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Costa Mesa, Ca, Us

Huntington Beach, Ca, Us

Singapore, Sg

Leading, managing, and developing USA and Global supply planning teams (28 FTE), setting clear goals and deadlines, and strategically aligning supply with future demand plans. Responsibilities also include optimizing logistics networks, capacity plans, improving inventory management, and ensuring excellent customer service. Drive continuous process improvement leading to inventory reduction efforts, support for new product launches, and other improvement initiatives. Additionally, coordinating with various departments, managing key performance indicators, and building a strong planning team focused on excellence in people, processes, and systems.• Through stringent process and implementation of new tools and consensus planning achieved forecast accuracy above 70% with bias of +/-2%. This in turn driving exceptional OTIF metric of above 98.5%.• Introduced Executive S&OP meeting driving x-functional alignment, escalation of issues and their resolution in line with company’s strategic goals. Responsible for design, implementation and future improvement to the process.• Redesigned inventory management tools and processes over past 12 months achieving significant reduction of inventories through better management of on hand, safety and cycle stock (-20% in volume). Established a forward looking DOS KPI.• Established, and currently leading enhanced cross functional E&O (excess & obsolescence) management process enabling proactive reduction and creation of excess inventory. Implemented new KPI’s to track evolution and timely escalation of issues.• Through servant leadership style improved team collaboration, and morale. Setting of yearly company and personal targets, mentoring and coaching for success

Huntington Beach, California, Us

Leading Global Demand Planning, Inventory Management and S&OP vision, strategy, execution and teams (48 FTE). Establishing and implementing standardized processes on global and regional level with main objective to become more efficient with open to buy, and optimizing inventories in line with strategic and financial metrics.• Transforming and implementing new omni channel Demand Planning processes, forecast tools and KPI’s to drive E2E efficiency through collaboration across functions and channels. Reduced blind buying by 20% while deliveries improved by 30%.• Driving Inventory DSI reduction of -28 days. Design and implementation of Global inventory forecasting tool. Providing vision and targets on omni channel inventory. Improved operational productivity enabling maximize sales and healthy EBITDA for the company.• Pioneering S&OP process on regional and global level. Responsible for process design and implementation driving ongoing process excellence across functions and Brands in portfolio.• Demonstrating change leadership through strong partnerships with ELT, Brand GM’s, e-commerce and retail leadership on business strategies, and inventory investment plans to ensure profitability.• Heading Boardriders search for best in class demand planning platform that will ensure strategy and vision come to life in most efficient manner.• Conducting continuous improvement and creative problem solving through reconciliation analysis and evaluation. Always being on offence in the fast-paced entrepreneurial fashion. Inspire process improvement and governance.• Managing diversity & inclusion through organizational design, development, mentorship, leadership and management skill building creation to advance team and synergies and talent performance leading to winning culture and high talent retention. Improve on best practices in the fast-paced environment.

Beaverton, Or, Us

Leading Supply, Purchasing and Inventory Planning team with responsibilities for a multi billion Asia/Pacific/Latin America geography unit. Main focus on right sizing supply and inventory optimization while executing Nike’s global operations and demand and supply strategy. • Driving inventory reduction DSI of -7 days while delivering launch products 98 % on time. Global inventory optimization tool process design, development and implementation leading to improved operational excellence enabling CAGR of high single digits. • Implementing automation of processes and tools that led to stronger data integrity saving many people hours per month globally. • Collaborating with multiple teams under the following philosophy: data means knowledge that leads to action while mastering the fundamentals to accelerate Nike’s effectiveness and growth plans. • Demonstrating thought and strategic leadership. Strong partnership with Geography/Global VP’s on business strategies to align inventory investment plans and ensure profitability, performance and engagement. • Driving diversity & inclusion through organizational design, development, leadership and management skill building creation to advance team and synergies and talent performance. Always on the offense looking for continuous improvement through analysis and evaluation.

Beaverton, Or, Us

Led Operations function for EMEA Running and Global Men’s Training categories. Part of the Senior Leadership Team. Responsible for longer term strategic demand plans (3-5 years out) that would inform manufacturing and sourcing strategies, category deliveries (+97% on time) to marketplace, and inventory management. • Led and facilitated the S&OP process ensuring all functions were in sync and delivering against overall category plans.• Developed and executed the highly successful strategy of Nike’s Global Operations for Rio 2016 Olympic Games. This included E2E operational collaboration between planning, transportation, warehousing, security, factories, deliveries, inventory and sustainability. • Created and implemented live x-functional Control Tower where decisions were made during the event in real time to ensure maximum profitability for the company. • Newly created model has been used since for Soccer World Cups as well as Japan 2020 Olympics. Collaborated with executive level leaders including COO and CFO.

Beaverton, Or, Us

Responsible for leading S&OP function for Nike to drive service and profitability objectives through aligned x-functional planning and execution. Develop S&OP framework, reporting, tools and KPI’s. Drive ongoing process excellence. Build S&OP culture into Nike through coaching, mentoring others.

Beaverton, Or, Us

Responsible for developing Football/Soccer World Cup 2010 sales strategy in South Africa. Marketplace segmentation, mapping and account targets.

Beaverton, Or, Us

Bachelor'S Degree, Business Administration And Management, General

Certificate, Lean Six Sigma Black Belt