Satohiro "Shark" Suda Email & Phone Number

Boston, Ma, Us

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

+ Owns/manages global professional vertical demand planning by introducing/installing S&OP governance and rhythm of business for a newly organized team+ Leads the team that generate over 95% MAPE forecast accuracy + Reinvented revenue forecasting mechanism by introducing channel inventory KPI monitoring

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

+ Assumed a role to provide Business Operation Support for Professional business vertical demand planning.

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Deliver business planning excellence and operational platform (S&OP governance) built to support unique business model diversity and rapid growth for two different segments - APAC region as well as global B2B partnership including IKEA leading the team dispersed around the globe+ Owns/manages end to end business planning delivering over +60% YoY for APAC - Demand Planning/Allocation Management/Fulfillment+ Built/Leads a customized business planning platform to support IKEA partnership business+ Drives strategic initiatives cross functionally as part of APAC LT and B2B LT+ Leads implementation of global S&OP governance to the APAC region+ Manages the team of 10 that covers demand planning, allocation management and fulfillment

Boston, Ma

+ Create model to analyze and assess global market opportunity based on 60+ criteria, resulting in green lighting of expansion into Japan, India and other emerging markets+ Partner with senior leadership to assemble a cross-functional team tasked with establishing a go-to market strategy for the first non-English speaking country expansion in 8 years+ Launch new market strategy for Sonos Japan, a market representing over 50% of mid-range global expansion strategy+ Head post launch integration (country to global), including mentoring new leadership and advising team on strategy implementation

Greater Boston Area

+ Established new team responsible for global sales and operational planning (S&OP)+ Created processes and tools -- supply/demand management, inventory module algorithm -- to manage hyper-growth stage of the company (50%+ CAGR) under expanding product portfolio+ Connected operational planning team to the process to ensure that NPI planning drives company-wide alignment of launch volume

Greater Boston Area

+ Advised Fortune 500 companies on strategic business initiatives, including enterprise profitability, geographic footprint rationalization and investment decision criteria+ Secured major new clients as member of the tech sector business development team (up to $1Million)

Cambridge, Ma

Greater New York City Area

Oversaw P/L and regional go-to-market strategy for Canon consumer electronic products (Compact Digital Camera, Digital SLR, Lenses and Camcorders) in LATAM market. Key achievements include:+ Led the turnaround of LATAM camera business and improved EBITDA by $25M in 8 months+ Revamped GP by +13% through improved product mix, procurement practice and pricing+ Improved camera unit share in key countries (Colombia from #2 to #1 and Caribbean from #3 to #1)+ Hired, managed and coached 5 direct reports

Greater New York City Area

Managed growth, go-to-market and product strategy for the company's compact digital camera segment in U.S. market (annual revenue of $1.7B). Owned product portfolio management, consumer pricing, and channel strategy. Represented the US market in global strategy alignment and localization. Key achievements include:+ Achieved #1 market share both in units and revenue between 2006 and 2009+ Led the strategic SKU deployment for US market -- captured #1 model share in 2008 + Reinforced partnerships with core retail partners (BestBuy, Costco and Amazon.com)+ Hired, managed and coached 2 direct reports

Greater Toronto Area

Oversaw P/L, and go-to-market strategy for photographic products segment in the Canadian market. Worked horizontally across commercial, operations and finance team to ensure sustainable profitable growth. Key achievements include:+ Planned and executed business strategy to launch 4 different product lines, including compact digital camera and digital SLR, to achieve #1 share in Canadian market in 2004+ Led the business category with +16% CAGR during four year tenure+ Managed product launch of 30+ new products every 6 months+ Successfully led new 4"x6" photo printer product launch with 800% unit growth in 3 years+ Hired, managed and coached 5 direct reports including 1 supervisor

Mba - Sloan Fellows Program In Innovation And Global Leadership, Strategy And Global Management

Bachelor Of Commerce (B.Com.), Marketing

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