volume drivers and potential risks• Review and recommend safety stock levels to correct shortages or excesses, and improve inventory flow efficiency from raw material vendor to co-packer level•Ensure stock balancing is achieved through the use of intra-site and intra-regional transfers, regional production, etc.•Work with plant supply chain and local operations team to manage the timely flow of inventory to the DCs while optimizing all inbound loads•Proactively monitor product that is at risk due to age or SKU transitions. Work with Sales, Marketing, Production, Inventory and Supply Chain to effectively mitigate any potential loss of revenues

Wenatchee, Wa

•Product Manager: Work directly with the CEO as a visionary to develop an online marketing service for small and medium sized businesses. Manage and supervise four developers, each with unique a skill-set, in order to facilitate the development of the platform. Coordinate with the sales team on upcoming feature releases. Work with the internal team on cost benefit analysis regarding feature integration vs. coding consolidation to enhance end-user experience•Recruiting Coordinator: Qualify interested parties for a 1099 business opportunity. Produce weekly and monthly reporting on key metrics for management. Import and manage data from multiple sources. Review incoming contracts. Design and revise regional sales territories across the US and Canada based upon population, zip code expansion, household penetration, consumer consumption, and repeat purchases