Kyle Howard Email & Phone Number

Lakewood, Co, Us

Owner of Oxi Fresh Carpet Cleaning.Services include Carpet Cleaning, Tile & Grout Cleaning and Upholstery Cleaning.* Fast One-Hour Dry Time* Safe for Children and Pets* Save 95% of the Water that others Waste* Revolutionary Cleaning Technology

• Provide expert Merchandise Planning and reporting insight to consumer based businesses.• Create reporting and forecasting / trend analysis as needed by the business.• Support the Buying / Merchandising teams in an effort to optimize inventory while growing sales.

Los Angeles, Ca, Us

• Established or enhanced all reporting and planning tools necessary for the organization. • Responsible for merchandise planning, OTB Management, SKU level forecasting, inventory management, as well as general direction and merchant support.• Responsible for creating a Bottoms-Up Assortment Plan from Top Level financial targets.

Beverly Hills, California, Us

* Direct the daily operations of the Merchandise Planning, Buying, Allocation and Visual Merchandising teams.* Responsible for the Merchandise Plan, Weekly Open to Buy as well as sales and inventory reporting.* Conduct regular vendor meetings and work with the buying team to negotiate price and delivery dates to maximize sales performance.* Contract runs through the end of 2016.

Gardena, Ca, Us

Costa Mesa, California, Us

* Responsible for planning all categories within Vans'​ rapidly growing Ecommerce business and built many Ecommerce specific reporting tools.* Built and oversaw the use of the Buy Matrix which is the basis for the merchant team's seasonal buys; result was an increase of full price and outlet sell through and improved inventory size curve.* Planned company sales, gross margin, inventory, markdowns and turn rates.* Developed and maintained primary merchandising performance reports for key financial components.

Costa Mesa, California, Us

* Directed and oversaw all planning activities and created plans for 14 departments and over 80 categories with more than 1100 full-price SKUs, as well as the day-to-day activities of the planning team consisting of four senior level planner direct reports.* Planned company sales, margin, inventory, markdowns and turn rates, fill rates and lead times.* Developed a Buy Matrix to be the basis for the merchant team's seasonal buys, resulting in improved full price sell through percentage.* Led the monthly Open to Buy meetings to review trends and react accordingly; partnered with business planning and logistics to expedite open On Order or place additional buys.* Developed and maintained primary merchandising performance reports for key financial components.* Significantly improved the planning departments processes and procedures.

Costa Mesa, California, Us

*Responsible for developing the preseason Sales, Inventory and Markdown plans for the Footwear division.* Manage the in season Footwear Open to Buy process for Full Price stores, Outlets and Ecommerce.* Create the preseason department level Gross Margin plan for all of Vans Retail. * Improved an existing Never Out Footwear buy sheet in an effort to reduce outages while improving turn.* Develop reporting to better illustrate the trends, opportunities and risks within the Retail business.* Served as the principle contact for the Mexico buying team for questions, concerns and business direction.* Developed Mexico specific reporting to aid in the analysis of their business.

Costa Mesa, California, Us

*Supervised Master Data entry in accordance with published line calendars.* Supervised Retail Coordinator to ensure timely set up, purchases and delivery to Vans Retail.* Purchased product according to buy calendars and tracked production from factory to DC receipt.* Coordinated inbound DC receiving to maximize on time delivery to wholesale accounts.* Assisted order base management by communicating excess and oversold inventory to Sales and Customer Service.

* Responsible for all raw material procurement for Zebra's Warwick Supplies group.* Created and managed daily press schedule to ensure on time delivery of finished product. * Worked with in house Quality Department and Vendor representatives to resolve any raw material issues.* Communicated with Sales and Customer Service to best satisfy customer needs.

* Managed the Zebra-Atlantek planning and buying team.* Responsible for procurement of all components for the P620 and ML500 Printer production lines.* Scheduled production and managed material availability for mobile printer lines within SAP application.* Communicated daily with component vendors regarding Product Quotes, Pricing and Delivery.* Worked daily with California manufacturing facility to ensure a smooth transition of mobile printer lines.

* Implemented the QRS Sourcing application at client sites.* Actively participated in the Business Process Definition Phase to determine appropriate fit and compatibility with the software application.* Suggested best practice use of the application according to each client's business processes.* Outlined and data-mapped required interfaces from existing applications.* Responsible for configuration, security set up, screen definition, and customer work flow tools.* Performed quality audits of the application and trained the end users at customer sites.* Refined and updated Best Business Practice methodology in a collaborative effort with the QRS Professional Services team.

*Provided extensive input to the Product Development, Sales Operations, and Sales teams to create the forecasts for the Baseball, Football, Soccer, and Track & Field product lines.* Managed Team Sales inventory to support $40MM business while mitigating inventory risk.* Maintained Core Product fill-in program while preserving a competitive inventory turnover rate.* Contributed to the system's development process as an SAP Application "Power User".* Responsible for production order creation, inventory, and shipment issue resolution.* Trained European buying group on SAP application and managed buying procedures for Germany, France, and Austria from European headquarters in Rotterdam, The Netherlands.

Coordinated the receipt and organization of an entire Olympic product line for over 30 countries.* Managed Reebok's on-site distribution center at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics.* Performed the Inventory Control and Cycle Count functions for the department.* Distributed product to Reebok's contracted athletes and teams.* Participated in a number trade shows in support of Reebok product.