Scot Dawson Email & Phone Number

El Segundo, California, Us

El Segundo, California, Us

Lead team that develops mid- to long-term scenario planning for global supply chain. Other activities include:* Weekly GSC dashboard tracking operational metrics* Ensure GSC savings commitments are on track and make recommendations to GSC leadership team for corrective actions when necessary* Partner with GSC leadership on creation of Board of Directors materials and other Executive Leadership Team materials* Provide guidance and oversight on GSC communication activities to increase engagement across GSC functions

El Segundo, California, Us

Led team providing financial decision support to Vendor Support and Global Procurement teams in Hong Kong office as well as provide overhead reporting for local Design & Development teams.

El Segundo, California, Us

Led workstream to move transactional finance activities to lower cost alternative through outsourcing delivering $10-$12M in savings annually. * Engaged and led consulting team throughout RFP process* Delivered analysis to Senior Finance Management supporting outsourcing decision

El Segundo, California, Us

Lead Director for sales forecasting of Fisher-Price product lines. Later moved to sales forecasting of Toys R Us (TRU) account. * Transitioned NAD forecasting team from East Aurora to El Segundo. * Developed quarterly Joint Business Planning (JBP) between Mattel sales leaders and TRU leaders. * Participated in construction of OTIF report. * Successfully led team responsible for integrating NAD MEGA sales forecasting following acquisition of MEGA Bloks.

El Segundo, California, Us

Core team member of PLM project. Drove Standard Costing Workstream which included developing globally aligned business processes, data enhancement, testing, and delivering training. PLM system using Oracle Agile successfully launched at conclusion of assignment.

El Segundo, California, Us

Directed team with responsibilities related to business unit reporting, Mexico Plants, and Mattel Asia Product Sourcing office. Advanced Capital Expenditure Request (CER) for moving Baby Gear production into Mexico plant.

El Segundo, California, Us

Responsibilities included assessing third party warehouse management bids, closing City of Industry warehouse, oversight of promotional assembly team, and management of Mattel Toy Stores (7 locations with over $10MM in sales generating $1MM in operating profit).

El Segundo, California, Us

Managed team that performed monthly close and analysis, quarterly forecasts, and overhead reporting for Mattel Girls & Boys business unit. Special activities during tenure included integrating Radica into regular reporting, 2008 recall and withdrawn product reporting, and launch of MattyCollector direct marketing website.

El Segundo, California, Us

Managed team that performed monthly close and analysis, quarterly forecasts, and overhead reporting for Mattel Girls & Boys business unit.

El Segundo, California, Us

Primarily responsible for recording and analyzing U.S. inbound logistics costs.

Santa Monica, Ca, Us

Produced annual consolidated business plans and periodic reports on operating performance and capital expenditures for an industry leading non-profit think tank whose goal it is to improve public policy and decision making through research and analysis.• Assembled and presented financial plan including NPV analysis to CFO that recommended formation of RAND Qatar Policy Institute, a new business model for a satellite office in Doha, Qatar. Project included teaming with IT and accounting departments ensuring new strategic initiatives were properly recorded and reported. • Developed and executed standardized budgeting template for overall corporate use that emphasized expense controls and cost reductions through analysis of key operating ratios.• Created and implemented a balanced scorecard that grades business unit performance against company goals.• Refined forecasting methods to within 2% of annual revenue from a previous standard of greater than 10%.

Boca Raton, Florida, Us

Relocated from Florida headquarters to California in 1999 to join International Division for the largest seller of office products and services in the world. • Performed activity-based costing analysis that determined customer profitability for a contract sales acquisition in Perth, Australia.• Designed reports that analyzed key performance indicators across international units and explained impact of currency fluctuations on operating results.• Created financial models that justified expansion into new territories including competitive landscape analyses.• Mapped chart of accounts following Office Depot and Viking Office Products merger that allowed for detailed consolidation across all company business units, several months ahead of integration plan. Later assisted in testing new accounting software implementation.• Shaped and delivered inaugural budget for entry into Japan.

Boca Raton, Florida, Us

• Provided sales and profitability forecasts for new domestic store openings including cannibalization for nearby locations.

Englewood, Co, Us

Maintained the financial integrity of the physical inventory using the retail method of accounting and supervised a staff of three for the largest seller of sporting goods in the United States.• Initiated program that reduced number of physical inventories based upon inventory history, resulting in annual savings of $250,000.• Provided financial support that assisted merchandising department in keeping inventory levels within guidelines.

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