Michael Irving Email & Phone Number

Winston-Salem, NC, US

Winston-Salem, NC, US

• Direct all production planning, materials planning and capacity planning activities required to manufacture and deliver 50,000+ sku’s to multiple global distribution facilities
• Partner with Customer Operations, Supply Chain Execution, and Distribution to supply product against an evolving retail landscape of various customer demands accounting for annual sales of $800M+.
• Develop strategic plans, key performance indicators, and business processes to support a growing brand experiencing significant year over year sales gains.
• Facilitate and drive the detailed supply chain actions, including facility shop floor scheduling, to leverage manufacturing efficiencies while supporting customer requirements.
• Create and recommend network capacity actions to senior management by business segment and product type based on customer demand and forecasts.
• Collaborate with team members to create individualized development goals and identify opportunities for growth.

Winston-Salem, NC, US

• Managed up to four Planners and Planning Managers with responsibility of 30,000+ sku’s across multiple product types. These products are planned and successfully executed through multiple global supply chains.
• Collaborated with Sales, Marketing and Demand Planning to expedite product to meet dynamic customer demands accounting for total annual sales of $300M+.
• Drove strategic long range plans and detailed sewing, dyeing and knitting short term schedules to support timely and efficient manufacturing of forecasted products.
• Integrated Champion bras into the capacity planning system to provide short, mid, and long term planning visibility to determine work center capacities and materials planning.
• Maintained acceptable customer service levels, while meeting or exceeding corporate goals.
• Directed the Logistics group’s activities relating to transit, mode of shipment, and receipt of product into Distribution Centers.

Winston-Salem, NC, US

• Led a team of three to six Sourcing professionals, including coordinators, administrators, project managers and sourcing managers to develop, schedule and deliver Innerwear, Outerwear, and Intimates product categories..
• Sourced products from 18 suppliers in 8 countries. Sourced models include: Vertical suppliers, purchased raw materials flow to CMT suppliers, and dedicated capacity agreements.
• Accountable for vendor assessment and qualification considering HBI’s social compliance requirements and manufacturing capabilities.
• Successfully managed the sourcing activities of approximately 12M dozens of Men’s and Women’s underwear products in 2009. This volume represents roughly 73% of the total turnkey sourced underwear volume. Total spend.
• Consistently serviced expedited and RFNP (Request for New Product –inside lead time) product requests by developing time and action calendars and assigning resources accordingly to successfully execute the request.
• Served as the Sourcing Lead on the International Essentials team. The Sourcing role team was critical in building HBI’s future business models to grow sales and gain global market share, as the entire line will launch.

Winston-Salem, North Carolina, US

• Responsible for the development and management of master production schedules for contract production with Asian factories to meet customer demand and forecast.
• Communicated product availability to Sales, Customer Service, Distribution and Forecasting to provide optimal customer satisfaction.
• Negotiated garment prices based on established target costs, profit margin and delivery requirements.
• Coordinated and established the priority of supplier submissions including approval garments, components, raw materials and color samples.
• Provided forecasts to raw material suppliers for commonly used fabrics and components to ensure proper vendor planning and product availability.
• Led weekly delivery / inventory / calendar reviews with executive and departmental heads to identify and resolve any issues that will affect planned deliveries.