Shane Lopez Email and Phone Number

Create accurate monthly forecasts and buys based on Brand and Sales input• Review purchase orders against forecast to ensure accurate inventory flow and safety stock• Monitor inventory flow to ensure company targets are being met• Balance inventory as needed for wholesale and ecommerce channels• Track stock and out of stock products for ordering deficiencies and warehouse capacity• Generate monthly buys and raise pos to the factory• Generate weekly and monthly statistical forecast reports for regular meetings• Generate weekly and monthly reports on best sellers and slow sellers• Continuous correspondence and analysis with partner suppliers regarding:• Capacity targets against agreed production• Lead times / On Time Shipping• Production schedule delays/changes• Work with sales and merchandising to communicate supplier lead time, supplier capacity, andproduction schedule changes• Oversees supplier booking schedules to ensure proper container flow to multiple distributioncenters to minimize congestion of unloading containers, and to avoid additional freight charges• Manage inbound receiving with the 3PL• Maintain focus on key performance metrics to achieve department and company objectives• Maintain and update department SOPs as needed

Planning, organizing, and controlling activities related to the procurement and manufacturing of personal care and cosmetic products per forecast.Ensuring all established cost, quality, and delivery commitments are met.Sourcing components and services, expediting purchase orders.Establishing and maintaining relationships with outside vendors to stay informed of supply issues, changing lead times and fluctuating prices.Issuing purchase orders for required packaging, compoentry, supplies, promotional materials, and other miscellaneous needs.Generating various status and commitment reports to management as required.Providing new item information (bills of materials, final names, etc.) to Director of Integrated Business Planning.Reviewing/approving inventory requests for marketing purposes.Trouble shooting supply issues and recommending solutions.Creating implementing proof tracking process as it pertains to pending purchase orders.Reviewing inventory to adjust forecast and planning to meet changing demands.Partnering with demand planning to review forecast model for planning and purchasing.Participating in lifecycle planning; making recommendations for efficient runout of inventory on discontinued items.Serving as primary liaison between Portland and Carpinteria operations teams.

•Manage day-to-day placement of purchase orders and ensures delivery of goods and services are in accordance with needs.•Responsible for the activities related to the timely, cost effective procurement of materials, parts, components, equipment goods and services.•Work closely with day-to-day business activates with suppliers.•Coordinates purchasing activities with engineering and manufacture departments to ensure that materials in the supply chain are available as scheduled and inventory are maintained at minimum acceptable levels.•Involved in the purchase price negations of material suppliers, equipment and services. Solicits bids, analyzes quotes, and selects recommends suppliers.

• Forecasted and replenished for UGG retail concept stores.• Optimize inventory levels to achieve stock-to-sales targets.• Manage the opening and closing of retail stores, by providing strategic inventory levels, flow and assortment guidelines.• Worked closely with the Distribution Center to ensure timely and accurate shipment of product to stores.• Provide greater customer experience and reduce questions from cross-functional partners by establishing key relationships with visual and marketing leader to match inventory levels with product launches, window displays and paid marking.• Improved allocation efficiency significantly through IT, system and process improvement, decreasing manual workload

Inventory Analyst – UGG Australia • Reported directly to the Director, & President of the brand.• Prepared & provided monthly brand buys to brand President, & CFO for approvals.• Maintained effective flow of goods for key accounts and special make ups as well as assisting with planning of Int’l product flow.• Assist in the implementation of Deckers Application, PLD forecasting program. • Work with IT on the implementation of sales force forecasting programs. • Act as liaison between brand & IT to formulate necessary system reporting.• Monitored system & reports for potential issues, research & assist IT department with resolution.• Ran weekly inventory reports & various reports as requested.• Participated in monthly inventory reviews to support brand liquidation needs.• Prepared projections of future sales to the sku, style, & class in units & dollars.• Placed monthly approved buys to production for PO creation, as well as create & place cross dock po’s.