Michael Stagg Email & Phone Number

St. Louis, MO, US

St Louis, Missouri, US

Universal City, CA, US

• Streamlined pre-replenishment practices of over-performing new releases, resulting in savings of $15K per release
• Decreased freight costs by co-leading implementation of cross-dock orders for Walmart corrugate new releases.
• Orchestrated onboarding of Family Dollar and Dollar General to VMI business model, enabling testing of SKUs to collect data to predict products that would sell well. Reduced returns of small box office titles by 30% by.
• Coordinated all operations For Family Dollar and Dollar General including new releases, corrugate promotions, new store set-ups and closures, and replenishments
• Reduced returns of small box office titles 30% by amending shipping norms with Walmart accounts

Universal City, CA, US

• Pioneered a new role streamlining initial New Release process 7 VMI accounts in US and Canada. Gross shipments exceed $357M annually
• Coordinated release of large corrugate promotions across multiple internal teams including new vendor management, planogram and allocation creation and material and versioning set-ups, for all VMI accounts
• Tracked all orders to ensure complete shipments and followed up on backordered product

Universal City, CA, US

• Executed all responsibilities including replenishment and promotional ordering and coordination with manufacturing teams on product availability to minimize out-of-stocks for Walmart Canada
• Led cooperative promotional effort with partner studios Paramount and Cinedigm for seasonal releases such as Black Friday, resulting in increased operational efficiency across studios and delivering cost savings.
• Partnered with sales team to increase efficiency in shipping and return policies for over-sold titles at Walmart Canada
• Provided analysis and overnight reaction orders for key new releases
• Created comprehensive process guides for Sam's Club and Walmart Canada ensuring clear and consistent understanding for individuals new to the position
• Acted as sole lead in a newly created role to oversee all processes including pricing, stickering, promotions, replenishment, new releases, and corrugates for the Sam's Club account

Universal City, CA, US

• Managed pricing changes and alignment across partnering studios for Walmart, Sam's Club, and Fred Meyer
• Maintained sticker records, reviewed, released and tracked orders, and managed corrugate set-ups, and test orders for VMI accounts
• Review and release of orders for vendor managed customers
• Fulfillment of all tracking requests for customers and ensuring timely delivery
• Test order approval for studio managed accounts

Los Angeles, CA, US

• Prepared a weekly scorecard with key metrics for distribution freight and operations used to monitor performance and improvement
• Performed detailed analysis of current procedures and billing to improve costs and efficiency
• Acted as a liaison between manufacturer and vendors on daily basis
• Created and cleared orders for Target stores in a timely manner and insured on-time deliveries